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Course
Syllabus: Spanish I
Instructor: Brenda
Epperson
Course
Content and Methodology.
Course content includes the
vocabulary and the skills necessary to communicate in the present tense on a
conversational level in Spanish. All five language competencies (speaking,
listening, reading, writing, and culture) are addressed, and state curriculum
guidelines are followed. Daily activities include vocabulary review and
exercises; conversation practice; listening to native speakers on audiotape and
videotape; singing songs and reciting poems in Spanish; reading stories,
novels, and other materials in Spanish; and cultural studies.
Spanish I is taught in part
using the TPRS (Total Physical Response/Storytelling) method in which
vocabulary is learned through gestures and stories.
Required
Materials.
1. Three-ring binder with cover labeled: El
español (Sra. Epperson) and with seven tabbed dividers labeled: Para Empezar, Cultura, Vocabulario, Gramática,
Conversación, Leer, Escribir
2. loose-leaf paper
3. pen or pencil, scissors, and colored pencils
or markers
4. Textbook: ¡En español! and workbook: Actividades
para todos
Grades.
1. Daily activities, quizzes, homework: 50% (lowest grade
dropped)
2. Folder: 15%
3. Etapa tests: 20%
4. Participation/Bellringers 15%
(Final
Test is 15% of your final grade per the student handbook)
Participation.
Participation
is assessed daily and includes attendance*, attentiveness, volunteering in
class, having required materials, completing assigned work, participation in
paired and group activities, and having a cooperative attitude. All students
begin with a participation grade of 85 and earn or lose points using the
aforementioned criteria.
*Attendance
is negatively affected by unexcused absences and tardies and excessive use of
bathroom passes.
Make-up
Work.
Grades
missed from absences must be made up within three days of the student's
return to school.
Extra
Credit.
1. Extra credit questions are included on some
tests.
2. Students may retake within 3 days any Etapa
test on which they made less than 85 for a maximum of 93 points.
Internet
Sites for Independent Practice.
1. classzone.com (textbook site with vocabulary flashcards and
practice tests)
2. http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
3.
http://spanish.about.com/library/beginning/bl-beg-index.htm
4. http://www.rocketsonline.org/epperson.html
(my teacher page on school website)
Classroom Rules.
1. Be in your assigned seat when the tardy
(11:50 A. M.) bell rings.
2. Bring
textbook, workbook, binder with paper, pen or pencil, and assignments to class.
3. Be cooperative and positive.
4. Be kind/respectful toward others and their
property.
5. Do your best.
Daily Consequences.
1.
Warning.
2. One
conduct card/ 1 minor
3.
Second conduct card/ 2nd minor and detention.
4.
Third conduct card/3rd minor and second detention.
5.
Fourth card/4th minor and suspension.
Weekly/Quarterly Consequences.
1.
Three to four conduct cards per week earns a detention. Five conduct cards per week earn two
detentions. More than five cards per week earns in school suspension.
2.
Eight to nine cards per quarter (4½ weeks) earns a detention. Ten cards
per quarter earn one day of in-school suspension. Each card after the 10th per quarter earns an
additional day of in-school suspension.
Individual/Class Rewards.
1.
Extra points on participation grades.
2. One
or no conduct cards in a week earns 15 minutes of a movie dubbed/subtitled in
Spanish on Friday.
Automatic Conduct Cards.
1.
Name-calling or any other hurtful comment directed against another
student.
2.
Negative or offensive comments about this class.
3.
Touching the thermostat, overhead projector, screen, or automatic screen
controls without permission.
4.
Each unexcused tardy after the second and each unexcused absence after
the first. (Tardies and absences also affect participation grades.)
5.
Changing your assigned seat.
6.
Leaving the classroom without permission.
7. Not
signing your conduct card (two cards total).
Contact Information.
If you have questions or concerns, please
call me at school at 986-3165 or 986-9997 (leave message) or email me at
eppersonb@tennk12.net
Signatures.
Your
signature below verifies that you have read the syllabus for this class. Thank
you for your cooperation and time.
_______________________________ ____________
student signature date
________________________________ ____________
parent/guardian signature date
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