Grading Policies: Spanish IICP
Señor Magaña, 2006-2007

      HOMEWORK
1.	You will have homework nightly. Homework may be a worksheet 
found in your packet or another assignment given in class.
2.	Homework will be written on the board under “La Tarea”. Copy 
down the assignment in your notebooks.
3.	To receive full credit you must:
a)	Have the assignment ready for me to check by the time I get 
to your desk.
b)	Do the assignment completely, neatly and correctly in order 
to get full credit.
4.	If you do not have your homework, you will lose ten points 
on your HOMEWORK GRADE for each assignment missing!

QUIZZES
1.	We will have at least two quizzes per week. This will be 
graded out of a possible 100 points. (3 quizzes= 1 test)
2.	The lowest quiz grade will be dropped each quarter.
3.	If you are absent, it is your responsibility to see me about 
your missed work. If we had a quiz while you were absent, if you do 
not see me to make it up, it will be a zero!!!

TEST
1.	We will have tests at the end of every chapter. There will 
be a listening section, a vocabulary section, a writing section, a 
reading section and a cultural section (from the book or lectures). 
This is graded out a possible 100 points and counts as 3 quizzes.
2.	If you are absent, you must see me to make it up or you will 
receive a zero!!!
3.	At the end of each quarter we will have a HOMEWORK 
GRADE and a PARTICIPATION GRADE. These will greatly affect your 
quarter grade!!!

MAKE-UPS (quizzes and tests)
Make-ups must be taken within 5 days of the date of the quiz/test. 
After 5 days, you can no longer make-up the quiz/test.

WEDNESDAY IS DETENTION DAY (La fiesta de Miercoles). This is the day 
detention will be assigned to those who obtain it. Reminder: If you 
skip “La fiesta”, I will personally contact your parent or guardian.

WHO GETS WEDNESDAY DETENTION: Any students who violate my 5 
classroom rules:
a)	No talking when I am talking. If you have a question, raise 
your hand.
b)	No talking when a fellow student is giving an answer or 
asking a question.
c) No name calling of put downs: You will respect each other
d)	ABSOLUTELY NO FOOLING AROUND: In other words, no running 
around the classroom, no jumping on top of desks and especially, no 
throwing things around.
e)No Ipods or Phones. Parents can call the main office to contact you

RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. This year we will have a research project. You will be evaluated 
only by your oral presentation to the class. Each student will 
receive a description of the project and grading rubric at the 
beginning of the year and choose his/her topic. Each topic will have 
an assigned date for the presentation. If not done on time, I will 
subtract 10 points per day late. Attention: If your research project 
is not done, you will receive a zero for a test grade!! Do not risk 
failing the quarter that your project is due.

PARTICIPATION GRADE
	At the end of each quarter you will evaluate your 
participation including on time to class, bringing class materials, 
oral participation and class behavior. I will compare your 
evaluation to mine and come up with a PARTICIPATION GRADE. This 
will have a great impact on your grade!!!

I, _______________________________(student) have read Señor Magaña’s 
grading policies and understand them.

I,________________________________(parent/guardian) have read Señor 
Magaña’s grading policies and understand them. If there is a problem 
or concern, please add a note on this form or feel free to call me 
at school.


Grading Policies: Spanish V
Señor Magaña, 2006-2007

HOMEWORK
1.	You will have homework nightly. Homework may be a worksheet 
found in your packet or another assignment given in class.
2.	Homework will be written on the board under “La Tarea”. Copy 
down the assignment in your notebooks.
3.	To receive full credit you must:
a)	Have the assignment ready for me to check by the time I get 
to your desk.
b)	Do the assignment completely, neatly and correctly in order 
to get full credit.
4.	If you do not have your homework, you will lose ten points 
on your HOMEWORK GRADE for each assignment missing!

QUIZZES
1.	We will have at least two quizzes per week. This will be 
graded out of a possible 100 points. (3 quizzes= 1 test)
2.	The lowest quiz grade will be dropped each quarter.
3.	If you are absent, it is your responsibility to see me about 
your missed work. If we had a quiz while you were absent, if you do 
not see me to make it up, it will be a zero!!!

TEST
1.	We will have tests at the end of every chapter. There will 
be a listening section, a vocabulary section, a writing section, a 
reading section and a cultural section (from the book or lectures). 
This is graded out a possible 100 points and counts as 3 quizzes.
2.	If you are absent, you must see me to make it up or you will 
receive a zero!!!
3.	At the end of each quarter we will have a HOMEWORK
GRADE and a PARTICIPATION GRADE. These will greatly affect your 
quarter grade!!!

MAKE-UPS (quizzes and tests)
Make-ups must be taken within 5 days of the date of the quiz/test. 
After 5 days, you can no longer make-up the quiz/test.

WEDNESDAY IS DETENTION DAY (La fiesta de Miercoles). This is the day 
detention will be assigned to those who obtain it. Reminder: If you 
skip “La fiesta”, I will personally contact your parent or guardian.

WHO GETS WEDNESDAY DETENTION: Any students who violate my 3 
classroom rules:
a)	No talking when I am talking. If you have a question, raise 
your hand.
b)	No talking when a fellow student is giving an answer or 
asking a question.
c) No name calling or put downs: You will respect each other
d)	ABSOLUTELY NO FOOLING AROUND: In other words, no running 
around the classroom, no jumping on top of desks and especially, no 
throwing things around.
e) No Ipods or phones: Parents can call the main office to contact 
you.

 	      LITERARY SHORT STORIES
1.	For each Short Story we read, we will write an essay. The 
topic will go along with    
      the plot of the story. This will be graded as 2 quizzes. (1 
essay=2 quizzes) There     
      are two parts of the essay:

a.	EL BORRADOR (the rough draft) This will be due two nights 
after we go over the story in class. It must be approximately 1 page 
typed (double space, font 12). We will correct the essays in class 
in groups. You will make corrections and turn it in the next day. I 
will read and correct them for any mistakes and return them to you. 
The rough draft will be graded so be careful with spelling and 
grammar!!!

b.	VERSION FINAL (final draft)You will re-write 
your “BORRADOR”, correcting all errors. This will be your final 
version and must be handed in the following day, typed and 
decorated. This version will also be graded.

2. No excuses will be accepted for late essays! This includes any 
computer errors!! Each day your essay is late, you will lose 10 
points. The school has plenty of computers available for before and 
after school use. Don’t risk doing it on your computer at home if 
there may be a problem. Most important: Don’t risk doing it the 
morning that is due.

3. ONLINE TRANSLATORS: The use of online translators is unacceptable 
and prohibited by the Marblehead Foreign Language Department. The 
use of it for essays will result in two zeros and a VIP pass to the 
principal’s office. A phone call to your parents or guardians will 
be made by your teacher, department head or school principal. 
Remember: You are here to learn how to speak and write Spanish, 
online translators stop you from achieving these goals.

RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. This year we will have a research project. You will be evaluated 
only by your oral presentation to the class. Each student will 
receive a description of the project and grading rubric at the 
beginning of the year and choose his/her topic. Each topic will have 
an assigned date for the presentation. If not done on time, I will 
subtract 10 points per day late. Attention: If your research project 
is not done, you will receive a zero for a test grade!! Do not risk 
failing the quarter that your project is due.

PARTICIPATION GRADE
	At the end of each quarter you will evaluate your 
participation including on time to class, bringing class materials, 
oral participation and class behavior. I will compare your 
evaluation to mine and come up with a PARTICIPATION GRADE. This 
will have a great impact on your grade!!!

I, _______________________________(student) have read Señor Magaña’s 
grading policies and understand them.

I,________________________________(parent/guardian) have read Señor 
Magaña’s grading policies and understand them. If there is a problem 
or concern, please add a note on this form or feel free to call me 
at school.