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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SPANISH 1 (Spanish 2's disclosure follows this one below) has the right to prevent another student from learning. Students need to respect themselves, teachers, other students, and the school and classroom environment, (see class rules). ¡ BIENVENIDO a ESPAÑOL 1 ! Welcome to Spanish 1. This is a one year course designed to prepare students for their journey into the world of foreign language (español, por supuesto). Spanish 1 introduces students to the fundamentals of the Spanish language, emphasizing pronunciation, communication (listening, reading, writing, and speaking—yeah!), and culture. I believe in the immersion, or natural, approach to learning a second language. THEORY: Why immersion? As I mention above, immersion is the natural approach to language acquisition. Babies learn to speak by listening, observing, and experiencing their parent’s language. In my classroom, I reinforce this approach through reading, writing, and providing experiences using the language. The strategies are based upon studies by UCLA’s Dr. Stephen Krashen (reading), former Dr. Allan Paivio’s (dual coding theory), Italian educator Dr. María Montessori (using the 5 senses), and former San Jose State University’s Dr. James Asher’s (TPR). Students are to do the following:
1. Come prepared and ready to learn—bring your (supplies) notebook, pencils, planner, and brain to class every day.
2. Be in your seat before the tardy bell rings-- (You will need to sign the tardy board each time you arrive late to class, unless you have an excusal note.)
3. Respect the teacher, each other, yourselves, and property.
4. Honor the dress code—check your handbook—this is a “G”-Rated class.
5. Students may bring water bottles to class unless students become disruptive with their containers.
6. Be positive—no negatives to yourself and to each other.
7. Have a good attitude about learning the language. The more you apply yourself, the more you will enjoy the class and the language.
8. Honor the Safe School Act—keep your hands and objects to yourselves.
9. Follow all school policies (see Student Handbook).
10. Be honest in all you say and do. CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATION OF CLASS RULES:
ü 1st OFFENSE:WARNING (sign name on clipboard) ü 2nd OFFENSE:WARNING (sign name on clipboard) + call to parents ü 3rd OFFENSE--- WARNING (sign name on clipboard) + sent out of classroom + call to parents + ASD ü 4th OFFENSE---OFFICE + conference with administration + conference with parents +ASD
Students violating the Safe School Act, which includes bullying and harassment, will be sent immediately to the office. GRADING SCALE: (I use the point system = %) A = 94-100 % A- = 90-93 B+ = 88-89 % B = 84-87 % B- = 80-83 % C+ = 78-79 % C = 74-77 % C- = 70-73 % D+ = 68-69 % D = 63-67 % D- = 60-62 % F = 59 % Students may make up tests and quizzes before or after school according to school policy. Students will have no more than 3 days to make up the test or quiz. Students may retake quizzes and tests within one week after the test / quiz. LAST 2 WEEKS OF A QUARTER---NO MAKE UPS---NO RETAKES
Pronunciation, grammar, greetings, introductions Numbers—time, math Dates (not the boyfriend-girlfriend kind) Seasons, Weather Help!—survival in school and out of school Description (ser / tener) Family-friends-fun (weekend / summer)-fiestas Spanish-speaking countries, culture, customs Location (Where are you? city-community – country-world Action-- Where are you going? What are you doing? Clothing—yours, mine, and ours--buying-selling Food (my favorite topic)—I’m hungry. Let’s eat. Where’s the kitchen? Transportation—to go where no man has gone before I like -you like -we like Questions and answers Anything that is trivially important VIDEOS: Videos are used for instructional purposes, not for entertainment. I only use Spanish-speaking videos—yeah! All videos are designed to Increase listening comprehension and vocabulary retention. All students have a right to learn in a safe environment. No student has the right to prevent another student from learning. Students need to respect themselves, teachers, other students, and the school / classroom environment, (see class rules). ¡BIENVENIDO A ESPAÑOL 2! Welcome to Spanish 2. This is a one year course designed to advance students into the world of past, future, commands, and tons of idiomatic expressions. This course, like Spanish 1, will emphasize pronunciation and propel the students into higher levels of communication in the areas of listening, reading, writing, and speaking--yeah! Students will also be introduced to the culture of Spain (art, music, etc.). In Spanish 2, I will continue with the immersion, or natural approach to language acquisition. THEORY: Why immersion? As I mentioned above, immersion is the natural approach to language acquisition. Babies learn to speak by listening, observing, and experiencing their parent’s language. In my classroom, I reinforce this approach through reading, writing, and providing experiences using the language. The strategies are based upon studies by UCLA’s Dr. Stephen Krashen (reading), Italian educator Dr. María Montessori (using the 5 senses), and former San Jose State University’s Dr. James Asher’s (TPR). Students are to do the following:
1. Come prepared and ready to learn—bring your (supplies) notebook, pencils, planner, and brain to class every day.
2. Be in your seat before the tardy bell rings-- (You will need to sign the tardy board each time you arrive late to class, unless you have an excusal note.)
3. Respect the teacher, each other, yourselves, and property.
4. Honor the dress code—check your handbook—this is a “G”-Rated class.
5. Students may bring water bottles to class unless students become disruptive with their containers.
6. Be positive—no negatives to yourself and to each other.
7. Have a good attitude about learning the language. The more you apply yourself, the more you will enjoy the class and the language.
8. Honor the Safe School Act—keep your hands and objects to yourselves.
9. Follow all school policies (see Student Handbook).
10. Be honest in all you say and do.
CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATION OF CLASS RULES:
ü 1st OFFENSE:WARNING (sign name on clipboard) ü 2nd OFFENSE:WARNING (sign name on clipboard) + sent to hall + call to parents ü 3rd OFFENSE--- WARNING (sign name on clipboard) + sent to hall OR to office + call to parents + ASD ü 4th OFFENSE---Sent to office + conference with administration + conference with parents +ASD
Students violating the Safe School Act, which includes bullying and harassment, will be sent immediately to the office.
A = 94-100 % A- = 90-93 B+ = 88-89 % B = 84-87 % B- = 80-83 % C+ = 78-79 % C = 74-77 % C- = 70-73 % D+ = 68-69 % D = 63-67 % D- = 60-62 % F = 59 % Students may make up tests and quizzes after school according to school policy. Students will have no more than 3 days to make up the test or quiz. Students may retake quizzes and tests within one week after the test / quiz.
No make ups or retakes the last three weeks of a quarter.
Action!--lots of verbs and things Questions and answers--past, present, and future Anything that is trivally important
VIDEOS: Videos are used for instructional purposes, not for entertainment. I only use Spanish-speaking videos—yeah! All videos are designed to Increase listening comprehension and vocabulary retention.
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