Contemporary Composition
Ms. Fernández Fall/Spring Spanish 1AB
The Spanish 1 course is intended to be the first year of study of Spanish for non-native students. Students will be introduced to different aspects of the cultures of Hispanic countries. The class is designed to attain an acceptable level of proficiency in four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students must cooperate by completing homework and classwork, assignments, participating in oral reviews and games, and studying the text and notes. The course is aligned to the State Foreign Language Standards.
Course Syllabus
|Representative California Standards |Unit |Instructional Focus |
| |Formulaic language | |
|Students are able to understand and talk about topics such as | |Students comprehend and produce formulaic language (memorized |
|school, family, and situations dealing with common daily | |words, sentences and phrases). |
|settings. | |Students acquire vocabulary and familiarize themselves with |
| | |the pronunciation. |
| |Oral language | |
|Students perform oral tasks using the language such as |production |Students comprehend and produce created oral language. |
|obtaining information, expressing likes or dislikes, | |When speaking, students are intelligible to sympathetic |
|describing, and giving advice. | |listeners while using created language. |
| |Grammatical rules | |
|Students show accuracy when their use of the language is | |Grammar, vocabulary, syntax, pronunciation and fluency all |
|structurally correct. | |play a role in this category. |
| |Culture | |
|Students show an understanding of the distinct cultures of the| |Students read about cultures, watch videos, work on projects |
|Spanish speaking world. | |and exchange cultural points of view. |
|Students are able to compare their own culture with the | |Sociolinguistic factors play a very important role in this |
|culture studied. | |category. |
| |Written expression | |
|Students progress from words and phrases to sentences and | |Students express personal opinions, provide |
|paragraphs and they are able to create their own written texts| |autobiographical/biographical data, give instructions, and |
|appropriate to their level. | |directions, research and transmit information. |
Spanish 1 Fall/Spring Ms. Fernández
Grading scales/categories
The student will obtain a grade based on the following categories:
Scale: Categories:
90%-100%= A - 10% Active participation in class.
80%-89%= B - 20% Homework and classwork.
70%-79%= C - 40% TESTS, QUIZZES
60%-69%= D - 20% Projects
59%-0%= Fail - 10% DICTADOS
class Materials:
Textbook “Realidades 1”, photocopies, and a Spanish notebook.
student´s responsibilities.
- Every assignment must be turned in on time and COMPLETE in order to receive full credit. No half credit will be issue. NO EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN.
- An absence due to an illness is the only legitimate excuse for late work. After an absence, the student will have 2 EXTRA DAYS to turn in the homework missed during his/her absence. IT IS THE STUDENT´S RESPONSIBILITY to find out what the homework was, and turn it in.
- HOMEWORK, when assigned, will ALWAYS BE POSTED on our website (Staff directory: Ana Fernández) as well as written down on the student´s agenda.
HOW PARENTS CAN HELP.
- Check the student´s agenda to find out WHAT´S DUE or the website for news and homework.
-Keep productive talks about what they learn in class daily.
-Check your child´s grade online at lms. (Schoology gradebook) No need to wait for the official report card. Officials grade report card are issued and mailed every 5 weeks.
- Attend the back-to-school night and student-led conferences if possible.
-Update your emergency contact information in the attendance office.
-Textbooks must be returned in the condition in which they were issued.
SCHOOL POLICIES: All school policies regarding student attendance and behavior apply to this class. Students are expected to behave in a manner conducive to learning. Students are required to adhere to the school dress code. Students found cheating on tests or assignments will be subject to the school’s cheating policy. Students are expected to be in class daily and on time. Students are expected to bring necessary learning materials (notebooks, pens, paper, etc.), and any assigned textbooks to class each day.
If you have questions, don´t hesitate to call Mark Twain M.S at 310-305-3100 and leave a message for Ms. Fernández or send email: abf0260@
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