Spanish Vcp
Grading Policies: Spanish Vcp
Señor Magaña, 2023-2024
Path to Proficiency
Language learners practice the four modalities (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in order to communicate meaningfully, effectively, and creatively in the target language for real-life purposes (i.e., having a conversation with an Uber driver about the destination, renting a bicycle in a Spanish speaking country, etc.)
Proficiency-based instruction is student-centered and builds upon what students need, already know, and can do, and it respects diverse learning styles, while encouraging the development of a wide range of skills and learning strategies. For more details, please see the graph at the bottom of this syllabus.
HOMEWORK:
1. You will have homework after each class meeting.
2. Homework will be posted in our google classroom page.
Assessments:
1. We will have at least one assessment (quiz or test) per week.
2. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to email me about your missed work or make up quiz or test.
Spanish Grade: Base on a point system
Assessments:
Quizzes 30-40 pts
Tests 50-100 pts
Projects/presentations 30-100 pts
Academic Practices (Effort/Participation and homework)
Aspen will be updated once a week. If you fall behind in assignments, I will notify you to develop a catch up plan.
MAKE-UPS (quizzes and tests)
Make-ups must be taken within 5 days of the date of the quiz/test.
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 put downs or name calling of any kind will be tolerated. You will respect each other
d) Do not ask to go to the bathroom in the middle of an explanation, unless a real emergency. Wait for teacher to finish talking before asking to go.
e) The World Languages Wing is a cellphone free zone. Students are expected to restrain from using cellphones in our classrooms.
Marblehead High School Class Policies
Attendance:
Students are expected to be on time for every class. If they are tardy, they will serve a teacher detention that day. Students who arrive
to class halfway through the class will be considered absent for attendance purposes.
If a student accumulates more than four (4) absences (excused and/or unexcused) per term in any course, they will receive a grade of
“N” on their report card, indicating No Credit due to poor attendance. If a student receives an “N” for one term, they can still receive
a passing grade for the semester or year if they maintain a passing grade average and are not absent more than four (4) (excused
and/or unexcused) times in the other terms.
Students who are absent with excuse are responsible for making arrangements to make up their work on the day they return to school
whether the class meets that day or not. A student who is absent from school without excuse, or a student who is absent from a class
without excuse, will receive no credit for work in each class missed.
New Cell phone policy:
Students will place their cell phones in a box as they enter the classroom. Student may get the phone if the teacher gives permission to use it for educational purposes.
In addition, Students are prohibited from making recordings or taking pictures without permission. Unauthorized use of an electronic device during assessments is prohibited and may result in an Academic Integrity investigation. Failure to turn over an electronic device to a staff member may result in additional disciplinary action
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.
Spanish V topics by month
September-October
Geography of Latin America
Preterit vs Imperfect Tense
Conditional Tense
Future Tense
Preterit vs Imperfect Project
November-December
Conditional Perfect
Past Perfect Subjunctive
Perfect Si clauses
Venezuela: Past Present and Future
January-February
Argentina: Past, Present and Future
Chile: Past, Present and Future
Political Terminology
Environmental Terminology
Economical Terminology
Presidential Elections group project
March-April
Reading: Biography of Miguel de Cervantes
Reading: Don Quixote de La Mancha
Movie: Don Quixote de La Mancha
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