Spanish 1 CP
SYLLABUS FOR SPANISH 1CP
Señora Stegall
JL MANN HIGH SCHOOL
PHONE: 864-452-1016
EMAIL: mstegall@greenville.k12.sc.us
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
SUPPLY LIST FOR SPANISH CLASS:
1. Chrome book charged and ready to use [provided to student]
2. Composition Notebook or paper in a binder
3. Pens and pencils
4. Colored pencils or markers
5. Headphones compatible with your school chrome book
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS THAT THE TEACHER WILL USE:
1. Computer
2. Promethean Board
3. Dictionaries (Spanish and Spanish/English)
4. Auténtico Text book
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This Spanish CP 1 course is designed to develop student’s basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish. The students will demonstrate basic listening and reading comprehension of common vocabulary. They will use a limited set of simple oral questions and statements to be used in common daily conversation. Reading will be limited to simple passages of the material covered orally in class. Adjustments to this schedule will be made as necessary.
COURSE OBJECTIVE: After successfully acquiring the knowledge presented in the class by way of the activities in and out of class, each student will be able to demonstrate success in the four areas of the language: speaking, listening, reading and writing. The teacher is insuring that the South Carolina Foreign Language Learning Standards are being met.
SOUTH CAROLINA STANDARD FOR WORLD LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Every learner will use a world language, other than English, to engage in meaningful, intercultural communication, understand and interpret the spoken and written language, and present information, concepts and ideas in local and global communities. Through learning another language, they will gain an understanding of the perspectives of other cultures and compare the language and cultures learned with their own.
CORE PERFORMANCE COMPETENCIES-elements that comprise the standard for world language proficiency. There are two types of competencies: language and intercultural.
Language Competencies
1. Interpretive Listening (IL) and Reading (IR): I can interpret information, concepts, and ideas from a variety of culturally authentic sources on a variety of topics.
2. Interpersonal Communication (IC): I can exchange information, concepts, and ideas with a variety of speakers or readers on a variety of topics in a culturally appropriate context.
3. Presentational Speaking (PS) and Writing (PW): I can present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics in a culturally appropriate context.
Intercultural Competencies
4. Investigation of Cultural Products and Practices (CPP): I can use my language skills to investigate the world beyond my immediate environment.
5. Understanding of Cultural Perspectives (CP): I can use my language skills to recognize and understand others’ ways of thinking as well as my own.
6. Participation in Cultural Interaction (CIA): I can use my language skills and cultural understanding to interact in a cultural context other than my own.
CLASS GUIDELINES
1. Listen to your teacher with respect at all times.
2. Be in your assigned seat and working on the assigned materials
3. Bring all materials to class and take them with you when you leave.
4. Treat everyone with respect and dignity.
5. No cell phones or earbuds/ headphones
CONSEQUENCES
1. WARNING
2. PARENT CONTACT (REVIEW CELL PHONE POLICY)
3. REFERRAL TO ADMINISTRATION
(WILL FOLLOW JL MANN HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PLAN)
*Severe Clause: Any student who uses profanity, fights, damages school property, disrespects the teacher or another student will skip steps 1-3.
DAILY AGENDA: Our typical day will be as follows:
1. Bell work/ Starter -Once the tardy bell has rung, students are to work on the starter. This assignment will be found on the board. They will have 5-10 minutes to work on this assignment. While students are working, I will check attendance by their assigned seat. You must be seated in your assigned seat. Then, we will go over the starter. The starter assignments will be collected occasionally to be graded as a class work grade.
2. Review or Introduction of Concepts-At this time, the students must take notes, because they are learning important grammatical concepts.
3. *Reinforcement of Concepts Through Verbal/Literary/Listening/Written Practice-The students will practice what they have learned through various activities (individually, in pairs, in groups) that help be more proficient in the four areas of language (speaking, listening, reading and writing).
4. Summary of Day’s Lesson-As a class, we will review what we did in class each day, so that students are able to remember the information for a longer period of time.
*Quizzes/Tests may instead be given at this time.
GRADES: Percentages will be recorded in my grade book for all items assessed. Each report card period will be assessed by applying designated weighted percentages to the following items:
Minor Assessments (minimum of 8 grades): 40%
Daily Classwork
Interpretative tasks
Interpersonal tasks
Quizzes
Participation
Major Assessments (minimum of 3 grades): 60%
Tests
Presentational tasks (videos)
Projects
Explanation of Terminology:
Interpretative Task-Student derives meaning by listening or reading, a one-way activity without negotiation
Interpersonal Task-Two-way conversation where meaning is negotiated by both parties through speaking or writing
Presentational Task-Communication via a prepared oral or written statement that a student has time in advance to prepare and edit
COURSE PACING GUIDE: The curriculum devised by the state of South Carolina will be the main source of information for this course. The text and workbooks are secondary sources. The foreign language standards are met in each lesson. The estimated timeline is as follows, with adjustments being made based upon class progress and the proficiency level of each student:
Para Empezar: 3 weeks
Geografia: 2 weeks
1A– ¿ Qué te gusta hacer? : 1.5 weeks
1B- ¿Cómo eres?: 1.5 weeks
2A- Tu dia en la escuela: 1.5 weeks
2B- Tu sala de clases 1.5 weeks
3A- ¿Desayuno o almuerzo? 2 weeks
3B- Para mantener la salud: 1.5 weeks
4A- ¿A dónde vas?: 2 weeks
4B- ¿ Qué vas a hacer? 2 weeks
This is an approximate timeline of where the class will be. More time will be added as necessary.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Attendance-According to the state of South Carolina, you cannot miss more than ten days of school per school year to receive credit for this course. BE CAREFUL!!
Tardies -Students must have a pass upon entering my classroom after the tardy bell has rung. This pass must be signed from the office/administrator/teacher, it must have the date and the time. If the student does not have the pass, the student will receive an unexcused tardy. School policy in relation to unexcused tardies will be followed.
Make-ups- Students are responsible for making sure that they make up all work missed when absent. These students have THREE days to make up the work, including their first day back.
JL Mann late work policy:
This class will conform to the JL Mann Late Work Policy. You will have time to complete nearly every graded assignment during class meetings so I do not anticipate this policy affecting many students. Late work due to an absence will follow the Make-up Assignment Policy.
Grading will follow the district policy
A → 90-100
B → 80-89
C → 70-79
D → 60-69
F → 59 and below
Plagiarism Policy: Presenting the work or ideas of others as one’s own is plagiarism. J. L. Mann follows the Greenville County Schools Honor Code https://sites.google.com/greenvilleschools.us/student-handbook-2019-2020/code-of-conduct/honor-code Ideas or work taken from others— including written work (quoted or paraphrased); pictures, graphics, and other illustrative material—must be fully and properly acknowledged in students’ written, visual, and oral presentations. ***This includes the use of online translator for more than single vocabulary words.***
SC Standards for World Language Proficiency:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BkGRnAt_-6ggb7N1s2umUVdL93UVzHpa/view?usp=sharing
Passes Out of My Class-It is best for students to go places between classes. However, if necessary, the student may leave the class to use the rest room, water fountain, etc. He/she must ask Sra. Stegall in Spanish. After that he/she can create a smartpass. If student is wanting to leave class at an inopportune time or too often, Sra. Stegall will talk privately to student in order to find out if there is a problem or situation that causes the student to leave the class often. Of course, if there is a medical issue, the student needs to make sure that Sra. Gabby is aware of the situation and accommodations will be allowed.
