Course Expectations 

Assessments

 Assessment in this course honors the progression of second language learning—from listening, to reading, to writing, and eventually speaking. At the novice level, student assessment focuses primarily on interpretive skills—listening and reading. These are the skills most critical to language acquisition.  At the appropriate time in the course of study (the intermediate levels) student writing and speaking will be assessed. 

Grade Percentages:

Engagement - 50%

• Classwork

• Homework

• Remote work

Formative Assessments- 40%

• Listening Quizzes

• Graphic Organizers

• Checkpoints

Summative Assessments- 10%

• Listening

• Reading 

• Writing

• Speaking

Academic Integrity

I expect each and every assignment to be completed.

I WILL NEVER give an assignment for which you have not been given the tools.

Your main tools are always your notes taken during each and every class and the anchor charts

The use of translation websites is DISHONEST.

Having a native language speaker provide responses for you is DISHONEST.

I expect each student to present only his or her own work. This is the hallmark of academic integrity.

Absences and Make-Up Work

In this course, your work is to actively process the language input in class. When you miss class, you are required to replicate that experience by engaging with input as specified by me. This may include watching recordings of comprehensible materials, or reading materials developed in class and completing comprehension activities.

Class materials and course calendar will be updated regularly via Google Classroom.  If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you’ve missed by looking in the class folder, copying & translating the material from the day you missed, and checking with me via email whether you need to make up a Formative Assessment.

Homework is posted on Genesis  and all grading is on Genesis

Students in Honors have enrichment assignments which can be found here.

Most homework will be accepted late with no penalty, unless the assignment is needed for an in-class discussion----we can not discuss your work if it isn't ready for the session it is needed for.

Abbreviations I use on Genesis:

• XP- Duolingo Experience Points

• GF- Google Form

•  L = listening assessment.

• W = writing assessment.

• S= assessment.

• R = reading assessment.

Homework:

• Recommended dictionary: www.wordreference.com 

• Here is a link for different ways to approach typing accents on a computer:.

• Type accented characters without an international keyboard, type here and then copy/paste it into your doc/email/facebook, etc.   

• Add Easy-Accents Add-On to GoogleDoc & Google Slides

• Honors students have special assignments found here: Honors Work Homework