Course Description (Descripción de la Clase)
The purpose of this class is to help students with their English proficiency. Here you will learn how to read, write, listen to and speak in English.
El propósito de esta clase es ayudar a los estudiantes con su competencia del inglés. Aquí aprenderá a leer, escribir, escuchar y hablar en inglés.
Learning Goals for the Year (Metas de aprendizaje para el año)
I hope that with this class, you will feel more comfortable speaking the language with your teachers, classmates and friends. The goal this year is to improve your social and academic vocabulary.
Espero que con esta clase te sientas más cómodo hablando el idioma con tus profesores, compañeros y amigos. El objetivo de este año es mejorar su vocabulario social y académico.
Unit 1: Personal Information/ Communication Words
Unidad 1: Información personal / Palabras de comunicación
Unit 2: Colors, Shapes, Sizes
Unidad 2: Colores, formas, tamaños
Unit 3: Tools and Careers
Unidad 3: Herramientas y Carreras
Unit 4: Cardinal Numbers/ Ordinal Numbers
Unidad 4: Los números cardinales/ Los números ordinales
Unit 5: Location Words/ Neighborhood Words
Unidad 5: Palabras de ubicación/ Palabras de vecindario
Unit 6: Family/ Rooms in a House/ Household Objects
Unidad 6: Familia/ Habitaciones en usa Casa/ Objetos domésticos
Unit 7: Landforms and Transportations/ Weather and Clothing
Unidad 7: Accidentes geográficos y Transporte/ Clima y Ropa
Unit 8: Feelings
Unidad 8: Sentimientos
Unit 9: Country Words
Unidad 9: Palabras del país
Materials & Resources
Text We will use the National Geographic Inside Fundamentals 1 collection. This includes a student reading and language textbook, student writing textbook, practice book, writer's workout, e-content, leveled library, and content library.
Rosetta Stone
Course Standards:
https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/adult-education/english-as-a-second-language/sc-elp-standards-2019/
Grading Scale - Sistema de Calificación
90-100: A
80-89: B
70-79: C
60-69: D
50-59: F
NHI-Not Handed In
GFA-Grading Floor Applied
All assignments will fall into one of two categories:
50% - Major Grades (Unit Tests and Summative Projects) 3 major grades per quarter
50% - Minor Grades (Classwork, Quizzes, Oral Reading Fluency, Homework) 9 minor grades per quarter
Our School Wide Learning Outcomes are the grading categories for assignments at Tanglewood Middle School:
Knowledge and Thinking: Students will demonstrate the ability to reason, problem solve, develop sound arguments or decisions, and create new ideas by applying the knowledge and skills of a discipline.
Written Communication: Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate knowledge and thinking through writing.
Oral Communication: Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate knowledge and thinking orally.
Collaboration: Students will demonstrate the ability to be a productive member of diverse teams through strong interpersonal communication, a commitment to shared success, leadership, and initiative.
Class Norms:
Be fully present
Be mindful of communication
Foster a safe environment
Collaborate and work with a growth mindset toward our mission and goal
Classroom Expectations:
Give me your best effort. Dame tu mejor esfuerzo.
Do not use your phones in class unless instructed to do so. No use sus teléfonos en clase a menos que se le indique.
Respect your classmates. Respeta a tus compañeros.
You will make mistakes. English is difficult. Give it time. Cometerás errores. Inglés es difícil. Da le tiempo.