Italian 1A

Italian 1A 2019-2020

Welcome back! My name is Signora O’Brien and I will be your Italian teacher for the year!

Course Objective: This course is designed to engage students in the Italian language and culture. Throughout the year, we will be working together to strengthen our four basic language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. At the end of the academic year, we will be taking a Final Exam to assess our knowledge of the material learned.

Course Material Needed DAILY:

- A three-ring binder with paper.

- A folder with pockets

- Pen/Pencil

- Flashcards (blank)/ or use of the Quizlet APP

- Optional: An Italian-English pocket Dictionary

Class Rules:

1) Please be on-time. If you will be tardy to class, please be prepared with a pass.

2) Be Prepared. Our course materials are needed on a daily basis.

3) Always be respectful to your teacher and to your fellow classmates.

4) Electronics: Cellphones are earbuds are NOT permitted in the classroom. Please leave them in your locker.

Attendance:

- If you are absent, please know that you are responsible for contacting myself or a classmate to make up the day’s assignments. An absence is not an excuse for incomplete assignments.

- If you are absent the day of a test or quiz, it must be made up within 1 week during a free period in the testing center. (In the library Upstairs)

Homework/Assessments:

- Homework will be checked the day after it is assigned. Homework can only be made up if it was assigned on a day the student was absent from class.

- If an assignment, including a test or quiz, is not made up within the week, it will become a zero.

Grading: Quarterly grades will be determined by the following breakdown:

- Quizzes 40%

- Tests/Projects 30%

- Homework 15%

- Daily Participation 15%

Extra Help:

Extra help will be available after school every Tuesday and Thursday in room 302. Extra help will also be available by appointment. Please do not hesitate to contact me. My e-mail is vobrien@portjeffschools.org