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Course Title: Spanish II |
Teacher Name: Mr. Crookshank |
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A-G/UC/CSU approved: YES |
Teacher email: wcrookshank@murrieta.k12.ca.us |
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Schoolwires/website used: YES |
Teacher phone: (951) 696-1408 x 5677 |
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The goals of this course are to provide students with information, resources, and strategies to help them become proficient in reading, writing, listening, and speaking Spanish, while encouraging students to experience different cultures and perspectives and to prepare students for Spanish level three.
COURSE CONTENT OBJECTIVES:
Over the course of the year we will study the past tenses, command forms, and object pronouns. Vocabulary covers vacations, leisure activities, news, childhood, food, daily habits, and household chores. We have 6 main objectives to help us build proficiency in Spanish: 1. To not be afraid of a 2nd Language environment. 2. Take risks and break down the affective filter. 3. To infer and circumlocute. 4. To use the second language 100% of the time in class. 5. To participate and be part of a community. 6. To cultivate intrinsic motivation and student empowerment. Our focus will be to develop the art of conversation. Daily goals: Be respectful of all; 100% Spanish classroom; and Participate to learn! (See Organic World Language for more info)
MAKE-UP WORK POLICY: (per MVHS Student Handbook page 10)
When a student is absent from school, it is his/her responsibility to contact teachers upon returning to school regarding make-up work. The teacher may also be contacted via email or telephone. The time allotted for making up missed work will vary depending on the circumstances surrounding the absence, the actual time out of school, and the teacher’s classroom policy. Each student will make arrangements with his/ her teachers for turning in this work.
*The make-up policy for missing assignments when a student is not absent is at the discretion of the individual teacher.
Due to the participatory nature of this course, attendance is extremely important. Some assignments done in class are participation based and therefore cannot be duplicated. (Extenuating circumstances may apply).
LATE WORK POLICY: Any classwork packet, writing assignment/project may be turned in late up to a week. (Extenuating circumstances may apply and credit will be determined by teacher).
MVHS UNIFORM GRADING SCALE
Plus or minus grades will be given: YES
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A+ |
97-100 |
B+ |
87-89 |
C+ |
77-79 |
D+ |
67-69 |
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A |
93-96 |
B |
83-86 |
C |
73-76 |
D |
63-66 |
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A- |
90-92 |
B- |
80-82 |
C- |
70-72 |
D- |
60-62 |
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F |
0-59 |
GRADE CATEGORIES AND WEIGHTS:
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Category |
Weight |
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Interpersonal communication Presentational communication Presentational Writing Interpretive Listening Interpretive Reading Finals Class and Homework
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17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 10% 5% |
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Homework |
included above |
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Assessments Vocabulary quizzes, chapter tests, projects, and final exams. |
included above |
Class Work and Participation
Everything we do in class will be collected at some point, so you MUST keep all assignments. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed AND complete those assignments.
PARTICIPATION is an integral part of learning a foreign language and therefore very important. Welcome mistakes. They are evidence of your effort☺. Learn from them and watch your Spanish proficiency increase!
Homework
Expect to be speaking Spanish every class period and throughout your day to improve your conversational Spanish. No late homework accepted except in the case of an excused absence (extenuating circumstances may apply). You will be given a homework log/calendar to list assignments. Homework is given to practice topics covered in class. You will receive a homework grade. Therefore, it is imperative that you pay attention in class when we go over homework so that you are best able to apply what we learn.
ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT
Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to: cheating, copying from other sources, using online translators, and/or turning in work done by anyone other than student. Students caught cheating or copying will receive a zero for that assignment and/or a referral to the office. USE OF AN ONLINE TRANSLATOR EQUATES TO CHEATING. There are no exceptions!!
I understand that adhering to the standards above is required to pass this course:
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