Course Outline and Grading Procedures
Spanish 3
2013-2014
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Application assessments
(speaking/listening, reading, writing, visual
Quizzes (vocabulary, grammar, song)
Presentations
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 970-488-6185
Open Hours: 1,7,8
Determination of Quarter Grade
75% - ACHIEVEMENT
Tests (grammar and vocab)
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Instructor: Carey Christensen
25% - PRACTICE
Classwork
(writing, listening, speaking activities)
Projects
Homework
Determination of Semester Grade
Practice
Achievement
75%
25%
80%
Final Exam
Final semester grade
20%
100%
Essential Learnings of Course: By the end of this course, students will be able to:
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Speak and write about everyday topics in the present, past tense, and the subjunctive
Understand basic written and spoken texts about everyday topics
4. Scope and sequence
Quarter 1
Review from Spanish 1 and 2
Descubre 2: Chapter 3
The household
Quarter 2
Descubre 2: Chapter 4
Nature
Descubre 3: Chapter 5
In the city
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Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
of present tense
verb meanings
direct object pronouns
gustar
stem-changing verbs
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Parts of a house
Household chores
Table settings
Formal commands
Present subjunctive
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Nature
The environment
Recycling and conservation
The subjunctive with emotion, doubt, disbelief,
and denial
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City life
Daily chores
Money and banking
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Nosotros commands
Semester 1 Final Exams – Multiple choice: listening, reading, vocabulary
Quarter 3
Descubre 2: C hapter 6
The well-being
Descubre 2: Chapter 7
The working world
Quarter 4
Descubre 2: Chapter 8
Art
Descubre 2: Chapter 9
The media
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Health and well-being
Exercise and physical activity
Nutrition
The Present and past perfect
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Professions and occupations
The workplace
Job interviews
The future and future perfect
Past subjunctive
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The arts, movies and television
The conditional and conditional perfect
The past subjunctive
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Current events and politics
The media
Natural disasters
Summary of the subjunctive
Semester 2 Final Exams – OWL Test: Speaking, Writing, Reading, Listening
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Additional Course Information
Materials required
REQUIRED: Notebook or notebook paper, folder or 3 ring binder for handouts, pen/pencil and a warm-up notebook to be kept in
class.
NOTE: We will be using one set of class books in the classroom, and students will receive an online code to access the textbook at
home. Workbooks are only online, there are no physical copies of workbooks this year.
Late work Policy
Practice and Application:
Achievement:
1 day late = 50% late, after that no credit
1 day late = 80% credit; more than 1 day = 50% credit
Homework
In order to continue the development of language skills, students are assigned homework on a regular basis. The purpose of
homework is to reinforce concepts presented in class, to promote the retention of concepts presented in class, and to develop study
skills for further language acquisition. The majority of the homework will be online activities from the textbook website. Other
homework may also be assigned.
Attendance
Attendance is crucial to learning. I will be following the school attendance policy: 3 or more unexcused absences must attend In
School Suspension, 5 or more tardies each week will receive an hour of community service on Wednesday morning, every 3 tardies
count as 1 unexcused absence. **Students may be excused from their first semester final exam if they have NO unexcused absences
and they have above 80% in the class.** (other requirements also apply – see Student Handbook)
Academic Honesty / Plagiarism Policy
“IB learners strive to be principled: They act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice, and respect for the
dignity of the individual, groups, and communities. They take responsibility for their own actions and the consequences that
accompany them.”
In this classroom, you must do your own work and make sure that no one is using your work as their own. This means:
• Completing your own assignments in your own words (you may not use internet translators, friends in higher classes,
native speakers, tutors, etc. to complete your assignments)
• Not sharing information or answers about tests, assessments, or projects with students in other classes
• Using only your own knowledge during an exam (not looking at someone else’s papers, or using your phone/cheat
sheet/etc.)
Consequences: All offenses will be reported directly to an administrator. A second incident results in a permanent disciplinary action
in the student’s file. Two incidents (cumulative 9-12) will have severe consequences and may result in a student being dropped from
the MYP/IB program.