Señora Femrite
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 425-385-6143
2016-2017 Spanish 2 Syllabus
COURSE OVERVIEW:
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de Español 2! Students in this course will have the opportunity to earn 5 college
credits from Everett Community College while learning how to speak, understand, read, and write Spanish.
Throughout the school year students will participate in a variety of activities that include but are not limited to
listening activities, flash cards, songs, recipes, games, pictures, movies, art projects, and other authentic Spanish
experiences. I am excited to get started!
Materials Needed:
I strongly suggest students bring the following materials to class daily:
• One Single Subject Spiral Notebook size 8 ½” x 11”
• A pencil and a pen daily
• Small Spanish/English dictionary (paperback or phone app)
• Earbuds or headphones for listening activities
• Small set of colored pencils (optional)
• Small pair of scissors (optional)
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Demonstrate listening and comprehension skills at the most fundamental level of the Spanish language
within the range of topic areas listed below.
Demonstrate oral communication skills at the most fundamental level of the Spanish language, using
typical conversational phrases, within the range of topic areas listed below.
Demonstrate reading and writing skills at the most fundamental level of the Spanish language within
the range of topic areas listed below.
Identify cultural and social behaviors common to the Spanish speaking countries.
Topic areas for Spanish 2:
a. Present tense of regular and stem-changing
verbs
b. Reflexive verbs
c. Idioms with tener
d. Present progressive
e. Use of ir a followed by infinitives
f.
Gustar and verbs like gustar
g. Saber and Conocer
h. Indirect and Direct object pronouns
i.
Reflexive verbs with object pronouns
j.
Affirmative and negative informal commands
k. Irregular formal commands
l.
Commands with pronouns
m. Difference between ser and estar
Vocabulary Themes:
a. Months and seasons of the year
b. Numbers and colors
c. Daily routine
d. Time expressions
e. Food
f.
Professions
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
z.
The preterit tense (regular and irregular
verbs)
Use of past participles as adjectives
Possessive pronouns
Negative expressions
Use hace with time expressions.
Use pero and sino
Imperfect tense
Imperfect of ser and haber
Verbs with reciprocal pronouns
Comparatives and superlatives
Use por and para
Demonstrative adjectives
Adverbs ending in -mente
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
Items around the house
Places around town
Sporting events
Body parts
Friends and family members
Food
Señora Femrite
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 425-385-6143
GRADING:
Grades will be determined by how well a student demonstrates an understanding of the
learning objectives in the themed categories listed below.
Listening/Viewing (Interpretive Communications)
Reading (Interpretive Communications)
Writing (Interpersonal/Presentational Communications)
Speaking (Interpersonal/Presentational Communications)
Structures: grammar & vocabulary (Language Comparisons)
Culture
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
10%
Both formative and summative assessments will be entered in each of the above categories.
Summative assessments will be weighted heavier than formative assignments throughout the
semester.
HOMEWORK, QUIZZES AND TESTS:
Homework and Late Work: No late homework will be accepted after that chapter’s unit test.
Homework must be completed on time and as assigned. It must be completed before the
beginning of the period on the due date. Anything turned in late may receive a 25% score reduction.
When we go over the work in class, please make corrections in different color ink in order to identify
areas where you need further help.
Some helpful suggestions for good study habits:
• I recommend that you select at least one responsible classroom partner; you can
update each other on missed materials when you must miss class. This person can also
be your “study buddy” if you have questions.
• Take notes in class and review these notes daily.
• It is recommended and expected that you memorize vocabulary (once presented);
flashcards really help with this task. You can use a flashcard app on your phone!
• Please make an appointment with me outside of class time to find out what you
missed when absent or when you need extra help—NOT immediately before or after
class.
Tests/Quizzes:
You will take a quiz (oral and/or written) frequently and a test after each unit. In addition
to the tests and quizzes, you will take a final exam or create a final project. A unit assessment can
be retaken if and only if: 1-all homework assignments for that unit are complete, 2-you have
privately discussed a retake with the teacher, and 3-you have completed test corrections. This
retake MUST be taken BEFORE the next unit’s test.
Señora Femrite
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 425-385-6143
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PHILOSOPHY
Honesty is a value that holds each person to tell the truth and to defend the truth. Honesty supports
intellectual growth and creates a fair learning environment. Integrity is firm adherence to our values with or
without the presence of others. In an environment of honesty and integrity, the work we turn in as our own is
our own.
Teachers and administrators at CHS understand that pressure to get good grades can sometimes create the
incentive to cheat. However we firmly believe that cheating denies the value of education, damages the ethical
character of the individual student, and undermines the integrity of our school community. The Academic
Integrity Code of Conduct (The Entire Code of Conduct can be in the CHS homepage) affirms that we value
learning for its own sake, and that we therefore demand personal integrity and intellectual honesty in all
academic work.
DEFINITION
Having academic integrity means valuing and demonstrating positive regard for:
Intellectual honesty
Personal truthfulness
Learning for its own sake
The creations and opinions of others (i.e., intellectual property)
Disciplinary action will be taken commensurate with any violations. Please refer to the CHS Code of
Conduct on the CHS homepage.
CELL PHONE POLICY
Off, off and away! Cell phones are a reality for many students. They can be used as a tool, or a
hindrance to learning. In this class, cell phones may be used as a learning tool when permitted by a
teacher.
YOU MAY NOT:
•text in class
•make a phone call or answer a phone call (if it is an emergency the person calling can call
the office first)
•use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or other social media
•take video or pictures of classmates and/or the instructor, unless given permission by the
instructor.
Señora Femrite
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 425-385-6143
COMMUNICATING WITH YOU!
Throughout the school year I will be communicating with you via REMIND.COM.
Using this program will allow me to send reminders for important classroom assignments, tests and
quizzes.
“Remind is a safe, easy-to-use communication tool that helps teachers connect instantly with
students and parents. Teachers never see students’ phone numbers, and students never see theirs.” Remind.com
I look forward to working with you this school year!