PAP Spanish III
Teacher: Indra Mota
Contact Information:
Email address: [email protected]
Tel: 281-577-2800 ext. 5235
Students enrolled in this course have successfully completed Spanish levels I and II courses. This
course provides students additional opportunities to expand their listening, speaking, reading and
writing skills as they create with the language and as they access short literary texts, authentic
materials and media on generally familiar topics. Students satisfy communication and social
interaction demands, they initiate and maintain face to face communication. They identify main
idea(s) and significant details in discussions, presentations, and written texts within a cultural
context, read and interpret authentic materials, narrate and describe in sentences, groups of
related sentences, and short cohesive passages in present, past, and future time and compose
messages, announcements, personal notes, and advertisements. They continue to refine their
knowledge and understanding of the target language and culture(s) and their own by examining
the interrelationship of other cultures to their own, by demonstrating behaviors appropriate in
target cultures.
Textbook: Realidades 3
The objectives of this class are:
1. To emphasize the use of Spanish for active communication
2. To comprehend formal and informal spoken Spanish
3. To acquire vocabulary and grasp new structures
4. To compose short essays to express ideas
5. To express ideas orally improving command of the language
MATERIALS
• A notebook (notes, written assignments, handouts and others)
• Pencil and pen (also indispensable, no neon colors or pastels that don’t show well on paper)
HOMEWORK
• I assign homework every day and it’s due at the beginning of class, the following school day.
• I will post it daily on the board. It will remain posted on the board all week.
• I will not receive late homework. Missed homework will receive a grade of zero.
• If you are absent, it’s your responsibility for asking the teacher for any make up work.
• Assignments must be completed to get credit. I will check it daily for completion and accuracy.
• Each day’s lesson and vocabulary should be studied and reviewed every night.
LATE WORK
• Collected written assignments will only receive 50% of the grade if late, and I will not receive
it after the end of a grading period.
• Projects will be deducted 10% of the grade for each day after due date. I will not receive it after
5 days.
MORE INFO
• I will be grading your daily participation and performance in class. I expect you to use Spanish
in class.
• We will be working on different projects throughout the semester. Your grade will be
cumulative, based on the following:
. Daily participation • Homework • Group work • Class work• Written assignments
• Quizzes • Tests • Projects
• Quizzes & Tests will be announced and posted on the Homework board. You may also retake a
quiz and/or test for a 70, whenever students make below 70.
• Anything covered in class may be on the test.
• We will have 2 quizzes and 1 test with each chapter.
• I will give 1 vocabulary quiz on-line with each Lesson & 2 for each Chapter. I will take the first
grade when you take the quiz, but you may take the quiz for a lesson as many times as necessary
until you obtain a 90% or higher. You must take it in school with the teacher during tutoring
hours.
• Keep in mind that learning a Foreign Language is a buildup process. You need what you
learned in Spanish I, and II in order to succeed and continue with your studies of the language.
MAKE UP WORK
Make-up work and tests are allowed if the student is absent from class. The responsibility for
arranging makeup tests and work rests with the students and must be scheduled next time the
student returns to class.
Tests and quizzes will be made up during tutoring hours only.
Students may use the restroom facilities any time during class, except during the first/last 10
minutes of class.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Cheating will not be tolerated; students will automatically receive a zero, and will be reported to
his/her administrator. Using your cell phone w/out permission during a test is considered
cheating.
CLASSROOM RULES & PROCEDURES
I will follow all school rules (please see students’ handbook for full details) and abide by the
golden rule:
“Treat others as you want to be treated”
1. Be in your seat ready to start, with all your supplies and homework on desk when the last bell
rings.
2. Turn off your cell phone before class starts.
3. Raise your hand and get permission before you speak or leave your seat.
4. No food, drinks, nor chewing gum.
5. Nobody will be allowed to make fun of anybody else’s pronunciation or misunderstanding.
If a rule is broken the first time – teacher-student conference, 2nd time -phone call to parents
and/or detention; 3rd time - Referral to Office. Also severe disruption will result in immediate
referral to office.
I want you and your parents/guardians to know that one of my most important goals is to keep
the lines of communication open. If you or your parents have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact me. My telephone number in school is 281-577-2800 ext. 5235.
My e-mail address is [email protected]/ I am usually in school from 7:30 AM until 4:30
PM.
TUTORING:
Every Monday & Wednesday morning 7:40-8:05 AM & 3:55-4:25 PM.
Please check my web page: http://www.newcaneyisd.org/Domain/1133 there are lots of
resources, exercises, and interesting links for my classes.
Consent: I have read, understood and I am willing to comply with the principles and procedures
established by Indra Mota & NCHS. I also acknowledge my responsibilities in undertaking such
a rigorous and challenging course.
Please sign that you have read the information from this class syllabus and the consent including
the following: Materials, Homework Policy, Late Work, Make-Up Policy, Tutoring & Classroom
Rules/Procedures.
STUDENT AND PARENT COURSE CONSENT
We read and understood the expectations for PAP Spanish III. We also understand that this
course is a rigorous course that will require a significant amount of time and effort from the
student.
Return to Mrs. Mota (PAP Spanish III) Due by, Aug 25, 2016
Student’s Signature: ____________________________________Date____________________
Legal guardian signature: _______________________________Date____________________