Spanish II –Syllabus
Instructor: Señorita Bruijn
Room: 301
Class Websites: http://www.westada.org/Page/20197
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (208) 350-4380
https://classroom.google.com/
Course Description
In Spanish II students will continue to develop their abilities in the four basic language skills of
listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also be exposed to a variety of cultural
aspects of the Spanish-speaking world, with a focus on the relationship between language, history,
and culture.
Objectives:
Upon completing Spanish II, students will demonstrate the ability and willingness to:
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Communicate clearly and effectively at an intermediate level.
Understand and apply basic and more complex oral and written forms (grammar).
Understand and apply a range of basic and more complex vocabulary.
Express their own ideas at an intermediate level.
Understand and discuss written and spoken material at an intermediate level.
Show an increased awareness of and sensitivity to Spanish-speaking cultures.
Learn from their mistakes.
Take risks.
Materials:
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Realidades 2 – Textbook (class set) and workbook (student copy).
Articles, short stories, and other texts as distributed in class.
Large folder to safely store notes.
Spanish Dictionary
*TEXTBOOKS ARE FOR IN-CLASS USE ONLY. STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REMOVE
TEXTBOOKS FROM THE CLASSROOM. Students may check out (overnight) a copy of the textbook
from the library or visit the website and follow the links to the Realidades series for on-line activities,
practice, and information.
Topics:
Unit 1: “Para Empezar”
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¿Cómo eres tú? Describe yourself and others and discuss countries of origin (Para
empezar).
¿Qué haces?: Talk about your interests and the interests of others (Para empezar).
Unit 2: “Tu Día Escolar” (Ch. 1, Realidades 2): the classroom and class activities, rules, extracurriculars,
and comparing people and things.
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Vocabulary, stem-changing verbs, affirmatives and negatives, making comparisons, the
verbs saber and conocer, and ‘hace + time’ expressions
Unit 3: “Un evento especial” (Ch. 2, Realidades 2): daily routines and special events, clothing, fashion,
and shopping.
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Vocabulary, reflexive verbs, ser v. estar, possessive adjectives, preterite verbs continued,
and demonstrative adjectives.
Unit 4: “Tú y tu comunidad” (Ch. 3, Realidades 2): Cities and towns, navigating, and giving and
receiving directions.
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Vocabulary, direct object pronouns, irregular preterite verbs, irregular affirmative tú
commands, a review of the present progressive, and irregulars of the present progressive.
Unit 5: “Recuerdos del Pasado” (Ch. 4, Realidades 2): childhood, memories, family and relatives,
holidays, and people, places, and things of the past
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Vocabulary, the imperfect tense (regular and irregular), indirect object pronouns, using the
preterite and imperfect together, and reciprocal actions (review of reflexive verbs).
Unit 6: “En las Noticias”: (Ch. 5, Realidades 2): news reports, accidents and emergencies, injuries and
treatments, weather and natural disasters, and simultaneous events/actions.
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Vocabulary, more on the preterite and imperfect together, the preterite of the verbs oir, leer,
creer, destruir, venir, poner, decir and traer, and the imperfect progressive tense.
Unit 7: “Cómo se hace la paella” (Ch. 7, Realidades 2): food, cooking, and outdoors.
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Vocabulary, Negative “Tú” commands, impersonal “se”, Usted and Ustedes commands, and
uses of “por”.
Assessment:
Students will be assessed in all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
Students will be evaluated based on their development of these skills and their effort and
improvement over time.
Each student will receive a grade based on the following components:
Semester 1
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Semester 2
Writing Assignments
25%
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20%
Speaking Assignments
20%
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20%
Reading Assignments
20%
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20%
Listening Assignments
20%
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15%
Quizzes
15%
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15%
Homework
0%
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0%
*HW scores will still be recorded in gradebook.
| EOC
10%
Submitting Work:
Students are expected to submit all work in its completed form at the beginning of class on the day
that it is due. Students WILL NOT be allowed to retrieve assignments from their lockers once class
has begun. NO EXCEPTIONS. Any late assignments will be deducted 25%. All assignments
must be clearly labeled with the student’s name, date, class, and assignment title. Assignments
without a name will be placed in the “No Name” folder next to the teacher’s desk. “No Name”
assignments can be appropriately labeled and re-submitted for 85% credit.
Quiz/Test Retakes:
After they receive their grades for any quiz or test, students will have one week to do retakes. Any
student may do retakes, but they must come go to the Language Lounge first to complete test
corrections on their original quiz/test. Once they have completed test corrections (verified by
the Language Lounge) then they may come in and take a new quiz. The students will receive the
average of the original score and the new score.
Make-Up Work:
Any work due on the day of an absence must be turned in upon the student’s return to class. Any work
assigned during the absence must be completed as arranged with the instructor – generally students should
expect that they will have two make-up days per day missed to complete work (per district policy). It is
ALWAYS the student’s responsibility to meet with the instructor before and/or after each absence to discuss
make-up work arrangements. Beyond the two-days per absence grace period, work will be considered late.
Academic Dishonesty:
CHEATING is defined as using or attempting to use materials, information, or study aids that are not
permitted by the instructor in examinations or other academic work. Examples of cheating include, but
are not limited to:
(1) Obtaining, providing, or using unauthorized materials for an examination or assignment,
whether verbally, visually, electronically, or by notes, books, or other means.
(2) Acquiring, examinations or other course materials, possessing them, or providing them to
others without permission of the instructor. This includes providing any information about an
examination in advance of the examination.
(3) Taking an examination for another person or arranging for someone else to take an
examination in one's place.
(4) Submitting the same work or substantial portions of the same work in two different classes
without prior approval of the instructor.
(5) Fabricating information for any report or other academic exercise without permission of the
instructor.
PLAGIARISM is defined as representing another person's words, ideas, data, or work as one's own.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the exact duplication of another's work and the incorporation
of a substantial or essential portion thereof without appropriate citation. Other examples of plagiarism
are the acts of appropriating creative works or substantial portions thereof in such fields as art, music,
and technology and presenting them as one's own.
Expectations for Student Conduct and Behavior
Students are expected to follow school and district rules at all times. Further, students will abide by
the following classroom rules:
1. Treat all members of the school community (including yourself) and the building with respect.
Absolutely NO forms of disrespect will be tolerated – this school and classroom is a safe
space.
2. Always ask for permission to leave the room and to use classroom supplies, materials,
computers, etc – do not assume permission simply because a supply or material is available or
visible. Students must take the hall pass with them anytime they leave the room and only
one student will be permitted to leave at any time. Permission to leave the room is a privilege;
“frequent fliers” may be denied permission. Locker visits will not be allowed; bathroom visits
should be kept to a minimum.
3. Cell phones may be used for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. They may be used for
research or as a dictionary, though never during instruction time or presentations. If you
use your phone inappropriately, such as texting, playing games or being on facebook, it will be
taken away and you can retrieve from the office at the end of the day.
4. Enter the classroom ready to learn and participate – eyes and ears open, in your seats,
supplies ready.
5. Class starts promptly with the bell – begin on the warm-up (calentamiento) independently.
Instructions will be written on the board and/or screen. Class ends when you are dismissed
VERBALLY. Stay in/near your seats until you’re dismissed.
6. Be prepared to engage with the Spanish language – be ready and willing to speak, listen, read,
and write IN SPANISH. The use of English will, over time, become limited and discouraged,
and you will be graded on your willingness to use Spanish.
7. Take risks, help one another, and have fun!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I ___________________ (neatly print student’s name) have read and understand the syllabus and
rules for Ms. Bruijn’s Spanish II Class and agree to follow ALL of them.
Student Signature: _______________________________________
Date: ____________
Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________
Date: ____________
Please sign and return to teacher by the end of the first week of class.