MYP Language B - Spanish 2
Instructor: Ms. Kala Hall
E-Mail Address: khall@dentonisd.org
Conference Periods – A3 & B4
Phone: 940-369-2116
Tutorials: Monday and Wednesday 4:10-5:00pm and
Wednesday 8:10-8:40am or by appointment.
MYP MISSION STATEMENT: The MYP (Middle Years Program) covers the 9th and 10th Grade portion of
the International Baccalaureate. The IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people
who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To
this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop
challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage
students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other
people, with their differences, can also be right.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The goal of this course is to help students begin to communicate with Spanish
speakers through written and oral expression. The study of a second language will help them become a
more active participant in the global community. The course integrates language with history, culture, daily
life, community, health and our environment. Through the study of history and culture, emphasis is placed
on interconnectedness, global awareness and the broad movements and patterns of the history of Spanish
speakers. Vocabulary and grammatical structures will be taught in context. The course is designed to
stimulate interest in and foster respect for other peoples and cultures. Students will be taught in an
environment that fosters risk-taking and reflective thinking.
TEXTBOOKS:
Exprésate Level 2 textbook will be provided. Students must keep their textbook
covered at all times. If the student loses the book, please note that these books are very expensive. Your
child will not be given a new book until the lost item fine has been paid.
TEKS:
All TEKS for the course can be found at the TEA website:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/ch113c.html and on my web page.
COURSE OUTLINE: Also available in detail on my web page.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
GRADING:
Notebook with dividers and paper
Pens (black or blue and red)
Pencils
200 3x5 note cards
One box of facial tissue (for a project due: A day –Aug. 30 & B day -Sept. 3)
The following grading percentages will serve as a basis for the grades for this class:
Large Projects and Tests
25%
Small Projects and Quizzes:
25%
Communicative activities:
40%
Homework:
10%
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QUIZZES AND EXAMS: All departmental quizzes and exams will be kept in my room in a filing cabinet.
Each student will have a separate file with his answer sheets to these exams/quizzes. After taking each
exam or quiz, we will go over the assessment in class and correct it. Parents are entitled to have access to
all written records of the district concerning the parent’s child, including test scores. Tex. Educ. Code,
section 26.004. Parents are also entitled to review each test administered to the parent’s child after the test
is administered.
Furthermore, the school district is required to make tests readily available for review by parents; however,
the school district may specify reasonable hours for such review. Tex. Educ. Code, section 26.006
Providing a parent access to and review of the teaching materials and administered tests fulfills the
requirements of the Texas Education Code’s mandate that parents are partners with the school district in
the education of children.
HOMEWORK:
Students must complete the homework on time, in order to receive 100%. I will only accept late homework
if the student completes it, or an alternative assignment at my discretion, in a scheduled tutoring session
with me. I will not accept late homework that is handed to me already completed, without a tutoring
session. The tutoring session and missing work MUST be completed within 48 hours of the homework due
date. 90% is the maximum score that I will award on late homework.
GRADES:
I do not give points to raise a grade, nor do I give extra credit. Grades will only be based on the student’s
mastery of a Spanish objective. If a student fails a Test, Quiz, Communicative Activity or Project, they may
re-do the work for full credit provided they do the following: submit an application for re-do/re-take within 48
hours of receiving the failed grade, make up all zeros and missing work, attend a regularly scheduled
tutorial session, make a timely appointment to do the re-test during my tutoring sessions.
MAKE-UP WORK: When a student is absent it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with
me to complete the work. Students have the number of days absent plus one day to complete the work.
The student must make up missed tests, quizzes, listening and speaking activities before or after school,
since these are often a disruption to the class in progress. I will not accept any make-up work after the 6
weeks deadline, unless the student still has time to make it up, according to Denton ISD’s make-up work
policy.
TUTORIALS: I am available in my room for tutorials on Wednesday mornings from 8:10-8:40am and
Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 4:10-5:00pm. Students must sign in, be prepared (have all
needed materials and know what they are there to do/study) and they may not bring friends. This time is
reserved for students who desire academic assistance or need to make up a missed quiz or exam.
TEACHING: Our class period is fifty or ninety minutes in length. We spend the entire period either in active
teaching/learning, reinforcing, practicing (written and /or oral) or testing and evaluating. The reason for this
strenuous approach is that a foreign language requires active participation in the classroom at every level,
everyday. Extra written practice, memorization, or learning for mastery must be done outside of the
classroom and must be the student’s responsibility.
Details are important. The student must acquire or expand his ability to memorize, retain, reason,
analyze and compare or contrast, as well as to evaluate. These skills will increase and improve
considerably throughout the year if he/she follows my directions. His/her self-concept will also grow and
develop accordingly.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:
Learning a foreign language requires a great deal of concentration and active participation
throughout the entire class period! I want all students to feel comfortable in their Spanish class.
The Denton Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, handicap, race, color, and or national origins in its educational programs.
Admission to career programs is based on age, grade, interest, aptitude and ability. Lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admissions and
participation in any educational programs.
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I have one simple rule for my classroom: Students may do whatever they want in the
classroom, within District Policy, as long as their behavior does not bother anyone else, including
the teacher!
Important Dates: Parent Night/Bronco Night is September 16th. Hope to see you there!
OUTLINE OF CLASS:
(I reserve the right to make changes as needed, in order to enhance learning)
1st 6 Weeks: Chapters 1 & 2: Students will review grammar from the previous year and will learn
informal affirmative and negative commands and the preterite past tense. They will learn to describe
people and their routines, likes/dislikes, chores, plans and homes. They will learn basic information
about Mexico City and Cuzco.
2nd 6 Weeks: Chapters 3 & 4: Students will learn irregular preterite past tense verbs and object
pronouns. They will talk about school events that have happened and express their responses to
those events. They will learn body parts and discuss illness, injury, treatments and advice. Cultural
focus: Santo Domingo and Miami.
3rd 6 Weeks: Chapters 5 & 6: Students will learn to more uses of the preterite past tense and
review present tense and commands. They will also begin to use the Imperfect past tense. They
will talk about their daily routines, how long they have been doing something, and what they were
like when they were very young. Cultural focus: San Jose and Segovia.
4th 6 Weeks: Chapter 7: Students will use commands, the imperfect tense, and learn about past
participles as adjectives. They will talk about food and ordering in a restaurant shopping. Cultural
focus: San Juan.
5th 6 weeks: Chapter 8: Students will practice and develop their use of the preterite and imperfect
past tenses, the uses of por and para and demonstrative adjectives. They will talk about shopping,
trying on clothes and how they fit. Cultural focus: Santiago.
6th 6 weeks: Chapter 9: Students will contrast the preterite and imperfect past tenses and begin
the present subjunctive. They will learn to discuss places, climate and talk about hopes. Cultural
focus: El Paso.
International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Program Aims and Objectives with TEKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills)
Aims
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Enable the student to communicate information, ideas and opinions for future study, work
and leisure.
TEKS: Communities 5B & Communication 1A , B & C
Enable the student to understand the nature of language and the process of total language
learning which comprises the integration of linguistic, cultural and social components.
TEKS: Communication 1B & Comparisons 4A, B & C
Enable the student to develop an appreciation of a variety of literary and non-literary texts.
TEKS: Connections 3A & 3B
Offer insight into the cultural characteristics of the communities where the language is
spoken.
TEKS: Cultures 2A & B
Encourage an awareness and understanding of the perspectives of people from other
cultures.
TEKS: Cultures 2A
Promote involvement with different communities.
TEKS: Communities 5A
Provide access to varied sources of information.
TEKS: Connections 3A
The Denton Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, handicap, race, color, and or national origins in its educational programs.
Admission to career programs is based on age, grade, interest, aptitude and ability. Lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admissions and
participation in any educational programs.
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Foster curiosity, a lifelong interest and enjoyment in language learning.
TEKS: Communities 5B
Objectives
 Student will communicate in Spanish using the skills of listening, speaking, reading and
writing.
 Student will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of Spanish speaking cultures.
 Student will use Spanish to make connections with other subject areas and to acquire
information.
 Student will develop insight in to the nature of language and culture by comparing the
student’s own language and culture to another.
 Student will participate in communities at home and around the world by using Spanish.
MYP - Areas of Interaction
Throughout the year all, areas of interaction will be addressed in the unit planners to reinforce
international mindedness. The areas of interaction will be mapped to insure that all are utilized.
Approaches to Learning
Community and Service
Human Ingenuity
Environment
Health and Social Education
Methods of Assessment
Pre-Quizzes
Vocabulary and grammar quizzes
Essays
Oral presentations/performances
Oral conversations
Listening comprehension
Projects
Through the above means, students will be evaluated on their ability to request and provide information,
understand and respond to questions and statements, present ideas and give details where appropriate and
demonstrate the ability to maintain a coherent and flowing conversation and express an understanding of
cultures other than their own according to their level of study.
Language B Assessment criteria
Oral communication:
Writing:
Reading comprehension:
Criterion A Speaking and listening—message and interaction
Criterion B Speaking—language
Criterion C Writing—message and organization
Criterion D Writing—language
Criterion E Reading-comprehension
The Denton Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, handicap, race, color, and or national origins in its educational programs.
Admission to career programs is based on age, grade, interest, aptitude and ability. Lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admissions and
participation in any educational programs.