Spanish II
Mr. Shamus Gordon
sgordon@cityschools.com
Instructional Goals
During this course you will increase your abilities and competence in READING, WRITING, LISTENING, and SPEAKING
of the Spanish language. We will achieve this as a cooperative group utilizing new vocabulary and verb tenses that will
better prepare you to exist and survive in the Spanish and Latin American world.
At the end of this course, you will Choose an item.
 Be able to conjugate verbs in multiple forms
 Be able to read and comprehend text in Spanish
 Be able to write 5 to 10 sentence paragraphs in Spanish
 Be able to conduct non-scripted conversations in Spanish
 Have a better appreciation of the culture and people that make up the Hispanic World
Resources:
Required Materials
To successfully complete this course, you will need
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An open mind
Desire to have fun and learn along the way
Writing implement
Text book
Workbook
Notebook
Dry erase marker
Additional Print Resources
Helpful materials
 Spanish/English dictionary
 Notecards
Online Resources
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http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078791405/student_view0/
http://www.quia.com/web/studentZoneBegin.html
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
http://www.studyspanish.com/
What to Expect:
First and foremost expect to have fun and enjoy the process of learning a second language. We are here to learn how to communicate
with others through another language, this takes trust and a fun, comfortable environment.
Each chapter or CAPITULO will have a vocabulary quiz, grammar quiz, and chapter test. Each vocabulary quiz will occur between
days 2 & 3 of the chapter, and each grammar quiz will occur between days 3 & 4. The Chapter test will usually occur once a week.
There will also be 2 cultural projects due during the semester.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Classroom Expectations:
-RESPECT Yourself and your classmates, we do not laugh at each other we laugh with each other
-Social Contract if you want to be heard you must participate.
-My expectations of you as a student are high which is why I am a
H-elpful –available every morning before school nb and also afterschool when the volleyball season is over.
A-ttentive- I understand things are not easy the first time or the same way for all students.
R-easonable- with the things I will ask you to do and achieve in the time limits I set.
D-emanding- that you show up not just physically but mentally, and that if you at least try you will succeed.
Teacher.
Grading Policies:
Grading will be a combination of daily work, group and individual projects, quizzes, and tests. The daily work, games and
projects are the hands on practice that will allow you to possess the information long term. This will in turn lead to equal
or higher success on quizzes and tests.
Tests/Quizzes: 60%
Projects: 30%
Classwork/Homework: 10%
Retake Policies:
Retakes for tests and quizzes may be taken once a student has conducted at least one remediation session with Mr.
Gordon.
Quizzes: can be retaken as many times as needed up until the chapter test.
Chapter tests: can be retaken only once and must be taken within 2 weeks of the original test.
Grading Scale:
A Range = 100-90 (A+ = 100-97) (A = 96-94) (A- = 93-90)
B Range = 89-80 (B+ = 89-87) (B = 86-84) (B- = 83-80)
C Range = 79-70 (C+ = 79-77) (C = 76-74) (C- = 73-70)
D Range = 69-60 (D+ = 69-67) (D = 66-64) (D- = 63-60)
F Range = 59-0
Level I Courses
A+ = 5.25
A = 5.0
A- = 4.75
B+ = 4.25
B = 4.0
B- = 3.75
C+ = 3.25
C = 3.0
C- = 2.75
D+ = 2.25
D = 2.0
D- = 1.75
F=0
Level II Courses
A+ = 4.75
A = 4.50
A- = 4.25
B+ = 3.75
B = 3.50
B- = 3.25
C+ = 2.75
C = 2.50
C- = 2.25
D+ = 1.75
D = 1.50
D- = 1.25
F=0
Level III Courses
A+ = 4.25
A = 4.0
A - = 3.75
B+ = 3.25
B = 3.0
B- = 2.75
C+ = 2.25
C = 2.0
C- = 1.75
D+ = 1.25
D = 1.0
D- = 0.75
F=0
Student Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ______
Parent Signature: _____________________________________ Date: _____