Pre-AP Spanish 2
Syllabus 2014-2015
Ms. E. Hatter
ehatter@houstonisd.org
713-942-1441 (office)
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to a new year of expanding your knowledge of the Spanish language. I look
forward to working with you!
Ms. Hatter’s Classroom Rules
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Be on time and in your seat when the bell rings.
Respect the people, equipment, and furnishings of YWCPA.
Bring all Supplies and Materials to each class meeting.
Any radios, cameras, electronic games, etc must be left at home. Cell Phones must be concealed
at all times.
5. Keep food, drink, and gum OUT of the classroom (with the exception of tutorials.)
6. Be in dress code!
Classroom management procedures
1. Verbal Warning
2. Teacher/Student Conference -Student completes an Action Plan (possible demerit)
3. Parent/Guardian Phone Call (possible demerit)
4. Referral to School Administrator
Materials:
3-ring binder (can be shared with another class)
*Folder with brads (plastic preferred)
Pack of loose-leaf paper
*Pens/pencils (black or blue ink only)
Pack of dividers
Spanish/English Dictionary
8oz or higher vol. bottle of hand sanitizer
Box of Kleenex
Container of Clorox Wipes
*Items with an asterisk are essential for class and are needed ASAP.
Goals:
Speaking/Listening: The majority of the activities this year will require the students to listen to a short
video or read a (very) short story and answer questions verbally. Students will be required to
record their answers, speak with a partner/group, or speak with the teacher. At first, the activities
will be geared toward building a vocabulary. Throughout the year, students will continue to add
more details to their sentences and expand their vocabulary.
Writing: Although the focus isn’t on writing, students will learn the basic vocabulary to construct
simple, concise sentences. At the end of the year, students should be able to write a few
paragraphs about basic topics, including the school day and extracurricular activities.
Assessments for writing will appear in the form of District/6-weeks Assessments and “Friday
Writings.”
Reading: At first, students will be reading books specifically made for beginning Spanish students. As
the year progresses, students will then be exposed to authentic readings in Spanish and should be
able to understand “the gist” of a sentence and/or paragraph.
Make-up Policy
Quizzes and Exams may be made-up by appointment. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule
a make-up time.
Tutorial Schedule
Tutoring is available on Wednesdays after-school. Additional days can be scheduled as needed and for
test review.
Extra-credit opportunities
The only official extra-credit opportunity is earning extra points on the Vocabulary Contract, an
assignment that students must complete at the beginning of each chapter. These are only available if
students complete more assignments on the contract than what it takes to earn 100%. Extra credit is
not offered as make-up for missing assignments.
Academic Dishonesty-this includes plagiarism, cheating on daily work, projects,
exams, not contributing to group work, speaking during a quiz or exam. This also
includes not citing resources used during projects.
● Academic Dishonesty is not tolerated and results in a ZERO for all parties involved.
(meaning, those who cheat and those who let others cheat ALL get a “0”)
● This includes class work, homework, group work, quizzes, exams/tests, etc.
● Make-up or re-testing is not available for ZEROs as a result of Academic Dishonesty.
● This policy is NON-NEGOCIABLE.