Spanish II Syllabus
Elizabeth Ranucci
bethranucci@anderson5.net
Planning / Conference: 1st Block
Course Description:
This course is the second in a series designed to further develop the skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.
The goal of the course is to increase competency in these skill areas and to strive for a comfortable level of communication in the
target language. Increasingly more challenging lexical structures will be added to those already learned in Spanish I, and vocabulary
acquisition will also be a primary focus. A greater understanding of contemporary Spanish culture will be fostered as students
participate in interactive language-learning activities.
Materials:
 Textbook: ¡Buen viaje! Level 2 - Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 2008
 Notebook: Any type is fine, but it should have either pockets to store worksheets or be a 3-ring binder, so that
worksheets may be hole-punched and added.
 Chromebook: We will use our Chromebooks often. You should have them with you every day.
Course Objectives:
The following objectives were taken from the South Carolina Foreign Language Curriculum Standards issued by the state of South
Carolina.
1.
Students will communicate in languages other than English.
2.
Students will gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
3.
Students will make connections with other disciplines and acquire information.
4.
Students will develop insight into the nature of language and culture.
5.
Students will participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world.
1st 9 Weeks – General Unit Topics:
Repaso – vocabulario del nivel uno
Repaso – gramática del nivel uno
Un viaje en avión
Una gira
El verano y el invierno
Diversiones culturales
2nd 9 Weeks – General Unit Topics:
Un viaje en tren
En el restaurante
Telecomunicaciones
De tiendas
Los pasatiempos
En el hotel / El vuelo
Tentative Grammar Topics, to be reviewed or introduced:
Present tense: regular, irregular and stem-changing verbs
Interrogative words
Gustar type verbs
Adjectives: agreement and position
Adjectives which change meaning / comparatives and superlatives
Ser vs. Estar
Preterite verb forms: regular, irregular, stem-changing verbs and “y” verbs.
Saber vs. conocer
Reflexive verbs
Present progressive tense
Imperfect verb forms / Imperfect progressive tense
Preterite vs. Imperfect
Object pronouns: direct, indirect and double object pronouns / Position of pronouns.
Affirmative and Negative commands: forms and usage / Pronouns with affirmative commands
Past participle used as an adjective
Present perfect tense
Future and conditional tense
Grading Distribution:
Daily Quizzes/Class Preparedness:
Homework/Projects:
Tests:
9 Week Exam:
25%
15%
50%
10%
There will tentatively be 5-7 Tests in each 9 week period, normally comprised of one unit or grammar objective each. Daily Quizzes
may be announced or they may be “pop” quizzes. You should expect these at any time, even daily. Class preparedness is counted in
this category, such as with a book check, a bell-ringer collected, etc. Students should always come to class fully prepared.
Homework is not graded for accuracy, but it is checked daily for completion. Student will earn a grade of 100 if complete, 50 if
partially (but greater than 50%) complete, or 0 for less than 50% complete. Small Projects may also be assigned throughout the year.
Grading Scale:
A: 93-100
B: 85-92
C: 77-84
D: 70-76
F: 0-69
Attendance:
Attendance is extremely important! If several days in a row are missed, this could constitute half of a unit or more which was missed.
Please make every effort to be in class when possible. Please make sure to check with the teacher about work missed.
Classroom Expectations:
 Students are expected to respect one another and the teacher in all interactions.
 Students are expected to take responsibility for themselves and the care of classroom items.
 Students are expected to be in their seats working on the bell ringer activity when the bell rings.
 Students are expected to bring all necessary materials to class every day.
 Students are expected to stay in their seats until they are dismissed by the teacher – not the bell.
 There is no food or drink allowed in the classroom except with a medical exemption/note. You may have clear water in
containers with lids. Colored water is not allowed.
 Unless specified by the teacher cell phones and other electronic devices will not generally be used in the classroom, and
should be out of sight. The teacher reserves the right to take up any device if seen outside of allowed times, even if it is
inside a pocket or similar but is evidently being “used.”
 Students needing to sharpen pencils, get a tissue, etc. should only do so when such movement doesn’t interrupt teacher
instruction or peer presentations. During group work is an appropriate time for this.
 All other school rules must be followed while in my class. Please refer to your student handbook.
Consequences:
First Offense: Verbal Warning
Second Offense: Phone call and/or email home, and a lunch detention
Third Offense: Office Referral (may be written at any time as a first response, for major infractions)
Fourth Offense: Parent Conference, with teacher and an administrator present
Passes:
Bathroom/Locker Pass – 3 individual paper passes will be provided each nine weeks. If an emergency need arises and you do not
have any remaining passes, you may use the laminated bathroom/locker pass in exchange for staying 2 minutes after class that day.
Nurse/Office Passes – for illness (nurse) or when called to either administrative office via phone call, students will use the laminated
passes labeled accordingly, located in the Permisos folder by the door. Note: When going to the nurse, a sticky note will be added by
the teacher to the laminated pass and it must be signed by the nurse, with the time, when returning to class.
Late Work:
All homework assignments are due at the start of class. Homework will not be accepted late. Other work such as tests and quizzes
may be made up in a timely manner anytime during the 9 week period. Projects receive a late deduction of 20 points for one day late,
and a 0 after that point, except in the case of documented illness and at the discretion of the teacher. There is a “turn it in” bin on the
front table near the door, for late assignments. Please also tear out workbook pages and submit them there.
Make-up Work:
Students should check upcoming and past assignments with the teacher – before or after school, or during group work time during
class. They should pick up any worksheets missed, from the teacher. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange any make-up
quizzes or tests with the teacher during normal makeup day(s). This year I am usually available on Mondays, with prior notice, after
school. Parents and students can also check Power School for missing assignments, which are designated with an M in Gradebook.
These assignments can be made up.
Tutoring:
I am available in my room for tutoring and/or make-ups with advance notice after school, usually on Mondays, or ANY morning
before first block begins. Don’t let the subject matter get away from you, if you don’t understand something. Seek help early. I want
to help you succeed!