Introductory Spanish 11
Room 5
OKM
Senora Grant
Tutorials:
Monday 8:15, Wednesday lunch, Thursday 3:15pm
250 870-5108
Email:maria.grant@sd23.bc.ca
Introductory Spanish 11 focuses on communication in a meaningful way. Students will retrieve, process, and adapt information from Spanish-language resources to complete authentic tasks and activities. This approach introduces materials that will enable students to use their skills in real life situations to communicate in Spanish. Our goal is to enjoy Spanish as a life-long skill in oral and written forms of the language. It is also important that the Latin culture is represented in a fun purposeful way.
You will need:
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A binder with a full year supply of paper
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A pen (blue or black), a pencil
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A Spanish/English dictionary for home (recommended/optional). Dictionaries stay in the classroom.
We will be using Buen Viaje supplemented with Dime Uno . Textbooks are not permitted to leave the classroom.
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Daily review is monitory. Languages need to be practiced and review every night is necessary to be a confident learner.
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All assignments are to be completed on time.
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Students are expected to complete any missed class work due to excused absence.
Preliminary unit:
-Introductory conversations/phrases
-Dates, months, days of the week
-Colores
-Seasons
-Números 0-30
Proyecto- Calendario y conversación
Capitulo 1 - Un Amigo o Una Amiga
-Describing persons and places
-Estructua: El, la, un, una Ser, Tu, Usted ¿De dónde eres?
Capítulo 2 Alumnas y Cursos
-Subjects
-Time y números 30-90
-Estructuras: articles, adjectives, ser y estar
Capitulo 3 Las compras
-Identify and describing school supplies
-Articles of clothing
-Shopping questions
-Estructuras: AR verbs Ud. Tu
Capitulo 4
-Going to school/ daily activites

-Ask how you feel
-Describe where you and others are, or go
-Estructuras: Ar verbs present tense – Ir, Dar, Estar- contracciones al and del
Capitulo 5 En el Café
-Food and Beverage
-Shopping for food
-Estructura: ER and IR verbs (presente)
-Proyecto- menú and skit
Capitulo 6 La familia
-Family
-Houses and living
-Age and Birthdays
-Estructura: Tener y tener+que, ir+a
-Proyectos: Family Tree, Dream Home and Invitations
Capitulo 7 Deportes
-Parts of the body
-Sports and hobbies
-Proyecto –Represent a Latino country in the Olympics
-Estructura: Stem changing verbs in the present e-ie, o-ue/ Interesar aburrir and gustar
Capitulo 8 La salud
-Emotions
-Minor illness
-More body parts
-Estructura: Ser Estar /Me, Te, Nos
Capitulo 9
-Summer and Winter weather and activities
-Proyecto: Vacation
-Estructura Preterite tense of AR verbs/ Pronouns Lo,La,Los,Las
-Ir and Ser in preterite
Course schedule is subject to change-
Evaluation: Languages are a life-long skills best learned with patience, practice and a strong work ethic. A work ethic mark of GSN will be earned by attending class with a positive and respectful attitude. An accepting ‘safe’ atmosphere is required to attend this class.
The four major language skills will be evaluated accordingly:
1. Speaking: Oral projects and in class activities
2. Reading: Reading comprehension tests and quizzes
3. Writing: Assignments/projects, worksheets, webquests,
4. Listening: Tests, quizzes, excercises and conversation
20%
25%
25%
25%
Participation: Daily work, assignments and ‘Excellence Through Effort’ 5%
Term 1: 40%
Term 2 40%
Final 20%
Total: 100%

Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please acknowledge with your signature below that you have read and discussed this document with your son or daughter. You are also encouraged to discuss the Code of Conduct section of the student agenda/calendar.
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Cheating: Your teacher knows what you know!
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I know that learning a language is challenging. However, remember that everything I ask you to do has been practiced and reinforced in class. You have the skills to do every assignment in this class. Please don’t let the language scare you.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
Having someone do some or all of your work
Having a fluent Spanish speaker do your work for you
Copying someone else’s work
Using on-line translation sites.
Using ANYTHING or ANYONE but your own brain for exams
*If you turn in a paper with words and verb conjugations we have never used in class, I will assume you used a translation site or had a fluent Spanish speaker translate it for you. It will be an automatic zero and will require discipline as per OKM school policy. If you need help with a word, look it up in your book or dictionary, or you can ask me. Looking up the word in the dictionary will help you to remember it for next time.
I________________________________, have read the above information. I understand what cheating is and understand that it will not be tolerated in Senora Grant’s class. I understand that I may receive a zero for any assignment that I cheated on.