Syllabus (Programa de estudiós)
Español I-A / 2013-2014
Instructora: Profesora Arévalo
Course Description:
The course is designed with the intent to effectively teach Spanish and the Hispanic culture to students who do not
speak nor understand any Spanish or who may have a very limited understanding of it. The course curriculum will
follow national and state standards {TEKS}, as well as the Dallas I.S.D. set benchmarks. The focus will be on
introducing and creating student’s skills in: listening, speaking, and writing which will reinforce the skill of reading.
Spanish I is a two-semester course. Texas requires 2 credit years of the same foreign language for graduation.
Student Expectations:
The student is expected to:
Required Supplies:
Student is expected to bring:
1. Be in class daily & on time.
2. Bring all materials needed to every class session.
3. Participate in class. {No Exceptions}
4. Turn in all work & homework when due.
5. Apply what was learned in class at home daily for at least ½ hr.
6. Practice speaking Spanish outside the class with friends & family.
7. Follow all DISD and Mountain View College rules daily.
1. Writing paper / binder or folder for class
2. Pen [black or blue ink only]
3. Personal English-Spanish dictionary [Required]
4. Spanish book *
5. Flashdrive or jumpdrive
* It is the student’s responsibility to have their Spanish book with them!
Attendance Policy (Tardy)
Garza E.C.H.S. Students are expected to be in class daily and on time.
*A student will be marked TARDY within the first 15min. of missed class time. (ex. 9:01-9:14)
*A student will be marked ABSENT after the first 15min. of missed class time. (ex. 9:15 +)
1st tardy = Student will receive a verbal warning
2nd tardy = Student will be written up and parent phone call
3rd tardy = Student’s parent will be called and student will be assigned to Friday Night Bites or teacher discipline.
Credit Denial: A days: 6+ days absence per semester B days: 4+ days absence per semester
Grading Scale:
Student should keep track of grades and absences (4 per sem.) The following scale will be used as per DISD policy.
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40% = Active class engagement / Daily act. / Homework / Dialogues
25% = Quizzes / Tests (Written, Kinesthetic, Verbal)
20% = Worksheets/ Projects/ Presentations/Reports/Research Papers
15%= Six Weeks Exam
Daily attendance = priceless
Tutoring:
MWF 3:30 -4:00pm / TR 3:30-4:00pm
My Current Schedule:
MWF
1st Period = Spanish I (Rm. W65)
2nd Period = Spanish I (Rm. W65)
3rd Period = Conference / Lunch
4th Period = P.E. (GYM)
5th Period = P.E. (GYM)
TR
6th Period = Spanish I (Rm. W65)
7th Period = Planning / Lunch
8th Period = P.E. (GYM)
Make-up Work & Late work:
Student is responsible for work missed while absent from class {illness, doctor, athletics, etc.}
*Student will be responsible & attend tutoring to obtain and make-up work missed. Student will
be given 3 days from day missed to make-up any work, quiz, test, etc… or student will have
chosen to take a failing grade which will affect overall grade average. Student’s responsibility.
**If student is truant {“skipping class”} or has an unexcused absence he/she MUST make up
work within 3days and 35 points will be automatically deducted from grade earned.
Late work is not expected, but will be accepted with 10pts. off @ day. (Due date counts as day one.)
This is a college-ready course student must adhere to higher expectations NO EXCUSES!
Accountability: This is a work-ready and/or a College-ready program, therefore, all students
are held responsible and accountable for meeting all class expectations. Hard-work ethic and
high ambition are expected.
You chose to be a part of our elite program, therefore you have chosen to work hard and
make little or NO excuses. Apathy & laziness are not welcomed in this program.
Academic Integrity Statement:
I will use my own thoughts, my own words and do my own work to support my own learning.
This means:
NO CHEATING
NO COPYING
NO STEALING
NO PLAGIARISM
NO REPRESENTING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK AS YOUR OWN
Course Objectives: (Listed to be student friendly so students can self-check their progress)
Capítúlo 1
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What is your name?
[ ] Know how to: Give your name
[ ] Know how to: Greet and say Good-bye to your teacher
[ ] Know how to ask your teacher: How are you (P)? *P = polite
[ ] Know how to: Say how you are.
[ ] Know how to: Introduce a classmate to your teacher.
[ ] Know how to: Respond to an introduction.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: Where are you from?
[ ] Know how to: Say where you are from.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What’s your phone number?
[ ] Know how to: Say your phone number.
[ ] Know how to ask: What time is it?
[ ] Know how to: Say the time now.
[ ] Know how to ask: What day it is?
[ ] Know how to: Say today’s date.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What’s your e-mail address?
[ ] Know how to: Say your e-mail address.
Capítúlo 2
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What is your best friend like?
[ ] Know how to You: Describe what your best friend is like.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: How old are you?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: When is your birthday?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: How old is he/she?
[ ] Know how to: Tell your age and birthday.
[ ] Know how to: Tell a friend’s age and birthday.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: Do you like something?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What do you like more something or something?
[ ] Know how to: Say you like something.
[ ] Know how to: Ask someone to describe something.
[ ] Know how to: Describe something.
Capítúlo 3
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What do you like to do?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What other friends like to do.
[ ] Know how to: Tell a classmate that you like to play tennis with your friends.
[ ] Know how to: Say that your friend likes to go bike riding.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: Do you want to play chess (with me)?
[ ] Know how to: Say that you don’t want to watch television today.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What do you do on weekends?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What another friend does.
[ ] Know how to: Tell a classmate that you go to the gym on Saturdays.
[ ] Know how to: Say that another friend doesn’t go anywhere.
[ ] Know how to: Say that you don’t go to the park when the weather is bad.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: How often do you go to the gym?
[ ] Know how to: Say you almost never go to the park.
[ ] Know how to: Say that you almost always go to soccer practice after classes.
Capítúlo 4
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: Do you have some folders?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: Do you need a book bag or a backpack?
[ ] Know how to: Say you need a dictionary for Spanish class.
[ ] Know how to: Say you have a ton of pencils.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What is your favorite subject?
[ ] Know how to: Tell which classes you have this afternoon.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What are you going to do next Saturday?
[ ] Know how to: Say that you’re going to go to the mall in the afternoon.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: To go with you to a soccer game.
[ ] Know how to: Check that a friend is coming with you to the cafeteria.
[ ] Know how to: Say: “Yes, of course!”.
[ ] Know how to: Say that you’re not going because you have to study.
Capítúlo 5
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: How many people are in your family?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What are your parents like?
[ ] Know how to: Say that your parents have brown hair and wear glasses.
[ ] Know how to: Say that your grandfather is tall & thin, that he has gray hair, & that he has 5 grandchildren.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: Where do you live?
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate: What is your house like?
[ ] Know how to: Say that you live in an apartment in a small four-story building.
[ ] Know how to: Say the apartment has three bedrooms, two baths, a living room, and a kitchen.
[ ] Know how to ask a classmate What do you think about helping out at home?
[ ] Know how to: Say that your mom almost always cleans the kitchen.
[ ] Know how to: Say that you have to cut the grass.
[ ] Know how to: Say that your little sister never has to clean the bathroom and it seems unfair to you.
-Resource: Holt Spanish 1 Independent Study Guide-
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* Make sure to review all vocabulary.
* Like a savings account the more time you study & speak Spanish, the more you’ll learn.
*** Tentative Assessment schedule: (subject to change)
MWF classes will be assessed every other Friday and TR classes will be assessed every other Thursday.
MWF classes will have projects/presentations every other Friday and TR classes every other Thursday.
Acknowledgement of Rules and Expectations Spanish I
Fall / Spring Semester 2013-2014
Trinidad Garza E.C.H.S. @ Mt. View
Profesora Arévalo
I have read and understood Trinidad Garza Early College H.S. @Mt. View College Spanish I class rules and academic
integrity statement and agree that I am fully responsible for my actions, for earning my grades, for my behavior, and
for the consequences of all my choices.
Student (Printed) Name____________________Signature___________________________________Date_________
I have read and understood Trinidad Garza Early College H.S. @Mt. View College Spanish I class rules and agree that I
will make sure that my son/daughter will perform and follow all rules, expectations, and honor the academic integrity
statement.
Parent/Guardian Signature ____________________________________________________Date_________________
Parent cell phone no. (___)_____-____________________ parent e-mail ___________________________________
Instructor signature & date of received student and parents acknowledgments.
________________________________________________ / ____________________
Signature of Instructor
Date received