Spanish 3/4
Señora Eliassen
mlspanish.blogspot.com
deliassen@mlsd.org
Required Materials:
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Text Book---“Asi Se Dice” Level 2 (must be covered)
Pens and pencils (Please don’t use red ink on things you will turn in.)
3 ring binder or folder (for homework and notes)
Focus Topics:
Foreign language learning is based upon linking 5 Core Concepts: Communication, Culture,
Connections, Comparisons, and Community. We will address these concepts through:
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Themed vocabulary
Grammar
Cultural appreciation (through videos, research, arts and crafts)
Increased reading, writing and speaking skills (through excerpts, original writings, and
presentations)
Real-world Spanish (May include select episodes of the TV show Chuck and the movies
Selena and Dance With Me. All are rated PG.)
Grades:
Quarter Grades:
40% exams
20% quizzess
25% homework*
15% participation **
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Semester Grades:
45%
1st / 2nd quarter
45%
3rd / 4th quarter
10%
Final Exam
You have homework almost everyday. You will usually be given some time in class to work.
Homework is typically due the next day. You will earn points on the homework as follows:
Stamped & corrected to 100%
½ Stamp but completed and corrected to 100%
-OR- Stamped but not corrected to 100%
No Stamp but completed and corrected to 100%
½ Stamp but not corrected to 100%
Incomplete / Lost
Full Page
10
8.5
Half Page
5
4
7.5
6
0
3.5
3
0
If you are absent, please don’t ask me for the make-up homework. Instead go to the
homework calendar and folder to find missed esponjas, notes and assignments. Homework
from absences will be due to ME the following day.
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Exposure to and practice of the language are important and usually occurs primarily in class.
Therefore, it is important that you be present. You will receive 5 points each day that you are
in class participating in the activities. You will lose points if you are talking when you shouldn’t,
if you are not working when you should, if you are tardy, if you have an un-excused absence,
or if your cell phone is visible. The tardy and absence policies of MLHS will be in effect for this
class.
Expectations:
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Follow all school rules.
Speak in small groups and in front of the class.
Dance/Sing with the class. (No worries, it’s basic.)
Show respect to everyone.
Be responsible for your actions.
Be in your desk when the bell rings.
No food or drinks in the room except water.
No hats or hoods worn in the room.
No visible cell phones, nor game systems in the room. Mp3 players are okay as long as
it is during work time only. Per the MLHS cell phone policy If your phone is visible during
class you will be expected to turn it in to me and your parents will have to come pick it up
from the office.
A Little More:
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If you are gone on the day of a quiz or exam, you have two days when you return to take it, or
you will receive a zero. Plan to make up quizzes and exams before or after school. If it is not
possible PLEASE discuss options with me.
If you earn an A at semester, you will not need to take the semester exam. However,
additional requirements may be made.
You can earn stickers on exams/quizzes earning an A or improving by a letter grade. Earn 5
extra credit points a piece by turning them in on homework assignments.
Using a hall pass is a privilege, so use your time between classes wisely. You will have just
three passes per semester. Once you have used them you will not be allowed to leave class
again. You will never be allowed to use a pass during the first nor last ten minutes of a class
period, nor when someone is speaking to the class. Unused passes are worth extra credit at
the end of the semester.