Bienvenidos - SpanishPCIS

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Bienvenidos a la clase de español- Sra. Pacheco
This is Spanish 1/ Spanish 1 Enrichment - a high school level course
PCIS Spanish website- www.spanishpcis.wikispaces.com
1. Materials for class
 1 three ring binder 1” or bigger
 180 filler sheets
 A pack of 100 3x5 index cards
 A good supply of pens and pencils
 2 extra pencils to be kept in class
2. Textbook
 Realidades 1 (replacement cost ~ $72.00 textbook or CD)
 www.phsuccessnet.com (book and worksheets online)
3. Grading
https://ma-plymouth.myfollett.com/aspen/logon.do for
grade updates
 point system (student total divided by total possible points)
 quizzes, tests, projects, writing samples, homework, class productivity,
culture and notebook
 quiz points can vary in range depending how challenging they are
 5 points a day will be deducted for late projects
 year end average of 80 or better will be recommended for Spanish 2
 final exam given-exemptions granted to students with A+ for at least 3
terms and 1 A
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Homework (can also be accessed through www.spanishpcis.wikispaces.com)
 usually 4 nights a week (rarely on Fridays)
 homework sheet on Mondays and written daily on easel
 full credit given on due date ½ credit on next school day
5. Extra help
 Tuesdays after school
6. Contact information
 E-mail mpacheco@plymouth.k12.ma.us
 Call school at 508-830-4450 ext. 2617
 E-mail sborstelo@plymouth.k12.ma.us
 Call school at 508-830-4450 ext. 2618
7. Progress Reports
 Given to the student The First Week Of Every Month
VOCABULARY STRATEGIES
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WORK with the words! Practice, practice, practice.
Do the homework and the warm-ups.
Study a few words every night-Don’t leave it until the night before the quiz.
Write the words 3 times each.
Make flashcards. These count as extra credit if you bring them in before the quiz.
Use an MP3 player to listen to the new words.
Download the terms from the text at the phschool link *
and listen to the words-all pages with the speaker icon are available.
7. Look at sentences that use the vocabulary terms.
8. Do the computer activities from the homework sheet or HW link*
9. Try extra credit sentences or crossword puzzles.
See the link * on the wiki menu or the HW paper for details.
10. Create your own quiz. Predict the questions and know those answers.
11. Study with someone else-a family member can read the English and know that
you are giving the right answer in Spanish.
*All links are available on the department web site:
www.spanishpcis.wikispaces.com
Extra credit - up to 10% of the term’s final average
The same extra credit options are available for every unit
See example below
1. 5 points- Log on to www.armoredpenguin.com/ create a crossword
puzzle using all vocabulary from capítulo 1B Please name it your
name + Capítulo 1B Use at least 20 words
2. 15 points- Make a PowerPoint for ALL vocab 1B write the
English/Spanish word AND include a picture.
3. 10 points- Make a PowerPoint for ALL vocab 1B write the English/
Spanish word on each slide.
4. ½ point- Write sentences using the current vocabulary and grammar.
Each sentence must have a subject, a verb, a noun and an adjective
(If you use Microsoft office 2007, always save your Spanish work as a 2003 file)
5. 2 points- make flashcards for the vocabulary being tested-due day of
quiz/test
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