Classroom Contract
Class: Spanish III
Instructor: Joann Clapp 234-7117 (school), 234-6506 (home), 588-9142 (cell),
www.harrison.kyschools.us (clapp on the blog)
Tutoring: Wednesdays 3:15-4:15 (before school by appointment)
Textbook: Spanish for Mastery III: Situaciones (and workbook)
Ventanas Tres
Lecturas para Todos III
Attendance:
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Students are required to follow the school’s attendance guidelines as described on pages
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the student agenda.
Students will have two days upon return to have an absence excused. Failure to do so will result in
the absence recorded as a zero and any work missed will be scored with a zero.
Students with unexcused absences will receive zeroes for all work missed.
Students with excused absences must schedule a time to make-up any tests missed. The make-up
test must be done within a week of their return. Failure to do so will result in a zero on the missed
test.
Make-up work will be accepted according to the school policy as described on page of the student
agenda. It may be obtained from Ms. Clapp’s blog at www.harrison.kyschools.us
It is the student’s responsibility to write all homework assignments in their agenda every week.
Field trips are excused absences, however, it is the student’s responsibility to complete any work
missed and to submit it to the teacher on or before the day they return to school.
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Class Requirements:
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Bring textbook, workbook, notebook, agenda, and any additional supplies to class everyday,
unless otherwise instructed to do so.
Keep a class notebook arranged in chronological order with all dates written in Spanish. The
notebook should include the following dividers: bell ringers, class notes, handouts, vocabulary,
and graded papers.
Complete a project each quarter as assigned by the teacher. Students must adhere to the
designated date due. Failure to do so will result in grade reduction.
Keep a journal in a spiral notebook for all writing assignments in Spanish.
Keep all bell ringers in the designated section of the notebook.
Record all grades on a grade sheet provided by the teacher.
Complete all homework at home or in the designated class time. No late homework will be
accepted except as described in the school’s attendance policy.
Take all quizzes in class (or in tutoring if absent). Quizzes may be announced or unannounced.
They may be both oral and written.
Take all tests on the designated test days, or in case of excused absence, schedule a time in
tutoring to take a make-up test.
Grading Policy:
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All homework will be graded. It is the student’s responsibility to self-correct any work checked
in class. Homework may be collected at any time to insure completion.
All bell ringers will be graded weekly. Weekly bell ringers will be scored as a quiz.
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Grades will be determined by points. Higher point values will be assigned to longer, more
difficult assignments.
Quizzes will be counted as a minimum of 20 points.
Tests/Projects will be assigned a minimum of 100 points.
Grades may be determined by the student/parent by dividing the number of points received by the
number of points possible.
Grading scale is as follows: A (92-100), B (83-91), C (74-82), D (65-73), and F (0-64).
Class rules:
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Be on time! (in your assigned seat when the tone finishes sounding)
Be prepared! (bring everything you need to class)
Be courteous! (respect the rights and property of others)
Be good listeners! (listen when the teacher is talking and listen to the questions of others)
No candy, gum, food, or beverages in class (unless otherwise designated by teacher).
Class supplies
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Textbook (school provided)
Workbook (school provided)
Handouts (teacher provided)
Notebook – 2-3” binder (student provided)
Notebook Dividers – labeled bell ringers, class notes, handouts, vocabulary & graded papers
(student provided)
Paper (student provided)
Pen/pencil (student provided)
Course Outline (First Quarter)
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Spanishfor Mastery 3 – Etapa Preliminar, Unidad 1, Unidad 2
Ventana Dos –Lecturas 1-3
Journal writings – 3 (in Spanish)
Project – read a children’s story in Spanish (due Friday, September 25, 2006)
Teacher Expectations:
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Study for quizzes, tests, and other assessments.
Do your own homework in order to learn the optimum amount of Spanish.
Watch videos to gain a better understanding of the language.
Listen to audio labs to gain a better understanding of the language.
Read and write in Spanish, do not translate.
Begin bell ringers on entering class.
Speak in Spanish at every opportunity.
Work cooperatively with classmates.
Be willing to try new things.