Spanish 2
COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructor: Mrs. Ferguson
Classroom:
Conference Hour:
E-mail:
206
9:40 a.m. - 10:27 a.m.
roseli.ferguson@region16.net
A. Course Description
In this course you will learn about the many places around the world where Spanish is spoken. You will learn
about geography, history, and famous people. You will experience many aspects of culture, from everyday
activities and holidays to music and art. You will grow to understand the great diversity of the people who
speak Spanish.
B. Learning Goals in General Education
Understand utterances when listening and respond orally with learned material
Produce learned words, phrases, and sentences when speaking and writing
Detect main ideas in familiar material when listening and reading
Make lists, copy accurately, and write from dictation
Recognize the importance in communication to know about the culture
Recognize the importance of acquiring accuracy of expression by knowing the components of
language, including grammar
C. Requirements
Pencil/Pen
Notebook paper
Journal
Students will be taking notes in their journal. Please refer to the notes and/or textbook to help with homework.
D. Grading Policy
Daily Work
Quizzes
Projects & Exams
Participation
Total
30%
30%
30%
10%
100%
Grading Standards
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
Below 70= F
Make Up Work
It is the student’s responsibility to find out missed work for all classes the day the student returns. Make up
work will be due after a period of days equal to the length of absence plus one day to receive full credit.
Late Work
All work is expected to be turned in on time.
1 day late
70% Maximum
2 days late
50% Maximum
3 days late
0%
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty includes such things as cheating, inventing false information or citations, plagiarism, and
helping someone else commit an act of academic dishonesty.
Students found guilty of academic dishonesty will receive a zero and parents will be contacted.
E. Classroom Rules & Procedures
Classroom Rules and Procedures are:
1.
Arrive on time.
2.
Be prepared for class.
3.
Complete assignments on time.
4.
Be respectful.
 Consequence
o 1st offense: Sign the book.
o 2nd offense: Sign book, call office for principal or counselor, and call parents.
o 3rd offense: Call office for principal or counselor, wait in the office, and call
parents.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Weeks
Week 1-3
Week 4-6
Week 7-9
Week 10-11
Topic/Activities
Review Spanish 1: introductions, regular –ar –er & -ir verbs, irregular verbs, describing words,
article words, family, shopping, sports, doctor’s office, winter & summer activities, present
progressive, possessive adj., DO pronouns, and ser vs estar.
QUIZ: -ar verbs and ser. TEST: Spanish 1 Review.
Spanish 1 Review: winter & summer activities, preterite, plural article words. Chapter 1: Train
station, traveling by train, preterite of hacer querer & venir, irregular preterite verbs, and
present and preterite of decir. QUIZ: vocabulary & preterite tense. TEST: Chapter 1. Begin
Chapter 2 vocabulary. Quiz: chapter 2 vocab.
Chapter 2: Restaurants, eating utensils, types of foods, stem-changing verbs in the present, stemchanging verbs in the preterite, and typical Mexican & Caribbean cuisine. QUIZ: Stemchanging verbs. TEST: Chapter 2. Chapter 3: Describing computers, how to use computer &
fax, telephones, answering telephone, imperfect of –ar –er & –ir.
TEST: Reading “El Ambar”. Cont. Chapter 3: imperfect of ser & ir. QUIZ: imperfect tense.
Chapter 3 review. TEST: Chapter 3. Chapter 4: men’s clothing, women’s clothing, shoes,
jewelry, and shopping for food. Using the preterite and the imperfect together. QUIZ:
Vocabulary words & preterite & imperfect verbs.
Week 12-14 Cont. Chapter 4: Narrating sequence of events, expressing feelings in the past, and passive voice
with se. QUIZ: Preterite & imperfect. Chapter 4 Review. TEST: Chapter 4. Chapter 5: Pastimes
& hobbies, the park, amusement park, and future tense. QUIZ: Vocabulary words.
THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Week 15-17 Chapter 5: Pastimes & hobbies, the park, amusement park, future tense, and comparatives and
superlatives. QUIZ: Vocabulary words. Review for semester exam.
SEMESTER EXAM
Week 18-20 Chapter 6: Staying in a hotel, hotel rooms, irregular verbs in the future tense, & using direct and
indirect objects in a sentence. Review chapter 6.
QUIZ: Hotel Vocabulary words & verbs. TEST: Chapter 6. Chapter 7: inside an airplane, at the
airport, geographic terminology, and conditional of regular & irregular verbs. QUIZ:
Vocabulary words.
Week 21-24 Chapter 7: Changing le, les to se before direct object pronoun. Review chapter 7. TEST: Chapter
7. Chapter 8: Parts of the body, minor medical problems, emergency room, in the hospital,
present perfect, irregular participle, and comparison of like things. QUIZ: Vocabulary words &
verbs. TEST: Chapter 8. Chapter 9: The city, transportation in the city, the country, farm
animals, imperfect progressive, & placement of direct and indirect object pronouns. QUIZ:
Vocabulary words.
Week 25-27
Chapter 9: adjectives and demonstrative pronouns, & review chapter 9. TEST: Chapter 9.
Chapter 10: the kitchen, cooking, types of food, using a recipe, and formal & informal
commands. QUIZ: Vocabulary words.
1 Week STAAR TESTING
Week 28-31
Chapter 10: Placement of direct object pronouns with a command. Review chapter 10. TEST:
Chapter 10.
1 Week STAAR TESTING
Week 32-34
Chapter 11: Cars, gas stations, driving on the highway, and driving in the city. QUIZ:
Vocabulary words.
2 Weeks STAAR TESTING
Week 35-37
Chapter 11: regular & irregular tu commands and negative tu commands. Wrap up the second
semester. Review for semester exam.
1 Week STAAR TESTING
SEMESTER EXAM
Please check parent portal for weekly updates on assignments due for the week. Thank you.
STUDENT NAME: ______________________________________
Student Acknowledgment Section
I ________________________ have received and reviewed a copy of Mrs. Ferguson’s Spanish 2 Syllabus.
Should any question arise, I know to contact Mrs. Ferguson to obtain an explanation and/or clarification.
Student Signature ________________________
Date ___________________
Parent Acknowledgment Section
I ________________________ have received and reviewed a copy of Mrs. Ferguson’s Spanish 2 Syllabus.
Should any question arise, I know to contact Mrs. Ferguson to obtain an explanation and/or clarification.
Parent/Guardian Signature ________________________
Date ___________________
Please return this page no later than Friday, August 30, 2013. It will be a participation grade worth 100 pts.
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