…a la clase de español!
abailey@kyrene.org
480.783.1314
Please fill out the ½
sheet on the desk and return
to me at the end of “class” .
La Señora Bailey
Former “Kyrene Kid”
Graduated from ASU (Go Devils!!)
with a degree in bilingual education
Fifth year at Altadeña
Taught two years of Dual-Language/reading
intervention in the Creighton District in
Phoenix
Teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Spanish
Cheer sponsor, track coach and Minitown
Advisor
6th grade Spanish (1 semester)…
• Most receive A’s and B’s…grades are based largely upon
work completion, participation, and effort.
• No homework
• Only a few quizzes throughout the semester
7th/8th grade Spanish (full year)…
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Nightly homework
Weekly quizzes and tests
Midterm and a final
Passing the 8th grade final exam gives the student credit
for Spanish 1-2 in the TUHSD
• There is NO beginning Spanish class offered in 8th grade!
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• 1st quarter
• Build vocabulary
• Develop general
conversation skills
• Gender and plurals of
nouns
• 3rd quarter
• Listening/Speaking
skills
• More verbs
• Negatives
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2nd quarter
Questions
Adjectives/agreement
Verb conjugations
4th quarter
Irregular verbs
Possessive adjectives
Weather
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1st quarter
Review 7th grade
Irregular verbs
Talking on the phone
Family vocabulary
Extending/accepting/
declining invitations
2nd quarter
Present progressive
Stem changing verbs
“Tener” expressions
Food vocabulary
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3rd quarter
Ordering in a restaurant
Making polite requests
Indirect object pronouns
Making comparisons
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4th quarter
Giving directions
Clothing and shopping
Preterite (past tense)
Review packet/final
Textbook and Workbook
7th grade
Adelante (yellow)
8th grade
En Camino (orange)
• Not very grammar driven, but does a great job of
review…I will provide supplemental material and
instruction
• Textbook will soon be accessible online!
Differences between 6th grade
Spanish and 7th/8th grade Spanish…
• Homework…and it is NIGHTLY!!!
• Students will keep a separate Spanish homework log. Please
check your child’s log regularly to see if they are caught up
with all of their assignments.
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5 points per assignment
Always due the next Spanish day, unless that day is a Wednesday
A “stamp” = complete, on time, and looks to be 80% correct
A signature = complete, but late
Nothing = I have not seen the assignment
Extra credit is given for completing all assignments on the log
• Homework should not take hours to complete!
• Homework directly correlates to student
success!
WRAC: Writing and Reading Across
the Curriculum
I use the district foreign language equivalent of “6
Trait” standards in grading writing assignments:
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Comprehensibility
Vocabulary
Language Control
Mechanics
Content
• Writing pulls many concepts together, and makes the
students better writers in English and Spanish!
Quizzes and Tests
• Weekly tests and quizzes
• Missed quizzes/tests must be made up
within ONE WEEK of the quiz/test being
given, or the student will receive a ZERO!!!
• Midterm (late January/early February) and a
Final Exam (last two weeks of school)
• I do my best to get grades posted online in a
timely manner !
Review for the TUHSD final exam
for high school credit…
• About 1 month prior to the test
• Students are given the writing and speaking
prompts roughly 2 weeks before the exam.
• Review sessions are held everyday after
school (except Wednesdays) for the two
weeks leading up to the final…even
Saturdays!
TUHSD 8th grade exam for high
school credit for Spanish 1-2
• Multiple choice, speaking, writing, and
listening sections
• District average…72%
• Altadeña’s average…97% (2010)
• Of that number, over
1/3 of Altadeña students
make honors
How can you help your child???
• Check your child’s homework log daily.
• Encourage shorter, more frequent study
sessions…10 minutes each day, rather than
2 hours one day.
• Quiz your child with their flashcards, and
have them write out the Spanish.
• Expect them to work hard and to be
successful.
How can you help your child???
• www.conjuguemos.com
– Great reviews specific to our curriculum
– Click on “demo version”, Spanish by book,
Adelante (7th grade), En Camino (8th grade)
• www.studyspanish.com
– Good explanations of grammar concepts
followed by review quizzes.
• www.quia.com
– Students can type in their own vocabulary
words and create many different review
activities…concentration, word searches,
Battleship, etc.
Reflection Policy
• 1=Warning
• 2=Parent contact is made
• 3=Parent contact and one lunch detention
• If your child receives a reflection paper,
please sign and return the next day he/she
has Spanish.