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Spanish II Honors
Kathy Moody
Responsibilities
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4 sections Spanish II Honors
Spanish Honor Society
World Language Department Chairperson
FSU BA Spanish
FSU MA Foreign Language Education
Parent of 2 Maclay graduates, Michael and
Melissa
• 4 grandchildren, oldest in PreK 4
Class expectations
• I hope all my students will develop a love for
Spanish and an understanding for the variety
of heritage that makes up the Hispanic
Culture
• This class is student centered. We are always
busy. Students are expected to come to class
prepared and to be engaged all period. I
would like to hear each student speak
Spanish everyday.
Grading
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15% class work/ oral participation
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15% homework
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30% quizzes
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40% tests/projects
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10% vocabulary quests
pesos are good!
Homework
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A+
all completed.
B
C
F
Z
¾ completed
½ completed
less than ½ completed
no attempt made
All assignments are posted and
updated daily on my webpage
Homework
• No credit will be given for doing the wrong
assignments, or work that is obviously
incorrect or not the work assigned.
• Supersites will be due by class on the day due
and will usually be graded for accuracy.
• Go to www.vhlcentral.com for activities
Spanish Honor Society
Los Picaros
• The purpose of the Spanish Honor Society is to
recognize high achievement in Spanish by students of
secondary schools, and to promote a continuity of
interest in Hispanic Culture.
• Eligible students must have maintained an average of
A- or higher in their Spanish classes for 3 consecutive
semesters.
• Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of each month
and special holidays are celebrated.
Cultural Celebrations
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Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 – 10/15)
Hispanic Heritage Festival (9/5) was great
Mexican Independence Day ( 9/16 and 9/17)
Assembly – Un Poquito de Mexico and parade of flags(9/25)
Paella with Juan (10/8)
El Dia de la Raza(10/12)
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) (11/2)
La Navidad
– Las Posadas (12/16)
– Los Reyes Magos (1/6)
• Las Pascuas
• El Cinco de Mayo (5/5)
Essential Questions
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1. Why study Spanish?
2. Why learn about “culture” and what is it?
3. Why conjugate verbs?
We begin the year with a review of Spanish 1
and try to combine students from different
backgrounds. Essential questions through out
the year will be more content related.