Spanish 1
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 office, and call parents.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Weeks
Week 1-3
Week 4-6
Week 7-9
Week 10-11
Week 12-14
Topic/Activities
Preliminary lessons: Introductions, saying good-bye, being courteous, ordering food, days of the
week, asking the day, months of the year, asking the date, numbers 0-30, & seasons. TEST:
Greetings, numbers, months, days, and seasons. Chapter 1: Describing people, describing places,
and numbers 0-30.
Chapter 1: singular forms of definite and indefinite articles- (el, la, un, una), singular forms of
adjectives, present singular forms of the verbs ser, geography and review chapter 1. QUIZ:
Vocabulary words and the verb ser. TEST: Chapter 1. Chapter 2: School, class subjects,
numbers 31-99, telling time, and nationalities.
Chapter 2: Plural nouns, articles, & adjectives, present plural forms of ser, telling time & review.
QUIZ: vocabulary words, plural forms of ser, and plural nouns, articles & adjectives. TEST:
Chapter 2. Chapter 3: School supplies, shopping, clothing, sizes, colors, numbers 100-1999, and
–ar verbs.
Chapter 3: Singular forms of –ar verbs and tu versus usted. Quiz: vocabulary words & verbs.
TEST: Chapter 3.
Chapter 4: Going to school, the school day, activities at school, numbers (1,000-999,999,999),
present plural forms of –ar verbs, and present of ir, dar, & estar. QUIZ: Vocabulary words &
verbs.
THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Week 15-17 Chapter 4: Contractions and review numbers. TEST: Chapter 4 and numbers. Chapter 5: eating
at a café, foods and beverages, shopping for food, and plural forms of –ir and –er verbs. Review
for semester exam (include chapter 5 vocabulary words).
SEMESTER EXAM
Week 18-20
Chapter 5: review vocabulary words & verbs and study for chapter test. QUIZ: verb. TEST:
chapter 5. Chapter 6: Family relationships, houses and apartments, rooms in the houses and
apartments, telling your age, birthdays, and present of the verb tener. QUIZ: vocabulary words
& verbs.
Week 21-24
Chapter 6: tener que, ir a, and possessive adjectives. Review chapter 6. TEST: Chapter 6.
Chapter 7: el fútbol, parts of speech, baseball, basketball, stem-changing verbs in the present,
and interesar, aburrir, & gustar. QUIZ: vocabulary words. TEST: chapter 7.
Week 25-27 Chapter 8: minor illness, emotions, the doctor’s office, more parts of the body, the pharmacy, ser
vs estar, and me, te, nos. QUIZ: vocabulary words. TEST: Chapter 8.
1 Week STAAR TESTING
Week 28-31
Chapter 9: summer weather and activities, winter weather and activities, preterite tense of –ar
verbs, pronouns (lo, la, los, las), and ir and ser in the preterite. QUIZ: Vocabulary words.
TEST: Chapter 9. Review chapters 1-4.
1 Week STAAR TESTING
Week 32-34
Chapter 10: preterite tense of –er & -ir verbs & indirect object pronouns (le & les). Review
chapters 5-9.
2 Weeks STAAR TESTING
Week 35-37
Chapter 11: present tense of hacer, poner, traer, and salir, present progressive, and present
tense of saber & conocer. 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 1 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 1 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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