Ulster Community College Course No.: SPA 202
Marlboro Central High School Semester: Spring 2017
Intermediate Spanish 2/ Spanish 202 Course Instructor: Ms. Tamara Natoli
Office hours: Periods 3, 5, 6, 7 and after school by appt
Spanish 202: 4 credits. A course for students who can communicate orally on the intermediate level and who can begin to read unsimplified Spanish literature. Intermediate Spanish 2 emphasizes the improvement of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The students read selections from Spanish and Latin American literature, learn about prominent contemporary authors, and work on additional grammar issues. The instructor intends to conduct this class almost exclusively in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 201 or ability to follow a course given in Spanish and to read Spanish prose with the help of a dictionary.
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: Intermediate Spanish II
TEXTBOOK: Blanco, José, Imagina, Vista Higher Learning, 2007.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
GENERAL COURSE GOALS:
· Students will continue to develop proficiency beyond the basic level in the understanding and use of Spanish.
· Students will develop knowledge of the distinctive features of the culture of Spanish speaking regions and nations.
SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course the student will:
· Demonstrate knowledge of the societies of selected Latin American countries.
· Communicate in Spanish about familiar topics in the present, past and future.
· Demonstrate the ability to use the subjunctive mood in the present and past
· Demonstrate the ability to use the perfect tenses and the passive voice correctly on the sentence level.
· Demonstrate the ability to read Spanish on the Advanced -low level of the ACTFL Proficiency Scale.
· Write summaries of Spanish films, plays, and stories
· Demonstrate oral proficiency on the Advanced-low level of the ACTFL Proficiency Scale.
COURSE OUTLINE: (puede cambiar)
Unidad 3: Los medios
Vocabulario: Imagina p 117
Poema: Idilio
El Cortometraje: Adiós, Mamá
Gramática: futuro y condicional,
pronombres relativos (que, el cual, etc) pp 172-183
Forma de evaluación: proyecto/ anuncio
Examen formal
El subjuntivo
Repaso de la estructura
Repaso de los usos (WEIRDOS)
El subjuntivo versus el indicativo
Forma de evaluación: Prueba
El subjuntivo en el pasado
La estructura
Los usos (WEIRDOS en el pasado o en el condicional)
El subjuntivo versus el indicativo en el pasado
Cláusulas condicionales (si….) p 322
Secuencias de los tiempos
Forma de evaluación: Proyecto de encontrar ejemplos
Unidad 6: El valor de las ideas pp 196-227
articles about immigration policy and human rights
discuss government and politics
pages 208-9 in the Imagina text
pages 224-226 in the Imagina text
pages 197-202 in the Imagina text, watching El ojo en la nuca
differentiate between por and para, p 142
Forma de evaluación: Prueba sobre por y para
Examen
Unidad 7: Tiempos Perfectos- presente y pasado, futuro y condicional?
O- Muerte en el barrio: obra de teatro??
vocabulario,
lectura de la obra original,
análisis de la obra y los personajes.
Prueba sobre los hechos básicos.
Examen escrito (ensayos).
O- Como agua para chocolate: película??
vocabulario,
lectura de la obra original,
análisis de la obra y los personajes.
Prueba sobre los hechos básicos.
Examen escrito (ensayos).
Examen Final
El 13 de junio durante la Semana del Regents, por la mañana. Se basa en todo el vocabulario y la gramática que hemos estudiado durante 201 y 202.
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE:
· Satisfactory completion of all assignments
· Satisfactory performance on periodic quizzes and compositions
· Satisfactory participation and attendance (See attendance policy)
· Satisfactory completion of the final exam.
METHOD OF ASSESSING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
The Final grade will be determined by the following:
A. Participation in class discussion and exercises (20%)
B. Evaluation of the average of all tests (40%) and quizzes (25%)
C. Satisfactory completion of homework (15%)
D. The final grade will be derived from the average of quizzes, tests, homework, and class participation (67%), and final exam (33%).
ATTENDANCE:
Class attendance is of the utmost importance. A student will be permitted up to 9 legal absences per semester (college visits, band lessons, etc.) Absences beyond this number require the prior, discretionary approval of the instructor. Abuse of this policy will result in the dropping of one full letter grade. Students who are late or miss class are responsible for obtaining assignments and class notes and materials. A student who is absent is expected to get all missing work and have it done when it is due. (Contact a trustworthy classmate or the instructor via email.) Two instances of significant lateness count as one absence. Missed quizzes or tests must be made up within one week of a student’s return to school.
Conversion to College Grades
93-100- A
90-92- A-
87-89-B+
83-86- B
80-82 B-
77-79 C+
73-76 C
70-72 C-
60-69 D
0-59 F
Marlboro Central School District
Academic Integrity Policy
Academic integrity and honesty are valued in the Marlboro Central School District. Accordingly, this policy shall apply to all courses offered in the Marlboro Central School District (K—12), including Bridge and Advanced Placement courses.
GUIDELINES: Acknowledging that cheating and/or plagiarism in any form is not tolerated, students will not do the following:
Ø Copy or attempt to copy another person’s work
Ø Submit another’s work as their own
Ø Give their work to another
Ø Use cheat sheets/notes
Ø Plagiarize (to steal and/or pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own, without crediting the source)
DUE PROCESS: Any student accused of plagiarism or cheating will have the opportunity to defend his/her work with the classroom teacher.
CONSEQUENCES: Students who have plagiarized or cheated will face the following consequences:
1. The teacher will confiscate all material evidence.
2. The teacher will discuss the matter with the student.
3. The work in question will receive a “0” with no opportunity for a re-take.
4. The Principal will be informed.
Parental notification will be made in all instances of cheating/plagiarism. This includes (but is not limited to) class work, homework, quizzes, and major works such as tests, essays, and major projects.
APPEAL PROCESS: A student and/or parent may appeal the classroom teacher’s determination. The appeal will be made through the Principal’s office within three school days of the assignment’s confiscation.
College Spanish 202 Registration
Semester 2
Jan 2017- June 2017
The cost per credit from Ulster County Community College is $55.00, for a total of $220.00. Free or reduced lunch students pay $1. per credit.
The forms will be given out in your college class. If you are taking more than one class through the Ulster County Community College Bridge Program, you can register for all of them on the same form.
Textbook: Imagina: español sin barreras. José Blanco, C. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch. Vista Higher Learning. Books will be supplied to the students. In case of loss, ISBN # is 13: 978-1-59334-940-0.
Thank you,
Tamara Natoli