Spanish 3

COURSE SYLLABUS

Instructor: Mrs. Ferguson

Classroom: 206
Conference Hour: Monday- Friday 9:40 a.m. - 10:27 a.m.
E-mail:

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

  • Participate in simple face-to-face communication
  • Create statements and questions to communicate independently when speaking and writing
  • Understand main ideas and some details of material on familiar topics when listening and reading
  • Understand simple statements and questions when listening and reading
  • Meet limited practical and social writing needs
  • Use knowledge of the culture in the development of communication skills
  • Use knowledge of the components of language, including grammar, to increase accuracy of expression
  • Cope successfully in straightforward social and survival situations

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 30%
Quizzes 30%
Projects & Exams 30%
Participation 10%
Total 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.

v  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 / Topic/Activities
Week 1-3 / Chapter 1: the geography of Spain, the history of Spain, Spanish culture, review verbs in the present & preterite forms, preterite of stem-changing verbs, y preterite of irregular verbs. QUIZ: vocabulary words. TEST: chapter 1 lesson 1.
Week 4-6 / Chapter 1: nouns in that begin with a- & ha-, demonstrative pronouns, possessive pronouns, trains of the future, and immigrants in tarifa (reading). TEST: Chapter 1 lessons 2-3. Chapter 2: the geography of Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia. QUIZ: Vocabulary words.
Week 7-9 / Chapter 2: the history & culture of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The imperfect, the imperfect vs. the preterite, and expressing two past actions in the same sentence. QUIZ: imperfect and preterite. TEST: Chapter 2 lessons 1-2.
Week 10-11 / Chapter 2 lesson 3: expressing necessity, possibility, wishes, preferences, and demands with the subjunctive. TEST: Chapter 2 lesson 3. Chapter 3 lesson 1: the geography, history, and culture of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Review the verbs ser and estar. TEST: Chapter 3 lesson 1. Chapter 3 lesson 2: Summer fashion & leaving home to go to college. QUIZ: verbs ser estar.
Week 12-14 / Chapter 3 lesson 2: using verbs with indirect objects to express surprise, interest, and annoyance. Expressing likes and needs with gustar and faltar. TEST: Chapter 3 lesson 2.
THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Week 15-17 / Chapter 3 lesson 3: using the subjunctive to express emotion, doubt, or uncertainty. TEST: Chapter 3 lesson 3. Review for semester exam: chapter 1-3.
SEMESTER EXAM
Week 18-20 / Begin working on project 1 (piñatas). Chapter 4 lesson 1: the geography, history, and culture of Central American countries. Future tense & conditional tense. QUIZ: vocabulary words & future tense. TEST: Chapter 4 lesson 1.
Week 21-24 / Project 1 cont’d. Chapter 4 lesson 2: finances & direct and indirect object pronouns. QUIZ: DO & IO pronouns. TEST: Chapter 4 lesson 2.
Week 25-27 / Begin working on 2 (music video). Chapter 4 lesson 3: Public announcements in the newspaper, microchip implants in pets for identification, imperfect subjunctive, and the subjunctive with conjunctions of time. QUIZ: Vocabulary words. TEST: Chapter 4 lesson 3.
1 Week STAAR TESTING
Week 28-31 / Project 2 cont’d. Chapter 5 lesson 1: geography, history and culture of Mexico. Present perfect& the imperative. QUIZ: Vocabulary words. TEST: Chapter 5 lesson 1.
1 Week STAAR TESTING
Week 32-34 / Chapter 5 lesson 2: transportation, progressive tense, placement of direct and indirect object pronouns, and direct & indirect object pronouns with commands. TEST: Chapter 5 lesson 2.
2 Weeks STAAR TESTING
Week 35-37 / Chapter 5 lesson 3: windsurfing in Mexico & Mexican families, pluperfect, conditional perfect, future perfect, subjunctive with indefinite ideas, and subjunctive in relative clauses. TEST: Chapter 5 lesson 3. Review for semester exam. Present projects to the class.
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 3 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 3 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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