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Spanish I – Sr. Sexton

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Welcome to Spanish I! This should be a great year, and I look forward to helping you in your desire to learn Spanish. Learning a new language can be both a lot of fun and a lot of work. I want you all to know that I want everyone to be successful in this class, and I am always willing to answer your questions and help if you ask. In turn, I ask that you all do your part by coming to class prepared every day.

Course Objectives: Students will develop knowledge of Spanish language and the many cultures associated with it. An emphasis will be on developing all components of communication: listening, reading, writing and speaking at a middle novice level. This course will meet State of Ohio and national guidelines for foreign language standards. This course will prepare all students to move on to Spanish II

How will we communicate?

-Interpretive: Understandingspeech and writing

-Interpersonal:Understanding and responding

-Presentational: Delivering a written or spoken message

Materials Required:A notebook dedicated to this class

Pencil or pen

Three prong pocket folder

Loose-leaf paper

*A three ring binder is not necessary, but would be helpful to keep notes and homework organized.

There will be bell work everyday. We will review the answers and address any questions each day, but the bell work will only be checked for points on Fridays. Each bell work should be labeled by date and kept in your notebook. Other things to go into the notebook are: Old tests or quizzes, study guides and other important handouts.

Evaluation: All assignments will fall into two categories: Formative or Summative. Formative assessments help to tell me how well you are learning the material presented, while summative assessments show me what you are capable of doing with the language as we have learned it so far.

The different assessmentsare:

TestsHomeworkWriting QuizzesProjects

Listening activitiesParticipation Speaking Presentations Reading

Homework: Homework is assigned almost every day for 5 points, and students must do all assignments completely. All homework must be done independently and before class begins. If I see anyone completing an assignment once the class has begun, or if I sees a bunch of “gibberish” written, the student automatically receives a 0. Copied homework will not be given credit. All assignments must be completely finished, and even not having one or two answers will result in only ½ credit being awarded.

Absences and Make-up Work: If you miss a day of class, it is your responsibility to find out what the assignment was and complete it. If you are in the building during the day, you must get your homework to Sr. Sexton by the end of the day in order to receive credit. All work for prearranged absences (field trips, vacations, etc.) must be handed in before the absence. If you miss the day before a test is given but have known about the test before the absence you are still required to take the test with the class. All make up tests will be done after school or during a study hall.

Computer Use: All students must sign an AUP so we can use the computer lab to supplement the class. When we are using the computer, students may not “surf.” If a student is caught in a site different from the assignment, he will receive a 0 on the assignment. Students must ask permission to use the computers in the classroom, and any use must be related to Spanish.

Use of Class time and Leaving the Classroom: The entire fifty minutes of class must be used solely for Spanish class. Every grading period, you each get three hall passes. If you need to leave during the class period, fill out the pass in your agenda and have Señor Sexton sign it.

Care of textbooks: All textbooks must be covered after the first week of classes.

Online Classroom: There is an online classroom that accompanies this course. Each night’s homework assignments will be posted there, so if you are absent, be sure to look there for any work to make up. Also, there will be writing prompts in the form of a blog posted from time to time and you will be responsible for going to the site and following the instructions and responding to the prompt.

Also, this is where you can find an extra copy of this syllabus and some useful online resources.

Plagiarism: Copying and cheating are school rules and are handled in accordance with the policies and consequences in the student handbook. Plagiarism in a foreign language class includes the following: copying from any written text or any other person’s work, using a Spanish-speaking person or an advanced-level Spanish student to do any of your work, copying and pasting from any source on the Internet, using online translators or aps on cellphones or tablets, and any other way to turn in work that is not your own Spanish.

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

Start of the period:Get out book and other materials for our class.

Have homework for the day out and ready to be checked.

Put everything else under the desk.

Look on overhead for bell work assignment.

Finish bell ringer in time allotted.

Answering and asking:Please raise your hand!

Homework:Homework is posted on the board at the front of the class.

You may do homework only at the end of the period.

Do your own work.

End of the period: The teacher, not the bell, dismisses you.

All desks must be back in their places.

Nothing left on the floor.

All materials returned to their places.

Students remain in their seats until dismissed.

Nobody may leave if the above are not done.

Leaving the classroom:Nobody may leave without an office pass or hall pass filled out in the student agenda.

Each student receives 3 hall passes per grading period.

Tardy to class:School policy followed. (See student agenda.)

Running in the door as the bell is ringing is a tardy.

Working in groups:Stay on task.

Show respect to all peers.

Do your fair share.

Using the computers:No doing anything other than the assigned activity (playing games, surfing the Internet, listening to music, checking grades, etc.)

When finished, clean up all papers.

Exit out of the program you were in.

DISCIPLINE PLAN – SR. SEXTON

CLASSROOM RULES

1. Obey all school rules.
2. Be in your seat when the bell rings.
3. Bring all books and materials to class and have them out when the bell rings.
4. No personal grooming, using electronics, or anything else off-task during class.
5. Respect the people, furnishings, and equipment of Room 274.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO BREAK A RULE

(per grading period)

First Time: Warning.

Second Time: 15 minute detention after school.

Third Time:Call home and 30 minute detention after school.

Fourth Time:Office discipline referral.

SevereDisruptionStudent sent immediately to office.

August 22 , 2013

Dear Parents:

I am thrilled to have your students in Spanish class this year! We are going to work hard, but we will have fun doing so. I am committed to helping your children succeed, and I want you to know that I have an open-door policy for both them and you. Please read over my course syllabus and discipline plan. If you and your child sign the discipline plan and I receive it by the end of the first week of school, he or she will receive two extra credit points.

Please call or email me anytime at the information provided below. I look forward to seeing you at Open House!

Respectfully yours,

Jacob Sexton, teacher of Spanish

Phone: 330-664-4822 voicemail 527629

Email:

STUDENTS: I have read this classroom discipline plan and understand it. I will honor it while in room 274.

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PARENTS: My child has discussed the classroom discipline plan with me. I understand it and will support it.

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TEACHER: I will be fair and consistent in administering the discipline plan for room 274.

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