Course Overview

Welcome to Spanish 1A! HOLA, I hope you are ready to have some fun!  This course will prepare you to listen, speak, read and write in Spanish and is the first half of LEVEL ONE of the high school course. At the end of this course, you will be able to tell others about yourself and your likes and dislikes.  The following are the classroom's rules that you should follow to be successful in Spanish:

2. Absolutely NO gum chewing or food/candy (How can you speak clearly otherwise?)

3. You must pay CLOSE ATTENTION in class. In a foreign language class each new thing builds upon the last.

4. If absent, you must get class work and/or homework from your telephone partner or Sra. Breen's HOMEWORK web page.

5. Come prepared to learn and have fun! Listed below are the
materials you need everyday :

6. Study by practicing saying aloud all vocabulary words for at least
15 minutes each day.         

GRADING SYSTEM: All quarterly grades will be based upon the following                                    *1/3 Unit Tests and Projects (one unit test and one project per quarter)
     *1/3 class participation (100 pts.= participate in class twice a day to get 
       10 pesetas a week during 10  weeks per quarter  to get 100 pesetas).
     *1/3 quizzes which include:
            a. classroom quizzes (one every 2 weeks)
            b. one notebook quiz per quarter (keep it organized!)
            c. one quiz grade for homework (students begin with 100 pts and 
                loose 5pts for each missing homework assignment)

 Bonus points: Students who participate during class and obtain more than 100 pesetas per quarter will have their extra pesetas added to quizzes' grades. Also, students will have the opportunity to obtain extra credit anytime during the year by completing any of the activities on Señorita Saullo's EXTRA CREDIT web page.

  FINAL EXAM: 10 percent of your final average for Spanish will include the following:

                    a. 15 pts. Final Oral Participation Avg. (4 quarters' participation grade % 4)
                    b. 20 pts. Oral Situation (student has a conversation with teacher on a
                        randomly picked topic )
                    c. 25 pts. Listening Comprehension
                    d. 25 pts. Reading Comprehension
                    e. 15  pts.Writing 

CURRICULUM: Find below vocabulary  topics which will be covered per quarter.