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| ESPAÑOL |
Mohonasen
Central School District |
| COURSE OVERVIEW |
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| EXTRA CREDIT | |
| ESSENTIAL TASKS | |
| HOMEWORK | |
| PEERS FOR PEACE | |
| PHSCHOOL.COM (review) | |
| TREASURE HUNTS | |
| TRANSLATOR ALLIGATOR | |
| QUIA (vocabulary review) | |
Introduction| Materials| Grading System| NYS EXAM| Curriculum
Sra. Mair, Spanish 1B-Español 8
Welcome to Spanish 1B! HOLA, I hope you are ready to have some more fun! This course will prepare you to listen, speak, read and write in Spanish and is the second half of Level One of the high school course. At the end of this course, you will be able to tell others about yourself, your family, your house and favorite activities. In June you will be taking the New York State Foreign Language Proficiency Exam in Spanish. Successful completion of this exam with a 75% or higher and a 75% overall average in this class will allow you to receive ONE high school credit!. The following are the classroom's rules that you should follow to be successful in Spanish
1.
All school/team rules apply-refer to school handbook and team rules sheet.
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.
Call the homework hotline (356-8375) and/or access
Sra. Mair's HOMEWORK
web page link..
5. Come prepared to learn and have fun!
MATERIALS:
Listed below are the materials you need everyday :
| textbook: Realidades |
assignment notebook | 3 ring spiral notebook/ paper |
homework notebook- one subject |
Pen/pencil/ crayons in plastic pouch |
completed homework assignments |
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 lose 5pts
for each
missing homework a assignment )
Bonus/pts: 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 Sra Mair's EXTRA CREDIT link.
The New York State Foreign Language Proficiency
The Final exam for this course is the New York State Language Proficiency Assessment. This exam is 25% of your final average for Spanish, in other words in counts as one more quarter grade.
The exam consists of the following four parts:
Part
1a. 10 pts. Oral Participation in class.
Part 1b. 20 pts. Oral
Situations (student holds 4 conversations
(with teacher on
topics chosen randomly)
Part 2 (A, B, C) 40 pts. Listening
Comprehension
Part 3 (A and B) 20 pts. Reading Comprehension
Part 4 10 pts. Writing (Two notes out of three and
30
words each.)
CURRICULUM:
Find
below vocabulary topics which will be covered per quarter.
| Quarter One Chapters 4A-B (Realidades 1B))
Review
of 1A material + |
Quarter Two Chapters 5A-B, 6A Topics: Family Physical descriptions party Supplies Table setting Ordering a meal Project: Pet and family member description |
Quarter
Three Chapter 6B, 7A-B
Topics:
Project: |
Quarter four Chapter 8
Topics: Clothing,
accessories
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To ensure your success in Spanish this year I have created several activities which you could complete anytime during the school year. You must print out your completed activity, write your name on it and hand in. Each activity will have directions and the number of points (PESETAS) that you can receive. Remember pesetas are points towards your quizzes and oral participation. Good Luck....Buena Suerte..............!!!!
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Warning: All information about my
background written here may not be true. Read it and let me
know what's true or false for one peseta FOR EACH FACT YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT.
Please respond via e-mail. 
Yo Soy de Colombia en América del Sur.
Yo tengo 56 años y vivo en Los Estados Unidos desde 1978. Yo soy morena, flaca,
y muy inteligente. Yo tengo seis hijas: Marylee, Margarita, Marta, Maribel,
Maria y Mariana. Marylee tiene 14 años y es rubia, inteligente y seria. Mariana
tiene 18 años y es morena y muy cariñosa. Maribel es un chico de 10 años
y muy loco. Mi esposo es muy, muy bajo y tambien muy inteligente. Mi madre se
llama Gladys y vive en la Ciudad de Nueva York. Yo tengo 8 hermanos. Seis de mis
hermanos viven en Colombia y dos: Angelica y Manuel viven en Los Estados Unidos.
Yo soy una estudiante guaduada en la Universidad Estatal de Albany en Nueva
York. Yo voy a la escuela todos los dias en motocicleta . Yo voy a la escuela
que se llama New Covenant Charter School porque yo soy profesora de italiano.
Todos mis estudiantes son morenos, no hay rubios en la escuela. Si quieres saber
o tener mas información sobre Colombia visita aquí: www.city.net/countries/colombia/Una
peseta por información interesante de Colombia.
Differences/Diferencias en español
This activity requires a visit to the library to check-out a book in Spanish. We have over 300 books in Spanish to choose from. Choose a book, read it and complete the activity below. Print your completed activity, write your name and hand it in. You will receive 10 Pesetas per activity.
title:_____________________________________
Author:____________________________________
This book is about:_________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Print and Fill-out the Venn-diagram below about the book you read. Hand it in class for 10 Pesetas.
| Differences
Your Country |
Similarities | Differences |
Complete the scrabble sheet with any vocabulary you have learned thus far, print it, write your name on it and hand in for 15 pesetas. ¡En Español Por favor! Words can go in any direction. Follow the Scrabble rules. Begin with the letter A in the center of the page.
| A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
This activity requires a visit to the library to check-out a book in Spanish. We have over 300 books in Spanish to choose from. Choose a book, read it and complete the activity below. Print your completed activity, write your name and hand it in. You will receive 10 Pesetas per activity.
title:_____________________________________
Author:____________________________________
This book is about:_________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
| List the Spanish words you know : | List the words that look like English : |
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Regulations by
Maryam Mair,
Spanish Teacher, Mohonasen
Central School District,
2070 Curry Road, Schenectady, NY, 12303 (518)
356-8350
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