Course Syllabus

Teacher- Julie McAbee

 

Dear Student and Parent / Guardians,

Welcome to Spanish 2!I look forward to being your teacher this semester as you study the Spanish Language and Culture. We will be building upon what was taught in Spanish I.  It is necessary for you to be well organized with your daily work, homework, tests and participation in and outside of class.  There will be many new grammatical concepts taught and vocabulary using daily routines, travel, childhood memories and more.  Keeping up with your work on a daily basis is essential to your success in this class.

 

Goals and Objectives- :  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

 

EmpowerED Parent Portal- https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/2917 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 

 

Online Learning Platform - 

  • Canvas: The majority of assignments will be submitted on our learning platform, Canvas.  Assignments can be submitted a variety of ways including, uploading files, typing into text boxes, and sharing Google documents/presentations.  Students not having used Canvas before should alert the teacher and they will be shown how to submit assignments on Canvas.  Individual assignments will indicate which method of submission on Canvas is expected.  If students need a refresher or have questions, they can access the Canvas Student Guidefor specific instructions.  It is the student's responsibility to ensure assignments are submitted on time and to contact the instructor if there is a problem.  The Canvas Learning Platform logs every student log-in on Canvas which provides teachers with a list of when students log-in to Canvas using their user id. 
  • Canvas is used to grade assignments as well, however, the grades in Canvas, while accurate to that assignment, are NOT the teacher’s gradebook.  The teacher’s gradebook includes categories of assignments that may be weighted differently and may include grades for assignments that did not use the Canvas Learning Platform.  Therefore, students and parents should always check their child’s true average on the Parent Portal on Powerschool. 

 

Materials:

  1. A three ring binder
  2. Notebook paper
  3. 2 pocket folder
  4. Pens and pencils
  5. Spanish – English dictionary
  6. Ear buds
  7. Dry erase marker
  8. Colored Markers or colored pencils

 

Expectations:

 

  1. Follow directions
  2. Show respect for everyone
  3. Be in your seat and ready to work as soon as the bell rings
  4. Always come to class prepared
  5. No use of cell phones allowed

 

 Resource- Text Book www.pearsonsuccessnet.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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Grading:

Students will be given a variety of evaluations to determine the extent of their knowledge.  This will be accomplished through exercises in writing, reading, oral and listening tests, quizzes and homework.  They will demonstrate their knowledge of Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication and Culture.

Test: Given at the end of each unit and will be cumulative, ranging from 50 – 100 pts.

Quizzes: Normally notified ahead of time, but a pop quiz may be necessary. Quizzes may be oral as well as written, ranging from 10 – 50 pts.

Homework: Assigned most nights and will be checked daily. Points range from 10 – 50 pts.

Make-up work:  According to the Union Co. School Handbook, students are to complete any missed work when absent.  Assignments given before the absence are due the day the student returns to school.  If a test or quiz missed, the student has up to 2 days to make it up.  It is the responsibility of the student, not the teacher to find out what work was missed.

 

Course Outline:

Students will review some of the fundamentals of Spanish 1.  New grammar concepts, such as direct and indirect object pronouns, present progressive as well as formal and informal commands.  Students will also learn to conjugate verbs into the preterite and imperfect tenses.  New vocabulary includes ailments, remedies, daily routines, traveling, parts of the town, and childhood pastimes.  Cultural diversity will also be a major part of our studies.

 

TARDY POLICY: 

 

At CATA, instruction is very important. All students are expected to be in their classrooms and ready to receive instruction before the tardy bell rings for each class. Following the tardy bell, students who are not in class must report to the front office for a tardy pass if they tardy to first period.  During the rest of the day teachers will mark student tardy in the PowerSchool Attendance System.   Only students with a Tardy Pass will be admitted after the tardy bell rings for first period.  There is absolutely no food allowed in the classrooms.  Students may not bring in food. 

 

Tardies will be recorded as unexcused unless an excuse can be verified by staff. Tardies will result in the following penalties:

 

All students must report to the office when tardy to first period and to class the rest of the day.  Teachers will mark students tardy who are late to 2nd period, 3rd period, and 4th period.  If a student is tardy twice in third period on Cougar Time days (Once before class and once after lunch), then the teacher will  mark them tardy one time in Power School and write it up as a minor incident in Educator Handbook for the second tardy of the period.   

 

1st/2nd Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods)

3rd Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods).  The teacher will contact the parent on the third tardy by phone.  

4th/5th Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods). The teacher will submit a discipline referral to the administration and 1 day ASD with administration.  The administration will contact the parent.  

6th/7th Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods).  The teacher will submit a discipline referral to the administration and 2 days ASD with administration.  The administration will contact the parent.  

8th Tardy: Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods).  The teacher will submit a discipline referral to the administration and 3 days ASD.  The administration will set up a parent conference, create a written plan, and possible additional consequences. 

 

  • Please note that administrator warnings will only come from an administrator in the office for first period tardies.  Please be sure to give warnings to students in all other periods. 

 

The administration reserves the right to modify consequences on a case-by-case basis whenever appropriate. This may include loss of parking privileges. Students arriving on late buses will not be considered tardy.

 

 

Late Work:  Please place in your syllabi

Any late work that cannot be made up at all is recorded as a 0

If a student has the opportunity to make up work then, the grade is recorded as a

 

Exam Exemption Policy

For any class that does NOT have an EOC, NC Final, or CTE Exam.  ONLY FOR TEACHER MADE EXAMS, please place in your syllabus

High School students will not be required to take a teacher-made[6] final exam in a course in the following situations:

  • The student has an average of 90 or above the week prior to the administration of the exam and has no more than 3 absences (excused or unexcused) in the class; or
  • The student has an average of 80 or above the week prior to the administration of the exam and has no more than 2 absences  (excused or unexcused) in the class

Tutoring:

Tutoring will be offered after school on Thursdays from 3:45 until 4:00

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  I can be reached at 704-296-3088 or julie.mcabee@ucps.k12.nc.us.  I look forward to a successful year with all of the students.

 

Julie McAbee

HOW TO DO RECORDING:

1. go to: http://vocaroo.com/Links to an external site.

2. click to record

3. allow microphone

4. click record button & click stop button once done

5. copy & submit link in correct assignment drop box

 HOW TO GET SPANISH KEYBOARD:

1. For the vowels á, é, í, ó, ú simply hit the APOSTROPHE key then the vowel.

2. For the ñ, simply hold SHIFT and the ~ key, then hit the n.

3. For the punctuation ¿ simply hit the RIGHT ALT key AND the Question Mark key. 

4. For the punctuation ¡ simply hit the RIGHT ALT key AND the NUMBER 1 key.

5. For the vowel ü simply hit the SHIFT key then the APOSTROPHE (quotation mark) key then the vowel. 

FOR MORE HELP GO TO: https://gaillegrand.com/2013/09/23/accents-for-the-spanish-language-on-the-chromebook/Links to an external site. 

Course Summary:

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