Teacher : Lauren Stewart
Email : [email protected]
Email : [email protected]
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What is our Learning Goal?
In this course, students will demonstrate proficiency in the critical thinking skills of decision-making, information processing, reasoning, and analysis at or above course standards. Students will demonstrate appropriate critical thinking skills in spoken and written expression as well as reading and listening comprehension. |
Course Description
Spanish III Honors continues to build on the foundation of language and culture established in Spanish I and Spanish II. This course strives to improve the student’s language skills by integrating the four skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking in the target language with greater emphasis on oral proficiency. Development of these skills occurs in a curriculum that emphasizes the foreign language content standards of communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities.
Spanish III Honors continues to build on the foundation of language and culture established in Spanish I and Spanish II. This course strives to improve the student’s language skills by integrating the four skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking in the target language with greater emphasis on oral proficiency. Development of these skills occurs in a curriculum that emphasizes the foreign language content standards of communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities.
OBJECTIVES
GRADING SCALESUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS 40%
(Tests, Projects, Essays, Etc.) FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS 30% (Quizzes, VHL, Interviews, Etc. PARTICIPATION 20% (Classwork, VHL, Participation in Virtual Class Discussion, Etc.) FINAL EXAM 10% Cell Phone PolicyStudents are expected to place their cell phone in their backpack BEFORE class begins.
Students shall not use, display or turn on cellular phones or other electronic devices during instruction time except when the teacher gives permission to use these devices for instructional purposes. The consequences for inappropriate cell phone is a discipline referral. If students are taking an assessment, ALL phones MUST be placed in the front cellphone holder. |
Late Grade Policy
Formative assignments, such as but is not limited to homework and VHL activities, may be turned in late for a 10 point deduction for each calendar day late. Students have up to 5 calendar days past the original due date inorder to turn in their work. If work is not submitted by then, the student will receive the grade of a 0 for the assignment. Previously set assignments, such as but not limited to projects and presentations, are required to be submitted to the teacher by the due date. No late grades will be given. VHL CentralStudents will be assigned VHL activities on a weekly basis. Students should plan on working on the assignments periodically throughout the week to not earn a late grade if turned in past the deadline. Please see the "Late Grade Policy" for further information.
VHL is also a great resource where you can find and online copy of the textbook and extra practice activities. Class ParticipationParticipation is essential to your success in this class. This means that to get full credit for speaking in the target language as part of your daily grade, you will have to participate in class and small group conversations and practice. By being an engaged participant in class discussions, not only will a student earn a good grade in that category, but it will also prepare them for future assessments.
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Suggested Supply List and Useful Resources
CTLSStudents will also have certain assignments posted to them via CTLS and the class will always be notified of these assignments.
If you are ever having trouble uploading or turning in an activity via CTLS, email the assignment to Sra. Stewart. Be sure to follow the Email Policy below. EMAIL PolicyThe following email policy is to help you, the student, prepare for how to address a future professor or employer in an email.
Extra HelpExtra help and tutoring are available.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Cheating is considered a serious matter. The parents of a student who has been involved in cheating will be notified and the student will receive a grade of zero for the test/assignment.
For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following:
For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following:
- Using computer translators. This includes, but is not limited to, Google Translate and SpanishDict.
- Using someone else´s knowledge to answer questions and/ or to complete activities.
- Plagiarism. (I.E. Taking verbatim information from a source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work as their own. )
- Utilizing notes or other guides during a test or a quiz.
- Collaborating on assignments and activities when the work should be completed independently.
- Utilizing additional technology devices during assessments.
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Before you go, click on the most appropriate link for your class period. By filling out the prompted form, you are not only signing that you acknowledge the above syllabus, but you will also be providing me with information about you as a student. The completion of this survey will result in a Daily Participation grade. Yay! Easy 100!
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** The above syllabus is subject to change. The grading scale will remain the same.
Third Period Forth Period
** The above syllabus is subject to change. The grading scale will remain the same.