• Be prepared with all materials each day.
• Participate positively in class activities.
• Follow directions the FIRST TIME, without comment.
• Be respectful of the teacher, other students, and yourself.
• Speak as much Spanish as you are able to. (We’re all here to learn!)

• When you don’t understand something, remember to follow these steps:

Basic greetings and leave-takings

Basic classroom commands

Ways to respond to ¿Cómo estás?

Alphabet

Numbers to 30

Classroom objects

Colors

Animals

Family members

How to describe someone’s personality and give a physical description

Days of the week

Weather

Seasons

Clothing

Talk about who is doing something

Use of tambien and tampoco

Adverbs siempre, nunca, a veces

Review of weather

Say what you like and dislike (gustar)

Abbreviate sentences by replacing nouns with el or la

Gustar with object pronouns

Verbs for daily activities

Around the house vocabulary

Describe who does what and when

When to use tú and usted

Tell ages

Possessive adjectives

Talk about feelings

Verb tener and tener expressions

Birthday celebrations

Cultures studied: Ecuador, Argentina, Nicaragua

• Gramática y Vocabulario – Grammar and Vocabulary
• Apuntes y Trabajo - Notes and Classwork
• Tarea - Homework

Classroom Rules:

    1. Be prepared.  What this looks like: When class begins, student is in assigned seat with a working writing utensil and needed materials on desk.

    2. Be polite.  What this looks like: This is a requirement that all students respect their teachers, their classmates, their materials, and themselves! Each student takes care of his or her own property and avoids damage to the school’s or others’ property. Student uses positive language, and does not put anyone down.

    3. Be productive. What this looks like: Student follows procedures for individual and group work, turning in assignments, and other classroom directions from the teacher in order to use our class time efficiently.

Goals:

     Be proud.    (Doing your best is strongly encouraged.)

Consequences:   Verbal warning, Note or call home, Silent Lunches, Student does work alone instead of buddy work, Student writes a written reflection or apology for his or her actions, Loss of free time or computer time, Demerits

Rewards:  Praise or notes, Spanish games time, In-class homework time, and Tickets (billetes) will be given out for good behavior seen throughout a class (being ready to begin class, working well in alone work and/or cooperatively in a group, etc.).  The tickets may be put in a collection upon exiting each class and I will draw names for prizes periodically (at least once a month). Prizes will include fun school supplies, candy, or points on assignments.

Grading  - 6th grade

• 4 written quizzes:                     20%
• 2 spoken quizzes:                      20%
• Presentation/Project:               10%
• Classwork/Homework:            25%
• Homework will be given once a week.
• Participation:                            25%

Grading Policy - 7th and 8th grade:

• 3 tests:                                        30%
• 4 written quizzes:                      10%
• 2 spoken quizzes:                      20%
• Presentation/Project:               10%
• Classwork/Homework:            15%
• Homework will be given once a week.
• Participation:                            15%

Late Work

Students are expected to have homework completed at the beginning of the class period. Late work for full credit will only be accepted in the case of an excused absence. Some work will be graded based upon completion, and some of it will be based on correctness. I will let the students know which way I will be grading.  Each day an assignment is late, 10% will be taken away.

If a student is absent, getting the make-up assignment is each student's personal responsibility. All homework and long-term assignments will be posted on my homework web pagethe day they are assigned.  If a student does not have internet access, it is their responsibility to come to me or check with a classmate to get their missed assignment(s).  The assignment will be due the next time he/she has Spanish class.

Extra Credit:

Grades 6 - 8! 

If you'd like extra credit, simply work on one of the sites in the games, quizzes, or tutorials sections of the Links and have a parent or guardian write me a note or e-mail saying what you did and for how long. 20 minutes of playing/studying in Spanish = 5 points extra credit to add to the total points you have. (That's worth half of a classwork assignment.) You may do this up to 5 times.

Review (capítulo puente):

Greetings and emotions

Give personal information (age, phone number, e-mail)

Tell time

Review dates; schedules

Describe who does what and when

Verbs: ser, tener, estar, vivir, llamar,

Give invitations

Discuss plans

-Ar verbs

Review weather

Using pronouns after prepositions

Food vocabulary

Comment on food

Review adjective agreement

Take and give orders of food

Make polite requests

To be -  Ser vs. estar

Verbs: pedir, servir, preferir, poder, probar

Give instructions

 Affirmative informal commands

Use of direct objects and direct object pronouns

Informal commands and pronouns

Review how to tell time

Talk about daily routine

Staying fit and healthy

Verbs with reflexive pronouns

Infinitives and conjugated verbs with prepositions

Tell how you are feeling with verbs estar, sentirse, and tener

Negative informal commands

Use of direct objects and reflexive pronouns with informal commands

Healthcare

Giving advice

Introduction to past tense

–ar verbs

Temperature

Pastimes review

Ask and give opinions about looks

Ask for help in a store

Tell how much something costs

Numbers to one million

Past tense of –ar verbs (comprar, gastar)

Clothing vocabulary

Cultures studied: Mexico, Argentina, Dominican Republic