SPANISH I  & ACCELERATED SPANISH I

N. Salzer

Class Rules,Expectations and Goals

I. Classroom rules:

• Be on time and on task as soon as you enter the classroom.
• Have homework on your desk ready to be checked.
• Always be respectful and considerate towards everyone around you.
• There is no talking, unless you have raised your hand and have been given permission.
• If you choose to break these rules a warning will be given only the first time.  However lunch duties, teacher detention, or central detention will be given for subsequent incidents of misbehavior.  Participation points will also be lost accordingly.

II. Bring the following to class:

• A one-inch binder with pocket separators – every day
• Covered textbook – every day
• Workbook – when assigned
• A red pen to check HW and any other color pen for taking notes – every day
• Spanish-English dictionary – every day

III. Homework:

• Will be given daily unless otherwise mentioned.
• Is expected to be done on a timely manner. No late HW will be accepted.
• It is your responsibility to get HW whenever you’re absent and to bring it in the next time you come to class.

IV. Absences:

• You are responsible for all notes and assignments missed during an absence.
• Read the section in the textbook that you missed and do your best  to complete the HW.
• Check new.choolnotes.com to get updated with HW.

V. Testing:

• Quizzes will be given every week unless otherwise announced.
• A test will be given at the end of each chapter.
• If you are absent on the day of the test, be prepared to take it on the first day back to school.
• If you are absent during the review time and on the day of the test, it is your responsibility to  arrange with me to review and take the test/quiz no later than a day for each day absent.

VI. Quarterly grading will be asfollows:

• Tests – 40%
• Quizzes – 40%
• Homework – 15% - the student starts with 100 HW points and is expected to maintain them by always
  completing his HW on time.  For each time that the student does not do and complete his HW, 5 HW points will be deducted in this category.
• Class participation – 5% - All students start off with 100 points in class participation.  They are all expected to maintain their 100 points by coming to class prepared (with textbook, binder, pens, etc.) and staying on task throughout. They are expected to stay involved in every class activity.  However, if the student is unprepared, and chooses to be disruptive and/or uncooperative, 5 participation points will be deducted for each incident. 

VII. Cheating and its consequences:

Cheating is a very serious offense and will be dealt with according to the guidelines stated on

the St. Joseph’s Handbook.  If the student is caught cheating, he will be given a “0” on the test, quiz,

       or assignment cheated on. Parents and the Dean of Students will be notified. The student will be given

       a Saturday detention along with the loss of certain privileges and honors for his entire HS career.

VIII. Goals:

To be able to function in Spanish at a novice-mid level, demonstrating the ability to:

• Greet
• Describe self and others
• Talk about the weather
• Talk about school subjects
• Tell time
• Tell dates
• Talk about sports
• Say what you like and don’t like
• Name and describe the items and rooms in a house
• Talk about chores
• Talk about foods
• Talk about shopping and clothing
• Name the parts of the body and say what hurts
• Talk about places to go in town and how to get there
• Talk about things that happened in the past
• Make certain commands
• Recognize cultural and physical aspects of Spanish-speaking countries
• Have fun while learning all the above

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9/2/10
Accelerated Spanish I & Spanish I

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Bring:
a one inch binder
red pen
black / blue pen
Spanish - English dictionary
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9/7/10
Spanish I & Accelerated Spanish I
Cover textbook
Text. Pg. 25 - En resumen
Complete printout - Spanish only
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9/8/10

Spanish I
Txt. Pg. 4 #1
There will be a quiz on Friday on:
Greetings, goodbyes
asking peers and adults how they're feeling
bien, mal, regular
tú and usted

Accelerated Sp. I
Text Pg. 8 #4, #5
Quiz on Fri on all the above plus
introductions
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9/13/10
Spanish I
URB printout practica A
(URB - Unit Resource Book - printouts given in class)
Quiz Friday: de donde eres? Spanish-speaking countries, numbers

Acc Spanish I
URB Pg. 10-11 #'s 1 & 2
Preliminary Unit Test Friday
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9/14/10
Spanish
URB Pg. 10 & 11 #'s 1 & 2

Accelerated Spanish I
URB Pg. 15 #'s 1 & 2
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9/15/10
Spanish I
URB Pg. 12 #'s 1 & 2

Acc. Spanish I
URB Pg. 18 #'s 1 & 2
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9/16/10
Spanish I
URB Pg. 13 #'s 1 & 2
Study for quiz tomorrow: Say where people are from; Spanish-speaking countries; numbers

Acc. Spanish I
Text Pg. 26 #2, Pg. 2 #3
Study preliminary unit for test tomorrow

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9/20/10

Spanish I

Finish printout, bring scissors

Acc. Sp. I

Wb 15 & 16

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9/21/10

Spanish I

URB 20 & 21

Acc. Sp. I

Wb 17 & 18

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9/22/10

Spanish I

URB 22 & 24

Acc. Sp. I

Test on Fri. on Preliminary Unit

Wb 19 & 20

Test on Fri. on subject pronouns, ser, gustar

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9/23/10

Spanish I

Txt Pg. 26 & 27, finish "repaso"

Test tomorrow

Acc. Spanish I

Text Pg. 53 #4

Test tomorrow

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9/24/10

Spanish I

Txt. Pg. 51 En resumen

Acc. Sp. I

Txt. Pg. 75 En resumen

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9/27/10

Spanish I

Wb Pg. 1, 2, & 3

Txt. Pg. 34 Para y piensa

Acc. Sp. I

Wb. Pg. 24 & 25

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9/28/10

Spanish I

Wb Pg. 18 - will be collected, write clearly

Acc. Sp. I

Wb Pg. 27, 28, 38

Write e-mail giving at least 5 descriptions of self. Say that you like to do at least 5 activities. Say that you don't like to do at least 3 activities. Ask your penpal what he/she likes to do. (Due Monday 10/4/10) Rubric and detailed instructions will be given in class.

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9/29/10

Spanish I

Wb Pg. 4, 5, & 6

Acc. Sp. I

Wb Pg. 43

URB Pg. 62. Re-write corrected poem using superlatives.

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There will be no testing on Thursday and no classes on Friday

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10/4/10

Spanish I

Wb Pg. 16

Quiz tomorrow on subject pronouns, the verb ser (to be) and activities vocabulary

Acc. Spanish I

Wb Pg. 30,31, & 32

Quiz tomorrow on noun adjective agreement, def. and indef. articles & vocabulary

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10/5/10

Spanish I

Txt Pg. 41 #11

Write where all the nominees are from

Acc. Spanish I

Txt Pg. 105 - En resumen

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10/6/10

Spanish I

Wb. Pg. 7 & 8

Acc. Spanish I

Txt Pg. 87 Numbers 11 - 100

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10/7/10

Spanish I

Finish URB 36 - 37 if not finished in class

Acc. Spanish I

Wb. Pg. 50 & 51 - due Monday 11/11/10

GO BURZERKERS!!!

Do not bring anything to school tomorrow that you don't want to carry around with you while competing and trying to win The Cup.  Lunch will be provided. You'll be able to change into your team t-shirt in class. I'll step outside while you do so.

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Freshman Cup

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10/19/10

Spanish I

Txt. Pg. 47 #21. Write an e-mail introducing yourself and telling someone the activities that you like and the ones that you don't like .

Test on Thursday - study guide given in class

Acc. Sp. I

Wb. Pg. 50-51

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10/20/10

Spanish I

Study for test on Thursday. Study guide given in class

Acc. Spanish I

Wb. Pg. 53, 54 & 55

Test on Friday on: Accents; numbers; time telling; Mexico; tener vs. tener que; frequency words; hay (there is, there are, is there, are there)

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10/21/10

Spanish I

Txt. Pg. 75 - En resumen

Acc. Spanish I

Study for test on Friday

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10/22/10

Spanish I

Wb. Pg. 24

Acc. Spanish I

No hay tarea

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11/1/10

Spanish I
Txt. Pg. 67 #12. #13

Test on Thursday on unit 1 lesson 2

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 77 & 78

Quiz on Wednesday on estar, school vocab. emotions, location vocab

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11/2/10

Spanish I

Txt. Pg. 70#18 Describe one or two famous people

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 87 & 88

Study for quiz tomorrow

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11/3/10

Spanish I

Study for test tomorrow

Acc. Spanish I

Wb Pg. 93-94 (Mexico, find information in text or internet, will discuss in class)

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11/4/10

Spanish I

Txt Pg. 105 - En resumen

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 79 - 81

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11/5/10

Spanish I

Txt Pg. 87, #'s 1 - 100 (those on the page only)

Acc. Spanish I

TBA

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11/15/10

Spanish I

Txt Pg. 95 #10

Quiz tomorrow on:

tener, words of frequency, classes, time telling

Acc. Spanish I

Txt Pg. 140

Write a question and answer using the interrogative words on the page.

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11/16/10

Spanish I

No tarea

Acc. Spanish I

Wb Pg. 100-101

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12/6/10

Hoy es el seis de diciembre de dos mil diez

Spanish I

URB 15 & 16

Unit 2.2 test on Friday 12/10 on verbs estar and ir, location, school items and places, Mexico, emotions, time telling

Acc. Sp. I

WB 122 - 123

Quiz on Friday on possessives, telling dates and asking birthdays, Puerto Rico political status

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12/7/10

Hoy es el siete de diciembre de dos mil diez

SpanishI

Wb 79 - 80

Test Friday. See above

Acc. Sp. I

Wb 124

Quiz on Friday. See above

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12/8/10

Hoy es el ocho de diciembre de dos mil diez

Spanish I

Wb 81

Acc. Sp. I

Wb 125-126

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12/9/10

Hoy es el nueve de diciembre de dos mil diez

Spanish I

Txt. 131 #4

Test tomorrow

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 127

Quiz tomorrow

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1/3/11

Spanish I

Wb 102

Quiz Friday on gustar with nouns and er & ir verbs

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 148-149

Quiz Friday on clothing and stem-changing verbs e -> ie

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1/4/11

Spanish I

Wb. 103-104

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 150

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1/5/11

Spanish I

Wb 105

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 151-152

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1/6/11

Spanish I

Wb. 106

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 153

Quiz tomorrow on clothing and stem-changing verbs e -> ie

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1/26/11

Spanish I

Wb 122

Acc. Spanish I

Wb163

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1/27/11

Spanish I

Wb 123

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 162

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1/28 11

Spanish I

Wb 124

Acc. Spanish I

Wb 164

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1/31/11

Acc. Spanish I

Write a poem about your favorite season, Include: How's the weather in your favorite season, why you like it, what you do, what you wear and what color you associate with this season. Be creative!

or

Txt Pg. 212, Proyecto 3. Research Spanish words that derive from the arabic languages.

Both typed and due Wednesday (if snow day off, due Thursday)

Spanish I

Name the people in your family and say the date of birth for each. Write clearly or type.

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2/7/11

Spanish I

Wb 125-126

Accelerated Spanish I

Wb 171-173

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2/8/11

Spanish I

Txt 173 #11 

Accelerated Spanish I

Wb. 174-176

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2/9/11

Spanish I

Make corrections to yesterdays HW as instructed in class.

Study for quiz tomorrow on: family, possessive adjectives, date telling and age telling

Acc. Spanish I

WB 177 - 179

Unit 4 test on Friday to include: clothes; shopping; direct object pronouns;stem-changing verbs e -> ie, o -. ue, and e -> i (servir and pedir); going out and getting around town (foods and entertainment vocab)

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2/15/11

Spanish I

Wb 136-137

Unit 3.2 test on Thursday is 50% of the test grade

Mi Familia project due Friday is 50% of the test grade. Rubric was given today in class.

Acc. Spanish I

House quiz on Thursday

House project due after the break. This will not be accepted late. You may submit early (before break) but not late. Rubric will be given in class tomorrow.

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