Español I
Señor Gary
Howard
Syllabus
¡Hola!
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español! I am looking forward to an exciting new
semester with all of you. Spanish is not an easy language to learn and it
requires a lot of discipline, study and practice! It should be taken just
as seriously as any of your core classes. There will be a large amount of
vocabulary and just as much grammar. It is essential to the success of
each student that they are studying their vocabulary at home each night.
We move quickly and generally spend no more than five to seven days on each
chapter.
Course Description
Spanish I is a study of
the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. It strives to
integrate the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. By
the end of this course, students will have acquired a basic command of the key
vocabulary and structures necessary for personal communication, as well as an
appreciation for the broad scope of the Spanish-speaking world.
We will be concentrating on achieving
novice-mid levels in reading, writing, listening and speaking as described in
the Georgia Performance Standard areas for Modern Languages Level I. You
may access these performance standards at georgiastandards.org.
Grading policy
Tests
20% of total grade
Quizzes
15% of total grade
Daily
40% of total
grade
(Homework, Classwork
& Participation)
Projects
10% of total grade
Midterm and Final
Exam
15% of total grade
Materials
*Dividers should
be labeled the following way: Tab 1 – Bellringers,
Tab 2 – Notes,
Tab 3 – Verb
Charts, Tab 4 – Classwork, Tab 5 – Homework
*Syllabus
MUST be kept in the front of the notebook at all times. I will look for
this at every notebook check!
v Markers, colored pencils, construction
paper and glue sticks (Teacher supplies)
v On a final
note, in an effort to keep everyone as healthy as possible, I make available to
all my students the use of hand sanitizer and tissues. I also disinfect
all desks and surfaces about once a week.
Text
McDougal Littell
¡En Español! Level 1 – Every student will be issued a textbook which
they will be responsible for bringing to class everyday. Please keep in
mind that there is a $75 replacement fee if the book is lost or damaged.
All students will be given an
accompanying workbook which should be brought to class EVERYDAY!
Replacement cost is $15.00!
Additional Resources
www.classzone.com and Take Home Tutor
Homework
Homework is very important and
will be assigned nearly every night! It helps reinforce what we are
learning in class and helps to prepare you for quizzes and tests. Students
should also be devoting at least 20 minutes of study time to their vocabulary
every night. Homework should be turned ready at the bell and any homework
that is completed in class will receive a zero otherwise the homework grade is
10 points. If a student has completed half of his/her homework, it will
be worth 5 points. Since homework counts for 40% of their total grade, the
student whose homework is not done completely everyday is going to have his/her
grade adversely affected!!!
I will do a periodic notebook
check, where I will check to make sure that everything is where it should
be. Students are responsible for keeping their notebooks complete and
neat.
Quizzes & Tests
Students will have one test per
chapter and may have at least one quiz per chapter. I also may choose to
give a pop quiz anytime at my discretion. Tests and quizzes may be both oral
and/or written, multiple choice or essay.
*CHEATING WILL NOT BE
TOLERATED! Anyone caught cheating on any test or quiz will receive a
grade of zero and parent contact.
Participation
Class participation is essential
to achieve the maximum benefits of our class. Our class is very much like a
mini-family. We all must work together to get along and have things run smoothly.
And just like in any family, we sometimes have a bad day, therefore, I believe,
that everyday is a new day! What one does with it is up to the
student!
Make-Up Assignments
As per the school policy,
students must get with me within 3 days of returning to school to make
arrangements to make-up any missed assignments and/or tests. It is the
student’s responsibility to make these arrangements. I will not track
him/her down to make sure that this has been done. After 3 days, if
he/she has not made arrangements he/she will receive a zero on that assignment
or test.
Upon return to
school the student should get a make-up contract, fill it out and give to me to
make arrangements.
Extra Credit
The World Languages Department
does not offer extra credit.
Extra Help - Tutoring
I am available to any student for
extra help on Thurdays in the afternoon. A
student must also give me prior notice so that I don’t have kids from a
different level coming in as well. Any other day is by appointment only.
Consequences
Consequences for breaking any of
my class rules will be handled the following way:
1st offense – warning
2nd offense (not
necessarily the same offense) – detention and parent contact
3rd offense –
disciplinary referral
*Detention will be held in the
morning or afternoon. If a student does not show up to his/her detention, this
will result in an automatic disciplinary referral.
*This is not necessarily set in
stone. Depending on the severity of the infraction, a disciplinary referral
might be the first course of action.
Tardy Policy
Refer to the student handbook.
Classroom Rules and
Expectations
*Students will be disciplined
based on their number of offenses and the severity of the offense, however,
punishments can range from a verbal warning to parent contact and detention to
a disciplinary referral.
Restroom Policy
Students will be given passes to
leave the room 4 times each 9-week period. Once these 4 passes have been
used they may only leave the room for an emergency. Please let me know if
your child has a medical reason for frequent restroom usage.
Student Name (Printed):
_____________________________________________________________________
Parents:
Please feel free to contact me
with any questions or concerns that you may have over the course of the
semester. I am available via email anytime or leave me a voicemail and I
will contact you at my earliest opportunity.
Please review my Syllabus and
Classroom Rules and Expectations with your student to make sure that you are
both clear on my expectations for their behavior and for their
coursework. Then fill out the personal contact information, print your
name and sign the form followed by your students printed name and
signature. This should be returned to me the next day.
*This is the 1st
homework grade they will receive!!!! It is either a zero or 10 so please
be sure to sign it and make sure your student returns it in order to receive
full credit!!!!
Parent/Guardian
Name (Printed):
______________________________________Relationship:___________________________
Parent/Guardian
Parent/Guardian
Home Phone
#:________________________________ Cell Phone #:
_________________________________
Parent/Guardian
Parent/Guardian
Email address:
________________________________Work Phone #:_________________________________
Parent/Guardian Address:
____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Student Signature:
________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature:
_________________________________________________