General expectations for studentsRESPETUOSO/A***RESPONSABLE****LISTO/A

This class is for people who truly live the above. Respectful, Responsible and Ready.

The AP Spanish Language Examination is challenging and rigorous. It is meant to demonstrate that you are capable of work equivalent to that of a 5th or 6th semester college or university course in Spanish language. As this course is meant to prepare you for the exam, meeting the challenges of this course will demand your energy, a positive attitude, an exemplary work ethic, and strict adherence to due dates for assignments, the ability to work well independently, and to focus your attention to details.

Use of Spanish in class: It is the expectation that Spanish will be the language for all communication in this course. It is the hope that you will take every opportunity to practice your Spanish in and out of class.

Attendance: You must be in class to learn! Should you miss class, you MUST obtain all assignments, materials and notes upon your return, or before the next class, if possible. Utilize the website, email, your friends in class. if you are absent to obtain your assignments. If you know that you will be absent, please try to obtain your work in advance. Work from absences is due the next class after you return.

Assignments: You must complete all assignments in a timely

fashion. Appropriate and reasonable time is allotted for the careful completion of your work. If extenuating circumstances arise and more time is needed to complete your work, you must discuss your needs with the instructor prior to the due date to negotiate extended time.

Outside preparation: You will be expected to spend at least 20 minutes on

days with no homework and up to one hour per day outside of class working on Spanish. On days with no written homework you are expected to study the current units vocabulary and grammar. In addition to daily assignments for each class, there will be on-going assignments that you will be expected to complete independently, such as writing journal entries, preparing to lead a “charla”, reading and summarizing articles from printed and auditory news sources, or preparing audio files of your speaking samples.

Assessment: You will be assessed by authentic and/or

traditional means. You will be given significant written/and or oral feedback on all work. You can expect two or more assessments of your work per week, as a minimum. Feedback and evaluation will be guided by use of the most recent rubrics for AP work. Your grade will include your AP score assessments as well as grades for the quality, quantity and enthusiasm of your class participation and work completion each quarter.

Final project/Portfolio: You will be expected to complete a final project at the end of the

year that will showcase your abilities to make original and creative use of Spanish by creating an original product such as a poetry anthology, an original short story, a video presentation, original songs, a cookbook in Spanish, an analysis of a contemporary issue, an episodic novella, original “myths/legends”, etc. Appropriate time will be given for the careful completion of this major project. It will count as your final exam and it will be worth 10 percent of your grade for the year. You will be expected to participate in an exhibition of all final projects during the final days of class.

We will be creating a Spanish portfolio which will be kept in the classroom that will keep certain samples of your work and progress in AP Spanish starting today. It will be reviewed and will possibly part of your year end jury. Keeping and presenting your portfolio will be 10 percent of your grade for quarter 4.

Say goodbye to google translate

Adios to Babelfish Aloha to free translation.com

In the beginning, in class you may use dictionaries but on the test you cannot, as such using them is just cheating yourself. You must learn to CIRCUMLOCUTE

Skill Integration What is this CAPT in Spanish??? Uh, Kind of… There will be strong emphasis placed on the

integration of skills. You will often be expected to combine listening, reading and writing, or listening, reading, and speaking. You will also be expected to summarize, analyze and synthesize, quote the text, infer from information taken from several sources in written and spoken form.

Grammatical, lexical and syntactical instruction will be imbedded in all of the above, as well as through traditional direct instruction via exercises taken from a variety of resources and teacher-made materials.

What you need… Binder with two sections for 1. notes and 2. classroom

exercises, diarios and paper for assignments to turn in. Only loose leaf paper will be accepted.

Folder to keep extra papers. Pencils-pens Internet access***local libraries have internet access

available for residents. A thumb drive 2 AAA batteries.

Missing Work The nature of this class makes it imperative that students are

prepared for the lessons, for their charlas, for the charlas of their peers. Lack of preparation affects the whole class.

Many classwork assignments and homeworks cannot be made up unless there is an excused absence. In case of an excused absence it is due the day after they return from an absence.

Missed charlas either as a participant or presenter cannot be made up. You get excused from one charla due to an excused absence. Any other missed charla will result in a 0 for the charla.

Missed homework will receive a 0. 3 missed homeworks will serve a lunch detention.

Materials Students will be using the school computers and will be assigned voice

recorders. Students will be responsible for these recorders, headsets and their batteries for the assignments. Should they become damaged or lost the student will be responsible for the reimbursement cost of $25.00 or replacement. If you choose not to be assigned a recorder you can use the vocaroo.com service as well or email voice your voice recordings to me. Any missed assignments due to technology mishaps will be counted as a 0. Headsets to take home will not be provided.

Please pay close attention to the computer use policy as if students violate it they will not be able to participate fully in some lessons.

To keep informed on what is happening in class, upcoming projects and events please visit elkeenespanol.wikispaces.com.

My Website

http://elkeenespanol.wikispaces.com Become a member.

Assignment Introduce yourselves in Spanish. Talk to the people at your table about the topic on the

table and write a brief skit about that topic. Do not write out the script. You will be improvising. For example, my table says the house.

Assign roles ie. Mamá y dos hijos Decide on the plot. Los niños no ayudan a la mamá limpiar.

Mamá dice ¨ Pues, no pueden ir al centro commercial¨ Kids decide to clean and act happy. ¨Ay mami, nos gusta mucho

lavar los platos y organizar mi cuarto¨

Tarea

Diario 1 Escriban 60 palabras sobre algo que no

sabemos de ti o de un secreto.

Important Dates

Parent Letter and Summer Work due Friday September 2nd.