Spanish+ab+initio+2+Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
====A rigorous introductory course designed to provide students with basic communication skills: discuss common topics, read and understand limited types of text and write conversational and narrative compositions. Students will write in multiple formats with attention to language, message and context. Speaking and listening skills will be taught through picture descriptions and simulated conversations. The course will focus on themes including Individual & Society, Leisure & Work, and Urban & Rural Environments. Students will be introduced to the culture, geography and history of the Spanish-speaking world and conduct individual research about a specific cultural topic that they will describe and compare to their own culture.====

GOAL:
====For students to feel confident with their Spanish abilities and develop an interest in the language and culture. To challenge students to understand other perspectives and thereby learn more about themselves and their place in the global community.====

GRADING :
====Grades will reflect students’ level of mastery of course objectives, content and skills and will be based on the four language competencies: listening (10%), speaking (25%), reading (25%) and writing (40%). IB rubrics will be used for all oral and written work. Grades will be updated in PowerSchool every week in order for students and parents to be aware of the students’ progress and learning throughout the course.====

EXPECTATIONS:
====Respect: Class begins each day with a warm-up on the white board. Students must be in their seats working on the warm-up when the bell rings or they will be marked tardy. After three tardies a quarter, students must serve an afterschool session for each tardy. Students are expected to support their classmates and respect everyone’s unique input and contributions. Disrespectful behavior will be reported to the administration. ====

Students who do not serve these sessions and/or who turn-in assignments
====more than three school days late will not be assessed. When absent, students must see the teacher the day they return for missing work and turn in the work within one school day. If an absence is anticipated, the student must notify the teacher ahead of time. ====