My course schedule for the 2018 to 2019 Academic Year is as follows:

Period 1:  Spanish 2

Period 2:  Spanish 2

Period 3:  Pre AP Spanish 3

Period 4:  Spanish 2

Period 5:  Spanish 2

Period 6: Spanish 2

Period 7:  Conference/Planning

My expectations for my Spanish 2 and Spanish 3/4 classes are very straight forward. I expect my students to: 

1.  Speak, read, write, and understand Spanish at a level that is consistent with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for the respective class levels.

2.  Take the class seriously and to do the work assigned to them.

3.  Follow my Classroom Rules.

4.  Own their education and realize that the knowledge and skills they obtain, as well as their grades, are directly related to the work they put in to learn Spanish.

Course Objectives: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

• Communication: The students communicate in Spanish using the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

• Cultures:  The students gain knowledge and understanding of Hispanic cultures and their influence on other cultures, including that of the United States.

•  Connections:  The students use the language to make connections with other subject areas and to acquire information.

• Comparisons:  The students develop insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing the students’ own language and culture to the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures.

• Communities:  The students participate in communities at home and around the world by using Spanish. 

An absolute requirement for all of my students is that they actively participate in class activities.  Active participation includes:

1.  Speaking in Spanish when asked to do so, as when I call upon the student to answer a question regarding the lesson material we are working on.

2.  Listening to other students when they are answering questions, reading, etc. and listening to the teacher as I try to explain the lesson objectives and content.

3.  Writing in their own words responses to worksheet and essay assignments.  Copying the work of others is not only not actively participating, it is considered to be cheating.

4.  Making a bona fide effort to read assignments using skills learned and developed in Spanish classes and not using an online translator to translate the Spanish text to English.

A class participation grade will be given daily (or almost daily) beginning with the second nine week grading period.  If a student is using his or her phone to watch videos, text with friends, talking with friends in class, eating and/or drinking, they are not actively participating in class and their class participation grade will reflect this.