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Spanish 3

Español III

Srta. Clark / [email protected] / (860) 870-6818 x10237 / (860) 420-2533

Course Overview:

¡Bienvenid@ a la clase de español III!  This year you will continue your journey in the rich culture of the Spanish language.  We will utilize the textbook Avancemos 3 and other authentic resources.  We will complete 5 units of study that will help us improve our fluency through reading, writing, listening, reading, and speaking.  The major grammatical topics that we will cover will include: a review of the present tense, preterite and imperfect formation and usage, formal and informal commands, pronouns, future tense, por and para, and the present subjunctive and some uses of the present subjunctive.   To succeed at this level, you must be committed to study and complete all academic assignments.


You will need:

  • Writing utensil (pen or pencil)

  • 1 inch 3-ring binder

  • Agenda/Planner to record daily assignments

  • Your charged school-issued device every day

Assessment:

You will practice your ability to speak and write both presentationally and interpersonally and to interpret written and spoken Spanish. Your grades will be based on:

  • Summative assessments that include all areas of proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, writing, language mechanics (grammar and vocabulary), and culture.  Summative grades will be recorded in PowerSchool on a total points system.  

  • Formative assessments that may be entered into PowerSchool but will not count in the final grade.

Summative Assessments may include, but are not limited to:

  • Lesson & Unit assessments (Quizzes & Tests)

  • Lesson Packets (Corrected for Accuracy @ the end of the lesson)

  • Projects and Research Papers

  • Presentations

  • Speaking Prompts

  • Writing Prompts

  • Interpretation Tasks

  • Cultural Connections

  • World Language Department Summative Late Policy: Students will have up to 5 school days to turn in the assignment while incurring a 10% penalty per day late.  

    • No late work will be taken after 5 school days. 

    • Exceptions will be made for extended absences on a case-by-case basis.


Portrait of a Graduate

Student at THS will demonstrate functional mastery of the following skills and dispositions: 












Mastery Based Diploma Assessment 

The Nest

For each assignment/assessment utilizing a THS school wide rubric to evaluate your understanding of content and ability to apply a skill, you can upload it into your Nest, the portfolio that satisfies the new state mandated Mastery Based Diploma Credit, that all students need to graduate from high school in the state of Connecticut.  Here is a list of the possible assignments/assessments for this particular class that will be uploaded to your Nest:

🟥Blog Project 🟥Children’s Book 🟥Social Action Project 🟥Presidential Campaign

School Wide Rubrics 

Students enrolled in World Language at Tolland High School will be assessed using the following School Wide Rubrics 


The World Language Department requires students to comply with Student Responsibilities in the Student Handbook, the District’s Student Use of the District’s Computer System, the Student Behavioral Expectations Scoring Matrix, as well as teacher/class-specific expectations.

 

Tolland High School World Language Student Behavioral Expectations:

  • Preparedness

    • materials

      • writing utensil

      • notebook/folder

      • textbook

      • agenda

      • academic practice

4 – Consistently brings needed materials to class and is always ready to learn.  = The AP was completed fully.

3 - Usually brings materials to class and is usually ready to learn. = The AP was mostly completed.

2 – Sometimes brings materials to class and is sometimes ready to learn. = The AP was partially completed.

1 – Rarely brings materials to class and is unprepared to learn. = The academic practice was not completed.

  • Classroom Etiquette

    • routines and procedures

      • cell phones

      • transitions

      • rest rooms

    • adherence to language lab contract

4 - Always shows strong self-control and respect for others, their property, and school equipment by following

classroom rules and/or safety guidelines.

3 - Consistently shows self-control and respect for others their property, and school equipment by following 

classroom rules and/or safety guidelines.

2 - Sometimes requires reminders to show self-control and respect for others their property, and school 

equipment by following classroom rules and/or safety guidelines.

1 - Requires teacher/administrative intervention to respond to disrespect for others, their property, and school 

equipment and rarely follows classroom rules and/or safety guidelines.

  • Engagement

    • routines and procedures

      • making up assignments as arranged with teacher

      • completing classwork as requested

      • collaborating-- working in pairs and groups as requested

      • staying on task

      • speaking in target language as requested

4 – Shows excellent effort by completing and improving all assignments.  Consistently participates appropriately in course activities.

3 – Shows good effort by completing and improving most assignments.  Usually participates appropriately in 

course activities.

2 – Shows inconsistent effort by completing and improving some assignments.  Sometimes participates 

appropriately in course activities.

1 – Shows unsatisfactory effort by rarely participating appropriately in class activities and completing minimal 

work.  May refuse to participate in course activities

 

Make-up Work and Absences: 

  • Catch up FAST! 

  • Making up work is YOUR responsibility.   YOU come to ME.   WE make a plan.   Work gets DONE.

  • Any pre-assigned work that is due on a day a student is absent, is required to be turned in the day the student returns to school.

    • 1 day absence = up to 5 days to make up work

    • Extended absences = students have 2 days upon return to make a plan with the teacher for making up work.

  • Missing assignments are recorded in PowerSchool as a (0.01%). Don’t worry--as you complete work, those 0.01’s go away.

  • If you do not make up work in a timely fashion it will result in a permanent 0 in PowerSchool. 


Extra help?

  • Sure! See me to schedule extra help afterschool in person or via Google Meets or Google Hangouts.

  • I am here every day after school for help.  

A few classroom expectations and policies:

  • Respect

  • Late x 3 = teacher detention, Late x 6 = teacher detention AND a call home, Late x 9 = Office referral

  • Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.  If independent assignments are shared, both parties (the “giver” and the “receiver”) will receive a zero for that assignment. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense and carries serious consequences. Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following:

    • plagiarism (using the ideas, writings or words of another as one’s own)

      • Plagiarism also includes the use of web-based translators, native speakers, and other students translating English to the target language

    • cheating (e.g., sharing ideas or work with others when not explicitly instructed to do so or falsifying information)

    • taking, buying or receiving a paper written or translated by someone else and presenting it as one’s own

    • turning in the same or similar work two or more times for credit without teacher authorization.