Espaol VI

Seora Gutirrez
Waverly High School
Rm. 33 rgutierrez@waverlyk12.net (517) 323-3831, ext. 1193

Bienvenidos!
LISTENING: Throughout the school year
students will take part in listening
activities that will develop their ability to
orally comprehend the Spanish language.
Course Description: 1 Not only will they hear Spanish through
audio and video, they will also be
Throughout the year we will dive into surrounded by faculty, including myself,
learning and exploring every aspect of speaking Spanish as much as possible!
the Spanish language, including SPEAKING: Every week we will be
Grammar completing in-class speaking activities that
Vocabulary 2 will challenge students to step out of their
comfort zone and apply the concepts
Pronunciation weve been learning in class.
Cultural Awareness READING: For in-class activities and
homework, students will be required to
Students will develop skills in each of 3 read authentic Spanish texts and complete
related assignments.
these areas through listening, speaking,
WRITING: One of the most essential
reading and writing exercises.
concepts we will be working on is writing
4 complete and accurate sentences in
Spanish, taking spelling and punctuation
into account! Get ready!

Learning a new language takes strong critical thinking skills. Everything we do this year
will challenge us to think critically about what weve learned and apply it to new ideas!
MATERIALS

NOTEBOOK / INDEX CARDS: SHARPENED

LOOSE-LEAF PAPER: Used for vocabulary PENCILS:
Used for cards for each chapter Have a pencil ready
homework/notes before the bell
BINDER: COLORED PENCILS: COLORED PEN:
Used to organize Used for in-class Used for checking
notes and important assignments, projects assignments
papers & activities
 EXPECTATIONS & POLICIES
ABSENT WORK TARDIES CELL PHONES
It is your responsibility as a If students are not All cell phones must remain put away
student to obtain and seated in their desk when for the duration of the class period.
complete any absent work. the bell rings, they will be Students will not be allowed to access
For each day you are marked tardy. If a student or charge cell phones during class time.
absent, you will be misses more than 10
given 2 days to minutes of instructional
complete the assignments. time, they will be marked ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Please check the class unexcused. Three tardies Students will fail to earn credit for
website and PowerSchool will result in parent assignments or assessments
to stay up-to-date. contact. Four tardies will connected to unexcused absences
(sraguti.weebly.com) result in disciplinary or cheating.
action.
HALL PASSES THEMES COVERED
Students are given four hall passes each
semester. If a student uses all four passes Personal & Public Identities
before the end of the semester, he/she will Families & Communities
need to take a tardy to leave the Beauty & Aesthetics
classroom. Students may receive extra Global Issues & Challenges
credit at the end of the semester for Contemporary Life
unused passes. Communications & Media

GRADING
INFORMAL ASSESSMENT FORMAL ASSESSMENT
A 93-100% (20%) (80%)
A- 90-92% This category includes our homework, Each unit will contain vocabulary &
projects, class participation, and grammar tests and performance
B+ 87-89% in-class activities. Homework will be assessments. Projects will also be
checked daily and may be corrected assigned to further explore topics in
B 83-86% for accuracy or completion. Students varying units. We will also have a
B- 80-82% earn participation points by being Semester Exam in January and a Final
prepared for class and properly Exam in June.
C+ 77-79% engaged in class activities.
C 73-76% RETAKES
Each quarter students will
C- 70-72% LATE WORK have the opportunity to
D+ 67-69% Assignments are due at the retake certain assignments
beginning of each class after successfully
D 63-66% period. Some late completing a study guide
assignments will be plan and a free tutoring
D- 60-62% accepted for 50-100% credit session with an SHS
up until the end of the unit. member during PRIDE.