Stra. Radotic Español 3/4

Descripción de calificaciones (Grade Description)

 

Spanish 3-4 is a second-year course in Spanish language and related cultures.  In this course, you will work toward intermediate oral communication skills.  You will also advance your Spanish reading and writing abilities.  In addition, your knowledge of Latino, Chicano, and Spanish cultures will greatly expand. Class will be conducted almost entirely in Spanish.

 

Grades will be broken down into the following categories:

 

15% Actividades diarias

                --- Daily review activities are completed in the first 5 minutes of every class period. If you are late or absent for any reason, you miss out on that day’s ‘actividad diaria.’ One to four misses per semester will not negatively affect your grade; however, frequent late-starts or lack of preparedness will bring your grade down because you will not have sufficient time to complete the activity. Actividades diarias will be collected every Friday and graded for effort (meaning they are complete and errors have been corrected in class) in an all-or-nothing style.

 

15% Tarea

                --- You will be assigned a writing or study homework activity every day, including block days and weekends. I will always check homework completion and accuracy at the very start of class; and I will reserve time to go over and answer homework questions as necessary. You are welcome to come into my classroom during breaks, lunches or after school (if the door in unlocked) for homework help. I understand that many of you have other time commitments; therefore, each homework activity will require no more than 40 minutes of your time (and oftentimes only 20-30 minutes).

 

35% Proyectos y actividades

            --- This grade portion includes large projects such as group performances, interview dialogues, PowerPoint and video presentations, and all in-class tasks (written and/or oral). It is important to realize that not only are handed-in assignments graded; but I will monitor and grade effort in paired practices, oral presentations, and many other class tasks. Because we acquire language through communication and interpersonal practice, I highly-value projects and activities and grade them equivalently to tests and quizzes (see below).

 

35% Pruebas, examenes y cuadernos

                --- Binder checks and weekly quizzes are meant to help both the student and the teacher to see language strengths and areas for improvement. In short, I quiz you to see how and where I can give more help in every Spanish unit, and not just  to make you stress out every Friday. Quizzes and binder checks make up a significant part of this grading portion. However, unit tests, in-class essays, and final exams are the most valuable components of this category. They will require class participation, assignment completion, and out-of-class studying.

 

Grades on Assignments/Tests/etc.:                   A = 90-100%    B = 80-89%     C = 70-79 %

D = 60-69 %            F = 40-59 %                                                                       

Absences/Make-up

In the case of EXCUSED absences, it is YOUR responsibility to bring an admit slip to me the next day and to find out what work you missed. Immediately upon return, YOU must approach ME to request make-up appointments.

 

Please write the names, home numbers and E-mail addresses of two classmates to call when you are absent.

 

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