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** // Señora A. Canseco // ** **E-Mail: **acanseco@philasd.org **Room: **101 **/ Office:** 209 ** Skype Voicemail: ** amarisita1 media type="skype" key="amarisita1" ARG0="call_green_white_153x63.png" height="63" width="153" **Class Voicemail: **267-343-3707 Learning world languages is important to your overall academic and cultural education. In a world economy you must develop the skills necessary to negotiate and appreciate a multi-lingual and multi-cultural world. My intention is for you to develop a joy and interest in studying a world language and to promote your understanding of other cultures. By the time you finish Spanish III you will have achieved a pre-advanced to advanced performance level according to the standards published by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

**CLASS DESCRIPTION: ** Spanish is the language expected to be spoken at all times. This Spanish class has been designed with five goals in mind. These goals were based on the national and state foreign language standards.

v Goal 1- You will be able to communicate with fluency in Spanish and understand both what you hear and what you read in real life situations. v Goal 2- You will develop an understanding and appreciation for other cultures in the world and compare their ways of life, points of views and contributions to those of your own culture. v Goal 3- Your instruction will be integrated with content from other subject areas (reading, math, music, health, art, etc) and developing computer technologies. v Goal 4- You will understand English and their culture better trough comparisons, as you discover patterns, make predictions, and analyze similarities and differences between languages and cultures. v Goal 5 – You will take what you have learned and use it outside your classroom through your community, parents, friends, blogs, podcasts, videos, wikis, travels, future professions, etc.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The textbook we will be using is //[|Exprésate 3]// by (Holt). I have supplemented the series with extensive student samples, real-life podcasts, videos, and materials I‘ve created to ensure your success in learning Spanish.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">MATERIALS NEEDED: **

· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Textbook (Provided this week) · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Spanish –English dictionary (recommended) · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Summer reading: The Circuit

· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cuaderno de actividades / Holt · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Binder (for portfolio) · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Two sharpened pencils (ready for every class)

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">BEHAVIOR: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Our time in class is limited and therefore irresponsible and disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated. The school's behavior code in place at the time of incident will apply as a consequence of your actions and will follow parental notification.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">GRADES: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">To ensure your success in the class you will be graded based on two areas: 1) summative assessments, 2) Formative work. Extra credit will be given based upon the number of accumulated points. For example ten points will equal one extra credit.


 * ** Grading System ** ||  **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Central Question **  ||  **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description **  ||
 * ** Summative Assessments 80% ** ||  Did I learn what I was supposed to learn in the class?  ||  These assessments will be in the form of exams, tests, quizzes or other forms of alternative testing.  ||
 * ** Formative work 20% ** ||  How could I improve?  ||  These evaluations will be in the form of in-class projects, activities, e-pals, participation, and homework.  ||

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">PORTFOLIO: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Due Monday September 13th. Must be a 1 inch three ring binder (hard cover) decorated in a Spanish/ Latino theme of your choice and include your full name, advisory, title of class, and my name. The binder must be separated into FIVE sections as described in the corresponding section.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">HELP: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">I am available to answer your questions during class at all times. Trust me! Your classmates are probably asking themselves the same question. Asking questions is part of the 20% you will earn for formative work. If you prefer to see me in private ask me for a lunch appointment and see me at your convenience. If you and your parents feel that you may need tutoring contact me so we could make arrangements. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Lel leave a message with your full name and section in the class voicemail or skype. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">E-mE-mail me your questions. – acanseco@philasd.org ·

**//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Be positive, be respectful, be responsible… //** **//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Sé positivo, sé respetuoso, sé responsable… //**

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