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Trimester Course Syllabus

2013-2014

Name of Course:Spanish2a & 2bTrimester: 1,2, & 3

Teacher Name:Mrs. Britton Smith

Grand Ledge High School: Office - (51! "#5-5$15

Teacher%s &irect 'hone Nm)er: (51! "#5-5$*"

+ontact Times: :15-:,5 a.m. or #:*5-,:15 .m. (lease email at an time/!

0mail: smith)glcomets.net

'rose2+orse &escrition: 3n this corse stdents 4ill increase a)ilities to commnicate inSanish e6ressing ideas needs 4ants and reactions in the target langage orall and in 4riting.Stdents 4ill also di7e into deeer nderstanding of the Sanish-sea8ing 4orld focsing on their cltremsic and heritage. Stdents 4ill imro7e in listening sea8ing reading and 4riting a)ilities throghractice and reetition.

Toics 9e +oncets and nits of Std:(Spanish 2A Buen Viaje I, Chapters 9-13, 2B Buen Viaje II, Chapters 2-5)

1 ;oreign Langage +redit (1 trimester! Grades "-1#

Sanish # air and train tra7el ? tra7el-related acti7ities caming dail rotines ? groomingha)its and attending cltral e7ents (mo7ie ? theater!.

Grammar toics inclde> reglar @erA ? @irA reterite 7er)s and irreglar reterite 7er)s refle6i7e 7er)sresent tense of @hacerA @onerA ? @traerA and @sa)erA ? @conocerA and indirect o)ect ronons.

+ltre toics inclde> dating in Hisanoamerica fling in Soth

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Te6t)oo8s sed and Other Sorces:Ben =iae/ Le7el 1 (#a! (Glencoe! Ben =iae/ Le7el # (#) +haters #-5!Te6t)oo8s are classroom set onl> the ma not lea7e the classroom.

0ntire te6t)oo8 is a7aila)le on a +&-COM and ma )e chec8ed ot for a *$ hor eriod. The te6t)oo8 isalso accessi)le on line. D

Slementar readings and handots.

The internet 4ill )e sed in class on occasion for cltral reference and certain 4e)sites 4ill )e sggestedfor at-home ractice on 7oca)lar and grammar.

Some great as o ma find sefl: Sanish mindsnac8s (fn games teach )asic 7oca)lar!4ordreference and +on=er).

'arents and stdents can also access 0dmodo to 7ie4 more details on the class (more information 4ill )egi7en!.

DBen =iae/ Le7el 1- Online Stdent 0ditionGo to: htt:22444.glencoe.com

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0nterser Name: B0=L1F5 (le7el 1! B0=L#F5 (le7el #!'ass4ord (case-sensiti7e!: NeH*fre (le7el 1! gad$g0tr (le7el #!

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The entire chater 4ill aear e6actl as it is in the te6t)oo8.

Materials Needed (Slies Sggested!:Stdents shold )ring a 1-# inch )inder a encil och or iloc )ag encil en and ositi7e attitde.Stdents ma also )e as8ed to )ring in a de7ice (hone ta)let or comter! if the are a7aila)le to thestdent to aid in instrction thogh this is not a reirement.

Methods of 3nstrction:Stdents 4ill eno )eing a)le to se technolog hands-on acti7ities art msic dance and lots of 7er)alractice to master langage de7eloment in the target langage. 0dmodo 4ill also )e sed for

stdent2arent2 teacher commnication and as a h) for e6tra information a7aila)le online.

07alation2Grade +alclations:Stdent grades 4ill )e oint )ased and not 4eighted. Ho4e7er tests and iIIes 4ill ma8e aro6imatel 5FJ of the class grade. The final e6am is 4orth #FJ of the stdents grade. The grade 4illinclde the follo4ing categories: Bell4or8 (see later descrition! Test2KiIIes Home4or8 and 'roects.

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