AP Contract (1)

Contract Terms for Spanish 5AP: 2009-2010Sra. Nuzzi

Students in this course will have every opportunity to maintain an excellent grade while at the same time raise their Spanish skills to a level commensurate with the level of the AP Spanish standards as designated by the College Board. As per this contract, all students will initially receive 50% towards their quarter grade. They will earn the remaining 50% through the successful completion of the designated terms of the contract as outlined below.

Requirements of the Contract

Students will make a list of desired goals they will focus on for this quarter. (Refer to the Goal Writing Process Document.)

Goals will be set within each of the areas below: a. Speaking: How well can you engage in extended discussions with native or fluent speakers on a broad range of topics? b. Listening: How well can you understand standard speech by native or fluent speakers delivered in most authentic settings? c. Reading: How well can you understand and interpret material from a variety of sources? d. Writing: How well can you express your thoughts in writing through multi-paragraphed essays, journal entries, personal and business letters, and creative texts using accurate control of syntax and complex grammatical structures?

Students will maintain a dossier that contains samples of evidence for the achievement of goals. Students will complete a minimum of eight samples of evidence for each goal above at a 70% level of success. The goals will focus equally on each skill/area and will be specific and realistic. Students will meet periodically with the teacher based on a pre-determined schedule to discuss

goals and evaluate progress. Students will complete all expected class work and homework assignments on time. (A calendar

of deadlines will be provided.) Students will make frequent level-appropriate contributions to classroom discussions. Students will pass all exams and quizzes at a minimum of 70%. Students will complete and hand in all required dossier documents by deadline date.

Purpose for the Contract

Students will take more responsibility for their own learning. Students will focus more on learning than on the grade. Students will feel less outward pressure. Students will be willing to take more risks in their language use. Students will differentiate their learning by creating personal goals.

Interventions for the Contract

Students not meeting their goals will conference with the teacher to encourage improvement. Students who continually fall short of their goals will have the grade expectation adjusted

through a conference with the teacher. They will then receive the original raw score grade.

Los Términos del Contrato para Español 5AP: 2009-2010

Sra. Nuzzi

Los estudiantes en este curso tendrán toda oportunidad posible para mantener una nota excelente y a la vez aumentar sus habilidades en español a un nivel igual a las normas del AP según el College Board.Conforme a este contrato, todos los estudiantes recibirán al principio un 50% que cuenta para la nota del cuarto. Recibirán el 50% restante sujeto a que se completen los términos del contrato como se indican abajo.

Los requisitos del contrato

Los estudiantes harán una lista de metas esperadas en las que se enfocarán durante el cuarto. Se establecerán las metas en cada área indicada abajo

a. Hablar: ¿Puedes sostener bien una conversación extendida con hispanohablantes sobre temas variados? b. Escuchar: ¿Puedes entender bien el español estándar de los hispanohablantes en la mayoría de ambientes auténticos? c. Leer: ¿Puedes entender e interpretar bien los materiales escritos que vienen de una variedad de recursos? d. Escribir: ¿Puedes expresar bien tus ideas por escrito por medio de ensayos extensos, entradas en un diario, cartas, y texto creativo con control preciso de la gramática y estructuras avanzadas?

Los estudiantes mantendrán un dosié que contiene muestras de evidencia para la realización de las metas.

Los estudiantes cumplirán por lo menos ocho muestras de evidencia para cada meta indicada con un nivel de éxito de 70%.

Las metas se enfocarán igualmente en cada destreza y serán específicas y realísticas. Los estudiantes se reunirán periódicamente con la profesora según un horario fijo para discutir

las metas y evaluar el progreso. Los estudiantes cumplirán a tiempo todo el trabajo de clase y las tareas. (Recibirán un calendario

con las fechas límites.) Los estudiantes participarán frecuente y apropiadamente en las discusiones de clase. Los estudiantes aprobarán todos los exámenes y pruebas con un mínimo de 70%. Los estudiantes entregarán todos los requiridos documentos del dosié para la fecha límite.

El propósito del contrato

Los estudiantes serán más responsables por su aprendizaje. Los estudiantes se enfocarán más en el aprendizaje que en la nota. Los estudiantes sentirán menos estrés. Los estudiantes tomarán más riesgos en su uso del idioma. Los estudiantes diferenciarán su aprendizaje por crear metas personales.

Intervenciones del contrato

Los estudiantes que no progresan hacia sus metas se reunirán con la profesora para tomar medidas hacia el mejoramiento.

Los estudiantes que continuamente no llegan a sus metas tendrán un cambio en su expectativa de nota en conferencia con la profesora. Entonces recibirán la nota original sin aumento.

Contract Terms for Spanish 5AP – Sra. Nuzzi

2009-2010

I have read and understand thoroughly the requirements on my part to earn the grading benefits in the Spanish Advanced Placement class for the First Semester of the 2009-2010 school year. I agree to carry out all the terms of the contract, with the understanding that should I not complete all required work within the designated time frame, no exceptions shall be made, and my grade will be adjusted to no higher than 75%, provided all my other work is acceptable. Otherwise, the grade will be lowered even further. I understand the purpose of this contract, and I will take full responsibility for carrying it out thoroughly and conscientiously since it is to my advantage to do so. I also understand that this contract may be terminated at any time should Sra. Nuzzi find it necessary to do so in the best interest of the class.

________________________________________ ________________________________________ Student’s Signature Date

I have also read the terms of the Spanish Advanced Placement contract, and I understand what is required of my child to receive the grading benefits for the First Semester of the course. I too understand the purpose of the contract and am aware of the grade consequences should my child not follow through with the requirements. I agree with and support the rationale of the contract. I also understand that this contract may be terminated at any time should Sra. Nuzzi find it necessary to do so in the best interest of the class.

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PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IF AT ANY TIME DURING THE QUARTER THE TERMS, DEADLINES, ETC. OF THIS CONTRACT ARE NOT MET, THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE NO HIGHER THAN 75%.

Name_______________________________________ Date _________________________________AP Spanish Sra. Nuzzi

THE GOAL WRITING PROCESS

From SMART to SMARTER Goals

SMART is an acronym used to guide students in the goal writing process. For the purposes of this Portfolio process, the following use of SMART as an acronym will be utilized to help you determine what defines an appropriate goal:

S – Specific (well-defined; clear to anyone that has a basic knowledge of the project)

M – Measurable (easy to determine if the goal is attained and how long it will take to attain)

A – Agreed upon (agreement with all stakeholders, i.e., teacher and student)

R – Realistic (within the availability of resources, knowledge, and time)

T – Time Based (enough time to achieve the goal, not too much time allowed for goal)

As you are writing your goals, focus on this acronym. A goal must meet all five qualifiers in order to be deemed appropriate.

While the acronym “SMART” will be used as a base to guide you in goal writing, we will bring these goals to another level by making them SMARTER. By adding Evaluation of goals at the end of each activity followed by Reflection upon those goals, you will work with goals on a much deeper level. Therefore, I encourage you to focus not just on SMART goals, but on SMARTER goals.

S - SpecificM - MeasurableA - Agreed uponR - RealisticT - Time basedE - EvaluationR - Reflection

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GOAL WRITING FOR AP SPANISH

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END-OF-QUARTER EVALUATION – ATTAINMENT OF GOALS

QUARTER ______

Did you meet your goals for the Quarter?

Review the goals that you wrote for this quarter. Look through the work that you completed during this quarter, and find evidence that shows

whether you have met your goals. Staple your goals and that evidence (dossier) to this sheet, and answer the following questions:

Did you meet your goals? ______________________________

1. How do you know? (Give specific reasons based on the evidence that you chose.)

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2. Are you satisfied with your performance this quarter? Why or why not?____________________________________________________________________________________

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3. How could you have better met your goals?

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4. Based on the evidence that you chose, what can you do now that you couldn’t do at the beginning of this quarter?____________________________________________________________________________________

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DOSSIER OF EVIDENCE

Your Dossier should include:

1. concrete examples from sources (dialogues, narratives, readings, compositions, short stories, songs, etc.) that show evidence of your language growth and the achievement of your goals

(EIGHT samples of evidence for EACH goal) Be specific!

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