Author: Amanda Ford
Company: NAFCS

Español II
Mrs. Ford
812.542.8504 ext. 3827
aford@nafcs.k12.in.us
www.mrsfordfchsspanish.weebly.com
Online Textbook:  username:  _______________	password:  _______________
Remind:  call (          )                                                    and text the code _______________
Course Description:  Spanish II students will strengthen their abilities to read, write, and converse in the Spanish language, as well have listening activities.  We will practice speaking, listening, writing, and reading in class, but you must devote time outside of the classroom to learning the material. 
•	Textbook (Spanish II, ¡Exprésate!)			
•	Workbook:  Cuaderno de Vocabulario y Gramática
•	3-ring binder						
•	traditional composition book (Spirals not accepted.)
•	Tabbed dividers	 (Graded Work, PP, Notes, Verb Charts, Picture Dictionary, Misc.)	
•	Paper, pencils, pen (blue/Black, red)
•	3x5 index cards
•	Males:  hand sanitizer		Females: box of tissues

EXPECTATIONS:  
1.  Be respectful of teacher, classmates, and personal belongings.
2.  Be on time.
3.  Have materials.
4.  Participate.
5.  Follow directions.
6.  NO throwing objects, unless directed by me.
7.  Get permission to leave your seat.
Evaluation:  Each assignment will be assigned a certain weight in determining your overall grade.  TESTS weigh 60%.  QUIZZES weigh 30%.  HOMEWORK weighs 10%.  A comprehensive exam worth 10% of the final grade will be given at the end of each semester.  
Remind (Formerly known as Remind 101):  Sign up to receive daily text messages with the homework assignment.  Both students and parents can sign up for FREE!  You will only receive texts, not be able to respond to them.
Website: Visit www.mrsfordfchsspanish.weebly.com.  This website is updated daily and includes what was done in class, daily assignments, worksheets/PowerPoints/notes to download/print, videos, and other helpful resources.  Please fill out and submit “Parent/Guardian contact Form” under the “General Info” tab by: ________________________________
Completion Work:  This type of work will include some homework, warm-up activities, and classwork.  This is to encourage effort from the student and will be graded on 100% completion.
Graded Work:  This type of work will be graded for correctness and includes tests, quizzes, speaking activities, projects, and homework.
Quizzes:  Quizzes will be written and oral.  They can both announced and unannounced.
Make-Up Work:  Students have the same number of days that they were absent to complete make-up work.  Late work will be accepted until this date.  When a student is absent, it is the student’s responsibility to get missed work.  Students can get missed work on my Weebly website.
Participation:  Students will be expected to participate in class in the target language.  There will be a 100 point grade (QUIZ grade) at the end of each quarter based on how often and how well a student uses Spanish.  The rubric can be found on my website.
INOW:  It is the student’s responsibility to get their INOW information and check his/her grades.  Grades will not be looked up for student unless there is an issue with a grade.  In that case, use “INOW Issues” clipboard to report an issue with a grade.  INOW is set up as a running total, meaning during the 2^nd and 4^th quarters, the grade shown will reflect the semester grade.
Cell Phones:  You are to have your cell phone off and out of sight.  You will get ONE warning if I see or hear your cell phone.  The second infraction will result in confiscation.  This applies to earbuds as well.
Academic Standards:  I follow the Indiana Academic Standards for Spanish as a basis of what we will cover this year.  Simply put, standards are statements that define what students should know and be able to do upon completion of specific levels of instruction.  The five goal areas of language learning are:  communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities.
First Semester Writing Plan:  Writing Task:  Students will write an autobiography using vocabulary learned up to that point.  Level of Writing:  2
All students will improve their reading comprehension skills and their ability to interact with informational texts by:  using sentence context, interpreting words with multiple meanings, and using reference materials.
Attendance Policy:  See student planner.		Tardy Policy:  See student planner.
Cheating:  A student who is caught cheating (homework, test, changing a grade, stealing a test, etc.) could be subject to a punishment that would result in being removed permanently from class and will receive an “F” on his/her transcript.
Academic dishonesty is any attempt to gain academic credit or recognition to which one is not entitled or to assist others to do so.  Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:
•	Copying, or allowing the copying of, graded or ungraded work.
•	Collaborating with others beyond what the classroom teacher (authorized) allows.
•	Gaining unauthorized prior knowledge of assessments or providing such knowledge to others.
•	Transmitting or receiving information related to the content of graded or ungraded work.
•	Misrepresenting situations for academic gain, including as a means to receive additional time to complete graded or ungraded work.
•	Manipulating the system to gain an unfair advantage (i.e. attempting to confuse the Scantron machine).
•	Altering a grade, whether on an individual assignment or in student records (gradebook).
•	Violating the rules of school-sponsored academic competitions or assignments.
•	Plagiarism (the stealing or using of others’ words, original ideas, or work without crediting the original source).  Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:
o	Using others’ words, phrases, or work without giving accurate documentation.
o	Downloading information from the internet in part or in whole (global plagiarism) and inserting it into one’s work without giving proper credit to sources.
o	Copying the structure and organizational pattern created by another writer.
o	The use of an online translator to complete class work, projects, etc.
Online translators:  The use of online translators IS NOT allowed unless otherwise directed by me.  A student who uses an online translator without permission will loose some/all points on the assignment and may be asked to redo the assignment.
Turnitin.com:  Floyd Central High School will be using Turnitin.com to support the implementation for the academic integrity policy and to help improve students’ writing skills.  Teachers may require all or some student papers to be submitted through this anti-plagiarism service.  When students submit papers to Turnitin.com, the papers are compared with a large database of Internet and text sources to verify the originality of the students’ writing.

Grading Scale:		A+ 100-97%		A 96-93%		A- 92-90%	
			B+ 89-87%		B 86-83%		B- 82-80%
			C+ 79-77%		C 76-73%		C- 72-70%
			D+ 69-67%		D 66-63%		D- 62-60%
			F 59 and below

Students and parents/guardians should feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail when there are questions or concerns.  

_____ Quarter Speaking Rubric				Nombre: _______________________________
100 | Every day student initiates conversation in Spanish with teacher and classmates.
90 | Most days student speaks to teacher and classmates in Spanish when asked to.
80 | Students speaks to teacher and classmates in Spanish, but rarely initiates the conversation.  Vocabulary is limited.
70 | Student speaks in Spanish only when spoken to.  Vocabulary is very limited.
60 | Student attempts to speak in Spanish when spoken to, but often does not understand the content of the conversation/question.
50 | Student is only able to say very basic words/phrases in Spanish.  Does not attempt to strengthen conversational skills.
40 | Student will rarely speak in Spanish.  Sometimes attempts to speak in Spanish when spoken to.
30 and below | Student refuses to speak in Spanish.  Grade will depend on attendance, as well as how long the student has refused to participate in class.