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HS Spanish 1
1.0 Carnegie Unit
Instructor: Janice Martin |
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Contact Information: If you have questions concerning the content of the course, you may contact the instructor directly using the email link in the "Communications & Tools" tab. NOTE: Whenever sending an email, please be sure to indicate your Course title and number in the subject line (ie, AP Art History).
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Course Description: Spanish I is an introductory Spanish course, intended to fulfill the same objectives as the course presented in the classroom, that is the development of skills in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Spanish. Spanish I is followed by Spanish II, and Spanish III, in which these goals are furthered through continued study of the language. |
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Required Textbook: No additional materials are required; however, a Spanish/English Dictionary is recommended. |
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Course Objectives include (but are not limited to):
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Course Outline:This course consists of 8 units and 4 internet field trips. |
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| Units
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LESSON | Reading Assignments | Due for Grades
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°Bienvenidos a EspaÒol Uno! |
Accent Marks | Cognates Assignment, Conversation Quiz |
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1 |
°V·monos! |
Alphabet, Punctuation, Gender, Numbers, Subject Pronouns, Tener/Ser, The Family | Self Checks |
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2 |
°Adelante! |
Adjectives, Days of the Week, Time | Assignments |
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Exam 1 |
Units 1 through 2 | Proctored Test |
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| Internet Field Trip | Mexico | Dropbox Assignment |
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3 |
°Comenzamos! |
Verbs, Negative Sentences | Verb Practices |
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4 |
°QuÈ interesante! |
Personal "a," Contractions, People Vocabulary, Verbs | Quizzes |
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| Internet Field Trip | Hispanic Artists | Dropbox Assignment |
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| Exam 2 | Units 3 through 4 | Proctored Test |
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5 |
°Fechas y Fiestas! |
Holidays, Interrogatives, Negatives, Vocabulary | Quizzes, Dates Practice, Dropbos Assignment |
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6 |
°Me gusta espaÒol! | Expressions, Gustar, Progressive Tense | Quizzes |
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Internet Field Trip |
Hispanic Holidays | Dropbox Assignment |
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| Exam 3 | Units 5 through 6 | Proctored Test |
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| Internet Field Trip | Hispanic Music | Dropbox Assignment |
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7 |
°Buen trabajo! | Preterit and Imperfect Tenses | Quizzes |
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8 |
°Buena suerte! | Direct Object Pronouns, Indirect Object Pronouns, Two Object Pronouns, Formal and Informal Commands | Quizzes |
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| Exam 4 | Units 7 though 8 | Proctored test
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Grading Scale: 93 - 100% = A The grading format is as follows: Self Checks = 20% |
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