Spanish for Heritage Speakers III Syllabus Course No.H7003LY

Updated Fall 2024

Instructor Information

General Information

Description

Prerequisite: Spanish II or Spanish for Heritage Speakers II

In this course, students will refine their Spanish language skills through the continuous use of comprehensible input by being exposed to more advanced grammar and language structures, and authentic reading materials. As in Spanish I and II, culture is an essential part of the curriculum.

***The full standards can be found here.

Goals and Expectations

Students will be assessed throughout the semester with reading comprehension activities, writings, speaking activities, and listening activities. Each unit will culminate in an Integrated Performance Assessment. Students should work toward the goal of Spanish fluency. Students will be expected to participate in class and complete all required work in order to practice and polish their skills.

Classroom Rules and Procedures

• School wide PBIS student behavior expectations:
  • Respect Time and Place
  • Leave It Better Than You Found It
  • Be Present
  • Be the Good

• Classroom specific student behavior expectations:
  • Students respect themselves, others, and school property at all times.
  • Students will come to class on time and with all the necessary class materials.
  • Cellular phones will be placed in storage pockets during class.
  • Only Spanish work will be completed in Spanish class.  Do not work on assignments from other classes.
  • Ask permission from the teacher to leave the room.
  • Students will try their best to be positive and persistent learners.
  • Students will always be truthful and honest.
  • Remember that mistakes mean you are learning!

*The expectations to earn Pride Points will be decided as a class during the first week of school*

Course Materials

Required Materials

Students will be expected to bring the following materials to class everyday:

• Chromebook and charger
• Paper (notebook) and writing utensils

In class we will use the Entre Culturas 3 text.

Grading

World Language Grading Policy

Grades are based on a student’s mastery of the course objectives by the end of the grade reporting period. The World Languages Department uses a weighted system (details can be found here). Summative assessments are worth 70% of the grade while formative assessments and other class work is worth 30% of the final grade. Powerschool and canvas will display the same grades, but PowerSchool is our official reporting grade book.

Cheating

Cheating and plagiarizing will not be tolerated. Any cases of cheating will result in a zero. In addition, the cheating parties will be required to re-do the work. The potential to earn points will depend on the circumstances.

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Using an online translator is considered cheating. Not only is it cheating, but it will most likely provide you with an incorrect translation. They are not as smart as people. Instead, use a trusted website such as WordReference for a dictionary.

Late Work

Students will have two weeks after an assignment due date to make up the missing assignment for a 10% penalty. After two weeks, a zero will be assigned and students will have until the end of the grading period to receive a maximum grade of 60% on the assignment.

Assessments

In this class assessments will be in the form of Integrated Performance Assessments (IPA). An IPA is a cluster assessment featuring three tasks, each of which reflects one of the three modes of communication--Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational. The three tasks are aligned within a single theme or content area, reflecting the manner in which students naturally acquire and use the language in the real world or the classroom.