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Señora Ana M. Salamanca


Last Updated 08-30-2010
ana.salmanca@browardschools.com



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WELCOME TO HOMEWORK HERO! Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year.
Homework Hero is the site you will visit to see weekly classroom activities, present and future homework assignments. Come back often during the week and plan your schedule effectively. Weekly assignments are also posted on the board every Monday. _________________________________________________________________________________

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Students are enrolled in a high school course. In order to receive credit for this course, they have to successfully pass the course along with a mid-term exam given after the second quarter, and a final exam given at the end of the school year.

SPANISH I
High school level course for credit.
This course is intended for non-Spanish speaking students. The objective of this course is to introduce students to the Spanish language. The emphasis is on oral communication and everyday expressions. The content may include, but not be limited to, beginning skills in listening and speaking, introduction to reading, writing,fundamentals of grammar and culture. Students are expected to study vocabulary daily.

SPANISH II
Successful completion of this course results in one High School credit.
Spanish II will reinforce and enhance previously acquired basic skills in Spanish I. It will continue developing communicative skills and cross-cultural understanding. The students will increase their listening, reading, writing and oral skills. They will work in small groups on a variety of activities, and will make oral presentations individually and in groups using the vocabulary and grammatical patterns they learn.
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*** HINTS FOR SUCCESS ***
1. Be attentive and involved in class, conform to rules of student conduct, attend school regularly and on time, and refrain from interfering with the education of others.
2. Check the Homework Hero website to be informed about what is expected of you when you are absent from school or for further information about present and future homework assignments.
3. Use a planner to record present and upcoming assignments, quizzes, tests or projects.
4. Be responsible completing assignments and make-up work on time.
5. Keep track of individual grades and overall academic progress.
6. Use the QUIA website and other extra resources offered to enhance and facilitate the learning process.
7. Ask questions when you do not understand, review/study on a daily basis, and bring all supplies to class.

CLASS RULES
1. Be seated and working when the second bell rings.
2. Raise your hand to speak and wait to be called on.
3. Turn in all work on time.
4. Ask for permission to leave your seat.
5. Keep your area clean and align desks before leaving the classroom.
6. No eating, drinking or chewing gum.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignments are due on schedule. If an extension is needed, an e-mail or a note from the parents is required.
Present and future homework assignments are also posted on the board every week.

CONSEQUENCES FOR BAD BEHAVIOR:
1. Verbal warning
2. Writing assignment to be signed by a parent
3. Phone call to parent
4. Pre-detention
5. One hour detention after school.
6. Referral

MAKE UP WORK:
Two class days are given to make-up work for each day a student is absent.

EXTRA HELP:
Tutoring is available through the peer counseling program.
Forms are available in class.

GRADES:
- There are frequent quizzes and a test after each unit.
- Pop quizzes will be given at any time.
Grades will be calculated as follows:
40% Oral and written unit tests
20% Quizzes / Pop quizzes
10% Classwork
10% Special projects
5% Oral proficiency
5% Homework
10% Participation:
The participation grade takes attentiveness into consideration as well as active involvement in class activities.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES:
- One 1" three-ring folder with five dividers.
- One plastic three-hole puncher
- One black or blue pen
- One red pen
- One No.2 pencil
- pencil sharpener
- One highlighter - College ruled paper
WISH LIST:
- box of tissues
- small bottle of hand sanitizer
- dry-erase markers

 
SPANISH 1 

CHAPTER 1 OJECTIVES:
At the end of Chapter 1, students will be able to:
• ask someone’s name and say yours
• ask how someone is and say how you are
• introduce people and say where they are from
• give phone numbers, the time, the date, and the day
• spell words and give e-mail addresses
Vocabulary
• Greetings and goodbyes, • Feelings • The alphabet • Numbers 1-31 • Telling time • Days of the week and
• months of the year • Giving phone numbers. • Spelling words and giving e-mail addresses
Grammar
• Subjects and verbs in sentences • Subject pronouns • Present tense of the verb ser • Punctuation marks and
• written accents
Culture
• Florida’s Hispanic diverse population • Fine arts: Salvador Dali

IMPORTANT DATES:
- Friday. August 27th: Oral Quiz #1. The alphabet
- Monday, August 30.: QUIA survey.
- Tuesday, August 31st. Turn in form signed by students and parents regarding discipline plan, policies and class procedures

 
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WEEK OF
08-23, 08-27 
Image by FlamingText.com AUGUST 30:
Students will 1. Warm up: Copy the assignments for the week / distribute textbooks & workbooks.
2. PRACTICE: ask and tell how people are:
a. Listening comprehension: Audio activity: P. 9, activity #5.
b. Activity 6, page 9.
3. Exprésate: P.10: Introduce someone
4. Say that you are also pleased to meet someone
5. Practice: Introduce people: Activity #9, P.10.
6. Ask and say who someone is: More vocabulary. P.10.

HOMEWORK:
1. Bring page #3 of email #1 tomorrow. (Classroom rules and procedures)
2. PLAN AHEAD: Study. Next quiz scheduled for Tuesday, Sep.6. Covers pages 6 through 15

Image by FlamingText.com AUGUST 31:
1. Collect page #3. (classroom rules and procedures)
2. Assign online QUIA survey to determine Spanish proficiency. Use the following link to access this survey. SURVEY Bring a copy to school this Friday.
3. Ask and tell where someone is from: ¿Exprësate! P.11.
Informal and formal forms.
4. Audio Activity. P.11 #10. CD1 TR3.
5. Oral practice: Introduce people and tell where they are from. P. 11 activity #11.

HOMEWORK:
1. Complete Grammar/Vocab. workbook P. 1 and 2
2. PLAN AHEAD: Study. Next quiz scheduled for Tuesday, Sep.6. Covers pages 6 through 15

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1. Warm up: Bell work 1.2 (P.10 teacher’s) Unscramble the words to create sentences
2. Go over the homework (G/V Wkbk. P.1,2)
3. Complete G/V. Wkbk. P. 3
4. Be introduced to online QUIA games to study vocabulary included in the next quiz. (email #2). Remember to use your username and password.
1.RAGS TO RICHES. EXPRÉSATE 1: Chapter 1: Vocabulary 1.
2.JAVA GAMES. EXPRÉSATE 1: Chapter 1: Vocabulary 1.
3.CHALLENGE BOARD. EXPRÉSATE 1: Chapter 1: Vocabulary 1.
5. Play challenge Board.

HOMEWORK.Plan ahead:
Play the online QUIA games posted above to study/review vocabulary learned in class and prepare for the next quiz scheduled for Tuesday, Sep.6. Covers pages 6 through 15.
Use your username and password.
 

  Image by FlamingText.com SEPTEMBER 2:
1. Warm up: class expressions to dismiss class.
2. Subjects and verbs in a sentence P.12:
Identify subjects and verbs in a sentence and replace subjects with the corresponding subject pronoun-
P. 12/13, Activities 13 and 14.
3. Comunicación. Oral Practice: Describe people. P. 13 Act. 15.

HOMEWORK:
1. Grammar/vocabulary workbook. P. 4,5.
2. Play the online QUIA games posted yesterday to study/review vocabulary learned in class and prepare for the next quiz scheduled for Tuesday, Sep.6. Covers pages 6 through 15. Remember to use your username and password

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1. Go over homework. Grammar/Vocabulary pages 4,5.
2. Complete G/V Wkbk. Page 6.
3. Review for Quiz on Tuesday.

HOMEWORK:
Play the online QUIA games posted on Wednesday to study/review vocabulary learned in class and prepare for QUIZ #2 scheduled for Tuesday, Sep.6. Covers pages 6 through 15. Remember to use your username and password.

 

SPANISH 2  



OBJECTIVES: Review of Spanish I
Spanish I Puente into Spanish II

IMPORTANT DATES:
- Tuesday, Aug. 24: Turn in emergency cards and other school forms.
- Monday, Aug. 30:
* Turn in acrostic.
* Turn in form signed by students and parents regarding discipline plan, policies and class procedures.
- Tuesday, Sep.7: Collage and oral presentation “All about me”

 

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WEEK OF
08-23, 08-27
 
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1. Copy the assignments for the week.
2. Review Spanish 1:
a. Talk about the weather.
b. The verb SER to describe people.
c. Opposite adjectives to describe people.
d. Create an acrostic using your first name. Follow the examples provided in class (email #6)

HOMEWORK:PLAN AHEAD
1. Work on collage for oral presentation on Tuesday, September 7. (All About Me. Instructions: email #2)
2. Review material covered in class today.

Image by FlamingText.com AUGUST 31:
1. Warm up: review adjectives, describe a classmate
2. Continue reviewing Spanish 1:
a. Verbs GUSTAR and ENCANTAR to tell what people like and love, and what people like and love to do.
b. Talk about the family.
c. Talk about chores.

HOMEWORK:
1. Work on collage for oral presentation on Tuesday, September 7. (All About Me. Instructions: email #2)
2. Review material covered in class today.

Image by FlamingText.com SEPTEMBER 1:
1. Warm up: write about what you have to do.
2. Continue reviewing Spanish 1:
a. Talk about school subjects
b. Talk about school supplies
c. Talk about classes
d. Talk about food
e. Write a dialogue about a restaurant situation.

TAREA:
1. Bring email #9 to school tomorrow. You will need it to complete a class activity.
2. Work on collage for oral presentation on Tuesday, September 7. (All About Me. Instructions: email #2)
3. Review material covered in class today.

 

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1. Use email #9 to review and practice verbs in the present tense:
a. Regular -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs
b. Iregular verbs: IR, ESTAR, and SER
c. Stem changing verbs
d. Verbs with irregular YO forms
e. The verb TENER + QUE + an action verb
f. Reflexive verbs.
2. The verb IR + an action verb in the infinitive form (future using going to)

TAREA:PLAN AHEAD:
1. Work on collage for oral presentation on Tuesday, September 7. (All About Me. Instructions: email #2)
2. Review material covered in class today.

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1. Go over activity from yesterday.
2. Continue reviewing Spanish 1:
a. Ask and tell how pwople feel.
b. Talk about clothing

TAREA:
1. Work on collage for oral presentation on Tuesday, September 7. (All About Me. Instructions: email #2)
2. Review material covered in class today.


 

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1. ¡EXPRÉSATE! INTERACTIVE ONLINE TEXTBOOK.


2. ¡EXPPRÉSATE! INTERNET ACTIVITIES.

3. QUIA CLASS PAGE.

4. SUMMER REVIEW BOOKLET. Prepared by the WORLD LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT. BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Click on the following link:
Summer Review Booklet

5. SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS.

6. DICTIONARY WITH AUDIO PRONUNCIATION.

7. SPANISH GAMES.

8. SPANISH CROSSWORD PUZZLES.

9. SPANISH ALPHABET 1.

10. SPANISH ALPHABET 2.

11. SPANISH POWER POINTS

12. VERB CONJUGATOR

13. CONJUGUEMOS(Let's conjugate)

14. VERB CONJUGATOR

USE THIS LINK TO REVIEW AND TAKE A QUIZ. GO TO VERB TENSES AND CLICK ON PRESENT TENSE.
15. TAKE A QUIZ.

16. VERBS AND GRAMMAR EXERCISES.

AR Verbs, Interrogative Words, Verbs "ir", "ser","estar" y "gustar", "Sustantivos" (nouns), "Adjetivos Demostrativos", "La hora", "El Tiempo", "El calendario"
17. POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS.

18. ASK JEEVES

19. SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE WITH BARBARA KUCKSON NELSON.

20. STUDY SPANISH.

21 CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC STRIPS.

22 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TUTORIAL.

23. TYPE A DOCUMENT USING SPANISH SYMBOLS:
LINK TO TYPE A DOCUMENT USING SPANISH SYMBOLS

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