Honors Spanish IV

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Honors Spanish IV

• Council Rock High School North
• Señora Winokur Salón 271W

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Bienvenidos

• World Language Office 215-944-1357
• E-mail dwinokur_at_crsd.org
• You are requested to keep a 3-ring binder
  (carpeta) in which to keep homework, hand-outs,
  notes, charts, articles, etc. By the end of the
  year, you will have a near manuscript to study
  for the next level. If you add in your Diario
  (Journal writing portfolio) you will also have
  a record of your thoughts for the year.

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Overview Honors Spanish IV

• Course conducted in Spanish
• Abriendo Paso series is used
• Well-integrated program divided in 2 books
  Abriendo Paso Lectura y Abriendo Paso Gramática
• Focus is on oral proficiency
• Up-to-date cultural awareness
• Readings of short stories, poetry, plays

MATERIALS INCLUDE...

• Textbook, Tapes, CD, videos, tests

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Expectations

• To be on time to class
• To be prepared
• To do his/her homework every night
  
• ------Three missing assignments, marking
  period grade will go down 10 points or a letter
  grade
• Homework Assignment sheet (Tarea)
• Make-up work, tests or quizzes (5 days)

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Extra-help and Assistance Opportunities

• After school clinic
• Private tutoring

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Class Activities

• Oral
• Willingness to speak Spanish at all times
• Conversational skills / Discussion
• Written
• Vocabulary - definitions
• Grammar drills
• Written Portfolio / kept in class
• Quizzes, tests, written assignments
• The study of film
• ---Hispanic movies- every Friday

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Class Activities (cont.)

• Reading Comprehension
• Listening Comprehension
• Special Projects (Technology, Oral presentations,
  Skits)
• Collaborative Learning (in groups, in pairs)
• World Language Standards

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Assessment

• Subjective - Participation grade (50)
• _ Responding to questions in Spanish
• _ Literature discussion
• _ Make requests and ask questions
• Objective - Written grade (50)
• _ Quizzes/Chapter Tests
• _ Written Portfolios (Self and
  Teacher)
• _ Projects
• _ Final Exam

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Things to note

• Spanish Honor Society Check your status
• Spanish Club Get involved come to the monthly
  meetings and participate in activities
• March is Foreign Language Month Oral
  Proficiency Contest