Bienvenidos a la clase de Sra. Thompson

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Bienvenidos a la clase de Sra. Thompson

• Español 1
• Periods 2
• Planning Period 3

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Learning Outcomes

• Students will learn to communicate in Spanish
  through listening, speaking, reading, and
  writing, and learning about the Hispanic culture.
• The Student communicates in a second language.
• The Student makes connections in the school and
  community.

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Textbook Exprésate

• How to access the on-line book http//my.hrw.com/
• Each chapter tells the students what concepts
  will be covered.
• We will cover at least 7 chapters this year.
• Chapter One Alphabet, Time, phone numbers,
  email address, verb Ser.
• Chapter Two ser (verb to be) with adjectives,
  gender and adjective agreement.

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• Chapter Three gustar (verb to like) with
  infinitives and regular -ar verbs.
• Chapter Four - regular and irregular -er and -ir
  verbs.
• Chapter Five - possessive adjectives, negation
  with nunca, tampoco, nada, and nadie.
• Chapter Six - direct objects and direct object
  pronouns.
• Chapter Seven - object and reflexive pronouns
  with commands.

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Weekly Structure

• Ejercicios Escritos (bell work) - every day
• Escritura (note taking) - every day
• Videos/musica (videos/songs) every day
• Tarea (homework) - every day
• Prueba (quizz) - every Tuesday
• Lectura (reading) every Wednesday
• Conversación (conversational day)every Thursday
• Proyectos (projects) - once a month
• Examen (Chapter Test) once a month

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Classroom Strategies

• Speaking
• Listening
• Songs
• Art
• Games
• Textbook work
• Quizzes/homework
• Culture

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Homework Tarea

• Usually 10-15 minutes.
• Study the Exprésates for the tests, vocabulary,
  verb conjugation, and pages at the end of
  chapters help.
• Homework 5 of the grade
• You may ask your student What did you learn in
  Spanish today? (Que aprendiste hoy en la clase
  de Español?)

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Grading Categories

• Class Participation
  20
• Homework
  5
• Warm-ups
  5
• Quizzes
  10
• (Culture Quiz   5)
• (Speaking Quiz 5)
• Tests, Final, Projects
  60
• (Chapter Test 15)
• (Projects     15)
• (Final 10)
• (Listening Test  5)
  
• (Writing Test 5)
• (Spelling Test  5)
• (Reading Test) 5)
  
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• Total
  100

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How to Contact Me

• I am available before and after school. You may
  email me at 425- 385-7159 or ithompson_at_everettsd.o
  rg
• Ms. Thompson website http//everettsd.schoolwires.
  net/Domain/963
• Spanish 1 Syllabus
• Henry M. Jackson High School website
  http//everettsd.schoolwires.net/Domain/10
• Check grades on-line weekly at http//www.everetts
  d.org/Page/4701