syllabus travis high school school year 2009 – 2010 - Fort Bend ...

ESPAÑOL 2 - SYLLABUS
TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL YEAR 2009 – 2010
Teacher name: Carolina Bolanos
School e-mail: carolina.bolanos@fortbend.k12.tx.us
School (direct) number: 281-634-7104 (voice mail will pick up during school hours)
School/Teacher website: http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us (look under campuses and click on Travis)
Materials for the class (materiales para la clase):
1 – 1 ½” 3-ring Binder with pockets
Dividers (at least 4)
Paper (papel)
Writing utensils (pens, pencils, markers, etc.)
Various colored highlighters
4-5 sets of index cards (to use as flashcards with the vocabulary)
Spanish/English dictionary to use at home
Students are to bring the following contribution to a class set: _____________________
Textbook for the course: “Realidades 2” published by Prentice Hall, 2005
COURSE OUTLINE AND DESCRIPTION: (What and how are we going to learn?)
We will follow the course outline as determined by FBISD district.
Below is how the regular school week is divided in my class during the academic year. This has
been done so that each student knows what to expect everyday he/she comes into my classroom.
MONDAY
(lunes)
Vocabulary Activities
(vocabulario)
Functions
Contexts
Time Frames
TUESDAY
(martes)
Grammar activities
(gramática)
WEDNESDAY
(miércoles)
Grammar activities
(gramática)
At the end of this course (Spanish 2) the student will be able to:
Levels of Discourse
Comprehensibility
and Accuracy
THURSDAY
(jueves)
Listening/speaking and/or
reading comprehension
activities
(comprensión oral/auditiva/
o de lectura)
Novice High (Students have met the minimum two-credit graduation requirement.)
FRIDAY
(viernes)
Listening/speaking and/or
reading comprehension
activities
(comprensión oral/auditiva/
o de lectura)
Effectively carry out everyday social and survival tasks that present no
complications
Effectively communicate about familiar topics related to self, home, family,
friends, neighborhood, school, community, professions, and environment
Communicate about present and future events; reports series of isolated
events in the past
Communicate in sentence-length discourse recombining and reformulating
learned phrases
Are understood primarily by native speakers who are very accustomed to
interacting with language learners

Comprehension
and Accuracy
Can identify the text type, topic, and some significant details of an authentic
presentational or interpersonal oral, written, or signed text
PROFESORA BOLANOS’ EXPECATIONS OF HER STUDENTS
1. Any behavior which breaks school rules or keeps the teacher from teaching is unacceptable.
2. Arrive on time
3. Bring all required materials to class.
4. Respect others: use appropriate language and keep inappropriate comments to yourself.
5. Raise your hand to ask or answer a question.
6. Keep the classroom clean and pick up your trash.
7. Cell phones, other electronic devices or anything not related to the Spanish class will be picked up if used in
the classroom. These devices and things distract you from learning in my class.
8. Stay awake at all times,…..sleeping is not allowed!
9. Respect Profesora Bolanos: there is no talking while teacher is instructing the class.
10. Pay attention and take notes!!
CONSEQUENCES OF MISBEHAVIOR OR RULE BREAKING
1. Teacher addressed misbehavior in class by talking individually to student (warning)
2. Teacher will ask student to step outside of the classroom.
3. Teacher talks to parent (parent conference)
4. Teacher writes a discipline slip and student is sent to his/her AP’s (Assistant Principal) office.
Note: Extreme misbehavior will result in an office referral regardless of warning.
MAKE-UP POLICY
1. When you are absent, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find out about the work that you missed, regardless
of the reason for the absence. You must check the class calendar for the days you missed. If worksheets were
handed out, ask the teacher for a copy.
2. You will have the number of days that you were absent to turn in written assignments or make up quizzes or
tests given while you were absent. For example:
Absent 2 days = 2 days to get the work in or make up quiz or test
3. Work assigned before your absence such as projects, will be due upon return to school. Any time after that, it
will be considered late.
4. KEEP UP WITH THE CLASS CALENDAR. YOU WILL BE GIVEN A PAPER COPY, A BLOWN UP
COPY WILL BE POSTED IN THE ROOM AND THERE WILL BE AN ELECTRONIC FORM OF IT IN
THE TEACHER WEBSITE UNDER RESOURCES.
5.
LATE WORK POLICY
Daily grades: 1 day late = -30pts 2-3 days late = -50pts 4+ days late = no credit
Major grades: 1 day late = -25pts 2-3 days late = -50pts 4+ days late = no credit
PESOS
Students will be rewarded for participating actively in class. For example: asking higher level thinking questions,
participating in school Spirit days, etc. Once students have accumulated certain number of pesos, they may turn them
in for various rewards:
5 pesos = restroom pass
20 pesos = lowest daily grade becomes 100
GRADING
Major grades = 50%
Major grades include projects and chapter tests.
Daily grades = 50%
Daily grades include homework, classwork, quizzes.
40 pesos = 20 points on major grade
* I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY CLASS. !
* TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
* COME FOR TUTORIALS IF YOU NEED
HELP (Mondays and Wednesdays 6:45am –
7:15am)