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Señora Salas
1 COURSE GOALS
2 WHAT WE’LL LEARN
3 GRADING POLICY
4 EXPECTATIONS
5 SUPPLIES & CONTACT
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1 COURSE GOALS

This year you are going learn how to

communicate in Spanish about yourself and
your culture and other cultures in an

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innovative and cibernetic way!

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WHAT
Communication:
1. Interpersonal: You will speak to others in natural and spontaneous
ways. To comprehend dialogues, stories, songs, videos, films, etc., you will
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use listening strategies (listen carefully, pay attention to the POLICY

speaker’s non-verbal cues, such as facial expressions and gestures;

ask clarifying questions; summarize or paraphrase what someone has
said). This is two-way communication and involves speaking.
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2. Interpretive: You will practice strategies to understand the main

ideas and key words of spoken or written information. You will take
Cornell Notes. You also will have lists of vocabulary words to study in
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order to help you understand the readings and develop your

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vocabulary. This is one-way communication and involves reading or

listening.
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3. Presentational: You will plan and rehearse what you say,

draft and revise what you write, and you may record a video
multiple times before presenting your final work. This is one- or

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two-way* communication and involves writing or speaking. *You
may expect reactions and feedback from your audience.

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4. Culture:

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You will demonstrate understanding of multiple cultures, making
connections between your culture and Spanish-speaking countries
through reading, videos, and projects focused in different cultural CGRADING
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aspects such as art, history, music, food, traditions, etc. 
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2 WHAT WE’LL LEARN

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The Spanish class will be 90% or more in Spanish from the first class.
Your experience will largely consist of listening and reading in Spanish

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which will eventually lead to being able to write and speak in the

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language by the end of the year.

Daily Conversations: Challenge yourself to use Spanish as much as

possible during class. CGRADING
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In-class Experiences: There will be lots of “trying” in this class including

anything from new words to new learning apps to conversations with
new people.
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Projects/Independent Research: Your new knowledge and expertise will

be an important part to share with the class.
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Performance Assessments: This is where you will show off what you can
do in Spanish at the end of each unit and the end of the year.
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2 WHAT WE’LL LEARN

Spanish 3 - Units of Study
Preliminary Unit: Tu vida diaria, Días especiales
Talk about school and non-school daily activities. Describe your
day before and after school. Talk about weekend activities.
Describe special events, celebrations, and vacations.

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Chapter 1: Días inolvidables
Actividades al aire libre, el preterito, los deportes, camping
activities, features of the natural environment, spelling
changing preterite verbs, a trip to the Sierra, athletic

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events, competitions, goals and prizes, imperfect, imperfect
uses.

Chapter 2: ¿Cómo te expresas? CGRADING

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Obras de arte, concordancia y comparación de adjetivos, el

teatro, comparación de adjetivos y el superlativo, different
types of art and materials, preterite vs. imperfect, estar +
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participio, music, drama, dance performances, ser y estar.

Chapter 3: ¿Qué haces para estar en forma?

La comida, pronombres de complemento directo
e indirecto, la salud, symptoms and remedies,
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health, food, and nutrition, affirmative and

negative tú, Ud., Uds commands, physical fitness
equipment, exercises to stay fit, giving advice.
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2 WHAT WE’LL LEARN

Spanish 3 - Units of Study

the subjective (con’t).

Chapter 4: ¿Cómo te llevas con los demás?

Pasatiempos y cualidades, otros usos de los verbos

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reflexivos, los defectos, pronombres reflexivos en
acciones recíprocas, love and friendship,
personality traits, por vs. para, conflicts and how to

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resolve them, friends and family relationships,

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nosotros commands, possessive pronouns,

Chapter 5: Trabajo y Comunidad CGRADING

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El trabajo, el participio presente, la comunidad,
getting a job, skills and abilities needed to perform
a job, interviewing techniques, present perfect, the
pluperfect, volunteer work opportunities in your
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community, how you can help your community,

demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, present
perfect subjunctive.
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3 GRADING POLICY
Classwork/homework
• You will do much of your work, including note taking, journal
writing, activities, and vocabulary study in your cuaderno. It
should be kept neat and in order.
• Work done in Google Docs, on handouts, or on binder paper
should be labeled properly at the top of the first page with
your name and last name, date and class.
• Expect homework at the teacher’s discretion.

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• Major projects are due on the designated date whether
you are present at school or absent. Major projects are
dropped a whole letter grade for each day that they are

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late.

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• Extra credit assignments will not be given in lieu of
missed work. You should not expect to make up a lack of
preparation/work with extra credit.
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• Expect a quiz at least once or twice per week. Expect POLICY

a unit test roughly once per month.

• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to check Google
Classroom to find out what you missed and make it up. You will
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find a copy of any work in Google Classroom or in the

internet. There will be no reason not to do the homework.
• You will have a one day “grace period” for each day of
class that was missed due to an excused absence to make up
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work. If you miss a test, you must schedule to make up the

test by appointment.
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3 GRADING POLICY
A traditional A-F grading scale is used in this class. There is no
grading on a curve, but numbers are rounded.
97-100% A+ 87-89 B+ 77-79 C+ 67-69 D+ Less than 60 F
93-96 A 83-86 B 73-76 C 63-66 D
90-92 A- 80-82 B- 70-72 C- 60-62 D-

Grades will be updated weekly in Illuminate.

Students who are having trouble making the grades they want, should

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make an appointment to talk to the teacher. Student and teacher
can work together and help students improve their grades. Do not
wait until it is too late! Communicate early so that we have enough

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time to work together on a solution. Your teacher is available outside

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of class hours during the week.

Students who miss class or are struggling with grades must attend
afternoon student support time. CGRADING
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Approximate Grading Breakdown:

● Chapter Exams 35%
● Projects/Presentations 25%
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● Classwork/Homework 20%
● Participation/Quizzes 10%
● Final exam 10%
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4 EXPECTATIONS
To complete the course ins a successful way students need to:

● Assist to classes via zoom on time

● Complete activities in google classrooms
● Follow the four main mutual values of IN LAK'ECH:

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In lak’ ech is a mayan poem that is based on:

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1. Respeto
2. Honestidad
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3. Solidaridad
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4 EXPECTATIONS

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*In order to be accepted into class, use only your first name and last
name as your user ID.
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*Never share class meeting IDs with others outside of our class.
*Screenshots and recordings of sessions without permission from the
teacher and class members are not allowed.
Put simply, the rules are:
1. Be respectful. 2. Do your work.
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Disciplinary Actions for Unacceptable Behavior 

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• Student will be removed from a remote learning session.

• Student may not receive credit for work or participation.
• Teacher will talk to student’s parents.
• Other actions will be taken if needed.
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4 EXPECTATIONS
Pólizas de clase cibernética:

Usar su nombre y apellido al entrar a ZOOM

2. Asistencia y puntualidad a la clase

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3. Buen comportamiento

4. Respeto a todos durante reuniones

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5. Listo para aprender y participar en lecturas y
proyectos

6. No utilizar lenguaje inapropiado ni en ZOOM ni en el CGRADING

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CHAT ROOM.

7. No tomar fotos o videos durante ZOOM.

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8. Vestimenta apropiada

9. Tratar de mostrar su cara en ZOOM

10. Pensar en IN LAK’ ECH en clase y a menudo

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11. Entregar la tarea a tiempo ya que contará como

asistencia los MIÉRCOLES
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Textbooks
· Realidades 3

Required materials:
• Chromebook

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• Internet access
• Google Classrooms account

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• Cuaderno (notebook)

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• Pens, pencils, erasers, highlighters

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Contact info: How do you get in touch with Sra. Salas?

Email: [email protected]
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Miercoles 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

This format was adapted from Sra. Johnson.