April 2015

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TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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CASCARONES
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day03
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PRESENTATION

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Pascua en
Mxico &
Semana Santa

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13
2: PA intro & ch.1
3: Noticias
4: APexam prep

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VOCAB INTRO

EN ESPAA

EN ESPAA,
break

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SEMANA SANTA
QUIZ & Receta
para comida

Span 2: interv,
receta
Span 3: interv,
receta

Span 2: interv,
DUOL
Span 3: interv,
DUOL

Comida
Calendario/Planes
Crear Carpetas

14
2: PA ch.1&2
discuss ?s
3: Noticias

21

15

2: PA. ch.2 pic

collage
3: Telenovela 1

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16

2: Pelcula 1
3: DUOLINGO
4: Telenovela 1

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11

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2: Pelcula 1
3: Telenovela 2
4: DUOLINGO &

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2: PA ch.3
3: Noticias
4: APexam prep

2: PA ch.3
discuss?s
3: Noticias

2: Pelcula 1 &
reflex.
3: Telenovela 3

2: DUOLINGO
3: DUOLINGO
4: Telenovela 4 &

2: Pelcula 2
3: Telenovela 4 &
5

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2: PA ch.4,5
3: Noticias
4: APexam prep

2: PA ch.4,5
discuss ?s
3: Noticias

2: Pelcula 2
3: Telenovela 6
4: APexam Prep

2: DUOLINGO
3: DUOLINGO
4: Telenovela 7

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May 2015
SUNDAY

Friday

MONDAY

Friday02

TUESDAY

Friday03

WEDNESDAY

Friday02

THURSDAY

Friday03

FRIDAY

Friday34

SATURDAY

Friday12

2: Pelcula 2 &
Reflex.
3: Telenovela 7

2: ch.6,7
3: Noticias
4: APexam prep

10

11
2: ch.8,9
3: Noticias
4: Trip Project

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6
2: 5deMAYO
3: 5deMAYO
4: 5deMAYO

12

7
2: ch.6,7
discuss ?s
3: Noticias

13

2: ch.8,9
discuss ?s
3: Noticias

19

2: Pelcula 3 &
reflex.
3: Telenovela10

20

AP exam

2: Pelcula 3
3: Telenovela 8
4: Telenovela 8

14
2: DUOLINGO
3: DUOLINGO
4: Telenovela 11

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15

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2: Pelcula 4
3: DUOLINGO
4: Present

2: Pelcula 4 &
reflex.
3: Telenovela 13

2: DUOLINGO
3: DUOLINGO
4: Telenovela 12

2: DUOLINGO
3: Telenovela 14
4: Telenovela

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MEMORIAL
DAY

2: GRADES
3: GRADES

2: EXAMENES
3: EXAMENES
4: EXAMEN

2: EXAMENES
3: EXAMENES
4: seniors here?

2: EXAMENES
3: EXAMENES
4: seniors here?

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2: Pelcula 4
3: Telenovela 11
4: Trip Project

2: PA reflexin
final
3: Telenovela 12

4:GRADES

2: Pelcula 3
3: Telenovela 9
4: Telenovela 9

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ESPAOL 2

Duolingo
o Students will spend one class hour per week advancing their grammar and vocabulary skills through
this free online language resource.
Students will advance at least one level per week, each working at their own skill level.
GRADE: out of 10 based on completion of new skill level

Pelculas
o Students will spend two class hours a week watching authentic Spanish movies.
Started in class and finished as HW at the conclusion of each movie, students will write a
description of each of the main characters that appeared in the movie and what they did. This
will be completed at a basic level of Spanish using the preterite(past) tense. Students should
highlight verbs used in the preterite.
GRADE: checked for completion at the conclusion of each movie (10 points)

Pobre Ana short novel

o Students will spend two class hours a week reading a basic short novel in Spanish and answering
reading comprehension questions.
Students will work with a partner during class or individually outside of class to answer questions
accurately.
GRADE: checked before in class discussion (1 point for each question)
Students will participate in a class discussion at the completion of each chapter or set of
chapters.
GRADE: participation through receiving crdobas
At the conclusion of all nine chapters, students will reflect on the entirety of the novel through a
written reflection.
GRADE: completion and accuracy (18 points total)

Cinco de Mayo (Tuesday, May 5)

o students should look up the true history behind 5 de Mayo and prepare an informative handout of which
they will print 3 copies of and distribute to 3 different people at home or around the school
GRADE: (17 points total 2 creativity, 2 organization, 10 accuracy of information, 3 list of people
received handout)

if the teacher wishes, it can also be planned in advance for students to bring in food on this day to enjoy while
working

Final Exam
o Essay on QUIA - end of year reflection
I will close/finalize gradebooks and send secret word for final exams as it gets closer.

ESPAOL 3
Duolingo
o Students will spend one class hour per week advancing their grammar and vocabulary skills through
this free online language resource. Students will advance at least one level per week, each working at
their own skill level.
GRADE: weekly out of 10 based on completion of new skill level

Telenovela Dmelo t!
o Students will spend two class hours a week watching an education Spanish telenovela WITH Spanish
subtitles.

Before and while watching each episode several times during the class period, students will
complete printed out comprehension questions that accompany each episode. The episode will
be watched as many times as necessary/possible in a class period for all questions to be
answered and then reviewed as a class.
GRADE: checked for completion before starting/during next episode (10 points)
crdobas may also be given for in class participation when reviewing answers

Noticias
o Students will spend two class hours each week finding, reading and summarizing an authentic news
article in Spanish.
Working with a new partner each week (or individually if the student wishes or is absent from class)
students will
visit BBCmundo and find a recent (within the last week/over the weekend) authentic article in
Spanish that sparks their interest.
read through the article together and make a list of vocabulary words Spanish to English
that they needed to look up in order to better understand the article.
write a one to two paragraph (7-14 sentences) summary in their own words in Spanish
about the article.
o GRADE: 13 pts

Cinco de Mayo (Tuesday, May 5)

o students should look up the true history behind 5 de Mayo and prepare an informative handout of which
they will print 3 copies of and distribute to 3 different people at home or around the school
GRADE: (17 points total 2 creativity, 2 organization, 10 accuracy of information, 3 list of people
received handout)
o

1-Cul es el ttulo del artculo? 1-Quines el autor?, 1-Dnde ocurri?, 10Ms detalle
***do not use google translate or will be a 0 and have to re-do***

if the teacher wishes, it can also be planned in advance for students to bring in food on this day to enjoy while
working

Final Exam
o Essay on QUIA - end of year reflection
I will close/finalize gradebooks and send secret word for final exams as it gets closer.

ESPAOL 4
Duolingo
o Students will spend one class hour per week advancing their grammar and vocabulary skills through
this free online language resource. Students will advance at least one level per week, each working at
their own skill level.
GRADE: weekly out of 10 based on completion of new skill level

AP test takers: 10 points on DUOLINGO day for working in group of AP test takers to review the information
they went over that week. They can work together to discuss answers, techniques, etc (they may
sometimes opt to do DUOLINGO as their practice)

Telenovela Dmelo t!
o Students will spend two class hours a week watching an education Spanish telenovela WITHOUT
subtitles.

Before and while watching each episode several times during the class period, students will
complete printed out comprehension questions that accompany each episode. The episode will
be watched as many times as necessary/possible in a class period for all questions to be
answered and then reviewed as a class.
GRADE: checked for completion before starting/during next episode (10 points)
crdobas may also be given for in class participation when reviewing answers

AP Exam Prep
o All students, whether they are taking the exam or not, will complete AP exam practice exercises with
the class twice a week. Students who are taking the exam will have one extra class period (while the
other students are on DUOLING) to do individual preparation for the AP exam.
o The teacher and students will follow the online guided practice, completing practice examples from
each section.
GRADE: in class participation points by way of crdobas
Trip Project
o Students will have three class periods to work on a project in which they will plan a trip to a Spanish
Speaking country. This project will end with a presentation to the class of things they have learned
about the country and their trip itinerary.
Students will research a Spanish speaking destination of their choice and make travel plans as if
they were really taking a trip to this country.
GRADE: 50 points (a more complete rubric is detailed on a separate document)
Cinco de Mayo (Tuesday, May 5)
o students should look up the true history behind 5 de Mayo and prepare an informative handout of which
they will print 3 copies of and distribute to 3 different people at home or around the school
GRADE: 17 points total (2 creativity, 2 organization, 10 accuracy of information, 3 for list of people who
received handout)
o

if the teacher wishes, it can also be planned in advance for students to bring in food on this day to enjoy while
working

Final Exam
o Essay on QUIA - end of year reflection
I will close/finalize gradebooks and send secret word for final exams as it gets closer.

Grading Crdobas
collect each Friday or when students have 10-15 crdobas (not previously set up as
assignments in harmony)

students count their crdobas and write the date and the number of crdobas they
received that week and put them back in their envelopes
students turn in envelope at the end of class

 teacher goes back through checking that students are being honest and enters # of
crdobas for each student in gradebook
once all totals are entered for that class, teacher finds the most recurring number of
crdobas and makes that the total points, what the grade is out of
any student who has any number of crdobas higher than that total divides the extra
they have by two and it is added as extra credit
there is a max of 5 extra credit points each time crdobas are collected
Example
students
John
Fred

original crdoba
count
12
26

Anna
Billy
Sally
Becky

9
12
8
15

what crdobas are

out of
12
2 out of the 6
students had 12
crdobas, so 12
should have been
attainable by
everyone. *This
number can adjusted
to what seems most
fair*

new points
12
26-12 = 14 /2 = 7
(max of 5)
12+5 = 17

9
12
8
15-12 = 3 / 2 = 1.5
12 + 1.5 = 13.5