Welcome to Sr. Gill’s Spanish language website! Please visit the appropriate "Classes" link(s) for individual class information. Homework/Assignments are found in the "downloads" section at the bottom of each page.
Please fill out the following form for extra credit points!
Langauge is our window to the world.
Each individual in our class has something unique to contribute and my job is to help everyone realize their potential for greatness.
Accordingly, I have the responsibility of insuring that our classroom is one of comfort, safety, and mutual respect.
Course Objective:
Our objective is to develop communication skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and showing in Spanish. Students develop these communication skills by using knowledge of the language, including grammar, and culture, communication and learning strategies, technology, and content from other subject areas to socialize, to acquire and provide information, and to express feelings and opinions. In order for a student to be successful in our class, she/he must actively participate, keep up with classroom tasks and homework, and thoroughly complete assigned projects.
We will continue to use the five-tabbed divider, three-ring binder system. Here is a refresher on the labeled divider system:
Section 1: Vocabulario y Preguntas Personales
Section 2: Gramática
Section 3: Tarea y Ejercicios
Section 4: Calentadores y Ensayos cortos
Section 5: Pruebas y Exámenes
Class participation is an integral part of your grade. Are you:
1) Seated and prepared with materials & homework when the bell rings?
2) Attentive and participating actively?
3) Maximizing learning through cooperation and mutual respect?
4) Completing in-class assignments?
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
• Give respect
• Be seated, working on warm-up when the bell rings.
• Stay on task and actively participate
• Maximize cooperative learning and find ways to use Spanish every day
Homework:
Homework is assigned on a daily basis and when complete, high quality, and on your desk at the beginning of class, the student receives 100% credit. If your work does not meet those requirements the day it is due, students may turn it in the following day for 50% credit.
Make-up work policy:
Students absent on an exam day are expected to take it the day of return. Students are expected to make up any pre-announced quiz the day of return (including any written on the calendar). If you were absent the day of a quiz, you have two days to make it up. If you do not make up a quiz within two days, you will receive a zero. Students are not responsible for making up warm-up activities; however, students should acquire that information from a classmate. Students are responsible for making up diarios that are assigned each Wednesday.
Oral Projects and Exams:
Students are assigned one project and one oral exam each six weeks. Since these are a major part of your grade, failure to complete a project or take an exam may result in a failing grade for the six weeks. Students are responsible for preparation: although some work time may be allotted during class, work and practice are required outside of class. Fifty points are deducted for each day a project is late, and no projects are accepted more than two days after the due date.
Behavior Guidelines:
1) Classroom is left clean before anyone leaves.
2) Students wait at desks for dismissal by teacher.
3) No music players, cell phones, cosmetics, food, drinks, or other distracting objects are allowed in class. Any confiscated item may be confiscated on the first offense and not returned until the end of the year.
4) If you are tardy, do not enter class until after you have gone to the tardy table. You are responsible for any work you may have missed, and it is not possible to make up class participation activities and points.
Spanish 1 Project Sentence Starter Ideas updated October 10, 2009 Please visit the "Spanish 1 Class Downloads" section of this website to retrieve sentence starter ideas to assist in creating your rough drafts. Rough drafts are due on 10.12.09 and must include: 10... more >
Introduction to the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking cultures from around the world.
Emphasis is on developing a solid foundation in verbal and written communication skill sets.
Using age-appropriate activities, students develop the ability to perform the tasks of the novice language learner. The novice language learner, when dealing with familiar topics, should:
(A) understand short utterances when listening and respond orally with learned material;
(B) produce learned words, phrases, and sentences when speaking and writing;
(C) detect main ideas in familiar material when listening and reading;
(D) make lists, copy accurately, and write from dictation;
(E) recognize the importance in communication to know about the culture; and
(F) recognize the importance of acquiring accuracy of expression by knowing the components of language, including grammar.
Ejemplo de Glogster:
Here is an example of one possible option for our 1st 6 Weeks project... This is a rough draft. Let me know your thoughts on our message board.
Acquiring another language incorporates communication skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and showing. Students develop these communication skills by using knowledge of the language, including grammar, and culture, communication and learning strategies, technology, and content from other subject areas to socialize, to acquire and provide information, to express feelings and opinions, and to get others to adopt a course of action. While knowledge of other cultures, connections to other disciplines, comparisons between languages and cultures, and community interaction all contribute to and enhance the communicative language learning experience, communication skills are the primary focus of language acquisition.
Students of languages other than English gain the knowledge to understand cultural practices (what people do) and products (what people create) and to increase their understanding of other cultures as well as to interact with members of those cultures. Through the learning of languages other than English, students obtain the tools and develop the context needed to connect with other subject areas and to use the language to acquire information and reinforce other areas of study. Students of languages other than English develop an understanding of the nature of language, including grammar, and culture and use this knowledge to compare languages and cultures and to expand insight into their own language and culture. Students enhance their personal and public lives and meet the career demands of the 21st century by using languages other than English to participate in communities in Texas, in other states, and around the world.
