Bienvenidos! Welcome, students! I am excited to be your profesora de español this year! I am looking forward to a rewarding year of Spanish language learning and development with you at Boonton High School. Buena suerte! Good Luck! --Señora Buck

CLASS RULES
1. Please be in your seat and prepared to work when the bell rings.
2. Bring your homework, writing utensil, notebook and your textbook with you to class.
3. Please raise your hand and wait to be called on during class.
4. No gum chewing, cell phones, Ipods, hats or foul language allowed in the classroom.

GRADING POLICY
2/3 Tests, quizzes, projects
1/3 Homework and class participation

Note: Please do not leave your Spanish book in your locker; the consequence is a zero for coming to class unprepared.

Also, when you are absent, please check this website to complete any work that you may have missed.

*AP Spanish is a course designed for advanced students who are capable of working on a college level in Spanish during their senior year at Boonton High in School. This course is significantly more challenging than previous Spanish classes. In AP Spanish, students will study the work of Spanish and Hispanic authors, including poetry and prose selections from all literary genres. AP Spanish students will also become familiar with other artistic expressions, including works from the performing and visual arts.

The goal of AP Spanish is to enable students to demonstrate their achievement in college-level work by taking the Advanced Placement Exam in Spanish, offered in May of each school year. Required summer work will include reading, writing, and listening exercises, as well as oral recordings to prepare for the Advanced Placement Exam.

An AP Spanish Language course is comparable to an advanced level (5th- and 6th- semester or the equivalent) college Spanish language course. Emphasizing the use of Spanish for active communication, it encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition.

The course objectives are to help you:
• Comprehend formal and informal spoken Spanish
• Acquire vocabulary and a grasp of structure to allow the easy, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as of modern literature in Spanish
• Compose expository passages
• Express ideas orally with accuracy and fluency

The course seeks to develop language skills that are useful in themselves and that can be applied to various activities and disciplines, rather than to the mastery of any specific- subject matter. Finally, students will receive extensive training in the organization and writing of compositions as an integral part of this AP course.

About the AP Spanish Language Exam

The exam, which lasts about three hours, includes multiple-choice and free-response sections. During the multiple-choice section, students will demonstrate their listening and reading skills. The free-response section puts writing and speaking to the test. Except for directions, the entire exam is in Spanish. All the directions printed inside the exam books are in both English and Spanish.

Students must remember to respond only in Spanish. You may not use dictionaries or other reference works during the exam. Since recording equipment is used during the test, students will need to make sure they're familiar with the equipment before the test date. Trial runs of the equipment and procedures used during the test will be practiced.

Note: Students are expected to use the following website to practice for your Spanish AP Exam:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/spanish_lang/samp.html?spanlang


Note: Students are ENCOURAGED to use the following website to access all companion internet activities for additional practice. It is http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/worldlang/web_explore_sp.php

Bienvenidos! Spanish I is a meaningful, comprehensive class that develops students' communication skills in Spanish through their immersion in the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The text for this class is Glencoe's ¡BUEN VIAJE! 1 and its integrated technology resources.

¡Buen viaje! Level 1 has fourteen chapters. Chapters thirteen and fourteen are repeated as chapters one and two in Spanish 2 for reinforcement. The topics covered in ¡Buen viaje! Level 1 provide students with the skills they need to communicate when shopping, buying or ordering food, talking about self, home, family, friends, and school, participating in activities and sports, and traveling. Students learn about the diverse culture of the Spanish-speaking world, and are introduced to Spanish literature.
This year students will cover the following chapters:

Capítulo 1 Un amigo o una amiga
Capítulo 2 Alumnos y cursos
Capítulo 3 Las compras para la escuela
Capítulo 4 En la escuela
Capítulo 5 En el café
Capítulo 6 La familia y su casa
Capítulo 7 Deportes de equipo

Mid-term Exam, chapters 1-7

Capítulo 8 La salud y el médico
Capítulo 9 El verano y el invierno
Capítulo 10 Diversiones culturales
Capítulo 11 Un viaje en avión
Capítulo 12 Una gira
Capítulo 13 Un viaje en tren
Capítulo 14 En el restaurante

Final Exam, chapters 8-14


Note: The best way to contact me is via the telephone. Please call me at 973-335-9700, ext. 4010 and leave a message with your name and daytime phone number and I will return your phone call to discuss your child’s progress. You may also e-mail me at christina.buck@boontonschools.org. Thank you.

Additional note: Students are encouraged to access the practice quizzes and activities for our textbook online at:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/worldlanguages/spanish/buenviajelevel1/index.html

Bienvenidos! Spanish II is a meaningful, comprehensive class that develops students' communication skills in Spanish through their immersion in the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The text for this class is Glencoe's ¡BUEN VIAJE! 2 and its integrated technology resources.

Students will continue to develop their communication skills for proficiency. Topics covered include: train travel; restaurant ordering; technology usage; clothes shopping; pastimes; hotel visits; medical emergencies; life in the city and country; Hispanic foods and celebrations; and, professions. Students will learn about the diverse culture of the Spanish-speaking world, and are introduced to Spanish literature, as well.

This year students will cover the following chapters:

Capítulo 1 Un viaje en tren
Capítulo 2 En el restaurante
Capítulo 3 Telecomunicaciones
Capítulo 4 De tiendas
Capítulo 5 Los pasatiempos
Capítulo 6 En el hotel
Capítulo 7 El vuelo
Capítulo 8 Emergencias médicas
Capítulo 9 Ciudad y campo
Capítulo 10 La cocina hispana
Capítulo 11 El coche y la carretera
Capítulo 12 Los servicios al público
Capítulo 13 ¡Fiestas!
Capítulo 14 Profesiones y oficios


Note: The best way to contact me is via the telephone. Please call me at 973-335-9700, ext. 4010 and leave a message with your name and daytime phone number and I will return your phone call to discuss your child’s progress. You may also e-mail me at christina.buck@boontonschools.com. Thank you.


Additional note: Students are encouraged to use the following Glencoe textbook website for practice quizzes. It is:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/worldlanguages/spanish/buenviajelevel2/index.html

Bienvenidos! Spanish III is a meaningful, comprehensive class that develops students' communication skills in Spanish through their immersion in the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The text for this class is Glencoe's ¡BUEN VIAJE! 3 and its integrated technology resources. ¡BUEN VIAJE! 3 is comprehensive program that encourages meaningful, practical communication by immersing students in the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The text and its integrated technology resources help meet the needs of every student in the classroom.

Students will continue building skills for proficiency. Students will learn about the diverse culture of the Spanish-speaking world, and are introduced to Spanish and Hispanic-American literature. This year students will cover the following chapters:

Capítulo 1 Los viajes
Capítulo 2 Rutinas
Capítulo 3 Pasatiempos
Capítulo 4 Pasajes
Capítulo 5 Sucesos y acontecimientos
Capítulo 6 Los valores
Capítulo 7 La salud y el bienestar
Capítulo 8 Raíces

Note: The best way to contact me is via the telephone. Please call me at 973-335-9700, ext. 4010 and leave a message with your name and daytime phone number and I will return your phone call to discuss your child’s progress. You may also e-mail me at christina.buck@boontonschools.org
Thank you.

Additional note: Students are encouraged to use the following Glencoe textbook website for practice quizzes. It is:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/worldlanguages/spanish/buenviajelevel3/index.html

Welcome to Spanish IV Honors! This challenging, comprehensive, advanced class in the Spanish language develops students' communication skills by immersing students in the language, literature, history and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Students are expected to work on a college level in this class. The text for this course is Glencoe's Galería de arte y vida.

Working in the target language, students will refine their communication skills through oral and written practice through continued skill building for proficiency. This will be an exciting year of college level study in the Spanish language.

This year students will cover the following chapters:

Cuadro 1: El arte
Cuadro 2: El humorismo
Cuadro 3: El heroísmo

EXAMEN INTERMEDIO

Cuadro 4: El indio
Cuadro 5: La leyenda
Cuadro 6: Sentimientos y pasiones
Cuadro 7: Tierra y libertad

EXAMEN FINAL


Note: The best way to contact me is via the telephone. Please call me at 973-335-9700, ext. 4010 and leave a message with your name and daytime phone number and I will return your phone call to discuss your child’s progress. You may also e-mail me at christina.buck@boontonschools.org. Thank you.

Boonton High School
Christina Buck