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Información General Profesora : Señorita Medellín Clases : Español 3 Adv. y Español 1 Aula : 145
Grading I will be using points to determine grades that you will be earning. I will enter the points that you earned on a specific assignment in my grade program and usually assign the corresponding percentage and grade on your assignment/quiz etc. At the end of the grading period, the points will be totaled and averaged and then the final grade will be assessed based on the percentages below. You are encouraged to keep track of the points that you earn so that you can figure out your own grade at any point in the trimester. I only give out grades at the end of a grading period. You can always access your grade online through the CDH website. Please contact me as early as possible if you notice any discrepancies in grades/scores.
I will also occasionally use grading rubrics for written and speaking projects. We will review them together before the project is due so that you know what you need to do in order to get the desired grade.
Homework Homework must be completed before class begins-class begins when the bell rings at the beginning of the hour. If you do not have your assignment completed at this time, I will not accept it and you will not receive the points for the assignment. I do not accept or give partial credit or points for late assignments. I usually give some class time to start homework-take advantage of this time that I give!!
Sometimes, we check homework in class. The points that you receive on your homework do not reflect the number you got correct but rather that you attempted to complete your homework. I think it is very important to learn from your mistakes. Homework is a chance to make mistakes, without penalty, before the test. And, even if you understood what went on in class that day, homework is your opportunity to move from being just informed to being well informed by practicing what you have learned that day in another environment-at home. We will check homework in a wide variety of ways in this class. This includes having others check your work, turning assignments in for me to check, checking your own work from an overhead and also putting work on the board for the entire class to check and learn from.
Positive participation will have a positive impact on your grade. Negative participation or distracting other student’s learning will result in taking away positive participation points or other penalties. I try very hard to keep a positive attitude in class and make it a positive learning environment. You will receive a participation grade approximately every two weeks. It will be an average of all of the grading opportunities that you have during the two-week period. I will be using the guide* below to evaluate your communication practice…
1. Are you participating by listening and responding appropriately to your partner? 2. Are you trying to stay in Spanish as much as possible? 3. Are you following instructions? 4. Is the content of the message consistent with the context? (If you are supposed to be asking questions about cars, are the questions about cars and not about food or sports?) 5. Would a sympathetic native speaker understand the message in spite of grammar or pronunciation errors?
*Adapted from Barbara Snyder workshop-1998
There will also be limited opportunities for earning extra-credit. Please do not depend on extra-credit as a last minute fix for a poor grade.
Attendance The CDH world language department places great emphasis on regular attendance because it is absolutely necessary for satisfactory progress in school. In class participation is your only auditory exposure to the Spanish language. For this reason, it is very important for you to attend class. However, if it is necessary for you to miss class, there are some important policies that you need to be aware of. If you know you will be gone on a specific day-talk to me ahead of time to find out if there is anything you should have prepared for the next class meeting. •If I tell you to get notes that you missed when you were gone, get them from another student after class-not during class. Be sure you ask a person that you “trust” and can read their writing. •I think it is important to arrive to class on time. If you accumulate three tardies , you will earn an hour of detention. •Tests or quizzes that were missed need to be made up the next day that you return to school if you missed one day. I do make it a practice to tell you about a test a few days before hand. You must still take the test or quiz even if you missed the review. •Tests or quizzes that are missed must be made up with me-either before or after school or during one of my free periods. I will not leave the test in the library or with one of your study hall teachers. •You can find the assignment that you missed in the appropriate book that is located in the front of the classroom or online at the Quia site in the calendar section-these will be updated daily. It is your responsibility to get your make-up work and show it to me the next day. If this is not done, you will not get credit. •If you are having a problem doing an assignment or making up work in the designated time, please talk to me and let me know. I can make special arrangements at my discretion. The only thing that I ask is that you talk to me before the work is due not the day that it is due.
Cheating Policy( As found in student handbook/planner) In this class you will neither give nor receive unauthorized aid without specific permission for collaboration or without proper citation. This includes class work, quizzes, examinations, preparations of reports or projects, or in any other work that is used to evaluate you. You can expect that any papers or projects you turn in will be checked to assure originality and accuracy of citations. At Cretin- Derham Hall we uniformly deplore cheating, lying, fraud, misrepresentation, plagiarism, copying other students’ work, and other dishonest behaviors that jeopardize the rights, welfare and integrity of Cretin- Derham Hall. Consequences First Documented Offense: Zero credit for work; Teacher will call parents and the Dean of Students will be notified. The Dean of Students will be responsible for assigning additional consequences. Second Documented Offense: Academic Board of Discipline will recommend consequences, which may include loss of credit for the class or a recommendation for a Board of Review. These consequences are not limited to cheating in one class; they are cumulative. ***** •I want all of us to have fun in this class. I am going to enjoy working with each and every one of you. I think I have some good information to share with you and I know that you all have things to teach me as well. If, at any time, you want to discuss things that I am doing or not doing in class, I want you to know that my door is always open. Flexibility is a quality I think everyone should have. Also, remember that your attitudes and actions in my class dictate the activities that we are able to participate in. •Finally, if you start to get confused on a subject that we are discussing in class, come in and get help as soon as you can. We build on existing concepts each day, so, it is very important that you understand the basics so that you can continually build on them. I cannot stress enough-come in and get some help. I will stay after school as long as you like so that you can understand-or I will get here extra early in the morning to explain what we did the day before if you were confused in class. Remember that the only stupid thing about a question is if it were not asked. I can never be too busy-but you have to ask.
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