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Espaol 7-8
Syllabus 2014-2015

MAESTRA: Sra. Campbell
SALN: Q203
CE: ccampbell@sjusd.org / crystalh82@sbcglobal.net
TELFONO: (408) 535-6330 x 723

The Spanish 7-8 course is conducted entirely in Spanish and is intended to further prepare the student
for AP Spanish Language. 7-8 is a rigorous academic program intended to fine tune students
communicative skills in the target language across three modes: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and
Presentational. The program is furthermore designed to provide students with the opportunity to
learn and study at a high academic level. The course revolves around the five language objectives as
outlined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the21st Century (Communication,
Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities). It is expected that the student will enroll in
AP Spanish Language upon completion of this course.

TEXTBOOKS:
Galera de arte y vida. Nivel Avanzado, Margaret Adey
The textbook will be used as supplementary material and not necessarily brought back and forth each
day.

REQUIRED MATERIALS
1. The essentials: pencils, pens, binder paper
2. Correcting pen (color other than black or blue)
3. Spiral notebook (large 3-5 subject)
4. Highlighters (for text coding and reading comprehension)

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
1. Notecards
2. Spanish-English dictionary
3. Flash drive (for saving projects and presenting projects or other assignments)

MASTERY OF SKILLS

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Students should be able to interpret conversations, narratives, lectures, interviews or other authentic
material.

Classroom Activities:
Dictations and note taking
Authentic sources from the web
Outlines and thinking maps for organization
Student presentations and short compositions based on audio reports
Evaluating pre-recorded self and peer student responses

READING COMPREHENSION
Students should be able to read and analyze cultural material in the target language: newspapers,
Internet articles, recipes, instructions, fictional stories, poems, and novels.
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Classroom Activities:
Identify, analyze, and evaluate fictional and non-fictional material (focusing on main ideas and
important themes).
Oral discussions about characters, and thematic development across various genres
Anticipating ideas, plots, question techniques based on titles/vocabulary
Webbing and charting events/characters
Class discussions and debates based on current events found in newspapers or Internet sources.

WRITING
Practice in written compositions is essential for the presentational and interpersonal portion of the AP
Spanish Language Exam in which students must complete a 200-word essay in 45 minutes. Students
should be able to express themselves in a variety of styles focusing on the audience and overall
purpose.

Classroom Activities
Researching, synthesizing and summarizing materials
Presentational Essays
Interpersonal Compositions
Assignments not limited to:
Controversial: supporting or arguing a point of view
Synthesizing audio/textual sources
Writing emails and shorter communicative compositions

SPEAKING
Students should be able to answer questions, provide opinions and challenge a point of view using
the target language and focusing on advanced vocabulary, grammatical structures, intelligible
pronunciation, intonation and fluency.

Classroom Activities
Circumlocution
Pair conversations
Daily class discussions (cultural literary works, social and political topics, etc)
Formal oral presentations
Students will integrate a variety of listening and reading sources to orally compare, evaluate, and
debate

HOMEWORK
In order to receive full credit, your homework must be absolutely complete by the sound of the bell.

LATE WORK
Upon return from an excused absence, it is YOUR responsibility to check for missing assignments. I
keep an Absence Binder that you must check immediately upon return to copy missed warm-ups,
notes, and homework. You will have the same amount of days absent to make up the work.
Otherwise, I will NOT accept late work! Too many absences will result in a drop of your overall
grade. Do invest in a small planner or agenda to keep your life organized and sane.

CHEATING / PLAGIARISM
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Any form of plagiarism will not be tolerated. This may come in the form of copying another students
work, allowing a student to copy your work, using entire sentences or phrases from online translators
in your work, etc. Students who participate in cheating will receive zero credit on the assignment.

RULES AND PROCEDURES

1. WGHS TARDY POLICY: You must be in the classroom, seated in your assigned seat at the sound of
the bell. Otherwise, you are Tardy, locked out of the classroom and must report to the cafeteria. You
will not be allowed back to the classroom that day.

2. FOOD/BEVERAGES: To avoid vermin and insect infestation, I ask that you please not eat in the
classroom. This is a professional environment and should be treated as such. Water is acceptable.

3. ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Turn off all cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices before
entering the classroom. I grant you one warning before taking the device.
First offense: Returned to you at the end of the day
Further offenses: I will speak with your parent/guardian to discuss the matter and decide when the
confiscated item will be returned to you.

4. BATHROOM: I will grant you two passes per semester. These passes allow you to go to the
bathroom, nurse, or office(s). Any additional passes I write will result in a 5 min. meeting after school
to make up the lost time. This is also the case with lost passes. Passes turned in at the end of the
semester will grant you extra credit on the Final Exam.

5. RESPECT: Please respect your surroundings, your classmates, and your teacher. Practice the use of
appropriate, academic language, and your Spanish! I work hard to maintain a clean, orderly, and safe
environment for you and expect you to treat my classroom with great care.

CONSEQUENCES
1. One verbal warning.
2. Detention, phone call home, referral to AP of Discipline (or a combination of all three)






Please review the syllabus with a parent/guardian, sign and return the bottom portion only to Mrs.
Campbell by August 18, 2014.
GRACIAS!

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