22 credits are required by the state of Tennessee for high school graduation, of which 2 credits must be in a foreign language. This course is designed to meet one of these credits.

In this course, students will be required to master the Modern World Language Tennessee Academic Standards at an 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒘 level of proficiency (according to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: ACTFL). The following five areas are the Tennessee Academic Standards' cornerstones:
 
I. COMMUNICATION
        A. Interpersonal: spoken & written conversing
        B. Interpretive: reading & listening with comprehension
        C. Presentational: speaking & writing
II. CULTURE (Hispanic cultures)
        A. Perspectives
        B. Practices
        C. Products
III. CONNECTIONS
IV. COMPARISONS
        A. Language
        B. Cultural
V. COMMUNITIES

The description of the required proficiency levels can be found on the classroom website:
www.latutora.org 
or in the state standards at:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/stateboardofeducation/documents/10-20-17_III_A_World_Language_Standards_Attachment_Clean_Copy.pdf 

Students will be expected to bring these supplies to class with them DAILY in order to be considered prepared for class in the class participation grading rubric:

          -School-issued laptop (fully charged) & charging cord**
          -1” or 1 ½” 3 ring binder
          -Filler binder paper (college ruled is preferred)
          -a pack of at least 8 binder section dividers
          -Pencils—at least 2 with lead (NO pens due to their permanent nature)
          -Handouts from all previous lessons
          -Notes given/taken in class from ALL previous lessons
          -3” x 5” Notecards
         
**I will be utilizing technological devices periodically in class & refer to follow-up studying on them for outside of class. With Schoology this semester & the chance that COVID exposure & subsequent required quarantining could happen any day, having  internet access at home is vital to this semester's success.  

**I send out reminders, notifications, & assignments through the Remind app & have them cross-posted on the classroom website. Please communicate with me if for any reason your student will not have internet access at home.

The Tennessee State Board of Education’s Uniform Grading Policy is followed for this course:
Grade Percentage Range:
A: 90-100
B: 80-89
C: 70-89
D: 60-69
F:  0-59

Policy located here:
https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/sbe/attachments/1-30-15-III_B_Uniform_Grading_Policy_Attachment.pdf 

Grades are weighted for this course.
  -Quarter 1- 42%
  -Quarter 2- 43%
  -The final exam is 15% of the overall semester grade.

85% of the course grade is weighted with the below percentages:
• Formal Assessments/Grades (80% of final grade)
• Informal Assessments/Grades (20% of final grade)

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐬: 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝟗-𝟏𝟐:

The student will receive an exam exemption if she/he meets the following criteria in a semester-long course:

                -A average and not more than four attendance events
                -B average and not more than three attendance events
                -C average and not more than two attendance events

-Students must n̲o̲t̲ have a financial obligation (school/athletic debt) one week prior to the day of the exempted exam.
-Averages reflect the overall semester average (S1/S2).
-Absences are counted up to 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 from the beginning of an exam cycle.
-Attendance events include 𝐚𝐥𝐥 excused/unexcused absences, tardies, early check-outs, etc.
-Tardies to school and early check-outs from school 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 in the attendance event totals. Early check-out is defined as any check-out prior to 2:55 PM. School-approved field trips and school-approved postsecondary visits will not count as attendance events. Should students have to quarantine, approved quarantine days will not count as attendance events. A certificate/note from a physician/health department may be required to support any claim for quarantine.
-Absences are on a 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬-𝐛𝐲-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬, not just whole day absences.
-An exemption from a final exam is not granted if during the semester the student is sent to ISS (a minimum of 4 total blocks or 1 full day), the Alternative Learning Center or receives a suspension.
-Exemptions are for end-of-semester, teacher exams.
-An exam exemption occurs in a semester-long non-TNReady course, the final average will be comprised as follows:  𝐐𝟏/𝐐𝟑 = 𝟒𝟐% 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐𝟐/𝐐𝟒 = 𝟓𝟖%

• 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
       o Quizzes, Projects, & Tests (summative items that showcase student mastery of 

Students are expected to use the restroom in between classes or on breaks, just as faculty & staff are expected to do so (barring an emergency or sickness). Students are allowed to use the bathroom during my class once a week. This usage will be tracked by a Microsoft Office Form connected to a QR code posted in the classroom.

1) Student will scan the QR code & fill in their information. If a student does not have a personal device, they will receive an individual, paper bathroom pass.
2) Students ask & receive permission to go to the restroom in Spanish.
3) Students MUST sign out/scan upon leaving AND
4) Students MUST scan/sign in upon returning to class.
5) Students are expected to use the restrooms closest to the classroom located either on the South or East halls. They are respected to return to class in a reasonable amount of time (12 minutes or less).  

𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝.

If there are extenuating health considerations, please communicate this to me, the nurse, &/or school administration in order to accommodate these needs.

In accordance with a professional culture in the classroom, before the bell rings, your cellphone &/or any 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥-𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 (i.e. all apple/android/smart watches, FitBits with notification capability, iPOD, Google Glasses, iPAD, tablet, etc.) should be 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟, & 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭. It will remain there until your dismissal from class. On the rare occasion that we use personal devices in class, you will be given permission to retrieve it from your assigned pocket & use it for the exact purpose & length of time specified for the activity.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥-𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝:
• 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟒 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬
• 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬
• 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝟔𝟎°-𝟕𝟓° 𝐅𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐭
• 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 & 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬
If a disruptive, improper, inappropriate, or irresponsible use of a device occurs, your device will be confiscated & given to administration. If your device is confiscated, it will be returned when retrieved by your parent or guardian.  The device will be released after the corresponding hold times per the Gibson County Special School District’s electronic device policy (1st offense: 24hrs; 2nd or more offenses, 48hrs & disciplinary action).

Throughout the semester, students will write & illustrate a children's storybook in Spanish worth 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬. They may use paper or make it online/digital using websites like https://www.mystorybook.com/ or https://www.bookbildr.com/. This book will need to have a one page entry minimum per each unit. Each unit’s page must have a paragraph (in Spanish)that uses the unit's vocabulary, grammar, & culture. It is the student’s creativity that decides how to do this (ex.: writing it as a diary, creating multiple chapters, having a character daydream, time travel, or multiple short stories) The last week of the semester, students will present in Spanish in front of the class with a show & tell of their book. Class time will 𝙣̲𝙤̲𝙩̲ be allotted to this project, but reminders will be announced or posted on Schoology, the class website, the classroom, &/or the Remind application.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟔
         -Norms                            -Classroom Community   -Review Spanish I
         -Procedures                   -Modern Language Standards for this semester

𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝟏: 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 & 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟑
         *𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 & 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 

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