St. Hedwig School - Grade 7 Spanish
Teacher: Señora. Maridakis
Textbook:
Title: En Camino
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
What Students Learn
Talking on the telephone
Extending & accepting invitation
Talking about meals & food
Making polite requests
Buying clothing and gifts
Affirmative & negative commands
Describing past events
Parts of the Body
Feelings, moods & condition
Making future plans
Holidays
Spanish Culture
How Students Learn
Applying learned vocabulary words to express their everyday life
Reviewing and correcting homework together
Class participation
Oral review of previous lesson
Introduction of new lesson, note taking, lecture
Use of songs, flashcards, worksheets, DVDs, games, etc…
Group reading/writing
Preparing and presenting projects per chapter
Assessment
Vocabulary quizzes per chapter
Weekly assignments/homework
Test at the end of chapter/ unit (Listening, reading & writing)
Oral tests
Oral Presentations
How Student Progress is Reported
Gradelink - is a tool that will report to you a list of the assignments and the grade that your child is currently averaging in the class. Available on line, I strongly encourage you to view your child’s progress and status regularly.
Grading Criteria
Students are graded in the following areas: Homework, Chapter Quizzes, Chapter test, Projects, Class Participation, Oral test
Class work/ Homework - 30%
Reading / Oral Participation - 20%
Quiz/Test/ Projects/ Oral Presentations - 50%
Homework
Homework will usually consist of:
Learn vocabulary words (flash cards)
Assignments from workbooks
Worksheet
Notebook assignments
Completion of class work
The homework assignments are a reinforcement of what has been learned in the classroom; Homework is assigned twice a week. Students are required to bring their completed homework to each class. If students fail to bring in their homework on the designated due date, late homework will be accepted in the next class and 10 points will be deducted. If it is not turned in the next class, the student will receive a zero. Absent students are responsible for finding out their missing assignments and turning them in on time. Missing homework assignments will affect the grade.
Special Events
Students will participate in skits, role-playing, and dialogues
Oral presentations
Extra Instructional Support
It is becoming evident that in order to succeed in the 21st century, today’s students need to be linguistically and culturally prepared to participate in a global society. Students will benefit from foreign language instruction. It is my goal, to educate and help students to develop linguistic proficiency and cultural sensitivity to the Spanish language. I know that not all students learn at the same rate or in the same way therefore if your child needs help, please let me know via email or contact me through the school number, and I will gladly make myself available to assist you.
Sincerely,
Sra. Maridakis
cmaridakis@sainthedwigparish.org
(562) 296-9060