Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Lwscu1 2013-2014
Lwscu1 2013-2014
COURSE CONTENT: The main textbook used in this course is Aventura! 2 (EMC Publishing).
Students will also be reading the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha (Johnston McCulley). The
following topics and associated language knowledge will be studied:
Evaluation in the Grade 12 Spanish program is consistent with the Ontario Curriculum Document for
Classical and International Languages. The document may be accessed at:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/classiclang.html.
Marks will be allocated in the following manner, evaluating the language skills of listening, speaking,
reading and writing:
Learning skills and work habits are assessed and reported on your report card. The learning skills and
work habits are:
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
1. Students are expected to be respectful and courteous at all times. Raise your hand to speak and listen
when someone is speaking. Everyone should feel comfortable participating in class. No put downs in our
clase!
2. You cant learn to speak Spanish if you dont speak. Students are expected to participate and
contribute to class discussions in Spanish.
3. Students will come to class regularly and will arrive on time. Late arrivals disrupt the class and
student learning. A student is considered to be late if the bell has stopped ringing and he/she is not in
class. After three lates, the student will be required to serve detentions for missed class time. Students
who are late to class on a regular basis will be referred to the office. Dont miss out on any of our
activities be on time.
Since learning occurs in sequence and on a daily basis, frequent or prolonged absences will have a serious
negative effect on the final mark.
4. Students will come to class prepared. This includes homework or any other assigned work being
completed on time, as well as having the appropriate materials on hand. Completion contracts and
detentions will be assigned for late work. Late work will not be accepted for evaluation unless
it meets the requirements of the completion contract and it is accompanied by a
parent/guardian signature. Late work will not be accepted after the work has been marked and
returned to the class.
5. Attendance: students should consult the Student Handbook and the Attendance Policy regarding the
schools Attendance and Lates policies. If a student misses a class, it is her/his responsibility to find out
what was missed. Each student should have the phone number and or e-mail of two other classmates to
contact concerning missed work.
In the event that a student is considered truant the day of a test or quiz, a mark of zero will be
assigned. In the event of valid absences, it is the responsibility of the student to make up missed
quizzes, tests, or assignments, the day of his/her return. Missed work is to be made up before the work is
returned to the rest of the class. If the work has been returned, the student forfeits this mark. For longer
absences, alternate arrangements may be made. In the event of a longer absence, the student or parents should
contact the school to arrange for work to be sent home.
6. Electronic devices are only to be used in class with the permission of the teacher and for educational
purposes. No texting or playing games please. Abuse of this privilege will result in the student not being
allowed to bring the device to class.
7. Plagiarism
I want to hear your ideas! Under no circumstances will any evidence of plagiarism be tolerated. Please
consult the Student Handbook for the Assessment and Evaluation Policy related to plagiarism. If
plagiarism is suspected, the student will be further asked to demonstrate the skills and knowledge in the
suspected work. If plagiarism is determined, the student will be assigned a mark of zero with no
possibility of resubmitting the work.
a) copying ideas or work of someone else and taking credit for it;
b) someone else doing your work or assignments;
c) the use of translation websites on the Internet. It is acceptable to
look up an individual word using an acceptable website, but it is not
acceptable to type an entire sentence into a translation program and
use what comes out. These translated sentences are often WRONG
and/or use grammar that you would have not already learned,
therefore making it very easy for me to see that it is not your own
work.
d) Recommended websites for grammar help = www.wordreference.com
(dictionary); www.spanishchecker.com (grammar checker)
8. Extra help is always available! If something is not making sense to you please let me know as soon
as possible. Please try to arrange an appointment with me in advance and come in several days before the
test/assignment date not the day of! Brief clarification questions are always welcome the day of a test
but it is better to ask in advance so that you have a chance to process and remember the material.
9. Students must have a binder (1.5) in which only Spanish notes are kept. Other necessary materials
required for class include an agenda, a constant supply of paper, pens and pencils.
10. Please detach and return the following page with signatures by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013.
Sincerely,
Seora Parkin
Moderns Dept.
Dr. GW Williams S.S.
Office Hours: Periods 2 and 3 in the Moderns Office (across from Room 210), or by appointment.
Telephone numbers: (Please put a check mark beside the number that you prefer me to use)
Please sign here if you allow me to share your academic information with your parents:
_____________________________________________________________________
(The absence of a signature means that you do not allow me to share your academic information in this
course with your parents.)]
I am pleased to announce that our Spanish class will have a Moodle that you will
be able to access from school and home.
The Moodle will be especially useful to those students who have been absent from
class and would like to find out the homework assignment that they missed, and for
those students who may have misplaced their handout between Spanish class and
home and may need another copy in order to complete the homework assignment.
The only students who will have access to our Moodle will be the students in
our Spanish class.
2. Click enter and this will take you to the login page.
3. The username and the password are each the same as the
one used by you (your child) at school to log in to the
computer. Type the username and password in and then
click LOGIN.
4. Click on Sra. Parkin Gr.12 University Spanish 2013-
2014 (you should already be in the Dr. G.W.Williams
Secondary School site). The enrolment key for our Moodle is
the word start.
If you have any questions about the Moodle please feel free to contact me. Gracias
and enjoy!
Sra. Parkin