Denver School of the Arts 2016-2017 school year Instructor: Señor Mark Mallaney E-Mail: mark_mallaney@dpsk12.org Phone: 720-424-1813 Classroom: 207 Office: 208 Office Hours: 7:30-7:55 Wednesday mornings Overview Materials In this class we will explore the Spanish Language at the intermediate level. Everyday you will be expected to Students will expand their command of the language through listening, reading, arrive in class on time and with the writing and speaking activities. following materials A folder for handouts A notebook for notes and Goals writing assignments Writing utensils (pencils Students who successfully complete the Honors Spanish program at Denver and/or pens, no markers School of the Arts will meet the following goals (based on CO standards): please) Participate in conversations (written or oral) on a variety of familiar topics using sentences. Milestones Understand increasingly complex (written or oral) messages, stories, conversations and presentations on a variety of topics. 8/22/2016 12/21/2016 (semester 1) Present information about familiar topics (written or oral) in various – Review of the most important time frames using a variety of phrases, idioms and sentences. structures from beginning Spanish in a Demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between the practices variety of timeframes and and perspectives of the cultures studied. perspectives. Work on compound verb Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through structures, nouns and adjectives. comparisons of the language studied and their first language. Read various mini-stories in Spanish, and self selected novels. Classroom Rules 1/9/2017 6/1/2017 (Semester 2) – Be on time and ready to participate Work with complex verbal phrases Spanish is the language of communication during class and a wide variety of nouns, Do not distract or disrupt learning adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. No food or drinks is OK, and planned food days are exceptions) Explore the past, conditional, future Follow the guidelines of the interpersonal communication rubric and subjunctive tenses of Spanish No electronics unless directed
Denver School of the Arts 2016-2017 school year Instructor: Señor Mark Mallaney E-Mail: mark_mallaney@dpsk12.org Phone: 720-424-1813 Classroom: 207 Office: 208 Office Hours: 7:30-7:55 Wednesday mornings Overview In this class we will explore the Spanish Language at the intermediate level. Students will expand their command of the language through listening, reading, writing and speaking activities. Goals Students who successfully complete the Honors Spanish program at Denver School of the Arts will meet the following goals (based on CO standards): Participate in conversations (written or oral) on a variety of familiar topics using sentences. Understand increasingly complex (written or oral) messages, stories, conversations and presentations on a variety of topics. Present information about familiar topics (written or oral) in various time frames using a variety of phrases, idioms and sentences. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied. Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their first language. Classroom Rules Be on time and ready to participate Spanish is the language of communication during class Do not distract or disrupt learning No food or drinks is OK, and planned food days are exceptions) Follow the guidelines of the interpersonal communication rubric No electronics unless directed Materials Everyday you will be expected to arrive in class on time and with the following materials A folder for handouts A notebook for notes and writing assignments Writing utensils (pencils and/or pens, no markers please) Milestones 8/22/2016 – 12/21/2016 (semester 1) Review of the most important structures from beginning Spanish in a variety of timeframes and perspectives. Work on compound verb structures, nouns and adjectives. Read various mini-stories in Spanish, and self selected novels. 1/9/2017 – 6/1/2017 (Semester 2) Work with complex verbal phrases and a wide variety of nouns, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. Explore the past, conditional, future and subjunctive tenses of Spanish
16-17-Spanish-3-Syllabus-1.docx