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Spanish II HonorsKathy Moody

Responsibilities• 4 sections Spanish II Honors• Spanish Honor Society• World Language Department Chairperson• FSU BA Spanish• FSU MA Foreign Language Education• Parent of 2 Maclay graduates, Michael and

Melissa• 4 grandchildren, oldest in PreK 4

Class expectations

• I hope all my students will develop a love for Spanish and an understanding for the variety of heritage that makes up the Hispanic Culture

• This class is student centered. We are always busy. Students are expected to come to class prepared and to be engaged all period. I would like to hear each student speak Spanish everyday.

Grading

• 15% class work/ oral participation

• 15% homework

• 30% quizzes

• 40% tests/projects

• 10% vocabulary quests pesos

are good!

Homework

A+ all completed.• B ¾ completed• C ½ completed• F less than ½ completed • Z no attempt made

All assignments are posted and updated daily on my webpage

Homework

• No credit will be given for doing the wrong assignments, or work that is obviously incorrect or not the work assigned.

• Supersites will be due by class on the day due and will usually be graded for accuracy.

• Go to www.vhlcentral.com for activities

Spanish Honor SocietyLos Picaros

• The purpose of the Spanish Honor Society is to recognize high achievement in Spanish by students of secondary schools, and to promote a continuity of interest in Hispanic Culture.

• Eligible students must have maintained an average of A- or higher in their Spanish classes for 3 consecutive semesters.

• Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of each month and special holidays are celebrated.

Cultural Celebrations• Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 – 10/15)• Hispanic Heritage Festival (9/5) was great• Mexican Independence Day ( 9/16 and 9/17)• Assembly – Un Poquito de Mexico and parade of flags(9/25)• Paella with Juan (10/8)• El Dia de la Raza(10/12)• El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) (11/2)• La Navidad

– Las Posadas (12/16)– Los Reyes Magos (1/6)

• Las Pascuas • El Cinco de Mayo (5/5)

Essential Questions

• 1. Why study Spanish?• 2. Why learn about “culture” and what is it?• 3. Why conjugate verbs?• We begin the year with a review of Spanish 1

and try to combine students from different backgrounds. Essential questions through out the year will be more content related.