Profesora LópezProfesora López¡Bienvenidos a la clase de

ESPAÑOL!

All About Me ¿Quién soy yo?

Mrs. Belen López is native of Spain. She moved to Florida with her family seven years ago.

She is a graduate of Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) where she majored and mastered in Sociology and received Master’s Degree in Human Resources. She earned a professional educator’s certificate- world language – Spanish / grades k-12.

Mrs. López taught five years at Umatilla High School before joining LBHS. 

She is a member of The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. She is the assistant coach of the Varsity girls soccer team this season.

Mrs. López teaches Spanish 2, Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 and AP Spanish Literature and Culture.

My GoalsTo give you the academic and social skills you need to read, write and speak Spanish.

To provide a supportive, and fun classroom environment.

To help you meet your academic goals and discover new interests.

Reading

Every unit lesson contains reading assignments.

The overall goal is to help readers develop reading strategies that will help them understand and benefit from future reading material

USING YOUR READING SKILLS

USING YOUR READING SKILLS

SKIM FOR THE GENERAL IDEA

SCAN FOR DETAILS

RECOGNIZE COGNATES

USE WORD ENDINGS TO IDENTIFY PARTS OF SPEECH AND UNDERSTAND A WORD’S ROLE IN A SENTENCE

EXAMINE THE CONTEXT OF UNFAMILIAR WORDS TO GUESS OVERALL MEANING

WritingThere will be several writing assignments.Essays from the culture taught in the class.Reading assignments reports.Sentences and paragraphs written in Spanish.

VocabularyA. We learn new vocabulary words

on each topic.

B. During the two-four weeks lesson you have the opportunity to use the words in several ways until you learn to read, write and pronounce them properly.

C. Study and review vocabulary daily!

Grammar We learn the parts of the speech in the

Spanish grammar. We practice them through our reading, writing and pronunciation lessons.

Personal pronouns -AR -ER -IR

I Yo …o …o …o

You (1) Tú …as …es …es

He/She/It Él/Ella …a …e …e

You (formal) Usted …a …e …eWe Nosotros/as …amos …emos …imos

You (all) Vosotros/as …áis …éis …ísThey Ellos/Ellas …an …en …en

You (formal + pl) Ustedes …an …en …en

THE PATH TO SUCCESSREGULAR ATTENDANCE

Learning a second language requires practice and interaction with others. You don’t want to miss out!

PARTICIPATION IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE

Add your perspective to any discussion.Ask questions when you don’t understand.Be willing to answer questions classmates ask you about your ideas.Initiate and maintain conversation with others when appropriate.

FREQUENT PRACTICE

Visit Conjuguemos.com to repeat class activities or complete online activities.Review notes taken in class.

Practice vocabulary and verb forms each day.Visit authentic Spanish language websites; listen to music

and/or the news.

Spanish Class Supplies

GradesSkill/Percentage

Quizzes/exams/learning log/exit activities Grammar/ Vocabulary/Reading

Participation/Cooperative learning

Responsible for own learning

Assignments/Homework/Portfolio Application of Knowledge

Projects & Skits

80%

9 week exam 20%

Let’s Have a EXCELLENT Year!