Millsap High School 

Teacher: Mr. Jose Sanchez

Email:jsanchez@millsapisd.net Phone: (940) 682-3130

School extension: 2709

Spanish I - Texas Auténtico 1

Classroom Information & Expectations 

Supplies and Expectations:

Spanish I students will need a large spiral notebook that is used ONLY for Spanish and a binder. 

All students will be expected to bring their Chromebook, a pencil, highlighter/marker, EXPO markers, and their Spanish notebook to class every day. Students will use each of these materials to create an individual, irreplaceable resource for learning and using Spanish. 

I recommend that the student also have a Spanish English dictionary.

It is not acceptable to eat breakfast or lunch during class time.

Students must check the SAVVAS and CANVAS virtual platforms to confirm that they have completed their daily assignments.

Grading Policy:

Learning Spanish requires students to commit to participating in class. Without daily participation, additional languages cannot be learned. As a result, students will receive daily in class assignment grades, as well as a participation grade for attempting to utilize the language during class time. 

Major Grades (50%)

• Vocabulary Quizzes
• Projects
• Unit Assessments
• Speaking Exams

Minor Grades: (50%)

• Daily Participation*
• Notebook
• Classwork.
• Regular online homework. 

Late work: 

An assignment is considered late when a student is NOT absent on the due date of an assignment but fails to turn in the assignment on the due date. The following guidelines will be invoked when a student turns in a late assignment.

• A student cannot correct late work for an enhanced grade.
• Late work will only be accepted up to 3 days after the assignment was initially due.
• If an assignment is not turned in after the 3rd day, this will be considered a student discipline concern and will be handled as such.
• Each day an assignment is late, ten points will be deducted from the overall grade.

o Day 1 Late – highest grade a student can earn is 90%.

o Day 2 Late - highest grade a student can earn is 80%.

o Day 3 Late - highest grade a student can earn is 70%.

Online assignments are always due on the established date, regardless of whether the student is present in class. However, the student may have additional time if the student was absent from the class where I taught the lesson on which that assignment was based.

Additional tutorials: 

In addition to Bulldog Business, students who require or request additional support may attend pre-scheduled Spanish Tutorials with me before school at the following times: 

Monday - 7:30 - 7:50 AM

Tuesday - 7:30 - 7:50 AM

Wednesday - 7:30 - 7:50 AM

If a student requires support outside of these times, they are more than welcome to meet with me to discuss an alternative time! 

Classroom and Schoolwide Discipline Process System: 

Students in Spanish I or Honors Spanish agree to each of the following: 

1. Follow directions the first time are given. 
2. Follow classroom procedures.
3. Keep your voice to an inside working level.
4. Respect everybody.
5. Contribute to the learning of everybody.

Options when expectations are not followed (Discipline Referrals [DRs}) : 

1. Warning
2. Call Parent
3. Detention (AM, PM)
4. Office Referral

Classroom procedures will be

 

Classroom Procedures
Starting on day	Greeting in Spanish (Buenos días, señor Sanchez / Buenas tardes, señor Sanchez) Your phone must be in plan mode. Put your phone in the holder.  Check for the following: Textbook and dictionary. Assignments Binder Pencils and pens, Paper. Start working on the Conversation practice routine, and daily paperwork.
Instruction	Have paper ready for notes.  Focus on the lesson. Listen to understand and follow instructions.  Limited English.
Classwork	Read, and follow instructions.  Work making an honest effort to learn.  Use your book and dictionary if you need them. Ask your teacher in Spanish if you need help.  If you finish early, occupy yourself quietly, read a book, do another lesson, do homework, etc.
Seeking help or asking for permission	Raise your hand, and always wait until your teacher grants you permission to speak.  If you wish to leave your seat, ask in Spanish using appropriatte register: (“¿Puedo ir a la clase del señor.../ de la señora…?) (“¿Puedo ir al baño?”) (“¿Puedo ir a la oficina?”) (“¿Puedo ir al pasillo?”)  If you need help.  (“Tengo una pregunta”, “Necesito ayuda”)  (“¿Qué significa…?”)              (“¿Cómo se dice…?”)            (…)

 

Translation Devices:

Students ARE NOT allowed to use Google Translate or any other form of online or phone-app translation while completing their work for Spanish. If a student is struggling to complete an assignment, they should turn to their notebook, online links, or the resources we have available in the classroom for help. Tutorials in the morning or Bulldog Business are great times for students to ask for help!  No credit will be given for assignments that have been translated online. 

Cell phones and electronic devices

Students must put their phones in airplane mode before class starts, phones must be turned off and placed in the holder provided. Apple watches and similar electronic devices must be turned off and, in the holder, as well. 

Punctuality

It is a fundamental part of a student's academic work and discipline. Students must be in the classroom at the appropriate time per the handbook; when eating breakfast in the cafeteria, they must finish their breakfast in the cafeteria. Therefore, breakfast is not allowed in the classroom during instructional time.

Scope and Sequence  

Cycle 1: Unidad 1 (August 10 - September 15): 

• Introducción: Conversational speaking, introductions, basic interests, and feelings
• Gramática: Infinitives, negatives, expressing agreement or disagreement, adjectives, definite and indefinite articles, word order: placement of adjectives.  
• Capítulo 1A: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
• Activities people like and do not like to do
•  Infinitives
• Negatives
• Expressing agreement or disagreement
• Capítulo 1B: Y tú, ¿cómo eres?
• Personality traits. 
• Adjectives
• Definite and indefinite articles
• Word order: placement of adjectives

Cycle 2: Unidad 02 (September 18 - November 3)

• Capítulo 2A: 
• The school day 
• Subject pronouns 
• Present tense of -ar verbs
• Capítulo 2B: 
• The classroom  
• The verb estar
• The plural of nouns and articles

Cycle 3: Unidad 3 (November 6 - December 21)

• Capítulo 3A: ¿Desayuno o almuerzo?
• Foods and beverages for breakfast and lunch
• Present tense of -er and -ir verbs
• Capítulo 3B: Para mantener la salud 
• Food groups and healthy foods
• Activities to maintain good health
• Ways to describe food
• The plurals of adjectives
• The verb ser

Cycle 4: Unidad 04 (January 9 - February 23)

• Capítulo 4A: ¿A dónde vas?
• Places where to go when you are not in school
• The verb ir
• Asking questions
• Capítulo 4B: ¿Quieres ir conmigo?
• Activities outside of school
• Ir + a + infinitive
• The verb jugar

Cycle 5: Unidad 5 (February 26 - April 12)

• Capítulo 5A: Una fiesta de cumpleaños 
• Families
• Parties and celebrations
• The verb tener
• Possessive adjectives
• Capítulo 5B: 
• Descriptions of family members
• Restaurant Vocabulary
• Table settings
• The verb venir
• The verbs ser and estar

Cycle 6: Unidad 6 (April 15- May 21)

• Capítulo 6A: 
• Bedroom items 
• Electronic equipment
• Colors
• Making comparisons
• The superlative
• Stem-changing verbs: poder and dormir
• Capítulo 6B: 
• Rooms in a house
• Household chores
• How to tell someone to do something 
• Affirmative tú commands
• The present progressive tense