Span& 122 – Spanish 2 Syllabus
Daily 12:30-1:20
Fall 2013
Instructor:
Melissa Massie
E-mail: melissa.massie@bellevuecollege.edu
Phone: 425-564-2743
Office
location: A 245A World Language Department
Office
Hours: Daily 10:30 – 11:20 and by
appointment
❝If you talk to a man in
a language he understands, that goes to his head.
If you talk to him in
his own language, that goes to his heart.❞
‒Nelson Mandela
Mission Statement:
My purpose as a
Spanish teacher in the World Language Department at Bellevue College is to
provide a welcoming and supportive atmosphere where learning and using Spanish
is challenging, interesting, creative, intuitive, accessible and fun by
encouraging my students to take intellectual and emotional risks, to develop
empathy and to travel abroad using language to expand their views of themselves
and their places as world citizens.
Course Information
This class is
“hybrid” like in that most of your learning outside of class will require
regular and consistent access to a computer with internet. It is unlike a
hybrid class in that you will attend class every day for those experiences with
the language that only face-to-face communication can provide. Below are the
two sites that you will visit daily as you complete the work in this course:
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Canvas |
Vista Higher Learning |
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This is where
Bellevue College houses all course information. For this course you will find
these elements: ·
Syllabus
and Calendar ·
Introduction
Letter ·
Worksheets
and Maps for in-class and at-home practice ·
Flash
Cultura Discussion links and posts ·
Role
Play and Monologue Assignments ·
Email
format to turn in Monologues ·
Final
Oral Exam Script and Rubric ·
Gradebook ·
Announcements
relevant to class ·
Email
communication with me |
This is our book publisher’s
website. You will find these elements directly related to your homework
grade: ·
Workbook
assignments ·
Lab
Manual assignments ·
Video
Manual assignments ·
Vocabulary
quizzes ·
Grammar
quizzes The Publisher’s
site has so many resources so have fun exploring, but become most familiar
with the above sections since your homework grade depends on them. |
BC offers a wide
variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success.
Find current campus locations for all student labs here: http://depts.bellevuecollege.edu/helpdesk/students/computerlabs/
Course Outcomes
Intermediate
First-Year Spanish 122
At the end of the
course, students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate listening comprehension
skills by accurately writing in the target language what is heard, by answering
questions related to the information given in a monologue, a dialogue or an
interview provided by native speakers of different Spanish-speaking countries.
2 Demonstrate speaking ability by
expressing increasingly more complicated sentences, and utilizing accurate
vocabulary and grammatical constructions in a prompted dialogue, an interview,
or in open-ended questions. Produce
original dialogues during pair/group activities and role-playing. Ask questions with proper intonation and
provide general information in the present and preterit tenses.
3 Demonstrate reading comprehension
skills by answering questions orally or in writing after reading a passage in
the target language; deduce meaning about what was read by making educated
guesses using cognates and context to assist in the comprehension process.
4 Demonstrate writing ability by
creating structurally correct affirmative, interrogative, and negative
sentences using the present and preterit tenses for role-play situations or for
descriptive paragraphs, with minimum spelling errors.
5 Assimilate additional cultural
information through the introduction of theme-specific vocabulary, the description
and recognition of photographs, among other visual elements, centered on the
world of the target language.
6 Demonstrate knowledge of parts of
speech by correctly identifying tenses, distinguishing between regular and
irregular verbs in the present and past tenses, and recognizing different
pronouns categories; show noun-verb and noun-adjective agreement; recognize and
accurately use nouns, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and
prepositions.
❝One language sets you in a corridor for
life.
Two
languages open every door along the way.❞
‒Frank Smith
How Outcomes will be met
You will meet the
above outcomes if you complete your assignments, participate in class, and do
the following:
- Study
something related to Spanish every day of the week for 1-2 hours per
day. Try to hear, speak, read,
write, and memorize vocabulary every day.
- Always begin
with the assigned sections in the Textbook before coming to
class. Prepare them so you can
discuss, ask questions and participate.
Write out vocabulary and take notes on paper or in the margins of
your book.
- Go next to
the ONLINE components of the
material starting with the Workbook. Complete all the activities in the
assigned section for that day after class. Use your textbook as a reference tool to
complete the workbook exercises.
- Do Lab
Manual assignments after the workbook.
Listen to the Lab MP3s online as many times as it takes. You are training your ear, and that
takes time and repetition.
- Do the Video
Manual early in the chapter or later when you have a better grasp of
vocabulary. You can check your
comprehension by occasionally using the Spanish subtitles while watching
the video.
- Keep up with the discussions, worksheets,
verb tables, and Power Point lectures posted on the CANVAS site. I will post answer keys to some of the
worksheets and verb tables too.
- Explore the
extra stuff that will make this language fun and interactive – conversations
with native speakers, web sites, music, movies, newspapers, magazines,
radio AM 1360/Radio Sol.
❝The
limits of my language are the limits of my world.❞
‒Ludwig Wittgenstein
Grading
Grading Scale -- based on percentage and conforming with
BC policy
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A 100-94 |
B+ 89-87 |
C+ 79-77 |
D+ 69-67 |
F 59 or below |
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A- 93-90 |
B 86-83 |
C 76-73 |
D 66-60 |
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B- 82-80 |
C- 72 -70 |
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Evaluation:
Total Points based on the following breakdown
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1.
Classwork and Quizzes: approx
300 points
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This
grade is based on completed Role Plays, Monologues and Quizzes. ·
You
must be in class to perform the Role Plays. ·
On
occasion, and at my discretion, the Role Play assignments may be made up if
you must be absent on a Role Play day, and you have informed me of your
absence in advance. However, the
in-class performance points will not be offered for make-ups. The make-up is
worth 15 points. ·
You
may complete the Lab Monologue
assignments in the Language Lab in A 244.
Find the assignments in each chapter module on Canvas. ·
Twice
per chapter there are quizzes from the Supersite – one for vocabulary and one
for grammar. These quizzes must be done by deadline to count. |
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2.
Homework: approx
575 points That means 115
points per chapter ·
Workbook
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Video
Manual ·
Lab
Manual ·
Flash
Cultura 15 pts |
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This
grade is based on completed Workbook, Video Manual, and Lab Manual, on the
Web-SAM only. ·
Flash
Cultura assignments are completed in CANVAS as
discussions. ·
I
will accept homework via the Supersite
on the day it is due. ·
In
the event that I must cancel class, I will leave instructions and homework
assignments on our class website on CANVAS.
You must check the website
on days when class is cancelled, and you must keep up to date. |
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3.
Tests Lecs 6-10: 400
points |
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There
is one test for each chapter. ·
Exams
can, on occasion, be taken in advance, but
they cannot be made up after I have handed them back corrected. ·
You
may drop your lowest test score. ·
There
is no final cumulative written exam during finals week. However, I will be available during finals
week for questions and consultation. |
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4.
Final Orals: 150 points |
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The
final oral test will be a culmination of the Role Plays performed throughout
the quarter. You will perform this
conversation with me on one of the days at the end of the quarter. |
Extra Credit:
Worth up to 20
points total, it involves watching a movie in Spanish OR listening to a radio program and answering some questions
in writing. The assignments are on the CANVAS
site. The link to the radio program is http://latinousa.kut.org/ All extra credit assignments are due on the
last day of classes BEFORE the start of final exams set by the college – NOT
during final exams.
Syllabus and Calendar Modification:
Occasionally, I may
need to change the syllabus or calendar.
Such changes could include, but are not limited to, the number and dates
of tests, homework assignments, etc. I
will announce changes in class and in the “Announcements” section of CANVAS. Students who are absent when changes are
announced are responsible for obtaining this information.
❝To have another language is to possess a
second soul.❞
‒Charlemagne
Dispute Resolution
Should
you have concerns about any aspect of this class, I invite you to bring them to
me. In any of your classes, if for any reason you don’t feel comfortable
speaking with your instructor, the usual next step would be to talk with the
program chair, Eva Norling (eva.norling@bellevuecollege.edu) 425-564-2298 (A 245 D). If for any reason you don’t feel
comfortable raising your concerns with the program chair, you can bring
concerns about the class to the Arts and Humanities Division Dean, Maggie
Harada (maggie.harada@bellevuecollege.edu)
in the Arts and Humanities division office (R230).
An
additional resource for concerns you find aren’t being addressed by faculty or
administration is the Ombuds Office (http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ombuds/default.html).
Below is also the link to the student academic
dispute resolution procedure here at Bellevue College. Please make sure you are acquainted with your
rights before issues arise: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/policies/1/1450P2%20Student%20Academic%20Dispute%20Resolution%20Procedure.asp
Books and Materials Required Bookstore B building 425-564-2285
Donley/Blanco, AVENTURAS 3e COMPANION
SE + SS & MAESTRO WEBSAM,
This package includes:
- AVENTURAS,
Third Edition Student Edition (Soft-bound, 3-hole punched version)
- Supersite
passcode
- Maestro WebSAM passcode (access to online workbook tab on
Supersite)
NOTE: If
you have a used book, you must still purchase the access code for the online
homework. Find that here: Purchase a
Supersite code or textbook from our Store
Click on “Spanish” and
find the 3rd edition textbook (orange cover) and click.
This is the option you
are looking for: “Supersite Plus Code (Supersite
& WebSAM & vText)”
ISBN
978-1-60576-045-2 cost is $ 125.00.
Optional Material: Spanish / English Dictionary
Material Description:
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Textbook: |
For in-class
use and daily study. |
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Supersite passcode: |
If you are a returning student, you
must register for the new section of Spanish but will use your username and
password from previous quarters. If you are new to
this material, you must register your book with the Publisher as soon as
possible. Click on the link and follow
these instructions to get started: Brief Instructions
From
the list of available courses, select Spanish 122 12:30-1:20 pm taught by
instructor Melissa Massie, from September 23rd to December 11th
2013. |
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Maestro WebSAM
passcode: |
Click here http://www.vhlcentral.com/ to access the online
workbook, video materials, lab manual and Flash Cultura |
Other Web sites |
www.conjuguemos.com (verb conjugation) www.studyspanish.com (all kinds of
practice) http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/es/
(online dictionary for “word of the day”) |
❝You can never understand one language until
you understand at least two.❞
‒Geoffrey Willans
Classroom Learning
Atmosphere
Instructor’s Expectation
In the event that I must cancel class, I will leave instructions and
homework assignments on our class website on CANVAS. You
must check the website on days when class is cancelled, and you must
keep up to date.
Language is a
social endeavor, and so I expect that you engage with me and your classmates in
a way that provides the practice you will all need to succeed. Also, in order to make our class time the
most efficient and enjoyable possible, I have certain behavioral expectations
for my students.
- Please turn
off music listening devices and cell phones during class. Texting in my class is strictly
forbidden.
- You are
welcome to use laptops in class, but I recommend that you sit in the back
row to avoid distracting your classmates. Also, you will only use your
laptop for class-related activities and getting a jumpstart on the
homework.
- You may
bring drinks or food into class but you
must dispose properly of the trash.
- The
following are disruptive
behaviors which will negatively affect your grade and may even get
you kicked out of class if they become a habit:
texting
during class, forgetting to turn off cell phones, arriving late, yawning loudly
and/or sleeping, constant chatting with classmates, studying for another class,
using your laptop for anything other than class-related work.
Affirmation of Inclusion http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp
We value our different
backgrounds at
Division Statements R 230 425-564-2341
For
a detailed guide to policies and expectations, please read the Arts and
Humanities Division Handbook at http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/ArtsHum/studentinfo.html
Drop Procedure:
If you decide to drop a course, you are
responsible for doing the required paperwork at the
❝Those who know nothing of foreign languages
know
nothing of their own.❞
‒Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Student Code
“Cheating, stealing
and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without
crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are
violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include,
but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early
without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate
behavior toward the instructor or classmates.
The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to
the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension
from
Important Links
Bellevue College E-mail and access to CANVAS
All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to
a network and e-mail account. Your student network account can be used to
access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect
to the BC wireless network and log in to CANVAS. To create your account,
go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam.
Bellevue College Tutoring Center D 204 425-564-2200
Visit http://bellevuecollege.edu/tutoring/
to see how to sign up for individual
tutoring or show up at group tutoring sessions listed on the site that begin
usually during the second week of classes.
Both tutoring options are free.
Disability Resource Center (
The Disability
Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and
disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge
for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you
feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please
contact us as soon as possible.
If you are a person
who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire,
earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual
instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.
The
Public Safety K 100 425-564-2400
The Bellevue
College (BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous
non-commissioned staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention,
preliminary investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24
hours per day,7 days per week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. The Public Safety website is your one-stop
resource for campus emergency preparedness information, campus closure
announcements and critical information in the event of an emergency. Public
Safety is located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
Final Exam Schedule
Refer to our
calendar below to view our final exam date.
Because our final exam is the last chapter test, we will have finished
with our chapter exam before the beginning of finals week set by the
college. Here is the link to the
college-wide final exam schedule. http://bellevuecollege.edu/classes/exams
Academic Calendar
The Bellevue
College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide
information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the
finals schedule.
- Enrollment Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines/.
On this calendar you will find admissions and registration dates and
important dates for withdrawing and receiving tuition refunds.
- College Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.asp.
This calendar gives you the year at a glance and includes college
holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start dates, and final exam
dates.
Tips:
1.
Make
friends and study partners with your classmates and exchange phone numbers and
email addresses.
2.
Come
see me!! I instruct, tutor, and answer
all questions. Don’t hesitate to visit
me in A 245A.
3.
Never
underestimate the power of good Mexican food and great Spanish language music.
❝Language is the road map of a culture.
It
tells you where its people come from and where they are going.❞
‒Rita Mae Brown
¡ Bienvenidos a clase y muy buena suerte !
I love the Spanish
language, the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, the experiences speaking
Spanish has afforded me, and the people who have come into my life because of
it. As I learned Spanish, I learned about myself and about the human condition.
I came to understand how many ways there are of being in the world and how many
ways there are of thinking and of expressing the human experience. I find deep
satisfaction in leading students to do something so inherently human – that is
to communicate – but in a new way, with different words, a different mindset,
and a new world view. That we can do all these things through language
constantly amazes me.
Check out
this great infographic on bilingualism!
http://voxy.com/blog/index.php/wide-infographics/5312-2/?post=2725
Course Calendar
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Melissa Massie CALENDARIO Otoño 2013 Español 122
12:30 –1:20 pm |
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Fecha |
En Clase |
En Casa |
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sem 1 |
1 |
lunes |
9/23 |
Syllabus,
Calendar, Review materials |
Print Calendar,
Review 121 materials from CANVAS |
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2 |
martes |
9/24 |
Repasar 121 |
Print Lec 6 materials from CANVAS |
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3 |
miércoles |
9/25 |
Lección 6 Vocabulario |
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4 |
jueves |
9/26 |
Lección 6 |
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5 |
viernes |
9/27 |
Lección 6 |
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sem 2 |
6 |
lunes |
9/30 |
Lección 6 |
DUE: Lec 6 Vocab
Quiz |
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7 |
martes |
10/1 |
Lección 6 |
DUE:
Flash Cultura Discussion 6 |
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8 |
miércoles |
10/2 |
Lección 6 |
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9 |
jueves |
10/3 |
Lección 6 |
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10 |
viernes |
10/4 |
Orales
6 |
Last Day to add or change classes DUE:
Lec 6 Grammar Quiz |
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sem 3 |
11 |
lunes |
10/7 |
Prueba
6 |
Due:
WB, VM, LM 6, Monologue 6 |
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12 |
martes |
10/8 |
Lección 7 Vocabulario |
Print Lec 7 materials from CANVAS |
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13 |
miércoles |
10/9 |
Lección 7 |
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14 |
jueves |
10/10 |
Lección 7 |
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15 |
viernes |
10/11 |
Lección 7 |
DUE: Lec 7 Vocab
Quiz |
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sem 4 |
16 |
lunes |
10/14 |
Lección 7 |
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17 |
martes |
10/15 |
Lección 7 |
DUE:
Flash Cultura Discussion 7 |
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18 |
miércoles |
10/16 |
Lección 7 |
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19 |
jueves |
10/17 |
Orales
7 |
DUE:
Lec 7 Grammar Quiz |
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20 |
viernes |
10/18 |
Prueba 7 |
Due:
WB, VM, LM 7, Monologue 7 |
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sem 5 |
21 |
lunes |
10/21 |
Lección 8 Vocabulario |
Print Lec 8 materials from CANVAS |
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22 |
martes |
10/22 |
Lección 8 |
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miércoles |
10/23 |
Feriado -- No hay clase |
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23 |
jueves |
10/24 |
Lección 8 |
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24 |
viernes |
10/25 |
Lección 8 |
DUE: Lec 8 Vocab
Quiz |
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sem 6 |
25 |
lunes |
10/28 |
Lección 8 |
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26 |
martes |
10/29 |
Lección 8 |
DUE:
Flash Cultura Discussion 8 |
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27 |
miércoles |
10/30 |
Lección 8 |
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28 |
jueves |
10/31 |
Lección 8 |
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29 |
viernes |
11/1 |
Orales 8 |
DUE:
Lec 8 Grammar Quiz |
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sem 7 |
30 |
lunes |
11/4 |
Prueba 8 |
Due:
WB, VM, LM 8, Monologue 8 |
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31 |
martes |
11/5 |
Lección 9 Vocabulario |
Print Lec 9 materials from CANVAS |
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32 |
miércoles |
11/6 |
Lección 9 |
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33 |
jueves |
11/7 |
Lección 9 |
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34 |
viernes |
11/8 |
Lección 9 |
DUE: Lec 9 Vocab
Quiz |
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sem 8 |
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lunes |
11/11 |
Feriado -- No hay clase |
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35 |
martes |
11/12 |
Lección 9
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DUE:
Flash Cultura Discussion 9 |
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36 |
miércoles |
11/13 |
Lección 9 |
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37 |
jueves |
11/14 |
Lección 9 |
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38 |
viernes |
11/15 |
Orales
9 |
DUE:
Lec 9 Grammar Quiz |
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sem 9 |
39 |
lunes |
11/18 |
Prueba 9 |
Due:
WB, VM, LM 9, Monologue 9 |
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40 |
martes |
11/19 |
Lección 10 Vocabulario |
Print Lec 10 materials from CANVAS |
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41 |
miércoles |
11/20 |
Lección 10 |
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42 |
jueves |
11/21 |
Lección 10 |
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43 |
viernes |
11/22 |
Lección 10 |
DUE: Lec 10
Vocab Quiz |
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sem 10 |
44 |
lunes |
11/25 |
Lección 10 |
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45 |
martes |
11/26 |
Lección 10 y Repaso |
DUE:
Flash Cultura Discussion 10 |
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46 |
miércoles |
11/27 |
Práctica
para Orales Finales |
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jueves |
11/28 |
Feriado -- No hay clase |
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viernes |
11/29 |
Feriado -- No hay clase |
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sem 11 |
47 |
lunes |
12/2 |
Prueba
10 |
DUE:
Lec 10 Grammar Quiz |
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48 |
martes |
12/3 |
Orales Finales |
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49 |
miércoles |
12/4 |
Orales Finales |
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50 |
jueves |
12/5 |
Orales Finales |
Due:
WB, VM, LM 10, Monologue10 |
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51 |
viernes |
12/6 |
Orales Finales |
Extra Credit due (optional) |
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sem 12 |
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lunes |
12/9 |
Finals
Week for College |
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martes |
12/10 |
Finals
Week for College |
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miércoles |
12/11 |
Finals
Week for College |
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❝Language is the blood of
the soul into which thoughts run
and out of which they
grow.❞
‒Oliver Wendell Holmes