Maestra: Marta Escudé-Jesús
Clase: 204
Horas de visita/ Office hours & homework help: Lunes y miércoles (Mondays and Wednesdays) 1:45-2:45
mescude-jesus@cps.edu
Phone 773- 534-9050 (during school hours)
Google voice for speaking assignments: 773-769-7264
Blog: http://wardlanguages.blogspot.com/2011/09/bienvenidos-welcome.html
Objetivos / Course Goals and Learning Outcomes for K-5
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate an ability to:
- Greet people and introduce themselves in Spanish
- Form simple sentences to describe people and places.
- Identify cognates and "false friends" in a text.
- Use context clues to determine the meaning of new words and unfamiliar phrases.
- Use a bilingual dictionary
- Appropriately use the following grammatical structures:
- Form Interrogative, affirmative and negative sentences
- Identify parts of speech in Spanish
- Identify and use personal and possessive pronouns
- Understand and use verb tenses: the imperative, gerund and simple present and past tense
- Understand the different uses of verbs ser and estar
- Understand and use reflexive verbs
- Understand and identify noun-adjective agreement
- Understand the difference between definite and indefinite articles
- Understand the use of gender and number
- Recognize and use vocabulary from the following categories:
September
Back to school, Greetings, Classroom & Academic life, My Community, People in my school
October
Primary (K-2): Calendar/Time , Numbers/ Colors, Daily Routines & schedules, Sports
Intermediate grades (3-5) - Spanish-Social studies integration
- Patriotic symbols in the US and Spanish speaking countries
- The Southwest region and its Hispanic influences
- My World Wide Tour of Spanish Speaking countries
November
Primary (K-2): Family and traditions , Cuisine & Culture, Friends
Math: timetables in Spanish (1-5)
Intermediate grades (3 & 4): Spanish-Social studies integration
- Native-American groups in the US and Pre-Columbian civilizations
Speaking assignment: Describing my family.
December
Primary (K-2): Spelling in Spanish & el alfabeto español
Weather & seasons, Holidays
Jobs, the city, asking for directions
School, subjects and schedules
Speaking assignment: my favorite holidays
Spanish-Social Studies: Chicago History (3rd grade)
The Southeast region (4th grade)
January
Health & Parts of the Body, Exercise
Free time and Hobbies
Describing animals and their habitat
Math: Dividing the Spanish way!
Verbo SER/ESTAR
Spanish-Social Studies: Civil Rights Movement, Protest songs
February
Clothing, Shopping & Stores
Verbo TENER, IR y GUSTAR
Describing my friends
TPRS: El chico perezoso
Spanish-Social Studies: Protest songs
March
Describing places and people
Adjectives
Present tense of verbs (-AR, -ER and -IR verbs)
The house. Describing my bedroom using prepositions.
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana by Blaine Ray (Chapters 1, 2 & 3)
April
feelings and states of mind (Primary)
Exploring languages for Multicultural Day: Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, French, German and Italian.
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana (chapters 4 & 5)
Transportation, Travel, Vacations
STAMP assessment
May
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana (chapers 6, 7 & 8)
Places in the city, Hobbies & Leisure, Geography
Technology and media
June
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana (chapters 9 & 10)
Review
Grading Categories:
50% Participation
30% Class work/Homework/Projects
20% Quizzes/Tests/Assessments
Targeted Assessments:
One quiz per month, one test per quarter and a final exam: STAMP Se4
Curriculum Integration: One integrated unit (Spanish-Social Studies) and one project per semester.
Homework: Students are expected to study for at least 10 minutes every day (Monday through Friday) the vocabulary and structures learned in class.
Please complete the "No homework slip/Falta la tarea" if you forgot to turn in your homework.
Please call 773-769-7264 to submit your speaking assignments.
Attendance:
Attendance is an important part of class participation; excessive absences may affect a student's grade. If a student is unexpectedly absent, it is the student's responsibility to speak with me upon returning to school about making up missed work.
Academic Integrity
Honesty and strength of character are expected of every student at James Ward School. Students must complete their assignments individually and with judicious use of permitted resources. The use of electronic translation devices is easily noted and strictly prohibited. If students must use an online website, we recommend www.wordreference.com.
Illinois Foreign Language Goals
STATE GOAL 28: Use the target language to communicate within and beyond the classroom setting.
STATE GOAL 29: Use the target language to develop an understanding of the customs, arts, literature, history and geography associated with the target language.
STATE GOAL 30: Use the target language to make connections and reinforce knowledge and skills across academic, vocational and technical disciplines.
Clase: 204
Horas de visita/ Office hours & homework help: Lunes y miércoles (Mondays and Wednesdays) 1:45-2:45
mescude-jesus@cps.edu
Phone 773- 534-9050 (during school hours)
Google voice for speaking assignments: 773-769-7264
Blog: http://wardlanguages.blogspot.com/2011/09/bienvenidos-welcome.html
Objetivos / Course Goals and Learning Outcomes for K-5
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate an ability to:
- Greet people and introduce themselves in Spanish
- Form simple sentences to describe people and places.
- Identify cognates and "false friends" in a text.
- Use context clues to determine the meaning of new words and unfamiliar phrases.
- Use a bilingual dictionary
- Appropriately use the following grammatical structures:
- Form Interrogative, affirmative and negative sentences
- Identify parts of speech in Spanish
- Identify and use personal and possessive pronouns
- Understand and use verb tenses: the imperative, gerund and simple present and past tense
- Understand the different uses of verbs ser and estar
- Understand and use reflexive verbs
- Understand and identify noun-adjective agreement
- Understand the difference between definite and indefinite articles
- Understand the use of gender and number
- Recognize and use vocabulary from the following categories:
September
Back to school, Greetings, Classroom & Academic life, My Community, People in my school
October
Primary (K-2): Calendar/Time , Numbers/ Colors, Daily Routines & schedules, Sports
Intermediate grades (3-5) - Spanish-Social studies integration
- Patriotic symbols in the US and Spanish speaking countries
- The Southwest region and its Hispanic influences
- My World Wide Tour of Spanish Speaking countries
November
Primary (K-2): Family and traditions , Cuisine & Culture, Friends
Math: timetables in Spanish (1-5)
Intermediate grades (3 & 4): Spanish-Social studies integration
- Native-American groups in the US and Pre-Columbian civilizations
Speaking assignment: Describing my family.
December
Primary (K-2): Spelling in Spanish & el alfabeto español
Weather & seasons, Holidays
Jobs, the city, asking for directions
School, subjects and schedules
Speaking assignment: my favorite holidays
Spanish-Social Studies: Chicago History (3rd grade)
The Southeast region (4th grade)
January
Health & Parts of the Body, Exercise
Free time and Hobbies
Describing animals and their habitat
Math: Dividing the Spanish way!
Verbo SER/ESTAR
Spanish-Social Studies: Civil Rights Movement, Protest songs
February
Clothing, Shopping & Stores
Verbo TENER, IR y GUSTAR
Describing my friends
TPRS: El chico perezoso
Spanish-Social Studies: Protest songs
March
Describing places and people
Adjectives
Present tense of verbs (-AR, -ER and -IR verbs)
The house. Describing my bedroom using prepositions.
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana by Blaine Ray (Chapters 1, 2 & 3)
April
feelings and states of mind (Primary)
Exploring languages for Multicultural Day: Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, French, German and Italian.
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana (chapters 4 & 5)
Transportation, Travel, Vacations
STAMP assessment
May
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana (chapers 6, 7 & 8)
Places in the city, Hobbies & Leisure, Geography
Technology and media
June
5th grade Spanish novel: Pobre Ana (chapters 9 & 10)
Review
Grading Categories:
50% Participation
30% Class work/Homework/Projects
20% Quizzes/Tests/Assessments
Targeted Assessments:
One quiz per month, one test per quarter and a final exam: STAMP Se4
Curriculum Integration: One integrated unit (Spanish-Social Studies) and one project per semester.
Homework: Students are expected to study for at least 10 minutes every day (Monday through Friday) the vocabulary and structures learned in class.
Please complete the "No homework slip/Falta la tarea" if you forgot to turn in your homework.
Please call 773-769-7264 to submit your speaking assignments.
Attendance:
Attendance is an important part of class participation; excessive absences may affect a student's grade. If a student is unexpectedly absent, it is the student's responsibility to speak with me upon returning to school about making up missed work.
Academic Integrity
Honesty and strength of character are expected of every student at James Ward School. Students must complete their assignments individually and with judicious use of permitted resources. The use of electronic translation devices is easily noted and strictly prohibited. If students must use an online website, we recommend www.wordreference.com.
Illinois Foreign Language Goals
STATE GOAL 28: Use the target language to communicate within and beyond the classroom setting.
STATE GOAL 29: Use the target language to develop an understanding of the customs, arts, literature, history and geography associated with the target language.
STATE GOAL 30: Use the target language to make connections and reinforce knowledge and skills across academic, vocational and technical disciplines.
