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spanishexpresate1	Señora Jiménez-Biles
St. Charles East High School	Español 1, 2, AP
http://www.d303.org/schools/highsch/
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Español 1
Profe. Jiménez-Biles
E-Mail: Melissa.A.Biles@d303.org
Phone: 630-377-4743 Ex. 9938
Extra Help: 6:50-7:10 & *2:31-3:15, Periods 4a
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¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to Spanish 1! I am very pleased to have this opportunity to introduce you to the Spanish language!
Learning Spanish is your most important task this year! A recent statistic estimates that there are 41.3 million Hispanics in the United States, about 14% of the population, which have come from over 22 Spanish speaking countries in the world. (Time Magazine Vol. 166, No. 8, August 22, 2005)

Before we begin to learn Spanish, let’s examine the three R’s:

As your teacher, it is my RESPONSIBILITY to…
o Behave in a way that shows RESPECT for myself, others, the environment, property, time and rules.
o Behave in a way that encourages positive RESULTS.
o Provide a physically and emotionally safe learning environment.
o Design appropriate learning opportunities in order to maximize your time and opportunities to learn Spanish!

It is your RESPONSIBILITY to behave in a way that shows RESPECT for yourself, others and the values lived out by the entire St. Charles East community.

It is your Responsibility to behave in a way that encourages positive RESULTS by:
o Participating in class work
o Working with your classmates in a productive and cooperative manner.
o Asking questions (There is never a dumb question and even if I do not know the answer I will find out for you!)
o Practicing Spanish outside of the classroom. (Yes, this means doing your homework and more.)

SÉ AMABLE                      BE NICE
ECHALE GANAS                WORK HARD

Other Classroom Values:
o All students have the right to feel comfortable in my class. Absolutely no put-downs to other students, negative or offensive language.
o Disrespect, tardiness, use of cell phone or IPod damage classroom, and damage to furniture or property will not be tolerated and offences will result in teacher detentions, phone calls home, and dean referrals.
o Offenses for tardiness/disruptive behavior/use of electronics: 1st-Warning, 2nd-Teacher detention, 3rd-Phone Call Home, 4th-Dean Referral
o In order to help you participate in class, please no gum, food or drinks, no hats, jackets, cell phones or IPods. These rules will be strictly enforced.

Classroom procedures
Each class there will be different activities planned in order to help your understanding and acquisition of the Spanish language. Activities that you can always expect are:
*Pair and group work *Listening and speaking activities
*An opportunity to read and write *Cultural lessons
*Daily Homework

Grading Policies
Weighted Grading Scale: A-90%, B-80%, C-70%, D-60%, F-59% and below.
Semester Grade: 40% 1st/3rd Quarter Grade/40% 2nd/4th Quarter Grade
20% Semester Exam
Grading Distribution:
Tests, Homework, Quizzes, Projects, Participation
*Some daily homework will be taken as a
completion grade. See homework grading scale for more details.

Absences
Your success in Spanish relies on your attendance. In the event of illness or other excused absences, please make an effort to inform me in person, via e-mail, or phone with anticipation if possible. NO points can be earned for unexcused absences. I encourage you to exchange phone numbers with someone in class in order to find out assignments when you are absent. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET ABSENT WORK UPON YOUR RETURN.

Materials
Daily
Textbook and Workbook* (Exprésate)
Writing utensil (pencil preferred)
Notebook
Binder with sections or sturdy folder to keep handouts
(Chispa, Vocabulary, Listening, Homework, Culture, Tests/Quizes)
Homework & A good attitude
*There will be a charge for lost texts and workbooks

Online Resources and Practice
Visit my web page or http://www.quia.com/pages/spanishexpresate1.html

Know that I am always available for you. ¡Bienvenidos y buena suerte!

HOMEWORK SCALE

STUDENTS RECEIVE ONE FREE PASS PER QUARTER. WHEN THAT IS USED YOUR HOMEWORK GRADE WILL DROP ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCALE:
1-95%        2-90%
3-85%        4-80%
5-75%        6-70%
7-65%        8-60%
9-55%        10-50%

(DEDUCT 2-3% FOR ADDITIONAL INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS.)

WORD PROCESSING TIPS
Standard Microsoft Word software has Spanish spelling and grammar check. In order to change the language, follow these steps:
Tools
Spelling & Grammar
Language
Set language
Spanish Traditional Sort
This tool can help you when you word process in Spanish but you should always be conscious of spelling and grammar as you will not always be able to word process your writing in Spanish, especialmente en el Examen AP!

For Accents and other Spanish Writing Points:
When in doubt you can always use “Insert Symbol”, which can be long and tedious. Many of you are probably aware of the way you can add accents with the number codes (which I never learned and find cumbersome also…) So here’s my way that has become second nature after practice: Note: If I wrote the command in [BRAQUETS] this means to hold the keys down simultaneously.
For an áccént on vowels:
[CTRL + APPOSTROPHY], then your letter.
For an accent on a CÁPÍTÁL vowel, it’s the same:
[CTRL + APPOSTROPHY], but then [SHIFT + the Letter].
For an upside down question mark (¿) or exclamation point (¡):
[CTRL + SHIFT + ALT], then [SHIFT + ? or SHIFT + !]
For ñ or Ñ:
[CTRL + SHIFT + ~], than n or N
For ü (dieresis or the two dots):
I do insert symbol. (Many times spell-check will auto-correct this for you.)

Calendar events

Today Untimed / All day STCE Late Start Day

Wed Dec 09, 2009 CST Untimed / All day STCE Late Start Day

Wed Dec 23, 2009 CST Untimed / All day STCE Late Start Day

Wed Jan 06, 2010 CST Untimed / All day STCE Late Start Day

Wed Jan 20, 2010 CST Untimed / All day STCE Late Start Day

My Quia activities and quizzes

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Días de la Semana 3 (Hangman)

http://www.quia.com/hm/320614.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Días de la Semana 4 (Days of the Week)

http://www.quia.com/pp/62584.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Frases útiles

http://www.quia.com/jg/1129527.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, La Hora - telling time #1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127278.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, La Hora - telling time #2

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127257.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los colores

http://www.quia.com/hm/320647.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los Colores (Battleship)

http://www.quia.com/ba/112069.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los Colores, Matching etc

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127349.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los Meses (Hangman)

http://www.quia.com/hm/320618.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los Meses (Ordering)

http://www.quia.com/pp/62621.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los Meses y Días-Matching etc.

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127280.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los Números 0 a 10

http://www.quia.com/jg/1129526.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Los Números a Cien

http://www.quia.com/pp/62675.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, ¿Qué día es hoy? (Scavenger Hunt)

http://www.quia.com/sh/42238.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 1, Question Words Battleship

http://www.quia.com/ba/112100.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 1, Repaso de Vocabulario 1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127248.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 1, Repaso de Vocabulario 1b

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127264.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 1, Subject pronouns

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127504.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 1, Subject Pronouns-Rags to Riches

http://www.quia.com/rr/237588.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Telling Time 1

http://www.quia.com/rr/237534.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Telling Time 2

http://www.quia.com/pop/158761.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Telling Time 3

http://www.quia.com/cm/137692.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1, Telling Time 4

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127258.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1,Días de la Semana 1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127259.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 1,Días de la Semana 2 (matching)

http://www.quia.com/cm/137693.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 2, Adjective Agreement & Definite Articles-CLOZE

http://www.quia.com/cz/100427.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 2, Definate Articles 2-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/158759.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 2, Definite(ly) Articles-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/158778.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 2, Nouns with Definate Articles-Pop-Ups

http://www.quia.com/pop/159614.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 2, Question words

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127512.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 2, Repaso de Vocabulario 1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127246.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 2, Repaso de Vocabulario 2

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127273.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 2, SER with Adjectives

http://www.quia.com/pop/158776.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 2, Vocabulario 1 & 2 Phrases and Questions

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127271.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 2, Vocabulario 1 Adjectives and Adverbs

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127270.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 2, Vocabulario 2 Nouns

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127268.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 3, AR Verbs-Quiz

http://www.quia.com/jq/107231.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 3, CLOZE Review

http://www.quia.com/cz/100445.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 3, Frequency Words in Spanish

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128848.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 3, Gustar & Querer w/ Infinitives-Pop-ups

http://www.quia.com/pop/159615.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 3, Ir & Jugar-Patterns

http://www.quia.com/pa/36732.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 3, Present Tense AR Verbs-Challenge Board

http://www.quia.com/cb/216590.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 3, Present Tense of regular AR verbs-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pa/36571.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 3, Repaso de Vocabulario 2

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127266.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 3, Repaso de Vocbulario 1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127274.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 3, Vocab-Rags to Riches

http://www.quia.com/rr/237546.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 4, Definite & Indefinite Articles-Pop-Up

http://www.quia.com/pop/158777.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 4, Definite & Indefinite Articles-Rags to Riches

http://www.quia.com/rr/237591.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 4, Ir + a + Infinitivo

http://www.quia.com/pop/159616.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 4, Irregular Present Tense Verb-Patterns

http://www.quia.com/pa/36572.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 4, Regular AR, ER, IR Verbs-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/158781.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 4, Repaso de Vocabulario 1 & Tener Idioms

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127265.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 4, Repaso de Vocabulario 2 & Verbs

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127247.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 4, TENER Practice

http://www.quia.com/cz/99778.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 4-Present Tense Regular Verbs and SER Review

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128877.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 4-Tener Practice-Rags to Riches

http://www.quia.com/rr/237544.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Affirmative and Negative words

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128885.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Chores & Prepostitions

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127250.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Conversational Questions & Answers

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127252.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 5, Estar & Prepositions

http://www.quia.com/jg/1135507.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Family Members & Adjectives

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127304.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 5, Possessive Adjectives

http://www.quia.com/pop/159617.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Rags to Riches

http://www.quia.com/rr/237547.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Repaso de Vocabulario 2, La casa

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127285.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Stem Changing Verbs E to I

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128889.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Stem-Change/Boot Verbs - Present Tense I

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128890.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Stem-changing verbs

http://www.quia.com/ba/112258.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Stem-changing verbs

http://www.quia.com/ba/112259.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Stem-Changing Verbs

http://www.quia.com/cb/216522.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Stem-Changing Verbs e-ie, o-ue

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128886.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 5, Vocab and Verb Practice

http://www.quia.com/cb/216227.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Direct Object Pronoun Placement-Pop-ups

http://www.quia.com/pop/158969.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Direct Object Pronouns - Rags to Riches

http://www.quia.com/rr/237943.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Direct Object Pronouns Practice with Commands

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128875.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Direct Object Pronouns-Identifying

http://www.quia.com/jg/1128876.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Informal (tú) Commands-Affirmative-Rags to Riches

http://www.quia.com/rr/237944.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 6, Pedir, Servir, Preferir, Poder, Probar-Patterns

http://www.quia.com/pa/36716.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Repaso de Vocabulario 1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127308.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Repaso de Vocabulario 2

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127311.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Ser vs. Estar 1-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/158970.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Ser vs. Estar 2-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/158971.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Ser vs. Estar 3-Cloze

http://www.quia.com/cz/99888.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Ser vs. Estar 4-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/158972.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Stem-Changing Verb Practice

http://www.quia.com/cb/216228.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 7, CLOZE w/ Reflexive Verbs

http://www.quia.com/cz/100446.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 7, Reflexive Verbs

http://www.quia.com/pa/36717.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 7, Reflexive Verbs-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/159610.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 7, Repaso de Vocabulario 1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127336.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 7, Repaso de Vocabulario 2

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127346.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 8, Demonstrative Adjectives 1-Pop-ups

http://www.quia.com/pop/158955.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 8, Demonstrative Adjectives 2-Hangman

http://www.quia.com/hm/321025.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 8, Los Números 1-199

http://www.quia.com/jg/1135492.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 8, Los números del 100 hasta un millión

http://www.quia.com/jg/1135506.html

Exprésate 1, Capítulo 8, Numbers 20 -100

http://www.quia.com/pop/159620.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 8, Preterite of Regular Verbs-Patterns

http://www.quia.com/pa/36583.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 8, Preterite Verbs-Pop-up

http://www.quia.com/pop/159611.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 8, Repaso de Vocabulario 1

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127339.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 8, Repaso de Vocabulario 2

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127348.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 1: Geocultura-España

http://www.quia.com/rr/237529.html

Exprésate 1, Capitulo 2, Geocultura-Puerto Rico

http://www.quia.com/rr/237530.html

Expresate 1, Capitulo 6, Geocultura- México

http://www.quia.com/jg/1127251.html

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