Nederland High School 15-16: Spanish 3

Teacher: Megan McEachran

Classroom: 252
Email: megan.mceachran@bvsd.org
Google Voice: (313)-355-0579

!Bienvenidos mis estudiantes! Welcome to the third year of Spanish class. In this course
you will continue to expand your knowledge of the target language and overall proficiency. Level
3 is taught mostly in Spanish. Students will continue to gain a multicultural perspective as they
further investigate their second language through oral activities, reading short stories,
composition writing, identifying viewpoints only available through the world language and its
cultures. Stay positive because we are going to learn a lot and have a lot of fun too! Here you
can find my expectations for you as world language learners.

National Standards for Students Learning a World Language

Standard 1 Communication: Communication is at the heart of second language study;
whether the communication involves understanding and producing interpersonal information
such as opinions and emotions, interpreting various texts and speech, or presenting on a
variety of topics to an audience.
Standard 2 Cultures: Through the study of other languages, students gain a knowledge and
understanding of the cultures that use that language and, in fact, cannot truly master the
language until they have also mastered the cultural contexts in which the language occurs. We
will focus on both the cultural products and practices of Spanish-speakers.
Standard 3 Connections: Learning languages provides connections to additional bodies of
knowledge that may be unavailable to the monolingual English speaker.
Standard 4 Comparisons: Through comparisons and contrasts with the language being
studied, students develop insight into the nature of language and the concept of culture and
realize that there are multiple ways of viewing the world.
Standard 5 Communities: Together, these elements enable the student of languages to
participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world in a variety of contexts
and in culturally appropriate ways.

Students in Spanish 3 will be able to:

Communicate about arts & entertainment, body & health, careers, ecology, extended family,
history, house & home, literature, media & technology, and expansion of level I & II topics.
Demonstrate an understanding of when to switch between tenses: preterite vs. imperfect, ser
vs. estar, por vs. para.
Identify the viewpoints that are only available within the cultures of the target language.
Make connections with the cultures of the target language with ones own culture to fully
understand the importance of culture within a language.

Grading Policy
This class will be graded using a weighted system. The grades will be weighted into the
following categories:

60% quizzes, end of chapter performance assessments, major projects, and final exam
30% graded homework, class work, formative speaking assessments (some projects)
10% attendance, daily participation, and homework completion
A
90-100%

B
80-89%

C
70-79%

D
60-69%

F
0-59%

Participation:
You will be given a participation grade every 2 weeks. Each class period will be worth 2 points.
Points are lost for not coming to class prepared or disruptive behavior.
Late Work Assignments that are late will be accepted until the day before the unit test. Once this date has
passed it will be given zero credit. Each day that the assignment is late there will be a 5%
reduction to the grade of the late assignment.

Make-up Work-

 If you miss a test or quiz, you will have 1 week from the day you were absent to make it up.
Failure to do so will result in a 5% reduction of the original grade for each school day following
the one week deadline.
Tutor Time:
If you have a question or concern, I am available to help Tuesdays and Thursdays after school
until 4:30 pm. You must let me know beforehand that you are staying after school.
-If this absolutely does not work for you, do not hesitate to ask me to work out a
different day or time frame. I will try my best to accommodate to your specific needs so
that you have a positive and successful learning experience.

Classroom Expectations

Be in class on time.
Have all your materials ready to use and be in your assigned seat when the bell rings.
Listen to instructions the first time they are given.
Respect others by keeping your hands, feet, and objects to yourself and using appropriate
language.
Clean up after yourself.
DO NOT use electronic devices without permission. There are times that we will need to use an
electronic device for in-class activities, but unless told otherwise, you should not be on it, or
there will be consequences.

Daily Required Materials

Pen/Pencil
Binder with 5 dividers for the following sections:
-Las campanadas: Bell work
-El vocabulario: Vocabulary lists
-Gramtica: Grammar practice and notes
-Cultura: Articles, songs, ext...
-Miscelneo: Writings, exams, extra loose leaf paper