SPAN200/T-TH Hendrix Composición y gramática/ Primavera de 2013

Prof: Sra. Stacey Hendrix

Office: 316 Jastak Burgess Hall

Email: staceym@udel.edu

Hours: MWF 11:15-12:05

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will improve their linguistic proficiency, demonstrate control over basic grammatical structures, and use selected structures to write grammatically and semantically accurate paragraphs and communicate using target vocabulary in writing about familiar topics. Grammatical topics include: object pronouns, present indicative, verbs like gustar, Ser/estar, preterit & imperfect, present subjunctive in noun, adjective & adverbial clauses, impersonal expressions, por/para, comparatives, future & conditional tenses, negative & affirmative expressions and commands.

COURSE HOMEPAGE: http://www.udel.edu/fllt/faculty/staceym/span200facetas.html

MATERIALS TO PURCHASE:

• Facetas Textbook 3^rd Ed. (Student Edition) w/ Supersite Plus Access (https://www.vhlcentral.com/)
• Spanish-English/English-Spanish Dictionary
• A three-tab folder with pockets and loose leaf paper to be used as a writing portfolio which will include your
  “Diario” entries.

EXPECTATIONS: 

• You will need to bring on a daily basis: textbook, dictionary, notebook and three-tab folder with pockets containing looseleaf paper. Failure to bring any of these materials on any given day will result in -1% per item on your homework and participation grade.
• Please turn your cell phone off and store it during class. If you have an urgent situation for which you need to leave it on, please let me know before class. Students who do not honor this request will be marked absent and/or lose points from the participation grade. Plan to part with your devices during class.  
• Plan for access to a computer, the internet, and a printer with ink and paper, and to check your email daily before coming to class. It is unlikely, but possible, that in the case of an emergency class will be canceled or moved, for example. Although rare, if this should occur, an email will be sent before class if at all possible.
• Expect to participate in group discussions, partake in a variety of activities that appeal to different learner types, and to speak in Spanish only. Students who use English or don’t participate will lose points on their participation grade.
• Homework assignments are due before class meets on the day assigned, including online homework. In other words, if a supersite assignment is listed as tarea for Monday, you need to complete it before class meets on Monday. Some of your homework will include writing in a Diario. For each homework assignment not completed or poorly completed, one percentage point will be deducted from your homework grade. This includes Diario entries that are due on a day when you are absent. Be sure to show me next class. Note: The Diario itself will be evaluated, but failure to bring diario entries are counted also as homework assignments missing. 
• There will be a cumulative Examen after every two Lecciones (chapters) that will integrate vocabulary, grammatical structures and writing.  The course material is cumulative, meaning material from chapter one will be tested on all three exams, and so on. It is essential to repeat assessment, and to continually practice base structures and vocabulary in order to successfully complete the course.
• The writing skills focus of this course is the well-planned, grammatically-correct, fluid paragraph that captivates and holds attention. Students will be encouraged to use connectors, look up new and precise vocabulary, and avoid repetition and basic vocabulary such as muy, mucho, personas, cosas, interesante, importante, etc. Writing will take place in and out of class, some will be corrected using symbols to strengthen your ability to self-correct and form better habits. There will be one group presentation that will incorporate planning and composition skills while integrating and speaking. 

Assessment will include Exams 45%, Writing 40%, and Effort (Homework, Preparation, Participation 15%. Below are the details: Graded event	Record your grades below throughout the semester. You will not be permitted to keep exams. Percentage of Final grade
Examen I - Lecciones 1 y 2	15%_____
Examen II - Lecciones 1- 4 (exams are cumulative)	15%_____
Examen III - Lecciones 1- 6 (exams are cumulative)	15%_____
Composición 1 A	10%_____
Composición 1 B	5%_____
Composición 2	5%_____
Diario	15%_____
Presentación	5%_____
Preparación/ Tarea / Participación	15%_____

RESPONSIBILITIES

Preparación/ Tarea / Participación (15% of grade) If you do all your homework well, come to every class prepared with your course materials, speak only in Spanish and volunteer often, and do not use your cell phone or laptop, you can earn a 100% for this aspect of your grade. Late homework will not be accepted. As mentioned above, students will lose points from this grade for speaking English, forgetting materials, using cell phones or laptops, incomplete homework assignments, etc.

Attendance and punctuality Up to three class hours (150 minutes total) = no penalty as long as there are no graded assignments on those days. More than three class hours missed =final grade affected negatively by 1%for each additional unexcused absence. Make up exams and graded events will not be given without documentation. Please arrive on time, three lates = one absence. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to contact a classmate to find out what you missed, and to make it up at home. Take a moment to exchange information with two students in the class by SPEAKING in Spanish together and writing your classmates’ names, numbers and email addresses here: 

Nombre/#/Email: ____________________________________________________________________

Nombre/#/Email: ____________________________________________________________________

SEEKING HELP 

If you find yourself struggling with your writing, and/or grammar as it affects your ability to write, make an appointment for free help with your writing at http://www.udel.edu/fllt/flwc/. 

For technical help & computer access go to: Foreign Language Media Center Jastak-Burgess Hall #006, (302) 831-6551. http://www.udel.edu/fllt/main/FLMediaCenter/index.html

Need extra drill activities for practice? Select the grammatical topic challenging you from the menus at http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php & http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm.

Academic Honesty Policy:Do not seek outside help from anyone other than the resources listed above. Do not use translation software of any kind. When looking up words/phrases using online dictionaries, do not borrow more than three words in a row from another source. Do not use part or all of a document that you or anyone else has written for another class or for any other purpose. If you consult outside sources, cite them. By staying in this class, you are indicating that you have read and agree to this policy. This is a writing course, and academic dis/honesty is taken very seriously.

COURSE CALENDAR

Día/fecha	Tópico	Tareas para hoy (Due BEFORE CLASS MEETS on this date.)
FEBRERO martes 5	Presentación del curso,de los compañeros de clase y del “Supersite”	Visit and BOOKMARK course homepage. Print and bring course description and calendar to class. http://www.udel.edu/fllt/faculty/staceym/span200facetas.html Note: Please prepare your three-tab folder with pockets and loose leaf paper. You will have a diario entry due NEXT CLASS.
jueves 7	Lección 1: Contextos  Lección 1.1:  Presente de indicativo	Estudia vocabulario TX (textbook) pp.2-3 y memorízate las palabras.  Estudia TX pp.14-15. En tu diario escribe 4-5 oraciones completas, fluidas y originales usando el vocabulario nuevo.
martes 12	Lección 1.2 y 1.3: Ser/estar, formas progresivas	Estudia TX pp.18-19 y pp.22-23. * (*This means you must log on to Facetas and do the activities that are due on this date, only. They must be completed BEFORE YOU ARRIVE TO CLASS, so please do them the evening before class!)
jueves 14	Acentos Taller de escribir: el párrafo espectacular/ contenido y organización	Accent marks rules review and writing workshop and presentation of resources and grading procedures for writing events. Visit course homepage and print and bring to class the documents “Correction Symbols”, “Peer Editing Guide” and “Transition words”. http://www.udel.edu/fllt/faculty/staceym/span200facetas.html
martes 19	Lección 2: Contextos Lección 2.1: Pronombres de objeto	Estudia TX pp.42-43 y memorízate las palabras. En tu diario escribe 4-5 oraciones completas, originales y personales usando el vocabulario nuevo. Estudia TX pp.54-55. Supersite
jueves 21	Lección 2.2: Verbos como gustar	Estudia TX pp.58-59.En tu diario, escribe 5-6 oraciones originales usando 5-6 verbos como gustar para expresar lo que prefieres y no prefieres hacer durante el fin de semana.  Supersite
martes 26	Lección 2.3: Verbos reflexivos Repaso: Lección 2	Estudia TX pp.62-63. En tu diario, escribe tres oraciones originales con verbos reflexivos describiendo tu rutina personal por la mañana. Supersite
jueves 28	Calentamiento (warm up) Examen I: Lecciones 1 y 2 (50 min)	Supersite Remember, there are tutorials and vocabulary lists and flashcards on the supersite as well, to help you study.
MARZO martes 5	Lección 3: Contextos Composición 1 A (50 min)	Estudia TX pp.82-83 y memorízate las palabras. En tu diario, escribe tres oraciones completas originales usando las palabras nuevas.  Supersite You will write a composition using your dictionary and course materials, but no electronic devices. Exact topic TBA in class.
jueves 7	Lección 3.1: Pretérito Lección 3.2: Imperfecto	Estudia TX pp.94-95 y memorízate los irregulares. Estudia TX pp.98-99. En tu diario, escribe tres oraciones completas orginales contestando la pregunta “¿Qué hiciste anoche?”.También, escribe tres oraciones completas originales describiendo cómo era tu vida en la escuela primaria. Supersite
martes 12	Práctica con la redacción y los símbolos de edición Composión 1 B	You will receive and re-write your first composition using your dictionary, textbook, class notes and handouts.Bring all course materials.
jueves 14	Lección 3.3: pretérito e imperfecto	Estudia pp.102-103. En tu diario, diario un párrafo espectacular de 5-7 oraciones describiendo tu primer día en UD. Supersite OTHER:
martes 19	Repaso: Lección 3 Taller de escribir	You will edit your diario. Bring all materials. Supersite OTHER:
jueves 21	Lección 4: Contextos	Estudia TX pp.122-123 y memoriza las palabras. En tu diario, escribe cuatro oraciones originales usando las palabras nuevas. Supersite
ABRIL martes 2	Lección 4.1: subjuntivo en cláusulas nominales Lección 4.4: Expresiones impersonales	Estudia TX pp.134-136. Estudia TX p.A26. Go to class homepage, print and bring the handout “Dr. Ed McMiene Met Chad Escapa: Los usos del presente de subjuntivo”. Supersite
jueves 4	Lección 4.2: Mandatos	Estudia TX pp.140-141. En tu diario, escribe tres mandatos informales para tu compañero/a de cuarto (u otro amigo). Supersite
martes 9	Lección 4.3: Por y para Planificación  de las presentaciones	Estudia TX pp.144-145. Supersite
jueves 11	Lección 4: Repaso Planificación  de las presentaciones	En tu diario, escribe tres oraciones originales con “por” y tres con “para”.  Supersite
martes 16	Práctica:  Composición 2 Examen II:  Lecciones 1-4 (50 min)	Supersite
jueves 18	Composición 2 (50 min) Planificación  de las presentaciones	Only one draft. Bring all materials. Exact topic TBA. You will have some time to work on your group presentation.
martes 23	Lección 5: Contextos Taller de escribir	Estudia TX pp.164-165. En tu diario, escribe tres oraciones usando el tema nuevo.  Supersite Bring all materials.Today you will peer and self-edit your diario.
jueves 25	Lección 5.1: Comparativos y superlativos Planificación  de las presentaciones	Estudia TX pp.176-177. En tu diario, usa cuatro expresiones nuevas para comparar a dos personas famosas. Supersite
martes 30	Lección 5.2: Subjuntivo en cláusulas adjetivas Planificación  de las presentaciones	Estudia TX pp.180-181. Supersite
MAYO jueves 2	Lección 5.3: Expresiones afirmativas y negativas Presentaciones	You will turn in your diario. Estudia TX pp.184-185. Supersite
martes 7	Lección 6: Contextos Lección 6.1: Futuro y condicional  Presentaciones	Estudia pp. 208-209 y pp.220-221.  Supersite We will discuss how to find and print your Supersite assessment for next class.
jueves 9	Examen III:  Lecciones 1-6 (50 min) Tarea/Participación: Assessment	Supersite After you complete these last Supersite assignments, PRINT AND BRING to class your assessment/summary of activities from Facetas to class.
martes 14	Presentaciones	Online course evaluation is a homework assignment. Please take a few minutes to do this (check your email for details).