About+the+class


 * Grading:**

– interviews, ads, conversations, songs, film clips, etc. with comprehension questions – conversations in class, oral presentations, interviews, skits, poems, etc. – La Gran Aventura de Alejandro (reader), El Misterio de la Llave, various selections – weekly journals, written expression on quizzes, tests, written projects - speak Spanish in class, fully participate in all class activities, ask/answer questions – practice in i-book, class website, quia, and other assignments, some assignments will be collected, others quizzed in class – it is critical that students do the homework assignments (which auto-correct) and that they come to class with questions about wrong answers
 * **20% Listening**
 * **20% Speaking**
 * **20% Reading**
 * **20% Writing**
 * **10% Class Participation**
 * **10% Homework**


 * Class Materials:**


 * I-book - __Breaking the Spanish Barrier 2 - Intermediate__
 * __Viviana y su gran aventura mexicana__ (reader)
 * __La Catrina__ (provided)
 * Numerous on-line activities in all skills
 * Composition notebook for weekly journal
 * Earbuds for listening activities
 * Microphone (or voice memo app) for submitting speech samples


 * Selected websites and apps:**
 * www.maratspanish2.wikispaces.com
 * [|www.quizlet.com]
 * [|www.quia.com]