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Pat_Dubrava@dpsk12.org
Pat
Dubrava is also Alumni Coordinator and works on Graduation. Go
to Alumni & Friends on the menu bar and then "Alumni
Organization" to reach an alumni information page with photos and
alumni updates.
Once again for the
2006 - 2007 school year, I teach all three Spanish 2 classes. Sr. Mora
teaches Levels 1, 3 and 4. I also teach Creative Writing majors in the
afternoon and the 6th grade Spanish Exploratory class. Please see the
Creative Writing page for information about those classes.
EXPLORATORY SPANISH, 6TH GRADE
The nine-week
exploratory program gives students a beginning foundation for future
language study. Students are not expected to achieve proficiency. This
class emphasizes introductory communication, basic vocabulary, culture
study and comparison.
The
fourth nine weeks Exploratory Spanish class began in March and
finishes at the end of the school year. By the end of April, students
will have learned the alphabet, two simple conversations, body and face
vocabulary, colors and numbers up to 100. For May, we will continue
some basic Spanish conversation and vocabulary and students will also
complete a cultural exploration project. Details about the project will
be available by the end of April.
The only homework for this class is
learning the vocabulary as we introduce it and preparing the final
project to be presented.
SPANISH 2 REQUIREMENTS
The second
semester independent work day has been working smoothly. The work day
is always the day their homework and
speaking assignments are due, and the day students can meet
individually with me for help during their regular class time. THE LAST
DAY FOR MAKEUP WORK FOR THE SEMESTER IS MAY 14.
Current assignments:
Students are completing Chapter 8, Second Section assignments the week
of April 16 and also taking the district-required standardized
assesssment. We will finish Chapter 8 assignments the week of April 23.
We performed well in comparison to the rest of the district in
September on the standardized assessment and I expect we'll do so again
this spring. Students have a list of assignments for Chapter 8 and will
receive one final list of assignments the end of April for the
remainder of the school year.
We will complete Chapter 8 and portions of Chapter 9 and 10 before the end of the year. We will continue working with the
two past tenses in Spanish, the preterite learned last semester and the
imperfect we've learned in February and March, and add formal commands in April and May as well.
The text is ¡Ven
Conmigo! and is issued to all students. Textbooks are $55 each to
replace, so take good care of it! Textbooks are returned on the last
scheduled day of class. The workbook, which you should have paid for at
registration with your other fees, is $12.00 and is yours to write in
and keep. It is a major source of homework.
Written workbook
assignments, oral activities, projects, exams, quizzes and independent
reading log assignments are the major grade components. Grades are on a
total points system, with tests and projects having the greatest point
values. Makeup work must be turned in within one week for full credit,
half credit thereafter and no credit after 30 days.
I have planning
first block Black days and second block White days and am available
then or after school by appointment. I check email daily at the end of
the school day and try to update grades weekly.
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