Bienvenidos a

(honors)Español III

SeñoraJanuszkiewic

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Sorry I am unable to be

there this evening. I am due to have a

baby!

Un poco de mí (a little bit about me)

• CLC graduate (1996)• University of Iowa (2000)–B.A. Spanish, International Business

Certificate• Sevilla, España (2000-2003)– Lived, worked and received CELTA

certification• National Louis University (2007)–Masters of Art in Teaching

• 11th year at Prairie Ridge High School • A Spanish fanatic • kjanus@d155.org

MY FAMILY

Un poco de la clase• The goal- emphasis on performance•What can they do with the language? •Working with more authentic materials.•Video clips from youtube in Spanish, real songs in Spanish that are popular now, infografías, articles, tweets in Spanish

•Reading Novels

Un poco de la clase• Grading :

90% summative assessments

(essays, presentations, projects)

10% formative (class work and

practice work)

What your student can do if he or she needs help…

• See me: •before school, 1st, 4rd, 6th, 7th (lunch) and after school

• 5th hour Spanish resource in library.

What you can do to help

• Encourage your student to…– Study daily – Seek help when needed– Use the web-sites to practice and

review• www.conjuguemos.com• www.wordplay.com • www.classzone.com• www.quizlet.com

– Continue on with Spanish!!

Just a few reasons to continue with Spanish

• Cultural awareness • A better insight to the student’s first

language• Employment opportunities• Dual Credit • Saves money in college • It’s fun!!

Why take 4 years of foreign languages in

high school?

How can studying a world language in high school help your student if s/he goes to

college?

a graduation requirement for world language

Usually 4 years of high school or 2 years at university level

have a world language entrance requirement.

Usually 2 years of high school A student could receive about 8-16 credits if s/he studied a world language for 4 years at high school level.

Earn College Credit

and

MOST COLLEGES

Save $3,000 - $20,000 in tuition

Some students have received:

• Iowa State • 16 credits • 12 credits • Northwestern • 6 hours• Colorado State• 8 credits if get a B

or C on first course• Illinois State

– 12 credits• University of Wisconsin:

retroactive credits• 12 credits

• Montana State• 12 hours• North Dakota • 8 hours• Bradley

– 12 credits• University of Illinois• 5 hours to 8 hours• Augustana

– 2 years to enter– 4 years high school

language = exemption for graduation requirement of 1 year for college graduation

– AP 3 – 6 hours college credit

Dual Credit

• See Dual Credit Power point on my website to find out more about this exciting opportunity.

Actividades

• El Club de Español– Fiestas, Field Trips, Parades,

• Spanish National Honor Society• Peer Tutor Program• Senior Leaders (next year)

La tarea (homework) para mañana

• Your child has been working with the vacation vocabulary and has recently read an infographic from Mexico and given a speech on vacations.

• Your assignment is to ask your student to present to you their speech!

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¡¡Gracias por leer todo esto!!

Thank you for reading all of this.