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SYLLABUS

Nombre de la Asignatura: (“Lengua Adicional al Español”) World EnglishSemestre/Cuatrimestre: l Semester

I. INTRODUCTION:

Department: “Lenguaje y Comunicación”Teacher: James M. Tobin Means of communication: [email protected] and poindexterspage.weebly.com (blog- James)

II. CLASS STRUCTURE:

HOURS WITH TEACHER

HOURS OUTSIDE OF THE

CLASSROOM

TOTAL DE HORAS A LA

SEMANAESCENARIOS

ACADÉMICOS

4 hrs/week 2 hrs/week 6 classroom

Start of Classes: August 17End of classes: January 22, 2016Weekly schedule:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayHours 7 am-3 7am-3 7 am-3 7 am-3 7 am-3

Course Description: The course uses the text book World Class which is a new, two-level series from National Geographic Learning for high-intermediate and advanced English language learners. This integrated-skills program uses National Geographic content, images, and video to help learners expand their overall fluency while developing the tools and strategies necessary for effective, real-world communication.

Class Expectations:1. The teacher will take attendance at the beginning of the hour. Students arriving late to class must ask

permission to enter the classroom. Students must wear the uniform correctly. It is very important to keep your shirt tucked in at all times.

2. Students must have notebook paper, pens, pencils, liquid paper, their class notebook and any required worksheets or homework present with them each day of class.

3. Students will refrain from using offensive language in the classroom. It is expected that students will conduct themselves with tolerance and respect towards all students and personnel within school grounds.

4. Taking notes during class is obligatory5. Students will not use cellular phones in class unless it is specifically permitted by the teacher. Students

caught using their phones will have their phones confiscated. There will be no warnings given. The phone will be confiscated and given to the discipline department.

mailto:[email protected]

Dirección de Operaciones Académicas

6. Students will pay attention during class presentations and refrain from talking while the teacher is explaining.

7. Students will receive their daily class participation in one of three ways:a. The teacher will refer to the attached participation rubric and assign the appropriate number of

participation point (sometimes called “evidencias” based on the quality of the students work on that and on the teacher’s observation and expert judgment.

b. The teacher will stamp or sign the student’s work in the classroom. The teacher reserves the right to deny a student a stamp if he feels that the student copied his work or for some other reason does not deserve the stamp EVEN IF the student’s work appears complete.

c. The teacher will collect written work at the end of the class session and grade it at home.8. Students who are absent must mention it to the teacher the first day that they return to school. The

teacher will then assign “make up” work so that the student may recuperate his/her lost points. Students who do not ask for make-up work in a timely manner will not be given this opportunity EVEN IF they have an excused absence. It is the student’s obligation to ask for this work at the first possible opportunity. Failure to do so will result in the loss of the right to make up work. Normally, make up work will be assigned without question. Students do not have to wait until they have a justified excuse (known as a “justificante”) in order to receive their make-up work from the teacher.9. Students must turn in homework on the due date for which it is assigned or risk losing all points for that assignment. Students may only turn in late homework when given permission by the teacher.10. Students who refuse to participate in class will be sent to the counselor’s office and will be given extra work. Students who do not complete this work risk losing their right to attend the class on a regular basis with their classmates. These students may also expect to lose a recess or be forced to stay after school.11. Students will do quality work and take the steps necessary to ensure that it appears to have been done with care and consideration. Any work that appears to have been done with a minimal amount of effort is at risk for being refused and receiving a zero. The same is true for sloppy work. Neatness counts!8. Quizzes will be given periodically. Expect “pop” quizzes as well. (“Surprise” quizzes)9. When the group’s behavior merits a reward, the normal class schedule may be interrupted for a fun,

learning dynamic at the teacher’s discretion. 10. Student’s interrupting listening activities with talking will receive a report. No warnings. No questions

asked.11. Students must print a copy of these rules and paste them in their notebooks.12. Students must use a notebook or a binder for this course. All notes, however, must be kept organized

and in the same place – no multiple binders, no multiple notebooks.13. Students must sit in their assigned seats and move to the place indicated by the teacher if requested.14. Students will be expected to speak English at all times in the classroom. Students will be divided into teams (their rows) and their team may qualify for a raffle for an extra participation point if they refrain from speaking Spanish during the class period and fulfilling the other rules stated above.

III. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To allow students to communicate accurately and effectively to a reasonable extent given the level student experiences and time on task provided. The philosophy of World English is to provide motivating context to connect students to the world through which they build communication skills.

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IV. COURSE CONTENTS:

UNITS COURSE OBJECTIVES1. People To be able to discuss about personal identity, To meet

people. Describe different occupations.2. Work, Rest, and Play To talk about a typical day and free time. Describe a festival

or celebration. Describe daily life in different communities.3. Going Places To talk about possessions. Give travel information and

advice. Share travel tips.4. Food To learn about foods, ordering a meal, give recipes and

discuss unusual foods.5. Sports To talk about activities happening now. Compare everyday

and present-time activities. Talk about sports and discuss adventures.

6. Destinations To express vacations and exchange information about vacations. Describe personal experiences.

7. Communication To talk about personal communication and exchange contact information. Describe characteristics and qualities. Compare different types of communication.

8. Moving Forward To talk about long term and short term plans and make weather predictions. Discuss the future.

9. Types of Clothing To make comparisons and explain preferences. Talk about clothing materials. Evaluate lifestyles.

10. Lifestyles To make decisions. Students will talk about the different factors that contribute to healthy living. Comparing lifestyles. Ask about and evaluate lifestyles.

11. Achievements To talk about today’s chores. Interview for a job. Talk about personal accomplishments and discuss humanity’s greatest achievements.

12. Consequences To talk about managing money and how to spend it. Talk about cause and effect. Evaluate money and happiness.

V. ACTIVIDADES POR TEMAS:

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following activities are subject to change at the teacher’s discretion due to the varying needs of the group, scheduling demands or other factors that may not have been perceived at the time of the publication of the syllabus.

UNIDAD TEMAACTIVIDADES DE APRENDIZAJE INDEPENDIENTE

(declaradas en la planeación didáctica, puede apoyarse en el Compendio de Estrategias de Enseñanza para diversificar las tareas)

RECURSOS Y

CRITERIOS DE ENTREGA

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Introduction and

Icebreaker

Getting to know each other

Syllabus Presentation of syllabus

1. People

Vocabulary with respect to people

Check vocabulary with respect to occupations, countries, nationalities. Check the grammar structure of simple present tense and descriptive adjectives

Teacher’s stamp or signature, and

participation rubric

textbook

Listening Focused listening: Personal introductions Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


textbook

pick and choose The teacher will pick and choose from the following: listening to interviews about why people live where they do, the speaking and pronunciation activity on discussing reasons for staying or moving, the speaking and pronunciation and discussing reasons for staying or moving, or contractions with have and be or the writing on writing a paragraph about the city.



textbook

speaking Asking for and giving personal information Contractions of –‘m, -‘re, -‘s



textbook

video Watch a video from National Geographic: The Last of the Woman Divers



textbook

2. Work, Rest and Play

Check vocabulary with respect to the world’s most daily activities, party words, celebrations and festivals.


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vocabulary with respect to daily activities

If necessary the teacher will supplement listening-speaking activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.


textbook

Listening: focus on stress changes and structure of gerunds vs infinitives

Listen to a radio celebrity interview.

Focus on introductions.

Check the grammar and structure on gerunds as subjects and after prepositions vs the use of the infinitive of the verb. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the listening-speaking activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

pick and choose The teacher will pick and choose from the following: the supplemental grammar activity, a supplemental reading activity, the listening activity, the speaking and pronunciation activity or the writing activity.

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participation rubric.

Simple Writing rubric

textbook

Speaking Talking about daily schedules and free time. Verbs that end in –s.



textbook

video Watch the video and do the video journal on National Geographic Monkey Business



DVD

textbook

3. Going Places Check vocabulary with respect to travel. Check the grammar structure on the simple present tense. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the listening-speaking activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

listening Listen to conversations at travel destinations.

If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

pick and choose The teacher will pick and choose from the following: the supplemental grammar activity, a supplemental reading activity, the listening activity, the speaking and

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Teacher’s stamp or

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pronunciation activity or the writing activity. signature, and participation rubric


textbook

speaking Check the pronunciation on lists. Giving personal information for travel forms.



textbook

video Watch the video on Beagle Patrol. Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

4. Food

vocabulary with respect to cooking, ordering, and dining

Check vocabulary with respect to food

If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

listening Listen to ordering a meal in a restaurant.

Check the grammar structure on imperatives and should.




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speaking Role play. Purchasing food at a super market. Reduced forms.



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video Watch the video Dangerous Diner Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


DVD

textbook

5. Sports

vocabulary that deals with

Check the vocabulary with respect to sports activities and competitions




textbook

listening Listen to everyday activities and today’s activities.

Check the pronunciation of reduced forms.




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CD




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speaking Discuss favorite sports and what people are doing now.

Strategy: Reaching a compromise.



textbook

video Watch the video on Cheese Rolling Races Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

6. Destinations

vocabulary with respect to Travel activity

Check vocabulary with respect to travelling. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

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listening Listen to A vacation. Check the structure of adjective clauses with subject relative pronouns. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



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speaking Compare vacations. Describe personal experiences. Sounds of –ed endings.

Strategy: reacting to someone else’s point of view.



textbook

video Watch the video Machu Picchu. Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

7. Communication

vocabulary on modern communication, electronics, the senses.

Check the vocabulary with respect to communication. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

listening Listen to a radio call-in program. Check the structure of irregular past tense verbs. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



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speaking Asking for contract information. Describing sights and sounds. The /b/ and /v/, /l/ and /r/ sounds.



textbook

video Watch the video Wild Animal Trackers Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

8. Moving Forward

vocabulary with respect to plans

Check vocabulary with respect to decision making and plans. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

listening Listen to A Talk Show. Check the grammar structure on Future tense. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



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speaking Talking about week-end plans, discussing the weather.

Reduced form of going to



textbook

video Watch the video Solar Cooking Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

9. Types of clothing

Vocabulary that deals with clothing and

Check vocabulary with respect to clothing. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be



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fashion required. textbook

listening Listen to Shoe shopping. Check the grammar and structure of comparatives and superlatives. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



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speaking Talking about clothes. Shopping at the store and online.

Rising and falling intonation



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video Watch the video How Your T-shirt Can Make a Difference



DVD

textbook

10. Lifestyles

Vocabulary with respect to

Healthy life styles

Check vocabulary with respect to lifestyles. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

Listening Listen to Personal Lifestyles and check the grammar structures of Modals. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



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Speaking Discussing healthy and unhealthy habits. Asking and telling about lifestyles.



textbook

video Watch the video The Science of Stress. Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

11. Achievements

vocabulary that deals with personal accomplish-ments

Check vocabulary with respect to accomplishments. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



textbook

listening Listen to a job interview. Check the grammar structure of Present perfect tense. If necessary the teacher will supplement one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.



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CD




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speaking Interviewing for a job. Catching up with a friend.

Reduced form of have.



textbook

video Watch the video Spacewalk. Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

12. Consequences

Vocabulary with

Check vocabulary with respect to spending, money, and finances. If necessary the teacher will supplement


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respect to finances

one of the previous grammar activities here with an outside presentation. An additional class session may be required.


textbook

listening Listen to At a Travel Agency. Check for key information.




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CD




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speaking Making decisions about spending money. Talking about important environmental issues.

Intonation, sentence stress.



textbook

video Watch the video The Missing Snows of Kilimanjaro. Teacher’s stamp or signature, and


Video

textbook

*n/a (not applicable) does not mean that no assignment will be checked and graded. It means that the assignment was not originally intended to be homework and/or that no special instructions are expected for its successful completion and submission/turning in.

VI. EVALUATION: Evaluation criteria:

Teacher’s Stamp: Many times the teacher will stamp your classwork or homework when it appears that you have clearly made the necessary effort in the activity. This is a quick and easy way to grade. When you receive a stamp, write your name legible in pen over and through the stamp so as to make it clearly your property and to protect it from theft. Once you have received a stamp it is imperative that you protect and save it so that it can be counted at a later date. At the end of a partial period, the teacher will call you up to his desk in order to count your stamps.

Participation Rubric: (Used for daily work when another method is not specified.)

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3 points (evidencias) Student shows a good attitude towards work, gets to work right away, is not distracted by other companions, is focused on the activity at hand, has all of the materials necessary to work, participates in class with constructive comments or pertinent questions, shows no signs of copying or cheating, leaves no doubt about whether he/she is making a strong effort to complete the activity, appears to have taken care with his/her work, and does quality work.2 points: The student’s work is somewhat deficient because of one or more of the following areas: Showing a questionable attitude towards the work at hand; being somewhat distracted by others, distracting others or involved in some other activity like work from another class; taking more than a reasonable amount of time to begin working; spending an inordinate amount of time to find the necessary material with which to work, participating little or none at all during the class presentation, showing signs of copying or cheating, leaving some doubt about whether he/she is making a decent effort to complete the activity; the student’s work is lacking in care or is of questionable quality.1 point: The student’s work is clearly deficient because of one or more of the following reasons: the student shows a negative attitude towards the work at hand; the student is distracted by other classmates or distracts other classmates significantly; the student is working on an activity or homework from another class; the student takes a clearly unreasonable amount of time to get started with his activity; the student is nearly unable to work because of lack of materials; the student do not pay attention or does not participate in any reasonably perceptible way during the class presentation/lecture; the student shows signs of copying or cheating; the student leaves a great deal of doubt about whether he/she is making an effort to complete the activity; the student’s work is so lacking in care or quality that it is borderline unacceptable.0 points: The student’s attitude, concentration, focus, lack of materials, attention, participation, academic honesty, effort, care, and quality of work are so deficient that he/she does not merit a point for the activity.

Simple Writing Rubric:

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Overall Percentages:

Rubro Porcentaje (%)A. Diagnostic Exam 5

B. Daily work and quizzes

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C. Examen parcial 50

Partial Exam Dates:

Parcial FechasFirst 25 sept

Second 27 nov

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Final 18 enero

Correct Protocol for Turning in Assignments and Required Formats:

Activities Done on Notebook Paper:A. The paper

Use standard white letter sized notebook paper (8 ½” by 11”) for all regular class activities unless otherwise indicated. Do not use colored paper or designer notebooks. The idea is to use fewer resources. Colored paper and designer paper is more expensive because it requires more resources and more energy to produce. Be environmentally responsible and use plain white notebook paper or your work will be rejected.

Plain white notebook paper. Standard letter size (8 ½ by 11”) It may be loose leaf, like this, or from a spiral notebook.

B. The heading

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Just like this. In the top right corner, write:

Father’s last name, Your First nameThe Name of Your Class (The Name of the Book)

The Topic/The ActivityThe Date

If you do not use the correct format, you risk losing points and even having your work rejected.

The Typical Assignment Format: This is for printed homework. Use this format. (Template for computer-printed work)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zott1zhch9vnm94/typical%20assignment%20format%20world%20english.docx?dl=0

Emailed assignment format: (only when indicated)

Homework SENT by email will be managed in the following manner:

Send it to [email protected] for Teacher James Tobin

In the subject, or “asuntos” section you will always identify yourself using this specific format:

Group_Father’slastname_Mother’slastname_Firstname_name of the activity

Example with my name: IIIB_Adams_Martinez_Kirk_advertising_brochure

NOTE: The teacher reserves the right to reject any emailed homework sent in an incorrect format.

DO NOT ATTACH DOCUMENTS. NO ATTACHED DOCUMENTS. ATTACHED DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE OPENED. ATTACHED DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE COUNTED. DO NOT ATTACH DOCUMENTS.

Do not attach your documents. It is wise to do your preliminary work in a Word document so as to take advantage of the language settings and auto-correction. Nevertheless, do not attach your document. Copy your text and paste it in the normal email letter space.

PROJECTS: Projects can be found at the class web page: poindexterspage.weebly.com in the section English Course World Class l semester Tentatively our project will be to create an advertisement (hopefully funny) about any product you wish to sell. This project will be in teams of 3 to 4 that you will film and upload to youtube and then email the link to me.

Bibliography

World Class: Expanding English Fluency Student Edition; National Geographic/Cengage Learning ISBN 978-1-133-31081-5

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/zott1zhch9vnm94/typical%20assignment%20format%20world%20english.docx?dl=0


Bibliografía WEB

n/a

Tech. Resources

For Teacher James Tobin:

[email protected](go to blog)

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