Welcome to Week 2 of Spanish 3!
with Señora Melo
Contact Information
You are receiving this because you are listed as the ELA or parent/guardian of a student that I am currently teaching in Spanish 3 this Fall, 2019 semester. Please read this entire welcome flyer and let me know if you have any questions (see contact info. below).
If you feel that you have received this message in error, please let me know and I'll remove you from my email distribution list. I got this email address and your contact information from the NCVPS Registration System and/or our welcome phone call. If it's not up-to-date and/or there are additional contacts/information, please let me know.
Week 2 Assignments
*As a reminder, once a unit ends on a Friday, late work is only accepted up until 11:59 p.m. the Sunday that follows. For example, Unit 1 ends this Friday, Sept. 6. Any late/missing work will only be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8.
The assignments due this Friday before midnight are:
_____ Unit 1 Required Live Class (offered during week 2 only)
_____ 1.1 Prueba de Repaso: Ser y Estar
_____ 1.2 Prueba de Repaso: Saber y Conocer
_____ 1.3 Prueba de Repaso: El verbo gustar
_____ 1.4 Prueba de Repaso: Verbos Reflexivos
_____ 1.5 Prueba de Repaso: Demostrativos
_____ 1.6 Prueba de Repaso: Pretérito (Pasado)
_____ 1.7 Prueba de Repaso: Imperfecto (Pasado)
_____ 1.8 Prueba de Repaso: Afirmativas y Negativas
_____ 1.9 Prueba de Repaso: Masculino y Femenino. Singular y Plural
Unidad 1 - Repaso de Español 2
Several students did not attend a Live Class last week for the Getting Started unit. These Live classes are mandatory and are part of the students' grades. Many sessions are offered each week for the students to choose from so that they can attend the one that best works with their schedule. If for whatever reason something comes up and they're not able to attend, they're still able to complete the assignment using a recorded session. These can be found in in my announcements. The Getting Started live class recording was posted in my Friday announcements from last week. The live class sessions for unit 1 being offered this week are:
Tuesday 9/3 5:00 p.m. Sra. Gillen
Tuesday 9/3 8:00 p.m. Sra. Myers
Wednesday 9/4 4:00 p.m. Sra. Blachy
Wednesday 9/4 8:00 p.m. Sr. Martin
Thursday 9/5 9:00 p.m. Sr. Alvarado
Friday 9/6 7:00 p.m. Sra. Melo
Late Work Policy
Obtaining Parent/Observer Access to the Class
Hello! I am excited to be working with your child for the fall semester for their online Spanish 3 class that began on Monday, August 26th. In order for you to view their grades real-time in Canvas, you must sign up for parent/observer access. Please follow the link below for more information on how to do this. Thanks!
https://ncvps.org/canvas-parent-app-web-portal
Please also take a look at this information below if it asks you for a pairing code when signing up:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rmsRMQch4VV98zdpTn7xGfaj6Dr36fGL/view
What can you do to help your student/s succeed?
- Remind them to read the course announcements DAILY (called the Learning Block Forum). This is their lifeline to the course and contains critical information and instruction.
- Make sure that you and they are familiar with the Spanish Dept. Guidelines. A link is posted to these in the announcements and they are available under "Start Here!" module/section.
- Make sure that they have printed off the "Due Dates Calendar" under "Start Here!" module/section. You can also access it here. This document has every assignment on it and when it is due. The students should use this as a check-off list to keep track of what they have done and what they have left to do. It's critical that assignments are completed in the order listed on (or ahead of) time.
- Make sure that they complete *ALL* assignments, to the best of their ability and on time. The Canvas Spanish courses are set up as "conditional" where *all* assignments are open/available, but can't be accessed until completing the previous activity/assignment (with certain scores being required for certain assignments). This means that students may work as quickly as they'd like, but they must complete the prior assignments before moving forward. Any assignments that are not completed will earn a zero. Again, this is why the "Due Date Calendar" is so important. It keeps them on track, completing work, in order, and on (or ahead of) time.
- Remind them to take their time to read through and learn the material and not to rush. There should always be a focus on quality. Students may redo any assignment that isn't a quiz, test/final project or auto-graded assignment (with one attempt).
- Remind them to go ahead and mark their calendars to schedule when they will attend additional their "Required Live Classes". While students are required to attend a total of 10 (Getting Started, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, & Final Exam/Project). They are more than welcome and encouraged to attend more! These are live classes with me and/or other Spanish 3 teachers to go over the unit's major topics, assignments, present/discuss the material in detail, practice, ask/answer questions etc., just as you would in a regular classroom.
- Encourage them to ask questions, seek help, and communicate with me as much as possible. Communication is critical in an online class. Texting is the quickest/best way to communicate with me. However, they can also send me Canvas messages, email me, or call me.
- Remind them that the use of external sources (such as online translators, native speakers, other students, etc.) is forbidden and considered cheating. Everything that the students need should be in the course and he/she should use the material from the course for his/her answers. If he/she wants to know how to say something, he/she should ask me. The only approved reference is www.wordreference.com and this can only be used for a vocabulary word in isolation, not translating word-for-word, verb conjugation or for sentence structure. Please make sure that you and they know all of the details of the academic honesty policy and the consequences of not following them, as stated in the Spanish Dept. Guidelines (link above).
- Ask them how they are doing and have them show you their grades in the course. Moreover, ask them what they are learning and why they are learning it. If they can't answer these questions in detail, please let me know, as they may need extra help. Grades (and feedback) are always available under "Grades" in the left-hand sidebar. Specific feedback is provided for assignments, so make sure that they check over completed assignments to learn from any mistakes. If your student/s and/or you have questions/concerns on any of the grades/feedback, please let me know.
- Please be sure to check out the Student-Parent Handbook. It contains a wealth of knowledge!
- ELAs are responsible for checking and reporting grades to the students/parents on a bi-weekly basis after NCVPS grade reports have been sent to the schools.
- Feel free to contact me via email (at erin.melo@ncpublicshools.gov) anytime and by phone/text (at 919.346.3889) before 9 p.m. It's easier for me to text or email as I teach at a face-to-face school.
Sra. Melo's Unit 1 Required Live Class
Friday, Sep 7, 2018, 07:00 PM
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Grading, Rubrics & Feedback
The course grade is comprised of 2 parts (Course work the Final Project/Exam). The final course grade is made up of: Course work = 80% and the Final Project/Exam Average=20%. Progress reports are completed and submitted to schools every week. Students in NCVPS Spanish courses are graded based on their Spanish-language proficiency. It's the school's/ELA/s responsibility to provide them to the students/parents. Please see the rubrics below for complete details. NCVPS only reports numerical grades, not alphabetical grades due to the variance among different schools/districts. All assignments receive specific feedback. It's critical for the students to check their grades/feedback daily and inquire with the teacher if they don't understand something or feel that there is an error. Assignments not attempted/completed receive a 0.
Grading Rubrics:
Below, are the grading rubrics that will be used to evaluate your performance/proficiency throughout the course. You should refer to these often, so that you know at what proficiency level you are performing and what you need to do to move to the next level.
- Writing Rubric
- Speaking Rubric (original text production)
- Speaking Rubric (reproduction of existing text/speech)
- Listening & Reading Rubric
- Rubric - Required Live Class
- Rubric - Actividad Cultural
- Rubric - Proyecto(s) Final(es)
- Rubric - eLinguaFolio
- Rubric - Culture Cafe Extra Credit
Proficiency Levels and Examples:
Often students have misconceptions on what they will learn/be able to do by the end of the course. For world language, please note that you will not be fluent after one or two levels. It takes time to develop and increase in proficiency.
- Click here to see the overarching grid of proficiency levels and outcomes.
- Click here to see samples of Novice level speakers
- Click here to see samples of Novice level writers
- Click here to see samples of Intermediate level speakers
- Click here to see samples of Intermediate level writers
- Click here to see samples of Advanced level speakers
- Click here to see samples of Advanced level writers
- (Click here to see samples of all levels of Listening)
- (Click here to see samples of all levels of Reading)
Students Who Need Help
Click Here for the NCVPS Virtual Support Center!
About Me
Email: erin.melo@ncpublicschools.gov
Location: Holly Springs, NC, United States
Phone: 919-346-3889
Twitter: @srameloncvps