1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night!
Spanish III H
Room 355
Señor Marco Leal
Please sign-in and take a handout

2. Tonight’s agenda About me Goals for Spanish III Honors
Class expectations
Teaching Techniques
Grading Breakdown
The outcome

3. About me 16th year in education (11th year @ DBHS)
El Dorado HS, Placentia
Secondary Credential in Spanish
CSU Fullerton Grad
Major: Spanish
AVID Instructor
Workman High School & Buena Park HS
Father from México and mother from Costa Rica
Lived and studied in both countries
ELD Coordinator & Football and Basketball coach

4. Goals for Spanish III H
Learn and increase prior knowledge of the Spanish language and culture through inputs, activities, readings, and games in the target language
Produce original material in unrehearsed situations in the target language

5. Class expectations Students come prepared to class daily
Students conduct themselves respectfully
Students participate in class activities, discussions and games to earn Puntos de participación (Classdojo)
Students speak Spanish!!!
Have fun!
Participate + have fun = success!

6. Teaching Techniques
We are trying to teach Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)
Students will acquire language through in class storytelling and reading appropriate level novels

7. Grading Breakdown Test & Quizzes 30% Written 25% Oral 20% Homework 15%
Quizzes ~ 1 per week, chapter test ~ 3-4 weeks
Written %
Essays, short stories, compositions
Oral %
Pesos, presentations, paired activities
Homework %
Each stamp is worth 10 points and collected at the end of each unit
Participation %
Maintain Spanish during class activities and be prepared for class (homework, materials, etc)

8. The outcome
Students develop skills in Spanish and an appreciation for the Hispanic Culture on a daily basis
Students have the opportunity to continue on to Spanish AP or IB
Students will continue to use Spanish outside of the classroom

9. GO BRAHMAS!!! Thank you! Thank you for your time.
I look forward to working with you and your child.
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GO BRAHMAS!!!