1. ¡BIENVENIDOS A LA CLASE DE LA SEÑORITA STRIGLE!

2. CONTACT INFORMATION Email elizabeth.strigle@dpsnc.netelizabeth.strigle@dpsnc.net Phone 919-560-3926 ext. 23286 Website msstrigle.weebly.com Remind see handout/signs by door

3. TUTORING Spanish 1: Wed PM Mon & Thurs AM Spanish 2: Mon & Tues & Wed AM

4. SUPPLIES Supplies 1.5 inch (minimum) 3-ringed binder Paper Writing utensils (pencil or pens, different colors) Time Tracker

5. CLASS EXPECTATIONS Come to class on time and prepared (notebook, pen/pencil, etc.) Complete homework assignments each night Study & practice vocabulary 10 minutes each night Follow the “1-ingredient snack” rule Complete makeup work quickly when absent Make corrections on eligible assignments Follow all DSA and DPS rules Use as much Spanish as possible!

6. ASSIGNMENTS Homework assignments are posted daily on the board to the right Quizzes are announced 2-5 days before. 1-3 per week. Tests are announced minimum of 1 week before. About 2 per quarter.

7. ASSIGNMENTS Some assignments are eligible for corrections Presentations must be given on day assigned No English during speaking assignments/activities!

8. Want to know how to be successful in a foreign language class!? 1: Concentrate on meaning (You will not remember what you don't understand. This will help grammar as much as vocabulary.) 2: Avoid translation (Don't think in English while you're trying to speak or write in French and/or Spanish). 3: Practice a lot (Listening, reading, speaking with others about anything, or even talking to It will be essential that you STUDY AND/OR REVIEW grammar lessons at home before coming to class. Learning a foreign language is very much like playing a game. You must learn the rules before you can play Extract from Ms. Marie Pontiero’s syllabus, French professor at SUNY Cortland.

9. Las Notas (Grades) TESTS 35% QUIZZES30% HOMEWORK 10% GUIDED PRACTICE 25%

10. A FEW HELPFUL TIPS STUDY EVERY DAY! COME TO CLASS AND PARTICIPATE. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. USE FLASHCARDS.  LISTEN TO MUSIC IN SPANISH.  WATCH TV IN SPANISH (WITH SUBTITLES??)