CMS Open House August 3, 2017 Remember this guy? Andrew Noelle, Father and Teacher B.S. Spanish Education M.A. Spanish Linguistics From Indiana; 7th year in Tennessee Married with 4 ½ year old boy (Jack), 2 ½ year old girl (Izzy), and 1 year old girl (Lorelai) Love to travel, be with family, learn, sports, music, outdoors

FUN FACT! SR. NOELLE DID NOT LIKE LITERATURE… so I was perfect for teaching this course.

About the Course: Themes and Concepts Only Spanish Analyze, discuss, make comparisons Tests modeled from Exam Creative activities and preparatory writing Las sociedades en contacto La construcción del género El tiempo y el espacio Las relaciones interpersonales La dualidad del ser La creación literaria • La asimilación y la marginación • La diversidad • Las divisiones socioeconómicas • El imperialismo • El nacionalismo y el regionalismo • El machismo • Las relaciones sociales • El sistema patriarcal • La sexualidad • La tradición y la ruptura • El carpe diem y el memento mori • El individuo en su entorno • La naturaleza y el ambiente • La relación entre el tiempo y el espacio • El tiempo lineal y el tiempo circular • La trayectoria y la transformación • La amistad y la hostilidad • El amor y el desprecio • La comunicación o falta de comunicación • El individuo y la comunidad • Las relaciones de poder • Las relaciones familiares • La construcción de la realidad • La espiritualidad y la religión • La imagen pública y la imagen privada • La introspección • El ser y la creación literaria • La intertextualidad • La literatura autoconsciente • El proceso creativo • El texto y sus contextos

Grading Contract for AP Spanish Literature What is a contract? a declaration of intent and an agreement to accomplish certain tasks in return for a valuable benefit Grading Contract for AP Spanish Literature

A student will earn a B if: Example… A student will earn a B if: one or more written homework assignments or reading outline is not completed the day it is due, but it is still shown to the teacher after the due date passive participation or consistent departure from class occurs a 1 is scored on 3-point writing quiz and a 1, 2, or 3 is scored on a 5- point writing quiz, and a meeting with the teacher for revision is not organized/completed within three days a score below 80% is earned on multiple-choice listening and analytical exams, and remediation and a retake is not sought within three days the lesson projects are late, incomplete, or the criteria is otherwise unfulfilled

A student will earn an A if: Example… A student will earn an A if: every written homework assignment and reading outline is completed for the day it is due meaningful and consistent participation is demonstrated in class a majority of at least a 2 is scored on 3-point writing quizzes and at least a 4 is scored on a 5-point writing quizzes at least an 80% is scored on multiple-choice listening and analytical exams the lesson projects are completed for the due date and all criteria is fulfilled

Miscellaneous wordreference.com, quizlet.com, “AP” Spanish means 5 points is added to overall grade ¿Preguntas? ¿Comentarios? ¿Dudas?