La Clase de Español Señora Pizzuto Back to School Night William Annin Middle School El 24 de septiembre de 2013

Education Background M. Ed. in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy. Seton Hall University. B.A. in Spanish language and Literature. Kean University. Adjunct professor – Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Seton Hall University. Hobbies: Photography, traveling, volunteering. *Fun fact: grew up in two countries, Russia and Spain.

Textbooks: In-Class: Realidades At home “textbook”: PHSuccessnet.com 8th Grade

What will my child learn in 8th grade Spanish? 6th/ and 7th grade review: SER, ESTAR, GUSTAR, IR; personality descriptions; locations of classroom items; -AR, -ER, -IR verbs in infinitives and present tense; subject pronouns and personal pronouns; adjective and verb agreement, commands. Making sure that the students have mastered what was taught using different activities.

Units Covered: Unit 8/9 (blue text) 2/3 (purple text) Unit 2/3: You and Your Community- Daily routines Preparing for school/special events Clothing Shopping Reflexive Verbs in present/past tenses Demonstrative Adjectives Getting around town- directions, what you do in various places around town. Commands (continued…) Present Progressive Past tense, stem changing verbs, verb structures Irregular present tense verbs and irregular present tense verbs

Homework: Reinforcement of daily school activities Given almost every night No more than 20 minutes Many assignments ONLINE! PHSuccessnet.com Padlet.com

Grading: TAC - (Online grading system) Updated every two weeks (usually Fridays) Weekly Assessments - (oral and written) quizzes, tests, projects, skits, roll-play, etc. Projects - graded for neatness, completion of all elements, creativity. Final grade is based on Total Points System at the end of the year

Website Information: Notes and other class related information (Assessments, announcements, etc.) Homework Helpful Links: EduCreations recorded lessons. Availability for extra help: Wednesday 7:00-7:20 in room 113 and Friday 2:30-2:50 in room 317

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