Matthew Smith's SPANISH CLASSES

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Matthew Smith's SPANISH CLASSES at Sunset Jr. High

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If you are accessing this course from a mobile device, please review the following: Mobile Guides - Canvas Student Links to an external site.

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome!

In this class, we develop the student's Spanish abilities in the 4 language areas: 

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

We also teach Culture as an integrated part of the curriculum.

Matthew W. Smith, M.S.L.T., B.A.

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Contact Information:

mattsmith@dsdmail.net 

801 402 6700

Useful Resources:

Disclosure

Spanish 1 Canvas Course

Spanish 3 Canvas Course

WordReference.com Links to an external site.

StudySpanish.com Links to an external site.

School Website:

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Davis School District website:

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Grading:

All Assessments (worth 90% of grade) fall into 5 categories:

Interpersonal Speaking

Interpretive Listening

Presentational Speaking

Interpretive Reading

Presentational Writing

Some assignments are in the Practice category (worth 10% of grade)

All grading is done with a standards-based 4-point Rubric:

4 = Mastery

3 = Proficient

2 = Approaching

1= Minimal

0 = No Evidence

Detailed Rubrics for each of the 5 categories above are found in our Spanish 1 and Spanish 3 Canvas courses. 

 

Click HERE for an explanation of Standards-Based Grading and Rubrics

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