Please read through this important information about your Spanish 12 course. There are four main components in this course, as follows: First Assignment (10%) This is the assignment that you will complete here and submit to us in order to become registered in this course. It is worth 10% of your final mark so it is a significant assignment which you should carefully complete. After your First Assignment and Registration Form have been reviewed, you will be enrolled in the course and will receive an email from your teacher with information to help you get started. Communicative Learning Component using Rosetta Stone (72%) You will complete eight units of Rosetta Stone; each unit is worth 9% for a total of 72% of your course. Your Rosetta Stone account will be set up AFTER you have been registered in this course. The log-in information will be emailed to you at that time. Here is the list of units that you will complete for your Spanish 12 course (previous units of Rosetta Stone are completed in our Introductory and Spanish 11 courses): Rosetta Stone Level 4 Unit 13 – Tourism and Recreation Unit 14 – Professions and Hobbies Unit 15 – At Home and Around Town Unit 16 – Style and Personal Wellness Rosetta Stone Level 5 Unit 17 – Business and Industry Unit 18 – Arts and Academics Unit 19 – Emergency Situations Unit 20 – Family and Community Creative Works Component (9%) For the Creative Works project, students explore or respond to a work of art; this could be visual art (e.g. painting, sculpture); literature (e.g. books, comics, plays); music (e.g. a singer or band, a famous composer); or film (e.g. a movie, a famous actor). The objective of this component is that students explore a topic of interest to them and present what they have learned in their preferred format. The Creative Works project will be completed after you have been registered in the course (the instructions for this assignment will be available on the homepage of your course).
Idea, preparation and research Language and Cultural Awareness Organization and Grammar References Visual aids Proficient A: starts at 86% 5 – 7 hours Clear, strong idea; rich, engaging, pertinent details; analysis, reflection and insight. Awareness of culture and how it impacts behaviour. Shows knowledge of beliefs/values. Sophisticated connections between culture and language. Careful, suitable organization of ideas including introduction and conclusion. No grammar or language errors. More than 3 references. Many relevant pictures, graphics, music, audio or video files, etc. Developing B: starts at 73% 3 – 5 hours Clear idea and theme. Elaborate, relevant details. Awareness of culture and how it impacts behaviour. Shows knowledge of beliefs/values. Strong connections between culture and language. Logical organization of including introduction and conclusion. Fewer than 5 grammar and language errors. 2 - 3 references. 3+ pictures, graphics, music, audio or video files, etc. Beginning C+: starts at 67% C: starts at 60% C-: starts at 50% 1 – 3 hours Unclear idea or limited or repetitious details. Awareness of culture and how it impacts behaviour. Shows some knowledge of beliefs/values. Limited connections between culture and language. Some organization of ideas including either introduction and/or conclusion. More than 5 grammar and language errors. 1 - 2 references. 1 - 2 pictures, graphics, music, audio or video files, etc. Incomplete F: from 0-49% 0 – 1 hour Unclear idea. Limited or no detail. No awareness of culture and how it impacts behaviour. No knowledge of beliefs/values. No connections between culture and language. Poor organization of ideas with no introduction or conclusion. More than 10 grammar and language errors. No references. No pictures, graphics, music, audio or video files, etc.