Shaw High School Sra. Livingston

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Señora Livingston
Spanish Classroom
Shaw High School

Sigma Delta Pi
Spanish Honor Society

A PERSON WHO CAN SPEAK TWO LANGUAGES IS WORTH TWO PEOPLE!

CINCO DE MAYO 2009
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Welcome to Señora Livingston's Classroom page!

The links to your left have been created to help you have an easier school year as you progress with your Spanish class responsibilities.

Daily Classroom Assignments/Calendar : Here I will post in detail all assignments, projects, test, and Spanish club activities. If you miss a class, the information found here will keep you up to date with your class responsibilities.

Reasons for Studying a Foreign Language*:

Studying a foreign language can improve your skills and your grades in Math and English and can improve SAT scores.

Research has shown that math and verbal SAT scores climb higher with each additional year of foreign language study.
Studying a foreign language can improve your analytic and interpretive abilities.

More and more businesses work closely with companies in other countries.

Businesses need many different kinds of workers who can communicate in different languages and understand other cultures.
An employer will see you as a bridge to new clients or customers.

There are lots of Americans who speak languages other than English.

Knowing more than one language enhances career opportunities in government, business, medicine and health care, law enforcement, teaching, communications, social services and marketing.

Studying a foreign language provides an opportunity to visit new places and connect with other cultures.

Knowledge of other cultures will help you expand your horizons.
Your ability to communicate with others and gather information beyond the world of English.

Chattahoochee Valley Foreign Language Honor Society requirements

Students inducted must have:

a 90 or higher cumulative average (levels 1 and 2 combined)
completed or currently be enrolled in level 2 or higher
a 3.0 or higher GPA
participated in various foreign language activities such the Foreign Language Fair, FLAG competitions, etc.
no discipline or ethical violations (i.e. ISSP, out of school suspensions, etc)

Spanish Honor Society

La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (National Spanish Honor Society) sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese recognizes outstanding student achievement in the study of Spanish and promotes a continuity of interest in Hispanic studies. The group also encourages community service. To qualify for membership the student must have maintained a 90 average in Spanish I and Spanish II; have no serious discipline problems with administration; and enroll in Spanish III and/or Spanish IV and/or AP. Meetings are held twice a semester, dates to be announced. Dues of $18.00 are paid at the time of invitation and include the local and national dues and the honor cord worn at graduation if eligible.

Membership in the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica is based on scholarship in the study of Spanish, overall scholarship, character, and service. Students are tapped for initiation in the spring of the year. They must have an overall 3.0 GPA, have maintained an A average in all their years of Spanish, and be enrolled in Spanish III or higher for the next school term. To continue in the society, students must be enrolled in an advanced Spanish course.

SPANISH II SYLLABUS

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