Benvenuti !

1. Benvenuti! ItalianoICP1 - IH, IICP1, III H, IVH

2. Classroom Expectations • Be ready Bring all material (binder and homework) to class and be in your seat when the bell rings. • Be Productive Participate in class activities and do your honest best Start the “fare adesso” activityas you wait for the teacher to check attendance and homework. (presenza e compiti) • Be positive and respectful Treat fellow students and teacher with respect, wait your turn to talk and listen to others when they speak. Raise your hand! Alza la mano! • Speak the Italian language as much as possible Dare to speak Italian and be open minded and curious about the culture.

3. Basic Classroom Rules/Procedures • No music devices or games • Cell phone off and out of sight. It will be confiscated. • If you borrow a pencil from the teacher’s desk, it needs to be returned at the end of the class. • Use restrooms only for emergencies and no more than few minutes • No food or drinks* in class. Gum should be dispose of as you enter *Exceptions will be occasionally authorized by the teacher

4. In altre parole… Take responsibility for your own actions! Prenditi la responsabilita` delletueazioni!

5. Discipline Policy • In order to guarantee a positive learning environment, the students are expected to meet the teacher’s expectations. • If students choses to break a rule: • First Offence: WARNING • Second Offence: TEACHER STUDENT’S CONFERENCE 3) Third Offence: DETENTION and phone call to parents 4) Fourth Offence: MEETING WITH TEACHER, STUDENT, PARENT, AND OR ADMINISTRATORS.

6. Grading Criteria • Test/quizzes and projects 50% (50 pts.) • Quizzes every week or other week, chapter tests including speaking and listening comprehension • Class Participation/Class work 20% (20 pts.) • Completing workbook activities, group work, partner work, independent work. Active participation in class during sharing and speaking activities. • Homework 20% (20 pts.) • Photocopy exercises/projects/study guides/research/memorized speaking activities. • Binder/notebook 10% (10 pts.) • Binder will be checked periodically and should be kept in order, with photocopies and notes taken in class.

7. What you can expect of me… • To respect all of you as individuals • To be fair and consistent in grading • To promote a fun learning environment • To adjust instruction based on students’ learning • To challenge you and offer a varieties of activities • To always be available for help and to have some flexibility when needed

8. Materiale per la classe • A 2“ binder (3 ring) with a hard cover and plastic insert, possibly white • Loose leaf paper to place inside binder • Colorful folder with pockets for portfolio • Pencil or pen, eraser, highlighter, and color pencils or markers

9. Textbook/libro di testo • Italian ICP-IH: “Avanti con L’italiano” and “Ecco Uno” • Italian IICP-IIH: “Ecco Due” • Italian IIIH: “Sei pronto per imparare.” • Italian IVH: “ Sei pronto per migliorare” , “ProgettoItaliano” • Additional material the teacher will provide • Internet sites and authentic materials from the webrom the student’s workbook will be provided and kept in the binder. You binder will be checked periodically and graded.

10. FL Standards

11. Program •Vocabulary: Likes and dislikes, Costumes and holidays, City Facilities, Shopping, Food, Daily Routines, Means of Transportation •Structures: Review of Italian I program (Reinforcement of Present Tense of Verbs, Present Tense of Irregular Verbs, Present Continuous Tense, Introduction to Past Tense, Reflexive Verbs, Modal Verbs) •Situations: Talk about your daily routines, Talk about school/Learn Italian school system, Locate and describe things and places, Express needs, likes/dislikes, Dis/Agree, Order food, Go shopping, Talk about simple past events •Culture: Italian cuisine, Italian school system, Shopping in, Italy, Leisure and Sport in Italy, Important Italian Holidays, Family traditions in Italy, Some famous Italian people

12. In bocca al lupo per ilnuovo anno scolastico!