Schedule of material to be covered, assignments & assessments

The instructor reserves the right to alter the calendar as the dynamics of the course require.

#	Day	Topic	Homework: Oral	Homework: Essay
1	JUN 15	Introduction, Inventory of Learning Styles Commands: making and using them Chapter 12 vocabulary	Prepare oral homework 1: la vivienda perfecta (the perfect place to live) Draw it and talk about it.	Ensayo 1: introducción (100 words about yourself) Ensayo 2: decálogo (Use tú commands to make 10 commandments for people to live by)
2	JUN 19	Subjunctive: making it Oral presentation 1		Ensayo 3: free topic
3	JUN 21	Chapter 13 vocabulary Subjunctive: using it	Prepare oral homework 2: la cultura hispánica Find a Hispanic artist, musician, or writer and read a piece about him or her you found on a webpge. Then briefly tell us what you admire about the person and why you think he or she is important.	Ensayo 4: free topic
4	JUN 26	CHAPTER 12/13 TEST Oral homework 2 Chapter 16 vocabulary Future tense and how it's really used.		TURN IN ESSAY JOURNAL TURN IN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONTRACT
5	JUN 28	Combinations of tenses	Prepare oral homework 3: una empresa hispánica Find a Hispanic business and research information about it. Bring in a webpage with information about it and discuss it briefly.	Ensayo 5: el trabajo perfecto Write about the job that you think is perfect for you.
6	JUL 6	Oral homework 3 Chapter 17 vocabulary Conditional tense		Ensayo 6: opinión Write about a position you believe strongly in. Why is it important to you?
7	JUL 11	Past subjunctive		Ensayo 7: el problema más importante del mundo (what's the most important problem in the world?)
8	JUL 13	CHAPTER 16/17 TEST		TURN IN ESSAY JOURNAL
9	JUL 18	Chapter 14 vocabulary		Ensayo 8: la naturaleza How is nature important to you?
10	JUL 20	Chapter 15 vocabulary	Prepare oral homework 4: debate	Ensayo 9: Debate position paper
11	JUL 25	Debate		Ensayo 10: free topic
12	JUL 27	CAPSTONE Examination		TURN IN ESSAY JOURNAL