Course Syllabus: Italian 5A(IB)
Teacher: Signora Pecora-Jewett
Email: margaret_pecora-jewett@mcpsmd.org
The MYP objectives for foreign languages incorporate, within the framework of the areas of interaction, the four skills fundamental to language learning: speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as intercultural awareness.
Course Objectives:
· Students will use their Italian language skills for meaningful communication about key themes in Italian history and politics while increasing accuracy in both spoken and written forms.
· Students will expand their knowledge of the history of Italian literature and arts as while increasing their sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic heritage of Italy.
Course Themes:
Theme: Identity
Topics
- XIII and XIV Centuries: Growth of Towns, Trade and Italian Literature and art/ Età Comunale e la nascita della letteratura e arte italiana(2 weeks)
Objectives: Students will be able to describe the structure and development of Italian city states and communities of the 13th and 14th centuries and how this led to the development of Italian renaissance literature
- Dante Alighieri and excerpts from The Divine Comedy/Dante Alighieri e La Divina Commedia(4 weeks)
Objectives: Students will be able to discuss Dante’s influence on the development of Italian language and literature and comprehend key Cantos of the Divina Commedia
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Theme: Creativity
Topics
- XV and XVI Centuries: The Italian Renaissance/Il Rinascimento italiano
- Italian City-States: Florence and the Medici family/Gli stati italiani: Firenze e la famiglia dei Medici (3 weeks)
Objectives: Students will be able to identify the role of the Medici family in the development of the Italian Renaissance
- Italian painters (Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Tiziano) and architects in the Renaissance /Pittori e architetti italiani nel Rinascimento (Bellini, Brunelleschi, Bernini)(4 weeks)
Objectives: Students will be able to identify the key works and associated styles and influences of the main artists and architects of the Italian Renaissance.
- Macchiavelli and The Prince/Macchiavelli e Il Principe(2 weeks)
Objectives: Students will be able to discuss the influence of Italian Renaissance politics on the pivotal work of Macchiavelli
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Grammatical Structures:
- Review and use all verb tenses studied in the Indicative Mood: presente, passato prossimo, futuro, futuro anteriore, imperfetto, trapassato prossimo, condizionale presente e passato, e passato e trapassato remoto
- Review and use of all verb tenses studied in the Subjunctive Mood: presente, passato, imperfetto, trapassato
- Review and use of Imperative Mood (Informal and Formal Commands)
International Baccalaureate Students:
Rubrics provided by the International Baccalaureate Organization will be used to assess writing and peaking proficiency throughout the semester.
The oral component (30%) of the IB Examination consists of interactive speaking activities assessed by the teacher during the course of the examination year.
For students taking the IB examination this year, grades on some speaking activities done in class will be used to determine the grade on the speaking component of the IB exam. The grade on a compulsory, taped, individual oral, which these students will do in March, will also be used to determine the speaking grade on the exam.
Assessments:
There will be five summative assessments throughout the semester ranging from 80-100 points. There will also be ten to twelve formative assessments in the forms of oral and written projects, quizzes and essays ranging from 25-40 points.
Grading:
A variety of assessments over time will determine the student's grade:
formative assessments (projects, quizzes, tests) measure student learning in the course of
a unit of study, and summative assessments measure learning at the conclusion of the unit
of study. Homework and class work checked only for completion will account for 10% of the
student’s grade. Homework evaluated for learning may count as an assessment grade.
Work that meets minimum standard will be assigned a grade of 50%. However, work
that has not been attempted by the established deadline will be recorded as a zero.
Grade distribution:
Grades will be calculated using a point system and weighted as follows:
90% Assessments (tests, quizzes, projects, oral presentations, etc.)
10% Homework/Class work Completion
Late and missing work:
Each assignment will have a deadline which is the same as the
due date. The deadline is the last day an assignment will be accepted for a grade. Work
not turned in by the deadline will be considered missing. Missing work will be recorded
in the grade book as a zero.
Homework:
Homework is due at the beginning of the next class. For homework, the due date and the deadline are the same. All Homework assignments will be posted after class on Edline.
Retaking quizzes: Reassessment opportunities will be identified and offered at the
teacher’s discretion and will occur within an instructional unit. When these
opportunities occur, the teacher will set the date and time on which they will be given.
Students will have only one reassessment opportunity per assessment and per quarter. The second of the two scores will be counted. Reassessment opportunities will be available to all students(regardless of original grade) provided they have completed all assignments leading up to that assessment and have attended a reteaching session with the teacher. Summative assessments, (for example end-of-the-unit tests and projects) may not be retaken as well as vocabulary quizzes.
Students who miss an assessment due to an excused absence must make up that
assessment before the retake date in order to have a reassessment opportunity.
Extra credit: MCPS grading policy does not allow extra credit.
Materials: Each student should have a notebook or loose-leaf binder with a separate
section for Italian, pencils, pens, and highlighters. Bilingual dictionaries are optional but
recommended.
Attendance: Three unexcused tardies will result in one unexcused absence. Five
unexcused absences will result in a loss of credit. Be sure to read and follow the
attendance policy carefully. If you are absent on the day an assignment is due, you must
turn in the assignment the day you return. If you are absent on the day a test is given you
will be expected to take the test on the day you return. If you are absent for an extended
period of time and miss several assignments or material covered on a test, you should
arrange a make-up date with the teacher on the day you return. In cases of unexcused
absences, no make-ups will be granted and a grade of zero will be given for work
missed that day. You are ultimately responsible for finding out about and turning in
make-up work.
Classroom Standards:
· Be on time and in your seat when the bell rings. Do not interrupt class once
instruction has begun. Sharpen pencils, get drinks, go to lockers and the
bathroom before class.
· Bring materials and assignments to class. You can not participate effectively
without the required materials.
· Be courteous and respectful.
· Participate actively in the target language. You should be speaking Italian as
much as possible!
· Do not eat or drink (water is permitted) in class. Please do not bring food or drink containers either.
· All cell phones, electronic equipment and work from other classes MUST be kept in
backpacks or lockers . If they are visible during class, they will be
confiscated!
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