MELISSA C.
BRINKLEY
CONTACT INFORMATION
Melissa C. Brinkley
mbrinkley@hsv.k12.al.us
(256) 428-8000 ex 242
Room EE 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT
Foreign Language
COURSES TAUGHT
Spanish I and II
Sponsor for National Spanish Honor Society
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
This is a basic foreign
language course which offers a balanced approach to acquiring the skills needed
to advance to the second level of learning. Written, aural, and oral
abilities in the language are essential functions emphasized and required of
each student, as well as a general knowledge of the culture and geography of
the Hispanic peoples.
Nine weeks grades are bases
on student’s total number of points. The more important the test, the
higher the point value will be. Chapter tests, vocabulary tests, oral
dialogues, pop quizzes, notebook and homework checks all figure into the total
number of points. Students also have the opportunity to receive extra
points by sharing Hispanic current events and attending early morning tutoring
sessions. These sessions are held on Tuesday mornings from
Syllabus for Spanish II
Students will continue to
develop communication skills in Spanish and become more proficient in
listening, reading, speaking and writing in Spanish and in the knowledge of the
culture of Spanish speaking countries. Students will use appropriate
idiomatic expressions needed for everyday topics, understand verb, memorize
vocabulary, construct sentences, and write paragraphs. Grading procedures
are the same as in Spanish I. Our text is En Español
II.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
I have been teaching at
Grissom off and on since 1975. I hold a BS in Spanish and Secondary
Education from the