2. Cultural Explorations
Course Description:
7th grade quarterly
course
focus on exploring
different cultures from
around the world
Emphasis on French and
Spanish cultures &
languages
3. Materials (to bring every day):
Folder
Paper
Pencil
Pen
Eraser
AR Book
Planner
Any materials
previously
announced in class
4. Nine Week Course Break Down:
Approximately 2 weeks of
Spanish language and culture
Approximately 2 weeks of
French language and culture
Approximately 5 weeks of a
cultural exploration research
project and presentations
5. Grading:
Focus is on student performance
What the student can demonstrate
Each of the course objectives will
be evaluated in a variety of ways
(written & orally)
How each student performs on
each of these objectives is then
transformed into a letter grade.
For more information feel free to
contact Mrs. Beffa.
6. Proficiency Advanced Proficient Nearing Basic Below Basic
Level 4 3 Proficiency 1 0
2
General Student knows Student knows Student knows Student knows Student does
Description and can and can and can and can not know and
demonstrate the demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate cannot
objective well the objective less difficult some of the demonstrate
enough to make without making parts of the objective with any part of the
connections to mistakes. objective but help. objective.
other situations or not the more
contexts. difficult parts or
Student goes may make some
ABOVE & mistakes.
BEYOND what is
expected.
Equivalent to Equivalent to Equivalent to
Equivalent to letter grade of letter grade of Equivalent to letter grade of
letter grade of “A” “B” “C” letter grade of “D” “F”
7. Communication:
*Please take the time to
make sure I have your
email address. I send out
frequent communications
in the form of updates and
newsletters, and this is the
most efficient way for me
to do this. Thank you.
8. Mrs. Beffa’s Contact Information:
fbeff@festus.k12.mo.us
Class Website:
http://www.festus.k12.mo.
us/webpages/fbeffa/
