- Yonkers Middle High School
- Syllabus 2023-2024
Elish, Diana F
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- IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Syllabus 2023-2024
- Italian Word of the Day
- NYS World Language Standards
- NYS Seal of Biliteracy
- YMHS World Language Commitment Statement
- Wordreference - dictionary translation app
- Duolingo
- Mango Languages - FREE WITH A YPL LIBRARY CARD!
- BABBEL
- Corriere della Sera - Italian Newspaper- MILANO
- Italian Sports Newspaper - LA GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT
- IL Messaggero - Italian Newspaper based in ROMA
- La Repubblica - national Italian newspaper
- NAPOLI - LOCAL NEWSPAPER
- RAI - Italian Broadcasting Company - Italian TV SHOWS
- Volunteering and its surprising benefits
- CIA WORLD FACTBOOK - ITALY
- Yonkers Public Library - Library Card Application
- L'IDEA Magazine
- ITALIA! Magazine
- NYS EXCELSIOR SCHOLARSHIP
- NYS STEM SCHOLARSHIP
- Path to Citizenship & ESL Classes
- FREE HOMEWORK HELP! LIVE AND ONLINE!
- PROMT.ONE
- Italy's Top 30 Online News Organizations
- ALL ABOUT CALCIO!! SOCCER IN ITALY
- NEWS ABOUT ITALY FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKER
- ITALIAN NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Syllabus 2023-2024
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BENVENUTI ALLA CLASSE D’ITALIANO!
ANNO SCOLASTICO 2023-2024/ YMHS/ SRA. ELISH / AULA NO. 3025
o MY EMAIL: DELISH@YONKERSPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG.
o ASSIGNMENTS/ EXAMS/ PROJECTS WILL BE POSTED ON SCHOOLOGY & STUDENT PROGRESS WILL BE AVAILABLE
ON POWERSCHOOL. CHECK MY TEACHER PAGE ON YMHS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & HELPFUL LINKS.
NYS LEARNING STANDARDS: http://www.nysed.gov/world-languages
Anchor Standard: Communication
Learners communicate effectively in the target language in order to function in a variety of contexts and for multiple
purposes.
Standard 1: Interpretive Communication Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, received*, or
viewed on a variety of topics, using a range of diverse texts, including authentic resources.
Standard 2: Interpersonal Communication Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spontaneous, spoken, visual*, or
written communication to exchange information and express feelings, preferences, and opinions.
Standard 3: Presentational Communication Learners present information and ideas on a variety of topics adapted to
various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers* to describe, inform, narrate, explain, or persuade.
Anchor Standard: Cultures
Learners use the target language to identify, describe, compare, and explain the practices, products, and perspectives of
the cultures studied.
Standard 4: Relating Cultural Practices and Products to Perspectives Learners use the target language to identif y, describe,
and explain the practices and products of the cultures studied as well as the cultural perspectives they suggest.
Standard 5: Cultural Comparisons Learners use the target language to compare the products and practices of the cultures
COURSE RUBRIC:
✓ HOMEWORK & WORKPLANS 25%
✓ QUIZZES & EXAMS 25%
✓ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION & CLASSWORK 25%
✓ PRESENTATIONS & PROJECTS 25%
GENERAL RULES AND EXPECTATIONS:
o STAY AWAY FROM TRANSLATION PROGRAMS & APPS
o BE ON TIME AND PREPARED WITH COMPLETED HOWEWORK & NECESSARY SUPPLIES
o BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS AND THE CLASSROOM & DO NOT LEAVE THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT A PASS
o HAND IN ALL WORK ON PAPER IN YOUR OWN HANDWRITING
o LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE END OF THE MARKING PERIOD.
o USE WORDREFERENCE.COM AS YOUR ONLINE DICTIONARY
o EXTRA HELP IS ON THURSDAYS from 2:25 – 3:10
• YMHS 2023-2024 school Year
Required SUPPLIES for all of Signora Elish’s classes:ONE section for Italian in a three ring binder with plenty of looseleaf and
one folder with 3 holes, NO NOTEBOOKS! Work is collected often and returned. You will be
responsible for keeping your binder organized and in chronological order.
THIS BINDER MAY BE SHARED WITH OTHER SUBJECTS.
Pencil case
Mini-stapler with staples – place in your pencil case
a portable 3 hole puncher (to be stored in your binder & functions as a ruler!)
A pack of 300 index cards, lined or unlined – keep in locker
Hi-liters, blue or black pens, sharpened pencils – keep in pencil case
colored pencils and fine point markers for graphic organizing – keep markers in pencil case
🕷10 clear sheet protectors – place in your binder
small binder rings for index cards – keep in pencil case
small scissors to cut index cards and for projects -keep in pencil case
paper clips
white-out
We use wordreference.com as our online dictionary. Physical dictionaries are available in the
classroom for your use. It is not necessary to purchase one!SUGGESTED SUPPLIES:
1 pad of 3X3 POST-ITS
2 glue sticks
crayons and thick markers for projects
single hole puncher for index cardsPLEASE BRING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
ONE BOX OF TISSUES –or One roll of paper towels –or One container of Clorox Sanitizing wipes
-or One bottle of Purell hand sanitizer