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One class I'm taking this year is Spanish ll which is taught by Senora/Mrs. Daniele. Like any teacher she expects us to get all our work done and try our best at everything. The one thing I like about her is she doesn't like to see us fail. She is always willing to give us a second chance to get work done. Sometimes she will give us extra credit work and we can either add the points to a test grade, or use it as a homework pass. In the beginning of the year she told us all the things we would eventually be learning. Most the things she said we would be learning, I have learned in the past. We have learned how to have conversations about how we are feeling, how to greet people, what sports we play, and how to talk about past events that have occurred. Every week we have something called a "Biographia." She will give us a name of a famous Spanish actor, singer, athlete and other famous Spanish people. We will have to look up when the person was born, where they were born, and when they died. The biographies are counted as quiz grades. Another thing we have every week is a spelling/translating test. She will give us a list of five words. We need to be able to pronounce them, spell them correctly, and know what each one means. This is also counted as a quiz grade. We don't take too many tests in her class. One of the big things I like about her class is she rarely gives us homework. The only time we will have homework is when we weren't able to get it done as class work. She will often let us partner up, and we will  have to create a dialogue and present it to the class. In the dialogues, we will have to talk about the topic we are learning at the time. These are normally counted as project grades. During class, we will go on to the computer and look up videos of the famous people and learn about their lives. We also watch a show called "La Llegada De Sam." It's about an American guy who goes to a Spanish country and meets a group of Spanish friends. We only watch this if we don't have any work left. If you want to learn more about her class she has her own website. There is also a list of all her class rules. I look forward to learning more!