Ms. Mcguire

Email dhmcguire@seattleschools.org
Phone # 252-8992
Room Number 404B
When available 7:45-8:30

Years teaching 25+
University of Montana, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin Madison. 1999 Fulbright Memorial Foundation grant to Japan
Years at Denny 19

Standards Taught in All World Language Classes:
National World Languages Standards:
Communication
Cultures
Connections
Comparisons
Communities

Spanish 1A
Course Description
· Short overview: this is a 2-year course; it is one of the qualifying years of World Language for entrance into Washington’s 4-year universities
· Unique experiences: this class is unlike the other classes
· Expected Outcomes: Upon successful completion (of two years) the student enters 10th grade Spanish in 9th grade.
· Assessments used: listening, speaking, reading and writing
· Materials used (Specifically mentioning multicultural materials) Our textbook is Adelante from Holt publishers.

Spanish 1B
Course Description
· Short overview: this is the second year of a 2-year course; it is one of the qualifying years of World Language for entrance into Washington’s 4-year universities
· Unique experiences: this class is unlike the other classes
· Expected Outcomes: Upon successful completion (of two years) the student enters 10th grade Spanish in 9th grade.
· Assessments used: listening, speaking, reading and writing
· Materials used (Specifically mentioning multicultural materials) Our textbook is En Camino from Holt publishers.

Pacific Rim Languages
Course Description
· Short overview: this is a 1-quarter class about languages in general, and two languages in particular: Spanish and Japanese
· Unique experiences: this class is unlike the other classes
· Expected Outcomes: students need to taste several subjects to help them know how to select 7th and 8th grade electives
· Assessments used: listening, speaking, reading and writing
· Materials used: books, objects, paper activities, games, movies