Elementary: 5th and 6th
grade |
*20
minutes every other day
*non-graded
*basic vocabulary, questions, responses, cultural info. and awareness |
Middle School: 7th and 8th
grade |
*27
minutes every day
*Speed Spanish
-Unique way to begin combining phrases in Spanish
-Students very quickly are able to speak and write about a variety of topics
*Testing - Proficiency will be given at the end of 8th grade
*State test - Assesses 4 skill areas
of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing (30 words in
Spanish) |
Reading For
Life:
(7th) The Crossing by Gary
Paulsen
(8th) El Guero by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino |
Magazine:
(7th) Que Tal
(8th) Ahora |
Textbook:
(7th) Speed Spanish
(8th) Te Toca A Ti |
| Credit by Challenge:
*8th Grade students earning a 90 or greater percent average in
Spanish Class and who accomplished a 90 or greater percent on
the Spanish Proficiency Exam as well as completing several study packets may be eligible
to advance to Spanish II as a 9th grader. If interested, please discuss
this opportunity with your Spanish teacher. |
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High School: 9th - 12th grade
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Spanish 1 (Freshmen)
*40 minutes every day
*Work on listening,
speaking, reading, and writing
*Preparation for
Regents at end of 11th grade
Reading For
Life:
The
Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
Magazine:
Ahora
|
Spanish 2 (Sophomores)
*Continues preparation
for Regents
Students are
introduced to:
*Preterit vs.
imperfect (2 past tenses)
*Future and
conditional
*More challenging
material: speaking, reading, and writing
Reading For
Life:
Secret of the Andes, by Ann Nolan Clark
Magazine:
Ahora |
Spanish 3 (Juniors)
*Extends
vocabulary
*Continually
focus on reading, writing, listening and speaking
Reading For
Life:
I,
Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
Magazine:
El
Sol
Testing:
New
York
State Regents will be given at the end of Spanish 3. It will assess four
skill areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing (125 words in Spanish).
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Spanish 4 (Seniors)
*More long-term
assignments
*Final
Assessment:
*Students work on PowerPoint
presentation and written paper
Reading for
Life:
Students will choose one of the following:
In
The Time of the Butterflies-
Julia Alvarez
Before We Were Free- Julia Alvarez
The City of Beasts- Isabel Allende
The House of the
Spirits-
Isabel Allende
Like
Water for Chocolate-
Laura Esquivel
One Hundred
Years of Solitude-
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Magazine:
El
Sol
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Spanish 5(Seniors)
*Students may recieve 6 credits from J.C.C for successful completion
Spanish 221/222
*Work on listening, speaking, reading, and writing
* Advanced Grammar Topics
Text:
Atando Acabos |
