Radnor High School
Course Syllabus
Created 6/20/2013
Spanish 3
0563
Credits: 1
Weighted: College Prep
Length: year
Format: meets daily
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Spa 2 (with a C or above)
Overall Description of Course
This course is appropriate for students preparing for college. It is a challenging intermediate
level course in which students will expand their skills in the primary areas of modern
language study: reading, writing, speaking and listening. The course proceeds primarily in
Spanish and will involve daily review and daily practice at home. Students are expected to
memorize and study the material presented in class including vocabulary, grammar and
culture. Students will have daily written assignments and will be tested weekly or biweekly.
In this course the focus of the culture is the history and civilization of Spain. The Annenberg
video series Destinos is integrated into the curriculum and is supplemented by readings on
Spanish history and culture. Students will be expected to give oral presentations on a variety
of topics; engage in basic conversation, and write compositions on a variety of topics.
Common Core Standards
1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and
emotions, and exchange opinions
1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on
a variety of topics.
2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the culture studied
2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and
perspectives of the culture studied
3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign
language
3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only
available through the foreign language and its cultures
4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the
language studied and their own
4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the
cultures studied and their own.
5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting
5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language
for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Student Objectives:
1. Review present tense of regular, stem changing and irregular verbs while studying the
geography of Spain.
2. Identify and describe ingredients in food preparation and follow recipes.
3. Give instructions and make recommendations using formal commands.
4. Order meals in a restaurant. Describe food and service.
5. Review past tenses (preterit/imperfect) of regular, verbs with spelling changes, stem
changing and irregular verbs while studying the history of Spain.
6. Study the influence of the Moorish occupation on the history, culture, arts, architecture
and cuisine of Spain.
7. Give instructions and make recommendations using familiar commands affirmative and
negative.
8. Express hopes and wishes for the future using the present of regular and irregular
subjunctive mood.
9. Talk and write about movies and their effect.
10. Talk and write about technology.
11. Discuss school related issues using impersonal expressions with subjunctive.
12. Identify and explain relationships. Compare personalities, attitudes and appearance.
13. Study the difference between the prepositions por/para.
14. Overview of the historical landmarks of Madrid. Introduction to the novel Don Quijote de
la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes.
15. Use the future tense to discuss environmental problems and solutions.
16. Introduce students to traditional flamenco music and the tunas, university student music
groups.
17. Discuss the background of various famous Spanish artists and works of art.
Materials & Texts
MATERIALS
Destinos: video episodes 1-10 and accompanying episodes, and culture packet.
Other videos related to units as indicated to supplement the specific area studied; i.e. travel
video, dance presentations, music, art tours, Don Quijote de la Mancha.
TEXTS
Avancemos 2: Units 5-7 (tentatively). Textbook and workbook.
Activities, Assignments, & Assessments
ACTIVITIES:
A. Grammar
1. present tense
2. formal commands
3. affirmative and negative words
4. object pronouns
5. past tenses
6. familiar commands (affirmative and negative)
7. subjunctive with impersonal expressions
8. por/para
9. comparative and superlatives adjectives
B. Vocabulary
1. prepare and describe food
2. order meals in a restaurant
3. discuss movies
4. use technology terms
5. discuss school related activities
C. Culture
1. geography, history, food, music and art of Spain
ASSIGNMENTS:
Daily memorization and written assignments including workbook exercises, on line review,
compositions, readings, skits, oral presentations and long term projects.
ASSESSMENTS:
Contextualized quizzes, tests, and exams
Projects and compositions
Oral testing, skits and presentations
Reading comprehension evaluations
Listening comprehension evaluations
Terminology
Present, preterit, imperfect, commands, subjunctive, future, object pronouns, prepositions, and
comparative adjectives.
Media, Technology, Web Resources
Smart board for daily instruction
www.classzone.com
http://my.hrw.com (Holt McDougal on line)
www.starsindex.com
PowerPoint presentations
A variety of DVD’s related to the units of study (Bizarre Foods, Don Quijote de la Mancha…)
Annenberg Series Destinos (1-10)
1st Quarter
Temas 1, 2, 3
1st Quarter
Tema1:
Destinos episode 1
Textbook pgs. 250-251
Destinos Geography of Spain
Tema 2:
Textbook vocabulary 5.1
Formal commands
Tema 3:
Textbook vocabulary 5.2
Affirmative and negative words
Double object pronouns
Restaurant skit
Common Core Standards
1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and
emotions, and exchange opinions
1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the culture studied
2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and
perspectives of the culture studied
3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign
language
4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the
cultures studied and their own.
Student Objectives:
KNOWLEDGE
 present tense
 ingredients in food preparation
 restaurant vocabulary
 formal commands
 affirmative and negative words
 double object pronouns
SKILLS
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Use present tense
Identify main geographical aspects of Spain
Describe and identify ingredients in food preparation
Follow recipes
Give instructions and make recommendations
Order meals in a restaurant
Describe food and service in a restaurant
Materials & Texts
MATERIALS
Destinos episode 1
Globe Trekker DVD - Spain
Bizarre Foods DVD – Spain
TEXTS
Avancemos 2 Unit 5 Textbook and workbook
Activities, Assignments, & Assessments
ACTIVITIES
Reading, writing, speaking and listening activities in textbook in Unit 5 and Destinos 1
ASSIGNMENTS
Workbook pages, handouts and online practice
ASSESSMENTS
Vocabulary and grammar quizzes.
Chapter test.
Oral and written assessments.
Quiz map of Spain.
Recipe project.
Restaurant skit.
Terminology
Present tense, formal commands, affirmative and negative words, double object pronouns.
Media, Technology, Web Resources
Smart board for daily instruction
www.classzone.com
http://my.hrw.com (Holt McDougal on line)
www.starsindex.com
PowerPoint presentations
A variety of DVD’s related to the units of study
Annenberg Series Destinos
2nd Quarter
Temas 4, 5
2nd Quarter
Tema 4:
Review of preterit and imperfect
Destinos episode 2 - History of Spain
Destinos episode 3 - Seville
Composition preterit and imperfect
Tema 5:
Destinos episodes 4, 5 and 6.
Influence of Arab culture in the south of Spain
Common Core Standards
1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and
emotions, and exchange opinions
1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the culture studied
2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and
perspectives of the culture studied
3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign
language
Student Objectives:
KNOWLEDGE
 Preterit and imperfect
 Moorish influence in Spain
SKILLS
 Use of preterit and imperfect
 Discuss the Arab influence in the culture of the south of Spain
Materials & Texts
MATERIALS
Destinos episodes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
TEXTS
Avancemos 2 Textbook and workbook
Activities, Assignments, & Assessments
ACTIVITIES
Reading, writing, speaking and listening activities
ASSIGNMENTS
Workbook pages, handouts and online practice
ASSESSMENTS
Vocabulary and grammar quizzes.
Destinos test
Oral and written assessments.
Terminology
Preterit, imperfect, moors.
Media, Technology, Web Resources
Smart board for daily instruction
Destinos videos
www.classzone.com
http://my.hrw.com (Holt McDougal on line)
www.starsindex.com
PowerPoint presentations
A variety of DVD’s related to the units of study
3rd Quarter
Temas 6, 7
3nd Quarter
Tema 6:
Textbook vocabulary 6
Affirmative and negative familiar commands
Present subjunctive
Tema 7:
Destinos 7 – Madrid / Don Quijote de la Mancha
Destinos 8 - Madrid
Common Core Standards
1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and
emotions, and exchange opinions
1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the culture studied
2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and
perspectives of the culture studied
3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign
language
4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the
language studied and their own
Student Objectives:
KNOWLEDGE
 Affirmative and negative familiar commands
 Present subjunctive
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Vocabulary related to movies
Vocabulary related to technology
Preterit and imperfect
Historical landmarks of Madrid
Overview of Don Quijote de la Mancha
SKILLS
 Give instruction and make recommendations using familiar commands
 Express hopes and wishes using subjunctive
 Talk and write about movies and their effect
 Talk and write about technology
 Talk and write about landmarks in Madrid, Don Quijote,
Materials & Texts
MATERIALS
Resources as needed
Destinos episodes 7 and 8
TEXTS
Avancemos 2 – Unit 6 Textbook and workbook
Activities, Assignments, & Assessments
ACTIVITIES
Reading, writing, speaking and listening activities
ASSIGNMENTS
Workbook pages, handouts and online practice
ASSESSMENTS
Vocabulary and grammar quizzes
Oral and written assessments
Terminology
Commands, subjunctive, impersonal expressions, comparative and superlative adjectives
Media, Technology, Web Resources
Smart board for daily instruction
www.classzone.com
http://my.hrw.com (Holt McDougal on line)
www.starsindex.com
PowerPoint presentations
A variety of DVD’s related to the units of study
4th Quarter
Temas 8, 9
4th Quarter
Tema 8 :
Textbook vocabulary 7
Subjunctive with impersonal expressions
Comparative adjectives
Superlatives
Tema 9:
Destinos 9 – Music of Spain
Destinos 10 – Art of Spain
Common Core Standards
1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and
emotions, and exchange opinions
1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the culture studied
2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and
perspectives of the culture studied
3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign
language
3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only
available through the foreign language and its cultures
4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the
language studied and their own
4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the
cultures studied and their own.
5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language
for personal enjoyment and enrichment
Student Objectives:
KNOWLEDGE
 School related vocabulary
 Prepositions por/para
 School related issues
 Comparative adjectives
 Superlative adjectives
 Vocabulary related to family and their relationships
 Vocabulary related to environmental issues
 Flamenco music, tunas
 Survey of Spanish art
SKILLS
 Discuss school related issues and family relationships
 Talk and write about Spanish music and art
Materials & Texts
MATERIALS
Destinos episodes 9 and 10
Supplemental materials as needed
TEXTS
Avancemos 2 Textbook and workbook
Activities, Assignments, & Assessments
ACTIVITIES
Reading, writing, speaking and listening activities
ASSIGNMENTS
Workbook pages, handouts and online practice
ASSESSMENTS
Vocabulary and grammar quizzes
Oral and written assessments
Terminology
Superlatives, comparative, subjunctive, music and art
Media, Technology, Web Resources
Smart board for daily instruction
www.classzone.com
http://my.hrw.com (Holt McDougal on line)
www.starsindex.com
PowerPoint presentations
A variety of DVD’s related to the units of study