SUNY WCC Course Title: Intermediate Spanish 201
Instructor: Richard O’Riley – Valhalla HS
Required Text: Mundo 21, 2nd Edition
Other Required or Supplemental Materials: Student Workbook
Course Description
This is an intermediate level offered to students who have completed four years of Spanish here at Valhalla High School. Emphasis
will be placed in developing linguistic and well as communicative competencies in Spanish, based on readings of a literary and
cultural nature. The textbook, workbook, audio and video used provide students with a wealth of opportunity to interact with
authentic materials.
Learning Outcomes, Objectives and Measurements
As noted by the authors of the text, the materials used in this course are designed to broaden students’ knowledge of the 21 countries
that comprise the Spanish speaking world. The units are geographically organized and the lessons focus on individual countries. By
using the text specific video and audio materials, students will also be able to further develop their speaking, listening, reading and
writing skills while continuing to emphasize communication within a cultural context. The readings are also designed to enhance the
use of critical thinking skills by engaging students in activities involving analysis, synthesis and evaluation of a variety of literary and
cultural topics within the scope of this course.
Attendance:
This class meets daily from September to June. Students are expected to be on time for class, fully participate in class discussions and
oral presentations when required. All homework and assignments need to be done in a timely manner in order to receive full credit. If
a student should miss class, it is their responsibility to complete any assigned work.
Methods of Evaluation/Assessment:
Formative and summative throughout the unit in four domain areas:
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
Grading Policy:
Class Participation: 20%
Homework: 25%
Quizzes/Tests/Projects: 55%
Outline of Topics
Topic
Lección 1: Cuna
de Sueños:
Estados Unidos
y Puerto Rico
Timeline
(September)
Grammar
Structure/Active
Vocabulary
Active Vocabulary – 54
Reading
“Esperanza muere en
Los Angeles” 17-19
Cultural
Extension
Cine Latino
“Bienvenido Paisano”
1.1 Sustantivos y artículos - 20
1.2 Presente Indicativo –47
“Del montón” 39-41
1.3 Adjectivos y pronombres
Demonstrativos - 51
Lección 2:
Raíces y
esperanza:
España y
México
(October)
Lección 3:
Camino de los
incas: Perú,
Bolivia y
Ecuador
(November)
Active Vocabulary – 108
“El arrebato” – 69
2.1 & 2.2 Verbos de cambio
radical y con cambio
ortográfico 73-76
2.3 adjetivos descriptivos - 99
2.4 Ser y Estar - 104
“Tiempo Libre” - 91
Active Vocabulary – 170
“El canalla
sentimental” – 125
Assessment
Formative and
summative throughout
the unit
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
Field Trip
Repetorio Español
Formative and
summative throughout
the unit
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
3.1 Pronombres de objeto
directo e indirecto y la a
“La frontera” – 145
personal – 128
3.2 Gustar y construcción
“Vasija de barro” semejantes – 131
163
3.3 Pretérito: regulares – 148
3.4 Pretérito: cambios de raíz e
irregulares - 166
Guest Speaker
Perú
Formative and
summative throughout
the unit
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
Lección 4:
Potencias en el
Cono Sur: Chile
y Argentina
(December)
Lección 5:
Aspiraciones y
constrastes:
Paraguay y
Uruguay
(January)
Lección 6:
La modernidad
en desafío:
Colombia y
Venezuela
(February)
Lección 7:
Al ritmo del
Caribe:
Cuba y la
República
Dominicana
(March/April)
REPASO PARA
EL EXAMEN
FINAL
Active Vocabulary – 222
“Autorretrato” – 187
Película
4.1 Imperfecto - 198
“Continunidad de los
4.2 Imperfecto vs Pretérito I - parques” - 205
193
4.3 Imperfecto vs Pretérito II –
213
4.4 Comparativos y
Superlativos - 216
Chile/Argentina
Active Vocabulary – 276
“Elisa” 237
Guest Speaker -
5.1 El infinitivo – 241
5.2 El subjuntivo y el uso en
cláusulas principals - 244
5.3 Mandatos formales e
informales – 271
5.4 El subjuntivo en las
cláusulas nominales - 271
“El derecho del
delirio” - 263
Guaraní language/culture –
Active Vocabulary – 328
“Un día de estos” 293
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
6.1 Pronombres Relativos
¿Para qué? 313
297
6.2 El subjuntivo en las
cláusulas adjetivales – 320
6.3 El subjuntivo en las
cláusulas adverbiales - 322
Active Vocabulary – 374
“Microcuento” 343
Vocabulary review from year
Formative and
summative throughout
the unit
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
Música
Colombiana/Venezolana
Grammar review from
year
Formative and
summative throughout
the unit
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
Película
¡Viva Cuba!
7.1 Adjetivos y pronombres
“El diario inconcluso”
posesivos -346
365
7.2 El participio pasado y el
presente perfecto de indicative
- 348
(May)
Formative and
summative throughout
the unit
Formative and
summative throughout
the unit
Reading/Writing
Listening/Speaking
Overall review of cultures
studied during year
Review for Final Exam
Final Exam – Oral
Presentations/Written
exam – Late May into
first week of June