Course Syllabus
SY 2014-2015
COURSE TITLE:
Spanish for Fluent Speakers, Level I
PREREQUISITE:
IPT Testing in Spanish as needed to determine oral language proficiency
DESCRIPTION:
This course offers fluent speakers of Spanish the opportunity to strengthen
their basic reading and writing skills in their native language.
SKILL BREAKDOWN:
Research
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Culture
CREDIT INFO:
Students will identify and use key terms, will learn how to narrow a topic,
selection of relevant information, to evaluate good sources and responsible use
of technology.
Students will develop skills such as: intonation, pauses, confidence, coherence
logic, clarify persuasion through oral presentations and speeches.
Students will build vocabulary, distinguish between fact and opinion, identify
relevant details, main idea and theme, summarize and distinguish chronological
order through myths, legends and short stories
Students will develop grammar skills such as: accentuation, punctuation,
orthography through the process of writing an expositive essay, a short story
and a speech. They will also experience the process of writing different literary
genres.
Students will build knowledge of Hispanic Culture through research and
selected readings.
This course provides one credit toward fulfilling the foreign language
requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma (three years of one language or
two years each of two languages. Students who receive credit for Spanish I in
middle school may count this course in meeting both credit and subject area
graduation requirements.
Course Syllabus
COURSE TITLE:
Spanish for Fluent Speakers, Level II
PREREQUISITE:
Spanish for Fluent Speakers, Level I
SY 2014-2015
DESCRIPTION:
SKILL BREAKDOWN:
Research
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Culture
CREDIT INFO:
Students will identify and use key terms, will learn how to narrow a topic,
selective of relevant information, to evaluate good resources and responsible
use of technology.
Students will develop skills such as intonation pauses, confidence, coherence,
logic, clarify persuasion through oral presentations, speeches and ________?
Students will build vocabulary, distinguish between fact and opinion, identify
relevant details, main idea and theme, summarize and distinguish chronological
order through the literary analyses of essays and a novel.
Students will distinguish between passive and active voice, identify
complements of the verb, subject and predicate, sentence (logical and
psychological).
Students will build knowledge of Hispanic Culture through research and
selected readings.
This course provides one credit toward fulfilling the foreign language
requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma (three years of one language or
two years each of two languages. Students who receive credit for Spanish I in
middle school may count this course in meeting both credit and subject area
graduation requirements.
Course Syllabus
COURSE TITLE:
Spanish for Fluent Speakers, Level III Honors
PREREQUISITE:
Spanish for Fluent Speakers, Level II
SY 2014-2015
DESCRIPTION:
SKILL BREAKDOWN:
Research
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Culture
CREDIT INFO:
Students will identify and use key terms, will learn how to narrow a topic
selection of relevant information to evaluate good sources and responsible use
of technology.
Students will develop skills such as: intonation, pauses, confidence, coherence,
logic, clarify persuasion through oral presentations, speeches and drama..
Students will build vocabulary, distinguish between fact and opinion, identify
relevant details, main idea and theme, summarize and distinguish chronological
order through essays and drama.
Students will develop grammar skills such as: accentuation, punctuation,
sentence structure through the process of writing a research paper, a mini play
and a speech. They will also experience the process of writing different literary
genres.
Students will build knowledge of Hispanic culture through research and selected
readings.
This course provides one credit toward fulfilling the foreign language
requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma (three years of one language or
two years each of two languages. Students who receive credit for Spanish I in
middle school may count this course in meeting both credit and subject area
graduation requirements.