UNIT OF STUDY Spanish
CLASS: Spanish 3
CONCEPTS:
OBJECTIVES:
1. A continuation of Spanish II
with added emphasis on
conversation and “fine-tuning”
of grammatical concepts. Main
objective is to advance student
to a higher level of Spanish
usage.
A general list of concepts that
will be reviewed/
introduced/practiced:
A) Review of Preterite and
Imperfect
B) Review of “Ser” vs. “Estar”
C) Intro of Subjunctive Mood
D) “Nosotros” Commands
E) Review of object pronouns
F)Review of Future Tense
G) Intro the Conditional Tense
H) Review of present
progressive, present perfect,
and subjunctive present perfect
I) Intro the Past Progressive
J) Intro of the passive voice
K) Review of comparatives and
superlatives
L) Review of compound
sentences
Revised on: 3/7/2016 (date of latest work)
By: Kelvin Wolzen, Spanish Instructor
PRODUCTION/ACTIVITIES
1. A good percentage of classtime
will be spent working in pairs or
small groups. This will help the
student feel “comfortable” in using
the language among friends/small
group. This is especially helpful in
doing some of the text activities.
SKILLS OR CONCEPTS TO
LEARN
1. As with all language courses, it
is hoped that the students will
continue to improve in the 4 basic
areas of reading, writing, listening,
and speaking.
2. With the increase of vocabulary
development, the student will learn
2. Emphasis will be on use of the
how to create sentences using
language during class time, i.e.
known vocab and use words with
Directions given in Spanish,
similar meanings to “generally” get
students responding in Spanish, etc. their sentence understood by
Only during times of difficult or
others. General understanding
introductory explanation will
becomes more important than
concepts be discussed in English.
“perfection”
3. Several “presentations” will be
given (individually or with a
partner) dealing with the current
grammatical concepts. Criteria will
be given for a minimum grade with
additional “possibilities” to
improve the grade on the
project/presentation
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3. Many “cognates” [words that
are spelled similarly, look like our
English words (Latin based)] will
help the student understand the
meaning of many English words,
thus helping with their overall
communication skills.
RESOURCES/EVALUATION
1.Holt/Rinehart/Winston
“Expresate” Spanish 3
Text
Audio CDs
DVD for videonovela
Worksheets for practice with
various concepts
“Expresate” tests & quizzes
2. Instructor created:
Worksheets
Tests and Quizzes
Projects and Presentations
Vocab visual flashcards
3. Student created:
Vocab word flashcards
English sentences for
others to translate
M) Review of the uses of “se”
N) Intro the Past Subjunctive
O) Review of “por” vs. “para”
P) Intro the sequencing of
sentences and the tenses to use
Q) Review of “haber”
These concepts will be
introduced in sequential order
throughout the year. Review of
these will be varied throughout
the year.
Revised on: 3/7/2016 (date of latest work)
By: Kelvin Wolzen, Spanish Instructor
4. Increased reading and
translating will be utilized to
improve the student’s ability to
understand the language. This is
done in small groups/w/partner or
as a large group.
5. Time will be given for students
to “charlar” [chat] about various
topics of interest in Spanish. This
will help students develop Spanish
sentences “on the spot” and
become more at-ease in using the
language.
Spanish 3
Revised on: 3/7/2016 (date of latest work)
By: Kelvin Wolzen, Spanish Instructor
Spanish 3