Spanish IV-Honors
Syllabus – Sr. Tubío
GRADES LEVEL: 10 - 12
Full Year
Credit 1.0
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course provides a sampling of Spanish American literary works with emphasis on
vocabulary, oral and written expression and response to foreign literature styles. Students are
given greater opportunities for and written self-expression. Fluency and conversation in Spanish
are continued in this honors course. Students will be expected to spend time in the language lab
in order to improve their listening and speaking skills.
OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To acquire a high level of fluency in Spanish.
2. To develop an extensive vocabulary.
3. To master the principles of grammar, structure, usage and mechanics applied to composition
in Spanish.
4. To become aware of cultural mannerisms, customs, traditions, and behavioral preferences of
the different countries.
5. To learn and think logically and creatively for more effective composition writing.
6. To learn to think logically and creatively for more effective oral presentations, descriptions,
and story telling.
7. To become responsible for their individual improvement.
8. To acquire a high level of reading comprehension.
9. To acquire a high level of listening comprehension.
10. To interpret Spanish poetry and drama.
11. To become proficient in Spanish.
Communication (Communicate in Languages Other than English)
Students:
…engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and
exchange opinions.
…understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
…present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of
topic
Cultures (Gain Knowledge and understanding of other cultures)
Students:
…demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the
culture studied
…demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the
culture studied.
Connections (Connect with other disciplines and acquire information)
Students:
… reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
Acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the
foreign language and its culture.
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Comparisons (Develop insight into the nature of language and culture)
Students:
… demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language
studied and their own
… demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures
studied and their own.
Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at home and around the world)
… use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
… show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment
and enrichment.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
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Textbook and workbook (daily written and oral activities)
Lectures (Notes on Smartboard and PowerPoint presentations)
Conjugation and vocabulary Drills
Tests and Alternate assessment
Reading: Pre-reading activities, readings, strategies, activities while you read and after you read
Communication: Vocabulary in context, Activities for vocabulary and grammar building
Culture: Cultural readings.
Writing: activities in Orthography and the Writer’s Workshop (written assignments)
Listening and Speaking: Recorded audio performances of selected readings from each
collection; one listening or reading activity that goes with each corresponding “Vocabulario”
and “Gramática” sections; each “Ortografía” ends with a comprehensive dictation activity; a
recording of each Cultura y comparaciones presentations is provided to build on students’
listening skills
Mayor Assessments: The structure of the Assessment Program, NUEVAS VISTAS curso de
introducción is as follows:
Literature Quizzes: The quizzes test basic reading comprehension, analytical and composition
skills, and students’ understanding of the “Elementos de literatura” sections in the Pupil’s
Edition.
Language Quizzes: There are grammar and vocabulary quizzes per collection, focusing
principally on writing and reading skills and featuring more discrete, closed-ended assessment.
All these quizzes may be used for evaluation, or for review in preparation for collection tests.
Culture Quizzes: There is one quiz for each Cultura y lengua section of the six collections in
the Pupil’s Edition.
Collection Tests: There are two tests per collection, one for reading and one for language. Only
the language test will be administered.
Alternative Assessment: There will be a variety of activities for assessing written and verbal
communication at the end of each collection.
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Performance Assessment: This section provides an alternative to traditional testing methods by
using authentic situations as contexts for performing communicative, competency-based tasks.
For every collection of the Pupil’s Edition, there are four performance assessment suggestions.
These suggestions give students the opportunity to demonstrate both acquired language
proficiency and cultural competence in interviews, conversations, dialogues, or skits. These
activities can be performed for the entire class or they can be recorded for evaluation at a later
time. These activities provide additional practice for the oral section of the Advanced Placement
Spanish Language Exam, which most of the students in Spanish 4 Honors will be taking the
following year
All these components will be used as evaluation for each “Colección”
TEXTBOOKS
Textbook: Advanced Spanish – NUEVAS VISTAS curso de introducción, Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, 2003
Workbook: Cuaderno de práctica – NUEVAS VISTAS curso de introducción
OTHER MATERIALS (Example: film, audio tapes, etc.)
Media Program
Audio program: The Nuevas Vistas Curso de introduccion Audio Program:
Recorded audio performances of selected readings from each Colección which can be placed to
enhance students’ experience of the Pupil’s Edition presentation.
Audio and visual resources from CNN en español, El Sentinel en español (local newspaper) and
many other on line Foreign Language Newspapers, videos etc.
Sanako Language Laboratory – a state of the art, fully digital Language Laboratory
GRADING POLICY
THE CLASS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SPANISH!!!!!!!!
GRADES – Your grade for each quarter will be determined by the following percentages:
TESTS/QUIZZES/PROJECTS AND FORMAL WRITING- 64%
DAILY WORK – 8% (homework, class participation, class worksheets and activities)
HOMEWORK.- 8%
FINAL.- 20%
Tests will be given frequently on grammar, culture and vocabulary. There will be a number of
quizzes, both written and oral. All tests and quizzes will be announced ahead of time. Being
absent the day before an announced test or quiz does not excuse you from taking it on the
announced day. As per our School Wide Late Work and Make-Up Policy in the student
handbook, “Students must hand work in on time for credit. No late work will be accepted”.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find out from the teacher what work you need to make-up
(quizzes, tests, homework assignments etc.).
Check at www.tubio.org or your teacher’s website for the assignments.
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One mayor writing assignment will be assigned for each chapter.
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
Arriving to class after the bell, eating or talking during the class will not be tolerated.
Textbooks, workbooks, notebooks, paper, pencil and pens (black and blue) are to be brought to
class on a daily basis. You are not to borrow any materials from your classmates; it disturbs the
other members of the class when you are not prepared.
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AUGUST
Colección 1: “”Así somos” (08/25-10/03)
(The selections in this collection center on the themes of personalities and hobbies.)
Reading
Antes de Leer provides students with vocabulary support and two pre-reading strategies: compare
and contrast, and impressions of a text; which will build students’ comprehension and confidence
in reading the selections.
Lecturas:
“Yo soy, tú eres, él es …” y “Viajes” de Julio Cortázar
Estrategias:
Comparing and contrasting; impressions about the text – these strategies will help students
understand important details and relationships in the text, as well as practice predicting the
contents of a reading selection based on important vocabulary words
Después de leer – students are provided with oral and written activities that further their
comprehension of the selections and reinforce the ideas presented herein.
Communication
Vocabulario en contexto – This section offers students the opportunity to practice vocabulary in
the context of the readings.
Mejora tu vocabulario - synonyms and antonyms
Students learn and practice the use of synonyms and antonyms, enriching their active and passive
vocabulary.
Gramática:
The indicative; mood; “ser”, “estar” and “gustar”; adjectives; the present progressive; the present
perfect; comparatives
Culture
Notas culturales
Una leyenda colombiana; los medios de comunicación en los países hispanohablantes
Cultura y comparaciones
Ritmo y foclor del mundo hispano – a brief overview of some traditional dances in the Spanishspeaking World and their origins.
Writing
Ortografía – Students review proper spelling guidelines and are given the opportunity to practice
these common sources of confusion in Spanish.
Acentuación: the tonic accent
Letra y sonido: the letter h; the /y/ sound
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Taller del escritor:
Informal and formal correspondence; these workshops prepare students for formal and informal
correspondence in Spanish, introducing them to common formats and formulas for letters and
encouraging them to practice these.
Así se dice:
Letter writing: opening, body, closing; formal openings and closings
Repaso – is a checklist that students can use on their own to see if they have achieved the goals
stated at the beginning of the “Colección”
Language Lab: Tell a story - Picture sequence #93 – Cuenta la historia que se desarrolla en los
dibujos.
Colección 2: La niñez (10/06-11/17)
(The selections in this collection center on the theme of childhood.)
Reading
Antes de Leer – provides students with vocabulary support in the form of “Mi pequeño
diccionario”, an easy-to-use glossary prior to each reading. Here students practice words from
the “Vocabulario en contexto” activities before they come across them in the actual reading. Prereading strategies in this section, thinking aloud and making deductions
Lecturas:
Carmen Kurtz “El nacimiento” de Veva
Elena Poniatowska “Los juegos de Lilas” de Lilus Kikus
Estrategias:
Thinking aloud; making deductions
Mientras Lees – This section helps students better understand what they read. Each “Estrategia
and Mientras lees” section helps them tap into their critical-thinking abilities so they become
more disciplined and thoughtful readers.
Después de leer – Comprehension questions at the end of each reading selection
Communication
Vocabulario en contexto
Mejora tu vocabulario
Contextual clues; lexical register
Gramática:
Past indicative: the preterite and the imperfect; nominal pronouns; indirect and direct object
pronouns; the preterite and imperfect in context; the past continuous; the past perfect
Culture
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Notas culturales: Los Reyes Magos; la familia
Cultura y comparaciones
Datos históricos del mundo hispano
Writing
Ortografía
Acentuación: written accents: “palabras agudas y llanas”
Letra y sonido: the letters (b) and (v); the letters (m) and (n)
Taller del escritor:
A biographical sketch; an autobiographical episode
Así se dice:
Writing about someone’s life; making a description
Repaso
Language Lab: Tell a story - Picture sequence #123 – Cuenta la historia que se desarrolla en los
dibujos
Colección 3: El mundo en que vivimos (11/18-01/13)
(The selections in this collection center on the world we live in today. The main focuses of this
collection are two main aspects of the world we live in today – technology and the environment.)
Reading
Antes de Leer
Lecturas:
“Tecnología: Rumbo al futuro”
“Protejamos nuestra Tierra”
Estrategias:
Graphic clues; chain reactions
Mientras Lees
Después de leer
Communication
Vocabulario en contexto
Mejora tu vocabulario:
Neologisms; cognates and false cognates
Gramática:
The future; the future perfect; the conditional; reflexive verbs; the imperative mood; simultaneous
use of direct and indirect object pronouns; simple and complex sentences
Culture
Notas culturales
La tecnología a través de los idiomas; el diluvio universal
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Cultura y comparaciones
Diversidad geográfica del mundo hispano
Writing
Ortografía
Acentuacion: diphthong and hiatus
Letra y sonido: the /s/ sound
Taller del escritor:
An advertisement; an exposition
Así se dice:
Writing an advertisement; talking about cause and effect
Language Lab: Tell a story - Picture sequence #153 – Cuenta la historia que se desarrolla en los
dibujos
Repaso for the Final (01/14-01/20)
Second Semester
Colección 4: El misterio y la fantasía (01/27-03/10)
(The reading selections in this collection center on the theme of mystery and fantasy.)
Reading
Antes de Leer
Lecturas:
Guillermo Samperio “Tiempo libre”
Carlos Fuentes “Chac Mool”
Estrategias:
The most important word; anticipating
Mientras Lees
Después de leer
Communication
Vocabulario en contexto
Mejora tu vocabulario: Word families ; Word formation
Gramática:
The subjunctive: use and conjugation of the present subjunctive; the subjunctive in noun clauses;
expressions of influence and emotion; expressions of doubt and impersonal judgements; the
present perfect subjunctive; the subjunctive in adjectival clauses; prepositions; adverbs
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Culture
Notas culturales: El fútbol; Chac Mool
¡Mira, tienes una carta!
Al mundo le hace falta más romance
Cultura y comparaciones: Arquitectura del mundo hispano
Writing
Ortografía
Acentuación: written accents; palabras esdrújulas and sobreesdrújulas
Letra y sonido: the /k/ sound (c, qu, k)
Taller del escritor:
Fantasy; an informative article
Así se dice:
Expressing surprise; presenting information
Repaso
Language Lab: Tell a story - Picture sequence #183 – Cuenta la historia que se desarrolla en los
dibujos
Colección 5: El amor (03/11-04/29)
The selections in this collection center on the theme of love.
Reading
Antes de Leer
Lecturas:
Laura Esquivel “Enero: tortas de Navidad” de Como agua para chocolate
Horacio Quiroga: “El hijo”
Estrategias:
Tea party; read, evaluate and reread
Communication
Vocabulario en contexto
Mejora tu vocabulario
More prefixes; more suffixes
Gramática:
Adverbial clauses: the indicative and the subjunctive in adverbial clauses; relative clauses; the
imperfect subjunctive in noun, adjectival and adverbial clauses; conditional sentences and the
imperfect subjunctive
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Culture
Notas culturales: El realismo mágico; nuevas autoras hispanas; el tupí-guaraní
Cultura y comparaciones:Sabor culinario del mundo hispano
Writing
Ortografía
Acentuación: the diacritical accent
Letra y sonido: the /x/ sound
Taller del escritor:
A persuasive essay; a script
Así se dice:
Persuading or convincing; writing a script
Repaso
Language Lab: Tell a story - Picture sequence #213 – Cuenta la historia que se desarrolla en los
dibujos
Writing activity: Carta de amor/poema.
Colección 6: El poder de la palabra (04/30-06/04)
The texts selected for reading and analysis in this collection center on the theme of writing.
Reading
Antes de Leer
Lecturas:
Miguel de Cervantes de Don Quijote de la Mancha
Estrategias:
Contrasting; context clues
Mientras Lees
Después de leer
Communication
Vocabulario en contexto
Mejora tu vocabulario
Figurative language; metaphors and comparisons; symbols and hipérboles
Gramática:
Past perfect subjunctive in noun clauses and conditional sentences;
Culture
Notas culturales
El español: el Día Mundial del Libro
Si yo fuera presidenta
El tiempo vuela, ¿no?
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Cultura y comparaciones
Arte del mundo hispano; el muralismo
Writing
Ortografía
Puntuation marks
Letra y sonido: the /r/ and /rr/ sounds
Taller del escritor:
Poetry; a short story
Así se dice:
Writing similes; linking events and ideas
Repaso
Evaluations:
Comprehension questions
Language Lab: Tell a story - Picture sequence #243 – Cuenta la historia que se desarrolla en los
dibujos
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM (06/05-06/08)
Final Exam
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