Spanish IThe goal of Spanish I is to emphasize basic structures of the language through intensive practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
In addition to introducing Hispanophone culture, current events and the arts, thematic units revolve around getting acquainted; talking about school; time/weather/date, stating preferences and explaining what people are doing; describing people and things. The major grammatical concepts studied include conjugating regular and irregular verbs, using indefinite and definite articles; adjective agreement and placement; making suggestions and commands. |
Spanish II / II HonorsIn Spanish II, the purpose of this course is to help the students continue with basic structures of the language through listening, speaking, reading, writing skills, and cultural awareness. This course will feature units of new grammar and vocabulary.
The units/etapas feature travel, family, art, Hispanic foods, and celebrations in the Spanish world. Students are exposed to many grammatical new concepts preterite, imperfect, object pronouns, and subjunctive. In Spanish II Honors, the students are presented with authentic materials that emphasize the vocabulary and grammar concepts to be studied in each unit. Students will present skits, videos, games, and other creative ways to illustrate mastery of the vocabulary and grammar studied. |
Spanish III / III HonorsIn Spanish Three, students will be fine-tuning the Spanish skills they acquired in both Spanish One as well as Spanish Two. In addition, this course is rich in new vocabulary points and more in-depth opportunities to strengthen reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
The units/etapas covered explore such topics as personal characteristics, fashion, chores/daily routine, politics/community, the environment, animals and plants, graduation, and holiday celebrations. In Spanish Three Honors, students will be fine-tuning, strengthening, and, in some cases, mastering many of the Spanish skills that they acquired in both Spanish One as well as Spanish Two. In addition, this course is rich in new vocabulary points and more in-depth opportunities to strengthen reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills at an accelerated pace in the target language. The units/etapas covered explore such topics as personal characteristics, fashion, chores/daily routine, politics/community, the environment, animals and plants, graduation, and holiday celebrations. |
Spanish IVThis course is recommended for students who wish to further enhance their proficiency in all four language skills, but not headed toward AP Spanish. The course focuses on the study of Spanish language through literature, culture, and history. Each unit/capitulo is focuses on a famous Hispanic author and one of their works. From there, students will learn more about the Spanish language through the literature. Other units dive into the world of Hispanic art and the gastronomy of the Spanish-speaking world. Students learn and use the language through projects and presentations.
Spanish VSpanish Language & Culture through Cinema. This course is designed to help students improve their level of language proficiency in Spanish and maximize their experience of the language. Students will gain a unique insight into Hispanic culture through film. The course is structured through viewing and discussing Spanish-language films to help mold a deeper understanding of Latin America and Spanish societies and investigate contemporary issues and the linguistic variations portrayed in the films. This course offers an opportunity to engage in conversations on a broad array of topics in the target language. Some of the films viewed in this course will be rated “R”. Parental permission is required to take this course. This is course if for students that have successfully completed up to Spanish 4, AP Spanish, one year of IB, or have been tested into the course.
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Spanish IB Year 1The Spanish IB Year 1 curriculum reinforces students’ proficiency across the five goals of the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century as well as advanced level of Spanish proficiency through the use of authentic materials and sources. The course builds on students’ speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural awareness.
IB Year 1 is a college-level course, split over two years. Students must be at least a junior to take this course. No native speakers may take IB Spanish; heritage speakers, however, may take this course. AP Spanish / IB Year 2The AP Language and Culture and IB Year 2 classes are conducted in Spanish. These courses are organized thematically, with authentic reading and listening tasks and presentational and interpersonal writing and speaking activities focusing on a unifying theme. Themes help integrate language and content while developing students’ understanding of culture.
A variety of materials will be used in this course. These include authentic texts such as newspaper & magazine articles, literary text and excerpts from novels or sources online, as well as movies videos, and music. The IB Year 2 class is a continuation of the IB Year 1 class. While no native speakers may take the IB Year 2 class, native speakers may take AP Spanish. |