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This class is the first half of Spanish 2.

COURSE DESCRIPTION--ESPAÑOL 2

Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish 1 with a recommended grade of C or better

In Spanish II students will be able to communicate in Spanish on familiar and personal topics in a culturally appropriate manner in the present, pas and progressive tense. Students will learn to express opinions about a variety of topics to give and receive directions to familiar locations. Students will be evaluated on classroom participation, tests, quizzes, and a project. Students in Level 2 practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills through a wide variety of class activities and interactions. They will increase their active and passive vocabulary and improve their level of proficiency in all of the four skill areas. Cultural studies will be drawn from various countries in the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish as the mode of communication and instruction will be stressed.

If you did not earn a C- or better in your Spanish 1 classes, please see me ASAP.

OBJECTIVES

1. Students will continue building skills in the Spanish language in the four language acquisition areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
2. Students will expand their awareness of Spanish around us.
3. Students will build on vocabulary and grammar concepts learned in Spanish 1.
4. Student will continue to master present tense verbs (regular and irregular, stem-changing, reflexives); master present progressive, immediate future, and regular preterit tenses; master asking and answering questions, infinitives, adverbs, adjective agreement, articles and various other grammar and vocabulary concepts.
5. Students will practice, practice, practice in the 4 language acquisition areas.

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Schedule for 2015-2016

Week 1:

Sept 8-10--Level 1 Review

Sept. 11--Interview presentations performed; begin Chapter 6A

Week 2:

Sept 14--Superstar project due

Sept 15--Stem-changing verb quiz

Sept 16--Tumba Novel reading Ch. 1

Sept 17--Chapter 6A Comparison/Vocab Quiz

Week 3:

Sept 23--Chapter 6A Test, Begin Chapter 6B

Sept 25--Tumba Novel reading Ch. 2

Week 4:

Sept 29--Commands quiz

Sept 30--Tumba Novel reading Ch. 3

Week 5:

Oct 6--Present Progressive and Chore vocab quiz

Oct 7--Tumba Novel Reading, Ch 4

Week 6:

Oct 12--Begin Chapter 7A

Oct 14-16--no school

Week 7:

Oct 19--Fashion Show information

Oct 21--Tumba Novel reading Ch. 5 & 6

Oct 23--Chapter 7A mini-test; Begin Chapter 7B

Week 8:

Oct 28--Tumba Novel, Ch 7

Oct 30--Ch 7B AR/car/gar/zar preterite verb quiz; Día de los muertos activity

Week 9:

Nov 2--Fashion Show rough drafts due

Nov 4--Tumba Novel Reading Ch 8

Nov 6--Chapter 7B test

Week 10:

Nov 9--Fashion Presentations; begin Chapter 8A/B

Nov 10--Fashion Presentations; continue with Chapter 8A/B

Nov 13--ER/IR preterite and vocab quiz

Week 11:

Nov 18--Tumba Novel Ch 10

Nov 20--Irregular preterite quiz

Week 12:

Nov 24--Chapter 8A/B test

Week 13:

Finals week