Spanish 3/ Español 3

Major Concepts/Content:

Spanish 3 provides mastery and expansion of skills acquired by the students in Spanish 2.

Specific content includes, but is not limited to, expansions of vocabulary and conversational skills through discussions of selected topics or situations.

Contemporary vocabulary stresses activities which are important to the everyday life of the target language-speaking people.

Areas of Study:

Speaking:-Participation in straightforward social situations -Conversation about basic personal information including self, family, daily activities, personal preferences, ordering food and making purchases -Formation relevant questions

Writing: -Incorporation of Spanish vocabulary and grammar to form basic yet comprehensible sentences. -Responses to personal topics and topics of study. -Formation of questions regarding familiar topics.

Listening: -Comprehension of speech in personal contexts and contexts of study. Reading: -Understanding of narrative and formative texts that have a straightforward structure. -Comprehension of main ideas and supporting details. -Progress toward comprehension of complex texts.

Culture and customs of the Spanish speaking world are taught throughout the year. For each unit of study, students will have the opportunity to read about various aspects of culture in the target language.

Our goal is to improve our interpretive, interpersonal and presentational skills in the Spanish language. Students will develop their skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the Spanish language.

The main goal is "communication,". Spanish is spoken 99% of the time in this class. The use of English is limited to situations where communication breaks down in spite of all attempts in Spanish. This includes talking to classmates. This will be reflected on the PARTICIPATION grade.

Honors and Advanced Level Course Note: Advanced courses require a greater demand on students through increased academic rigor. Academic rigor is obtained through the application, analysis, evaluation, and creation of complex ideas that are often abstract and multi-faceted. Students are challenged to think and collaborate critically on the content they are learning. Honors level rigor will be achieved by increasing text complexity through text selection, focus on high-level qualitative measures, and complexity of task. Instruction will be structured to give students a deeper understanding of conceptual themes and organization within and across disciplines. Academic rigor is more than simply assigning to students a greater quantity of work.

Grading:

Daily work (class room work/ oral communication) – 40%

Quizzes – 25%

Test – 15%

Oral (interview/ interaction) – 15%

Participation / General Behavior – 5%

Supplies:

1 notebook highlighters coloring pencils/crayons

pencils /erasers scissors glue/glue stick

Note: Sharing school supplies will not be allowed (each student must bring their own school supplies).