CANON CITY HIGH SCHOOL

 Foreign Language

Course Title: Spanish IV

Date: September 2003

Grade Level: 11 - 12

rerequisite/Requirements:

“B” or better in the third level or written teacher recommendation; new students must be assessed by the Spanish teacher to be placed in Spanish IV

Costs to Students

3-ring binder, index cards, markers, miscellaneous art supplies from home, Spanish/English dictionary,

General Course Outcomes:

            Upon completion of this course the proficient student will know and be able to: (core concepts/essential skills).

„     Comprehend the main ideas and significant details in both oral presentations and written text

„     Comprehend authentic newspapers and magazine articles

„     Identify and comprehend cultural nuances, including humor, in written and spoken language

„     Analyze and determine the significance of the principal themes and characteristics of literary texts

„     Express and support opinions on a variety of topics, concepts and ideas

„     Compare and contrast ideas, people, places and things

„     Use formal and informal language appropriately in a variety of settings

„     Identify the target language’s literary masterpieces and their authors

„     Discuss topics from other school subjects or the workplace in the target language

„     Compare and contrast various elements of the target language, such as tie or tense, with parallel linguistic elements in English

„     Use idiomatic expressions in appropriate contexts

„     Use the language conversationally in formal and informal settings.

Standards:

List State Standards addressed in this course.  (Identify the course outcomes that support those standards.)

1. Students communicate in a foreign language while demonstrating literacy in all four essential skills:  listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

     1.1 Students listen to and derive meaning from a variety of foreign language  

           sources.

1.2 Students speak in the foreign language for a variety of purposes and for

      diverse audiences.
1.3 Students read and derive meaning from a variety of materials written in a             

       foreign language.

1.4  Students write in a foreign language for a variety of purposes and for diverse   

audiences.

2. Students acquire and use knowledge of cultures while developing foreign language skills.

  Required Unit of Study:

Themes within the course/Specific concepts being targeted

„     Review Grammar Unit

„     Chores

„     Grocery Stores and Restaurants

„     Going to the Doctor

„     Going Shopping and Buying Clothes

„     Traveling/ In the Hotel

„     In the House

„     Here We Fix….

„     History (Ongoing)

„     Past tenses, Future tenses, Conditional tenses, Perfect tenses, Subjunctive moods (Ongoing)

Unit Modifications/Enrichments:

„     Additional experiences for students capable of advanced work (cooperative learning, adaptive materials, re-teaching, second chance, etc.

„     Technology, class presentations, connect to native speakers, field trips

Materials/Resources:

• extbook (CORE and Supplemental) (Publisher, Edition, Year Adopted)
  Encuentros Maravillosos (Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley (1999)

     Spanish for Mastery 3 (Valette & Valette, 1989)

Leyendas mexicanas

Miscellaneous short stories and poetry from a variety of different sources
Media materials used
Variety of cultural medias

1.      Contemporary movies in target  language  (rated G or PG)

2.      Audio cassettes

3.      Contemporary music in target language

4.      magazines/periodicals in target language
Technology needs
Computer Lab, DVD/VCR, , Internet,

• Other resources (guest speakers, field trips)
  Native speakers/Foreign exchange students
• Assessment Program

                        Publisher Developed (list test)

                        Teacher Developed

 ·        Tests and Quizzes, Homework
Quizzes and unit exams (speaking, listening, reading, writing)
Type:  Essay, constructed response, criterion referred, oral response,
Authentic production

·        Proficiency Test Requirement

Instructional time:

            List units or interdisciplinary themes and approximate length of time (actual or percent, etc.)

„     Review Grammar Unit (2 weeks)

„     Chores (3 weeks)

„     Grocery Stores and Restaurants 2  weeks)

„     Going to the Doctor (2 weeks)

„     Going Shopping and Buying Clothes (2 weeks)

„     Traveling/ In the Hotel (3 weeks)

„     In the House (2 weeks)

„     Here We Fix…. (2 weeks)

„     History (Ongoing)

„     Grammar  (Ongoing)