Spanish IV - Central Dauphin School District



Spanish IVDescription and Syllabus2013-2014Important informationCourse Number: 62276 Course weight: 1.04Homepage: : Avancemos III (McDougal Littell) (Units 4-8)Textbook website: Contact Info: Mr. EckelRoom 219Phone: 541-1662 x219Email: deckel@Office Hours: Before 7:40am, after 2:50pm, additional time by appointmentSpanish IV Course ObjectivesIn this course you will:Practice word recognition skills such as cognates, false cognates, circumlocution to develop increase your vocabulary.Learn about the daily life and cultures Spain and the Caribbean and South American counties.Learn how to discuss the topics of personal goals, people you admire, important events of the day, rural and urban life, literature and dramatic arts.Listen to, read, write and speak in Spanish whenever possible.Practice using tenses already learned such as the Present Indicative, Present Subjunctive, Preterite, Imperfect, Imperative (commands), and Future.Learn about the Conditional Tense as well as the compound tenses like the Past Perfect, Present Perfect, and Future Perfect, Past Progressive and Present Progressive.Description from Course CatalogueLanguage proficiency is emphasized in listening and speaking through the re-entry and expansion of vocabulary, verbal expressions and refining of grammatical structures from previous levels. The student will be able to function in most everyday situations. More complex grammatical structures will be introduced and reinforced by use in conversation, writing and reading of both contemporary writings and the simpler classics. It is highly recommended that the student earn a 70% or higher average in Spanish III to take this course.Course Grading ProtocolAll foreign language courses are following the following grading protocol:Summative Assessments of each unit (such as essays, tests, and projects) will be valued at 50% of the marking period grade. There will be no test or essay retakes offered. No extra credit can be earned on an assessment, nor will the lowest grade be dropped from the gradebook. For security reasons, tests may not leave the classroom (unless being given to another faculty member for a student to take outside of the classroom). Late work will be accepted for summative assessments as follows: the earned percentage grade will be reduced by 10% for each day late. After 5 school days, late work will no longer be accepted. Absentee late work will follow district guidelines.Formative Assessments such as quizzes, presentations, journals, translations, readings and small projects will be valued at 25% of the marking period grade. Late work will be accepted according to the guidelines stated above (in the summative assessment section). After three school days, late work will no longer be accepted. No extra credit will be given on quizzes. Quiz corrections may be offered at the teacher’s discretion for no more than 50% of the original point value.The following categories of Homework, Classwork and Class participation will be divided according to the following breakdown: 10% Homework / Classwork, 15% Class participation. No extra credit will be given. Late work may be accepted for up to 50% of the assignment value. If homework/classwork is gone over in class, late work does not have to be accepted unless student was absent. Spanish IV Course SyllabusMarking Period 1Take Diagnostic Test to assess knowledge of Level 3 SpanishConduct grammar and vocabulary review based upon student’s Diagnostic Test results.Review verb tenses (Preterite, Imperfect, Present Indicative, Present Subjunctive, Imperative (commands) and Future)Unidad 4 Professions and Descriptions (Lección 1 - ?Quién te inspira? & Lección 2 - ?Quiénes son los héroes?) pp 210 & 236?Recuerdas?Describing people p 212Family relationships p 238Vocabulario 4.1– Professions and Characteristics, Describing others p 212Vocabulario 4.2- Expressing positive and negative emotions, more professions, supporting opinions p 238GramáticaSubjunctive with Ojalá and verbs of hope p 217Subjunctive with verbs of influence p 218Subjunctive with doubt (Moved from III 4.2) p 243Subjunctive with emotion (Moved from III 4.2) p 248(Unidad 4 el Gran Desafío) p 264Unidad 5 Lección 1 Comuniquémonos entre nosotros (Let’s communicate amongst ourselves) p 270Vocabulario - Travel preparations, Computers, Requirments and conditions p 272GramáticaSubjunctive with conjunctions p 277Subjunctive with the unknown p 282Marking Period 2Unidad 5 Lección 2 Nuevos amigos, nuevas oportunidades p 296Vocabulario – Participating in a group discussion, Leisure activitiesGramáticaReported Speech p 308(Unidad 5 el Gran Desafío) p 324Unidad 6 Lección 1 La vida en la ciudad p 330Vocabulario – Around the neighborhood, An apartment in the city p 332GramáticaPast participles as adjectives p 337Present Perfect Tense p 342Unidad 6 Lección 2 Fuera de la ciudad p 356Vocabulario – Traveling y train, Describing a cultural excursión p 358Gramática Past perfect tense p 363Future perfect tense p 368(Unidad 6 el gran desafío) p 384Marking Period 3Unidad 7 Lección 1 Recuerdos (Tu pasado) p 390Vocabulario – Planning for the future, School activities and events, Part-time Jobs p 392GramáticaImperfect Subjunctive p 397Subjunctive of Perfect Tenses p 402Unidad 7 Lección 2 Nuevos principios (Tu futuro) p 416Vocabulario – Pursuing a career p 418Gramática si clauses p 423Conditional tense (Moved from III 5.2) p 302Sequence of Tenses p 428(Unidad 7 el gran desafío) p 444Marking Period 4Unidad 8 Lección 1 Cuentos y poesía p 450Vocabulario – Discussing and Critiquing literatura p 452Gramática Past Progressive p 457Conjunctions p 462Unidad 8 Lección 2 el drama p 476Vocabulario – Reading and Interpreting plays p 478Gramática Se for Unintentional Occurrences p 483Uses of the subjunctive p 488(Unidad 8 El gran desafío) p 504Study for Spanish IV Final Test ................
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