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Description
Spanish 3 builds on the skills students have developed in Spanish 1 and 2, and is a Pre-AP course. Semester 1 will begin with a review of Spanish 1 and 2 skills, including strategies for reading and comprehending Spanish texts. As the year progresses, students will continue to develop their vocabulary through the use of varied listening, speaking, reading and writing activities. Each of the ten units will incorporate at least one of the six AP Themes outlined by the College Board: Beauty and Aesthetics, Global Challenges, Families and Communities, Personal and Public Identities, Science and Technology, and Contemporary Life. Students will participate in discussions related to cultural topics and other course material, complete written and speaking activities, listen to authentic Spanish audio and video files, practice reading authentic and relevant materials and engage in collaborative projects. All vocabulary units and student projects directly correspond to the aforementioned themes. Throughout the course, students will gain insight into Spanish and Hispanic cultures and discuss relevant and engaging subject matters.
Grammatically, Semester 1 focuses on the preterite and imperfect tenses, ser v. estar, pronouns, commands, the present subjunctive, the pluperfect, and present participles. Semester 2 will focus on subjunctive v. indicative, the future, the future perfect, pero v. sino, the imperfect subjunctive, and the conditional. Students will actively compare and contrast these grammar concepts to related English grammar concepts. Throughout the year, students will additionally be presented with previously learned grammar concepts to ensure concept mastery.
Prerequisites
Spanish 1 & Spanish 2.
Please Note: This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.
Course Objectives
- Exchange information in conversations on familiar topics and some researched topics, creating sentences and series of sentences and asking a variety of follow-up questions.
- Interact with others to meet my needs in a variety of familiar situations, creating sentences and series of sentences and asking a variety of followup questions.
- Exchange preferences, feelings, or opinions and provide basic advice on a variety of familiar topics, creating sentences and series of sentences and asking a variety of follow-up questions.
- Tell a story about my life, activities, events and other social experiences, using sentences and series of connected sentences.
- State my viewpoint about familiar topics and give some reasons to support it, using sentences and series of connected sentences.
- Present on a variety of familiar topics and some concrete topics I have researched, using sentences and series of connected sentences.
- Understand the main idea and key information in short straightforward informational texts.
- Recognize that significant differences in behaviors exist among cultures, and how they shape a people’s identity and culture.
Additional Requirements
- Access to special characters specific to the language, including á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ñ, ¡, ¿.
- Access to a device with headphone, microphone, and camera.
- Students will be expected to record and upload videos of themselves speaking in target language in order to exhibit proficiency in the speaking domain using a video tool within the course platform.
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Details
Discipline:
World Language
Level:
High School Standard
Program:
High School
Grade:
9, 10, 11, 12, 13
When Offered:
Duration:
weeks
Lab Kit Purchase Required:
No
Accredited:
Certified by NCAA for initial-eligibility (VHS Learning School Code:221356), Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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