Teacher Name: Maribel Squibb Block: 2nd.
3rd, 5th..
Teacher Email: [email protected]
Available Tutoring: Wednesday 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Conference
time: 8:05-9:37
Course Outline/Timeline:
Spanish IS is an
introduction to Spanish language and culture. The fundamentals of Spanish
pronunciation, grammar, and culture are presented through a balanced
development of all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
This course is designed
for students with the knowledge of the Spanish language or culture. Students
are expected to meet the requirements prescribed by the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English by developing the
four basic language competencies (reading, writing, speaking, and listening)
and engaging in the five Cs: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons,
and Communities.
This course also
supports the Standards for Foreign Language Learning by providing clearly
defined objectives, a variety of pair- and group-work activities so that
students can use French in a wide range of settings and contexts, and offering
culture-related activities and questions that develop students’ insight and
encourage them to develop observational and analytical skills.
Week
|
Topic
|
Week 1
|
-
Introduction
to course, class rules, procedures, and expectations
El mundo hispanohablante.
- Greetings
- Tu y yo
- The verb to be- ser
o estar.
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Week 2
|
Nosotros
- Ethnic
groups of Spain and Latin America.
- Sociological and
anthropological terms in Spanish.
- Grammar: How to use adjectives with plural nouns.
- Division de
sílabas. Diphthongs and trip thongs
- Present tense of
regular verbs ending in ar, er, ir.
|
Week 3
|
Asi me nacio la conciencia.
Rigoberta Menchú.
-
Grammar: The definite articles in plural.
-
Division
de silabas. Diphthongs and trip
thongs.
-
Irregular
verbs in the present tense.
|
Week 4
|
Cuentos – Short stories
-
El
cuento y la novela
-
Writing
a short story
-
Reading:
Una moneda de oro.
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Week 5
|
Fiestas Hispanas o Latinas.
-
Días
laborales y días feriados.
-
Grammar:
accentuation, syllables.
-
Regular
verbs in the present tense.
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Week 6
|
Gabriela
Mistral – Poesía.
-
Grammar:
using the prepositions a and en.
-
Irregular
verbs.
|
Week 7
|
En casa o en el café.
- Los suburbios, los
barrios pobres.
- Las costumbres.
- Grammar: The regular
verbs in er and ir.
- Reading: Olor a cacao.
|
Week 8
|
Review for semester
exam.
Semester exam.
|
Week 9
|
El Hogar y la Familia.
-
Cambios
sociales.
-
Gramatica: el verbo tener.
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Week 10
|
El Cid.
La casa de los espiritus de Isabel Allende.
El amor en los tiempos de colera de Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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Week 11
|
Los deportes en el mundo hispano.
-
Using
the consonants c, z, s.
-
The
infinitive.
|
Week 12
|
Mexico.
-
Tenochtitlan.
-
La
Conquista.
-
Ciudad
de Mexico
-
Museo
de Antropología.
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Week 13
|
Learn the different uses of ser y estar
Amado Nervo- Mexican poet.
-
Read:
Si eres Bueno….
-
Write
a personal writing.
-
Grammar:
Using the accent. Acento o tilde.
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Week 14
|
Verano o Invierno
-
Differences
between climate and weather.
-
Grammar: The preterite of verbs ending in a-ar, -er,
and ser.
|
Week 15
|
Learn to write a persuasive essay.
-
Reading: Nosotros y las lenguas.
-
Learn
the importance of speaking a second language.
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Week 16
|
Review for final exam.
Final exam.
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Grading policy:
60% Major Assignments:
Tests, Reports, Projects
40% Minor Assignments:
Classwork, Homework, Quizzes, Binders
**see district grading
policy for specifications**
Course Expectations:
- Participation is expected in
class. This includes completing the assigned work.
- There will be a minimum of two
grades each week: one participation grade and one journal and grammar
grade.
- There will be a minimum of one
project during the semester
- There will be a chapter test at
the end of each chapter.
- The semester exam will be on
the last week of the semester
- Please refer to the ISD policy
for information on absences and submitting late work.
http://www.sharylandisd.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=420
Various projects will be completed throughout
the school year. They may include but are not limited to researching a
francophone country, region and/or city, building a family tree, researching a
Parisian monument, etc.
Students will also write and perform various
skits based on topic studied (i.e., introducing themselves, shopping, ordering
food and drinks.)
Textbooks/Materials/Suggested Readings: El español para nosotros, level 1.
This book is available from the school and is
picked up during the first week of school.Additional texts may be used in class
at the teacher’s discretion and based on the topic studied.
Classroom Expectations:
Policies regarding grading guidelines, late
work, and absences can be found on the Sharyland High School website:
Guidelines for grading, late work, and absences
All students are expected to follow SHS rules.
They are also expected to bring a positive attitude to class, be willing to
learn, and participate. Foreign languages open up the world, but only to those
willing to discover it. Therefore, enthusiasm is key to success.
Statement for Academic Dishonesty:
Academic
integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of our school. No
student shall cheat or copy the work of another. Plagiarism, the use of another
person’s original ideas or writings as one’s own without giving credit to the
true author, will be considered cheating, and the student will be subject to
academic discipline that may include loss of credit for the work in
question.