Spanish III- College Preparatory- 1125

Srta. Kristin Brandt Franklin High School 201 -201! Co"rse #$pectations %o&'re( ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Secci*n( ))))))) 4eacher Contact In:or&ation( <oo& ?( 3202=321@ #&ail( 'randtkA:ranklin.k12.&a."s Phone ? ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) #$tension))))))))))))))) Also see Its Bearning course website #$tra help is a9aila'le a:ter school or 'y appoint&ent. Co"rse +escription( This intermediate level course focuses heavily on Spanish grammar. Students learn forms of Spanish expression while reviewing and further developing grammatical concepts covered in Spanish II. Instructors introduce vocabulary in a communicative context to which students respond in oral and written form. Common activities include role-playing, written exercises, and thematic compositions. Much of the class is conducted in Spanish. ll language s!ills "listening, reading, spea!ing, and writing# are assessed through $ui%%es, tests, essays, pro&ects, s!its, and comprehension exercises. ,rade Breakdo-n( .#ach /"arter0 102 3ssess&ents( .4ests5 /"i66es5 -ritten e$ercises5 7o"rnals5 oral 8 listening acti9ities5 oral presentations5 con9ersations5 long-ter& pro7ects5 port:olios5 etc.0 202 Class Participation( .See Class Participation Checklist :or g"idelines0 102 Ho&e-ork .C"&"lati9e ho&e-ork grade calc"lated at end o: ter&0 ;aterials( <ing Binder .re/"ired0 Filler Paper .re/"ired0 Folder .reco&&ended0 #nglish=Spanish +ictionary .reco&&ended0 3dditional <eso"rces( Exprsate 2 te$t'ook ---.con7"g"e&os.co& .%ote( "se >>>Exprsate 2 site0 St"dySpanish.co&

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3cade&ic ,oals( Foc"sing on the strands o: Co&&"nication5 C"lt"res5 Co&parisons5 Connections5 8 Co&&"nities5 st"dents -ill -ork to-ard the :ollo-ing learning goals( Speaking(
Students will be able to handle a variety of uncomplicated communicative tas!s in social situations, with topics ranging from self, family, home, daily activities, interests and personal preferences to food, shopping, travel, and lodging. Students will respond to direct $uestions or re$uests for information, but will also as! a variety of $uestions when necessary to obtain simple information to satisfy basic needs, such as directions, prices, and services. Students will produce responses using of sentences and strings of sentences, with some pauses, and self-corrections as they search for ade$uate vocabulary and appropriate language forms to express themselves. "Intermediate Mid#

Eriting(
Students will be able to write short, simple communications, compositions, and re$uests for information in loosely connected texts about personal preferences, daily routines, common events, and other personal topics. Students will express themselves primarily in the present tense, but will also incorporate other time frames. Students will be able to produce written product comprised of sentences and/or $uestions strung together. "Intermediate Mid#

<eading(
Students will be able to understand short, non-complex texts that convey basic information and deal with basic personal and social topics to which the reader brings personal interest or !nowledge, with occasional misunderstandings. Students will begin to understand short connected texts featuring description and narration, dealing with familiar topics. "Intermediate Mid#

Bistening(
Students will be able to understand simple, sentence-length speech, one utterance at a time, in a variety of basic personal and social contexts. Students will be able to accurately comprehend highly familiar and predictable topics with few misunderstandings. "Intermediate Mid#