Orange Unified School District SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS II Year Course. PREREQUISITES: Spanish for Spanish Speakers I or approval of instructor

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1 Course No: F 738 GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 Orange Unified School District SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS II Year Course PREREQUISITES: Spanish for Spanish Speakers I or approval of instructor INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT: Spanish for Spanish Speakers II is a continuation of the first course for native Spanish speakers. It is designed for students who already speak, read and write in Spanish and will continue instruction in vocabulary, spelling (including diacritical marks), grammar, and writing for specific purposes. Particular attention will be given to expanding students knowledge of these areas beyond their particular region of origin. Utilizing standard Spanish with expanded vocabulary will enable students to communicate with the greatest number of Spanish speakers around the world. Throughout the course, students will be exposed to the various Hispanic cultures around the world and the connection that exists between the Hispanic community and the world around it as well as the diversity of the cultures of Spanish speaking people from the various continents. Students will read short stories, poetry and selections from novels by great Hispanic authors who have gained fame for their achievements. COURSE OBJECTIVES: BY THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: Organize, develop, and present a formal and informal/impromptu speech. Apply the writing process (prewriting, writing, editing, revising, and publishing) through the study of Hispanic literature and literary analysis in the Spanish language. Define the basic elements of a short story as related to individual works by given authors: plot, theme, character, conflict, figurative language, mood, tone, and point-of view. Locate and use appropriate reference materials independently. Express himself or herself effectively in small group, one-on-one, and total class discussions. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of poetry and its elements through oral and written activities. Recognize and use correctly, Spanish grammar and syntax. Apply the conventions of writing (usage, grammar, punctuation, spelling including diacritical markings, capitalization, etc.) to student s own writing. Increase vocabulary and knowledge of standard Spanish. Understand and appreciate the impact of history on nonfiction, as well as fiction. Appreciate cultural differences. Methodology: This course will utilize a variety of student oriented activities: class discussions, literary analysis, essay writing, dialogues, debates, interviews, choral poetry and read alouds, project presentations, text review, writing workshops, peer evaluations, critical thinking, and communicative activities for self-directed, peer and group practice.

2 Page 2 Textbook: El español para nosotros. Schmitt, Conrad J. Glencoe. McGraw Hill, 2006 Supplemental Texts: La opinion (newspaper) Lozano Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA Online resources for text Realia from Different Spanish speaking countries COURSE OVERVIEW AND APPROXIMATE UNIT TIME ALLOTMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER Weeks I. Indigenous People 3 A. History and Culture Pre-Columbian civilizations B. Interdisciplinary Connection Forms of Government 1. Preterit Tense of Irregular Verbs 2. Present and Preterit Tense of decir 3. Regional Speech/Pronunciation 1. Quién sabe? by José Santos Chocano (Poetry) 2. Walimai by Isabel Allende (Short Story fragment) E. Composition Persuasive Writing 1. Subject/Verb 2. Irregular Verbs II. Food and Life 3 A. History and Culture Life in Latin America B. Interdisciplinary Connection Health 1. Present Tense of Stem Changing Verbs 2. Preterit Tense of Stem Changing Verbs 3. Regional Speech/Pronunciation 4. English Influences 5. Pronunciation and Spelling of Consonant x El cuervo y el zorro by Félix de Samaniego (Fable) E. Composition Informal Writing 1. Influence of Spanish 2. Regionalisms III. Reading Selection from an Original Source 3 A. History and Culture Carta de Cortés B. Interdisciplinary Connection Technology 1. Imperfect Tense 2. Complete Sentences 3. Compound Sentences 4. Pronunciation and Spelling (b, v) 1. Abnamar author anonymous (Poetry) 2. En Durango comenzó author anonymous (Poetry)

3 Page 3 3. Canción de jinete by Frederico Garcia Lorca (Short Story) 4. El recado by Elena Poniatowska (Short Story) 5. El mensajero by San Martin de autor anonimo (Short Story) E. Composition 1. Imperfect Tense 2. Simple Sentences 3. Complex Sentences IV. Shopping 3 A. History and Culture Shopping in Spain and Latin America B. Interdisciplinary Connection Commerce and Accounting 1. Comparing Preterit to Imperfect Tense 2. Narrating a Series of Events 3. Compound Sentences using Subordinate Clauses 4. Pronunciation and Spelling (c, s, z) 1. Angelita, o el gozo de vivir by Mercedes Ballesteros (Short Story) E. Composition Rough Draft 1. Preterit Tense 2. Two Verbs in Same Sentence V. Cultural Pastimes 3 A. History and Culture Visual and Performing Arts B. Interdisciplinary Connection Theater 1. Future Tense 2. Comparative and Superlative 3. Parts of Speech 4. Pronunciation and Spelling (g, j) 1. Mia dorado Juan by Miguel Mihura (Play) 2. Danza negra by Luis Pales Matos (Poetry) 3. A Santos Vega by Bartolome Mitre (Poetry) E. Composition Critique 1. Future Tense 2. Comparative and Superlative VI. Spain 3 A. History and Culture Past and Present History of Spain B. Interdisciplinary Connection Tourism 1. Future Tense of Irregular Verbs 2. Direct and Indirect Objects (me lo, te lo, nos lo) 3. Collective Nouns with Subject/Verb Agreement 4. Pronunciation and Spelling (h) 1. El ingenioso hidalgo don Guijote de la Mancha by Miguel Cervantes Saavedra (Novel excerpt) E. Composition Short Story

4 Page 4 1. Future Tense 2. Collective Nouns with Subject/Verb Agreement SECOND SEMESTER Weeks VII. Migration 3 A. History and Culture Migration B. Interdisciplinary Connection Political Science 1. Conditional Tense 2. Indirect Object le y les with lo, la, los, las 3. Syllabification and tilde 1. Al partir by Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (Poetry) 2. El Campesino quiere ir al otro lado by J.W. Rivers (Poetry) 3. Versos sencillos by José Martí (Poetry) E. Composition Biographical Writing 1. Conditional Tense 2. Future and Conditional Probability 3. Intonation VIII. Health 3 A. History and Culture Romance Languages B. Interdisciplinary Connection Mental and Emotional Health 1. Present Perfect Tense 2. Comparisons of Equality 3. Diphthongs 4. Pronunciation and Spelling (y, ll) 1. La señorita Cora by Julio Cortázar (Short Story) 2. En paz by Amado Nervo (Poetry) 3. El viaje definitive by Juan Ramón Jiménez (Poetry) E. Composition Writing with Purpose 1. Present Perfect Tense 2. Comparisons of Equality IX. Urban and Rural Latin America 3 A. History and Culture Urban and Rural Latin America B. Interdisciplinary Connection Ecology 1. Imperfect Progressive Tense 2. Placement of Direct and Indirect Objects 3. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 4. Capital Letters 1. Ojerosa y pintada by Agustín Yáñez (Expository) 2. Ya están ahí las carretas by Juan Ramón Jimenez (Poetry) E. Composition Descriptive Writing

5 Page 5 1. Imperfect Progressive Tense 2. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 3. Capital Letters X. Indigenous Foods of Latin America 3 A. History and Culture Products of the Americas B. Interdisciplinary Connection Mathematics 1. Formal Commands 2. Placement of Direct and Indirect Objects 3. Conjunctions y, o to e, u 1. El Castellano Viejo by Mariano José de Larra (Expository) 2. Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel (Novel excerpt) E. Composition 1. Summary Writing 2. Note Taking 1. Formal Commands 2. Placement of Direct and Indirect Objects XI. Individualism 3 A. History and Culture Individualism B. Interdisciplinary Connection Drivers Education 1. Informal Commands 2. Regionalisms 1. La misma lejanía by Miguel Armenta (Short Story) E. Composition Compare and Contrast 1. Informal Commands 2. Regionalisms XII. Government 3 A. History and Culture Spanish Missions B. Interdisciplinary Connection Justice System 1. Subjunctive Mood 1. Zalacaín, el aventurero by Pío Baroja (Short Story) 2. El crimen fue en Granada de Antonio Machado (Poetry) E. Composition Newspaper Article 1. Subjunctive Mood If Time Permits XIII. Subjunctive Mood (Section 3) XIV. Subjunctive Mood (Section 3)

6 Page 6 DATE OF BOARD APPROVAL: February 21, 2013 DATE OF CURRENT CONTENT REVISION: March 2013