The following points should be addressed when preparing course outlines.

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1 Course Outlines The following points should be addressed when preparing course outlines. Name of the course: SPANISH IV V HONORS, YEAR 2 Course description: In two to three paragraphs, describe the course in terms of focus, purpose, aims and objectives, and the inclusion of internationalism. This should be a summary. SPANISH IV HONORS 1 Credit SPANISH V HONORS 1 Credit Spanish IV/V consists of two curricula presented in alternating years. Classes are conducted entirely in Spanish and advanced grammar concepts are taught. Students in each course will write compositions, prepare oral and written projects, and read poetry, short stories and novels. Curriculum B: In this course, the culture element includes the history and current political and economical problems of Central and South America. Students will be involved in a year-long study of one Latin American country. Topics: In narrative or outline form, list what you will cover in your course. CURRICULUM TO BE COVERED REVIEW OF TENSES: Present, preterit, irregular preterit, imperfect, formal commands, pronouns, future, conditional, probability, compound tenses, familiar commands, indirect commands NEW TENSES (Spanish IV): present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive OTHER GRAMMAR POINTS: Progresivo

2 Ser y estar Se pasivo Hace + tiempo + que + presente = Presente + desde hace + tiempo = Llevar + tiempo + gerund Ponerse v. hacerse Ser y estar Se pasivo Pretérito + hace + tiempo Artículos definidos e indefinidos, omisión de artículos Pluralización Ordinales Demostrativos Former and latter Probabilidad con deber Voz pasiva Adjectivos/adverbios Negativos Pronombres de complemento directo/indirecto Pronombres después de preposiciones Posesivos Pero, sino, sino que Por / para Uso de acentos Animales / ruidos Comparación de adjectives Pronombres relativos Gustar Measurements / fractions Saber / conocer Números Sinónimos / antónimos / homónimos VOCABULARY College level mix Travel Modismos verbales (hacer, dar, haber, etc.) Cooking Adverbial expressions Partes del cuerpo Dictionary ORAL ACTIVITIES orals on tape oral proficiency activities (online video)

3 situational dialogs role playing picture series story creation interviews paired activities oral comprehension exercises Americanisms activity WRITTEN ACTIVITIES Timed writings Compositions New Identities Dictations READING ACTIVITIES Reading comprehension exercises La United Fruit Versos sencillos Excepts from the Popol Vuh Authentik Magazine OTHER Mapa de Sudamérica Civilización precolombiana de México Dictionary skills New Identities year-long project History and Civilization of South America Cooking / dinner customs / guests TEXTS Review Spanish III Years, Amsco publications Perspectivas de la civilización hispanoamericana, Cuentos hispánicos ASSESSMENTS Five paragraph essay Authentic literature

4 Assessment: List core assessments, as well as internal teacher assessments. ASSESSMENTS Internal assessments: oral quizzes, in-class exercises, written quizzes, unit tests, compositions, National Spanish Exam practice tests, orals on tape, oral presentations, role play, dictations, timed writings, creative writing prompts, spontaneous oral assessments. MLR assessments: Directed compositions Authentic literature Maine Learning Results: List the MLRs that will be introduced or reinforced in this course. A. Communication 1. Interpersonal 2. Interpretive 3. Presentational 4. Language Comparisons B. Cultures 1. Practices and Perspectives 2. Products and Perspectives 3. Comparisons with Own Culture C. Connections 1. Knowledge of Other Learning Results Content Areas 2. Distinctive Viewpoints D. Communities 1. Communities

5 Resources: List the books and other resource materials and software that will be used in the course. Information should include what is currently available as well as what is being ordered. Teacher created grammar worksheets Practice Tests National Spanish Exams Internet resources such as University of Texas Spanish Proficiency Listening Comprehension exercises and literary passages Teacher created Powerpoint Presentations Realia Music and popular songs from Latin America