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Spanish 4

Grade Levels: 11 | 12 |

Course Description

Spanish IV is meant to take students from saying short, choppy sentences to full conversations, utilizing a wide range of vocabulary and including a variety of verb tenses. Most students, by the end of the course, should be at a novice conversational level.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

World Languages (2002)

  • COMMUNICATION in a Target Language (CONTENT STANDARDS)

    • STAGE 1

      • Know the basic sound system and spelling patterns of the target language.(12.1.S1.A)
      • Know common vocabulary forms and structures used in basic speaking and writing.(12.1.S1.B)
      • Recognize common vocabulary terms through listening and reading(12.1.S1.C)
      • Know simple sentence and question structures in order to communicate.(12.1.S1.D)
      • Identify words from the target language that are commonly used in English.(12.1.S1.E)

    • STAGE 2

      • Refine knowledge of the sound system and spelling patterns of the target language.(12.1.S2.A)
      • Know expanded vocabulary forms and structures used in basic speaking and writing.(12.1.S2.B)
      • Recognize expanded vocabulary through listening and reading.(12.1.S2.C)
      • Know simple sentence and question structures in order to communicate about memorable and upcoming events.(12.1.S2.D)

    • STAGE 3

      • Know details of the sound system and spelling patterns of the target language.(12.1.S3.A)
      • Know advanced vocabulary and idiomatic expressions used in speaking and writing.(12.1.S3.B)
      • Know simple, compound and complex sentence and question structures in order to communicate and comprehend.(12.1.S3.D)

    • STAGE 4

      • Recognize enhanced vocabulary used in complex listening and reading selections.(12.1.S4.C)

Standards for Foreign Language Learning (1996)

  • Grades K-12

    • Communication - Communicate in languages other than English(FOR_LANG.K-12.1)
      • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions(FOR_LANG.K-12.1.1)
      • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics(FOR_LANG.K-12.1.2)
    • Connections - Connect with other disciplines and acquire information(FOR_LANG.K-12.3)
      • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language(FOR_LANG.K-12.3.1)
    • Comparisons - Develop insight into the nature of language and culture(FOR_LANG.K-12.4)
      • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own(FOR_LANG.K-12.4.1)

Units

Unit #1 - Preterite Vs Imperfect

Unit #2 - Por / Para

Unit #3 - Prepositions + Pronouns

Unit #4 - Adverbs of Location

Unit #5 - ONLY: solo vs. unico

Unit #6 - Unique Verb Conjugations

Unit #7 - RelativeClauses(Preps + Which/Whom)

Unit #8 - Future and Conditional Tenses

Unit #9 - Perfect Tenses

Unit #10 - Ser vs estar

Unit #11 - La Voz Pasiva

Unit #12 - TO BECOME

Unit #13 - Demonstrative Adjectives

Unit #14 - Expletives

Unit #15 - English Words w/Plural Meanings

Unit #16 - OPTIONAL ENRICHMENT UNIT: Direct and Indirect Pronouns

Course Resources

Book, UNA MIRADA A ESPAÑA