WORLD LANGUAGES
Honors Spanish III Prerequisite / Selection process: Spanish II Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major outcomes:
• Immersive language experience
• Ability to communicate in various time frames and contexts
• Production of compound and complex ideas
• Expansion of cultural competence Projects, activities, etc.: Individual, small and large group interactive learning activities where students will communicate on a variety of cultural topics Instructional focus: Greater expectation of language use, and building on prior Interpretive, Presentational and Interpersonal language abilities.
Honors Hispanic Studies I Honors Hispanic I and II are non-contingent and non-sequential. Prerequisite / Selection process: Honors Spanish III A and III B with a final grade of“ meeting course expectations” or higher or placement exam results. Intended audience: Students entering Spanish IV and / or Spanish V who wish to take their Spanish abilities to the next level, be it for college and or career aims, by studying Spanish for a full academic year. Also for students who desire to maintain the abilities they acquired through level III, but don’ t have room in their schedule for more than one trimester. Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Ability to participate in an immersive Spanish language experience while examining the Spanish-Speaking world. Students will learn by exploring unit essential questions through thematically organized unit topics
• Ability to demonstrate Spanish at an intermediate-mid level as defined by ACTFL’ s performance descriptors for language learners via real-world unit performance evaluations
• Ability to demonstrate emerging understanding of cultures of the Hispanic world by completing real-world unit performance evaluations with emphasis on verb tense control
Honors Hispanic Studies II [ This course is an alternating curriculum taught every other year. Honors Hispanic I and II are non-contingent and non-sequential. Prerequisite: Honors Spanish III A and III B with a final grade of“ meeting course expectations” or higher or placement exam results Intended audience: Students entering Spanish IV and / or Spanish V who wish to take their Spanish abilities to the next level, be it for college and / or career aims, by studying Spanish for a full academic year. Also for students who desire to maintain the abilities they acquired through level III, but don’ t have room in their schedule for more than one trimester. Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Ability to participate in an immersive Spanish language experience while examining the Spanish-speaking world. Students will learn by exploring unit essential questions through thematically organized unit topics
• Ability to demonstrate Spanish at an intermediate-mid level as defined by ACTFL’ s performance descriptors for language learners via real-world unit performance evaluations
• Ability to demonstrate emerging understanding of cultures of the Hispanic world by completing real-world unit performance evaluations with emphasis on verb tense control
Honors Spanish IV Prerequisite / Selection process: Honors Spanish III Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major outcomes:
• Immersive language experience
• Grow in ability to communicate in various time frames
• Continue with production of compound and complex ideas
• Expansion of cultural competence Projects, activities, etc.: Individual, small and large group interactive learning activities where students will communicate on a variety of cultural topics. Instructional focus: Greater expectation of language use, and building on prior interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal language abilities.
AP Spanish V [ AndHS, AHS, BHS, CRHS only ] [ IB Spanish V SL available at CPHS. See IB section.] [ AP exam is in May each year ] Prerequisite / Selection process: Honors Spanish IV or placement exam. Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major outcomes:
• Exclusive use of the Spanish language
• Preparation for placement into intermediatelevel college courses
• Exploration of the Spanish-speaking world via Advanced Placement themes: global challenges, science and technology, contemporary life, personal and public identities, families and communities, beauty and aesthetics
• AP test at completion of the course offered, not required
• Cultural awareness
• Approach the AP exam with confidence Projects, activities, etc.: Instructional content will reflect interests shared by the students and the teacher [ the arts, current events, literature, sports, and so forth ]. In addition to standard textbooks and anthologies, materials might include audio and visual materials, newspapers, magazines, and contemporary literature Instructional focus: The course seeks to develop language skills that are useful in themselves and that can be applied to various activities and disciplines. Extensive practice in the organization and writing of compositions is emphasized.
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