CURRICULUM GUIDE 2025-26
334 | SPANISH III HONORS 1.0 CREDIT
Prerequisites : 80 % in Spanish II Honors ( or 90 % in Spanish II )
This Pre-AP course is a warm up for the AP course coming next year . The student will be expected to work confidently within all three modes of communication - interpersonal , presentational and interpretive . Students will be exposed to additional readings , cultural themes , grammar and advanced supplemental activities . Authentic print , visual and audio materials are integrated . Course is taught primarily in Spanish .
$ A fee is charged for the National Spanish Assessment .
335 | SPANISH III 1.0 CREDIT
Prerequisites : 70 % in Spanish II OR successful completion of Spanish II Honors
A third year course designed to help students begin applying their previous knowledge of the language to certain tasks , situations and prompts . There is the expectation that these moments are more extemporaneous . The course aims to build confidence in the language and seeks to use the language in everyday settings . By means of authentic text as well as audio and video , students will be able to recognize , participate and understand more of the Spanish-speaking world .
$ A fee is charged for the National Spanish Assessment .
339 LATIN III HONORS 439 LATIN IV HONORS 1.0 CREDIT
Prerequisites : 80 % in Latin III Honors ( for Latin IV Honors )
The student learns Latin prose and Latin poetry in alternating years . In the Latin prose year , works of Cicero , Caesar and other selected Roman writers are studied . Some excerpts from the New Testament are read in Latin as well . In the Latin poetry year , selected works of Virgil , Martial , Horace , Ovid and Catullus are read . In this two-year sequence , the study of advanced grammar , advanced vocabulary , and English words derived from Latin continues . The course is intended to prepare the student for literary studies on the university level and to challenge and develop the student ’ s critical and logical skills . Students are encouraged to take the National Latin Examination .
$ A fee is charged for the National Latin Exam .
434 | SPANISH IV HONORS 1.0 CREDIT
Prerequisites : 80 % in Spanish III Honors ( or 90 % in Spanish III )
This course , conducted in Spanish , further develops the skills gained during the first three years of Spanish . This course is designed to increase the student ’ s proficiency in all four skill areas while also expanding their understanding of the Spanish speaking world . Students will participate in classroom discussion , oral presentations , role-play , and written activities . Students will read and analyze a variety of texts including fiction , short story , poetry , journalism as well as Spanish language music and film . As in previous Spanish courses , all four skills of reading , writing , speaking , and listening , are tested .
$ A fee is charged for the National Spanish Assessment .
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