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Honors Hispanic Studies II
[This course is an alternating curriculum
taught every other year. Honors Hispanic I
and II are noncontingent and nonsequential.
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 Span-
ish 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 under-
standing of cultures of the Hispanic world
by completing real-world unit perform-
ance 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:
• Commitment to language use and
interest in culture
• Language study with an increased use of
authentic materials
• Oral and written emphasis
Projects, Activities, etc.: Research, presenta-
tion, student led communicative activities on
topics which may include: travel, restaurants,
hotels, news media, art, history, literature,
and music
Instructional Focus: Proficiency based study
of vocabulary, grammar, and culture using a
variety of media
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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 intermedi-
ate-level college courses
• Exploration of the French-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, lit-
erature, sports, and so forth]. In addition to
standard textbooks and anthologies, materi-
als 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.
Medical Spanish
[CRHS only]
Prerequisite/Selection Process: Spanish II
Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12
Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit
Major Outcomes:
This course is designed for Healthcare Pro-
fessionals to assist them in communicating
with those who speak a language other than
English in the healthcare setting. Students
will learn the vocabulary of Spanish medical
terms, learn skills in medical reporting and
medical communications, and apply cultural
variations to medical practices.
Projects, Activities, etc.: Use conversational
Spanish in medical scenarios
Instructional Focus: Medical applications in
the World Languages area
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