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AP
SPANISH
CURRICULUM 2007-2008
NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL
INDEX
I.
Introduction: Goals and objectives
II.
Material: textbooks, online sources, music and additional
materials.
III. First
Quarter
IV. Second Quarter
V. Third
Quarter
VI. Fourth
Quarter
I. INTRODUCTION
This
course is the equivalent of a third year college course and it
is taught completely in Spanish. It is designed to develop a
strong command of the Spanish Language in integrating the four
language skills, and synthesizing written and audio materials at
a high level of proficiency and accuracy and to prepare the
students for the Spanish Language Advanced Placement examination
in May. Those students who are successful on the AP exam may
receive college standing and/or credits for their outstanding
high school performance.
The
curriculum product will create assessment tools that align well
the student population and its needs, the Massachusetts Foreign
Languages Curriculum Framework, and the requirements of Advanced
Placement work.
I will
divide my curriculum in four quarters, (as the school year).
In each
quarter we will work on the four skills: Listening, Speaking,
Reading, and Writing, integrating Grammar and Culture, according
with the Strands and Standards of the foreign language
curriculum.
Students
will be using the lab at least once a week, but it is also
necessary to use the internet during homework time. The design
of the AP exam is based on authentic material, such as articles
online from different Spanish Speaking countries. One complete
exam will be held in the lab to give the students the
opportunity to feel comfortable and confident with the language
laboratory and the mechanics of the test before the real exam.
Weekly
assignments:
Students
are expected to dedicate and average of 2 hours daily on
homework. Every Monday (or the first day of a week) AP students
will orally summarize a current event found in an article.
Teaching
Strategies:
Students
will learn new skills progressively. For instance, students will
be summarizing one article in the first quarter and later,
during the third quarter, comparing and synthesizing three
articles, including an audio source.
Assessment:
Teacher
will assess practice according to the AP Rubrics. The rubrics
will be published to students and they will be using them when
we do pair correction.
II. BOOKS:
TEXTBOOKS:
1. UNA VEZ MÁS.
Grammar book with many
exercises.
2.
ABRIENDO PASO LECTURA, Reading Comprehension, Culture and
Listening.
3. TRIANGULO,
Vocabulary in context, reading comprehension and listening
4. AP
SPANISH PREPARING FOR THE LANGUAGE EXAMINATION. (used mainly for
homework). The exercises are designed to not only review and
reinforce students’ knowledge, but also increase their
vocabulary and sharpen their grammatical skills.
ONLINE
SOURCES:
1
AUTHENTIK EN ESPANOL http://www.authentik.com
2. BBC en
espanol http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/
3. Radio
Nederland http://www.informan.nl/news/international/
4. Radio
Naciones Unidas http://www.un.org/radio/es/
5. El
mundo http://www.elmundo.es/
6. CNN en
espanol http://www.cnn.com/espanol/
7.
Univision http://www.univision.com/
8. Voice
of America News http://www.voanews.com/spanish/
9.
Different links, from grammar to news online
http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html
10.
Grammar practice www.conjuguemos.com
MUSIC:
1.Enrique
Iglesias: Por Amarte
2. Gypsy Kings:
Un Amor, Volare
3. Joaquin
Sabina: Noches de boda
4. Mana: (varias
canciones)
5. La Cucaracha
6. Gloria
Estefan: Volveras
7. David Bisbal
(varias canciones de su album Corazon Latino)
8. La oreja de
Van Gogh: Pop
9. Juan Luis
Guerra: Ojala que llueva cafe
10. Juanes: La
camisa negra, Nada valgo sin tu amor
11. Shakira:
Donde estas corazon
12. Jarabe de
Palo: Bonito
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
Other
reading materials such as movies and books are also available
for the students to obtain extra credit.
III. FIRST
QUARTER
GRAMMAR: El
verbo
I. Presente de
indicativo
II. Ser y estar
III. Gerundio
IV. Participio pasado
V. Voz pasiva
VI. Imperativos (Mandatos)
Los tiempos del pasado
I. Presente perfecto
II. Pretérito
III. Imperfecto
IV. Pluscuamperfecto
V. Voz pasiva
Los tiempos del futuro y del condicional
I. Futuro
II. Futuro perfecto
III. Condicional (Potencial)
IV. Condicional perfecto
READING:
I.
Introduction to how to obtain articles online and how to
analyze and summarize them. Using a variety of charts and other
reading comprehension strategies, students will become familiar
with the style and language used in Spanish Speaking Newspapers.
Students will read one article per week.
II. Short
stories: Rosa, Angel Balzarino. El decimo, Emilia
Pardo Bazan. Un oso y un amor, Sabine R. Ulibarri,
Continuidad del los parques, Julio Cortazar.
III. Passages:. 1. El medio ambiente (Triangulo). 2.
Reading comprehesion passages from the AP workbook.
LISTENING:
I. Songs from
David Bisbal.
2. Listening
comprehension related to the readings
3. Short and
long dialogues from the AP workbook.
WRITING:
Students
will keep a writing journal. Entries:
1. La
tecnologia y yo: ventajas y desventajas
2. Si yo
fuera rico...
3. Que
puedo hacer para proteger el medio ambiente
4. Una
carta a mi amorcito
SPEAKING:
I.
Trabalenguas y adivinanzas
2.
Situaciones para conversar en circulo
3. Weekly
Individual oral presentations
4. Debates
about the topics found in the readings
IV. SECOND
QUARTER
GRAMMAR: El
Subjuntivo
I. Presente de subjuntivo
II. Presente perfecto de subjuntivo
III. Pretérito imperfecto de
subjuntivo
IV. Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Los Sustantivos y los Artículos
I. Género y número de los sustantivos
II. Artículos
III. Plural de los sustantivos
Los Pronombres
I. Pronombres complementos
II. Pronombres reflexivos
III. Pronombres tónicos (después de una
preposición)
READING:
I. Students will
learn how to compare and contrast two or more articles.
II. Short
stories: Cartas de amor traicionado, Isabel Allende.
Emma Zunz, Jorge Luis Borges. El almohadon de plumas,
Horacio Quiroga
III.
Passages: 1. Los pasatiempos (Triangulo). 2. Passages from
the AP workbook.
LISTENING:
I. Songs
from Mana and Joaquin Sabina.
2.
Listening exercises related to the readings
3. Short
and long narratives from the AP workbook
WRITING:
Four more
entries:
1. Formal
Writing in the classroom: 2 Essays, each one from three sources
(one audio and two written).
2.
Informal Writing: Email a friend, usando el mandato y el
subjuntivo.
3. Summary
of a book you loved and explain why.
SPEAKING:
1. Formal
Oral presentation: Two Oral presentations from a written and
audio source
2. Chistes
3.
Situaciones para conversar en parejas
4. Debates
about the topics found in the readings
V. THIRD
QUARTER
GRAMMAR: Las
palabras interrogativas y exclamativas
I. Interrogativas
II. Exclamativas
Los Pronombres relativos
Los Indefinidos y los Negativos
Los Adjetivos, los Adverbios, los
Comparativos y los Superlativos
I. Adjetivos
II. Adverbios
III. Comparativos
IV. Superlativos
READING:
I. Keep
reading more articles online with time limit, in the lab.
II. Short
stories: Teatro: El delantal blanco, Sergio Vodanovic.
Nota cultural: La tomatina, Alberto Ibanez. Poesia: Oda
al Tomate.
III.
Passages: Las relaciones personales (Triangulo). Passages
from the AP workbook.
LISTENING:
1. Movie:
Volver, de Almodovar
2. Songs
from Josep Manel Serrat (poems from Machado)
3.
Listening exercises from the reading
4. Short
and Long dialogues, and Short and long narratives
WRITING:
Four more
entries:
1. Timed
Formal writing (2) in the lab
2.
Informal writing: Write an application or cover letter to work
in your favor department store. Ten minutes.
3. Essay:
Una persona a la que admiro.
SPEAKING:
1.
Practice of phone conversations in the lab
2. Debate
about the topics in the reading
3. Formal
Oral Presentation in the lab (using two sources: one audio and
one written article)
AP
PRACTICE EXAM!!!!
VI. FOURTH
QUARTER
GRAMMAR: Las
preposiciones y las conjunciones
I.Preposiciones
II. Conjunciones
Más sobre los verbos...
I.Verbos que se usan con complementos
indirectos (como gustar)
II. Verbos defectivos (impersonales)
III. El verbo soler
IV. El uso del infinitivo como
substantivo
V. Adjetivos y substantivos derivados
del infinitivo
VI. Verbos con los prefijos sobre y sub
o subs
VII. Expresiones de tiempo con el verbo
hacer
VIII. Algunos de los verbos que se usan
idiomáticamente.
READING:
Passages
from the AP workbook
LISTENING:
Short and
long narratives; and short and long dialogues form the AP
workbook
WRITING:
Three
entries:
1.
Reflection paper about the course and the AP practice exam
2. One
Formal Writing
3. One
Infomal Writing
SPEAKING:
1. One
formal oral presentation using one audio source and one written
2. One
phone conversation (teacher will call them at home)
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