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COURSE SYLLABUSSPANISH IBCOURSE DESCRIPTIONSpanish 1B (first-year Spanish, second semester) is a communicative beginning-level Spanish course.Students will continue to develop their Spanish proficiency through extensive interaction in the targetlanguage. Each unit begins with a video dramatization that introduces the functions, vocabulary, andgrammar targeted in the unit. Through videos, students see and hear native speakers in authenticlocations around the Spanish-speaking world. There are also numerous audio clips that reinforce thelanguage taught through the video segments. Each unit also includes a variety of interactive activities,cultural notes, and cultural interviews. The activities help build competency in each of the four languageskills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The quizzes, midterm, and final in this course are basedon the Powerpoints and videos.Another key component of Spanish 1B is assessment through project based learning. Every student willcomplete two projects during this course. These projects will allow students to demonstrate theirmastery of the Spanish language concepts taught in this course, as well as the cultural concepts, in amodality that is appropriate for their unique learning style.COURSE TOPICSStudents will develop an understanding of: Describe families Point out specific items Talk about celebrations and parties Ask and tell agesUnderstand cultural perspectives onshopping Express possession Talk about buying gifts Understand cultural perspectives onfamily and celebration Tell what happened in the past Use direct object pronouns Understand cultural perspectives on giftgiving Talk about things to do on vacation Describe places to visit while on vacation Talk about family celebrations Describe family members and friends Ask politely to have something broughtto you Order a meal in a restaurant Talk about events in the past Understand cultural perspectives onfamily celebrations Understand cultural perspectives ontravel and vacations Talk about your bedroom Describe bedroom items and electronicequipmentDiscuss volunteer work and ways toprotect the environment Talk about what people sayUpdated 7/22/15

Make comparisons Talk about what people did for others Understand cultural perspectives onhomes Understand cultural perspectives onvolunteer work Identify rooms in a house Describe movies and television programs Name household chores Express opinions about entertainment Tell where you live Talk about things you have done recently Understand cultural perspectives ondifferent types of housing Understand cultural perspectives oncommon gestures Talk about clothes, shopping, and prices Talk about computers and the internet Describe your plans Talk about what you want and what youpreferLearn to ask for something and to tellwhat something is used for Talk about knowing people or knowinghow to do things Understand cultural perspectives onusing technologyLEARNING OUTCOMESStudents will be able to: See and hear Spanish spoken by native speakers in a variety of natural language settings. Practice listening to, reading, speaking, and writing Spanish. Practice pronunciation skills by recording and listening to their own voice and comparing it tothe voices of native speakers. Begin to develop their ability to communicate effectively and express themselves withconfidence in Spanish. Have the opportunity to enhance their awareness of, and appreciation for, the diversity of theSpanish-speaking world. Gain cultural knowledge about various Spanish-speaking countries. Have a sense of control over, and responsibility for, their learning process. Have the opportunity to develop a sense of class membership, using the Internet tocommunicate with the instructor and other classmates. Increase their awareness of the Web as an educational and informational resource.Updated 7/22/15

PRE-REQUISITES / CO-REQUISITES Spanish IAPrimary Text:This course is not text dependentSupplementary Materials:NotebookSupplies for course project (will vary)COURSE METHODOLOGYThis is an inquiry-based course where you will discover and utilize knowledge of Spanish language viathe lectures, videos, and other readings, and class discussions with other students and the instructor.Acting as a facilitator, your instructor will guide you through the process; however, as the learner, youare responsible for actively acquiring and constructing knowledge by completing all assigned readingsand activities.Both formal and informal assessment will be used in evaluating your performance throughout thecourse. Informal assessment will include an evaluation of the quality and timeliness of your participationin class activities. Formal assessment will involve multiple-choice quizzes, written essays, major writingassignments, a midterm, a final exam and a course project.COURSE PARTICIPATION OBJECTIVESThis course for which you are registered is a college preparatory, academically rigorous course thatcovers a semester’s worth of material. As such, it is important that you adhere to the followingguidelines as you manage your time and commit to successfully completing all required coursework:1. The requirements for this course are equivalent to completion of minimum of 90 hours of classinstruction at a traditional on-site high school.2. Assignments must be submitted for each unit as they are completed so that the teacher mayreview and assess your performance. Do not hold your work, you must submit each unit’shomework as it is completed, demonstrating weekly assignment completions.Updated 7/22/15

3. You participate regularly in your course to demonstrate not only continued participation, butalso completion of all course requirements, including assignments, assessments and classdiscussion forums.4. You must complete your individual work and any incident of suspected cheating, plagiarism orcollaboration on assignments violates the academic integrity expectations outlined at the timeof your enrollment and can result in failure of the course or further action as deemedappropriate.COURSE OUTLINESpanish 1BUnitUnit Summary1Students will be able to describefamilies, talk about celebrationsand parties, ask and tell ages,express possession, andunderstand cultural perspectiveson family and celebrationsGrammar- the verb tener,possessive adjectives anddiminutives Spanish in thecommunityAssignments / ActivitiesVocabulary IntroductionVocabulary QuizLecture: Present tense of tenerLecture: Possessive adjectivesLecture: La Familia, las descripciones fisica and como eresLecture: Spanish diminutivesLecture: The verb vivirLecture: Celebrations!Introduction to the Course ProjectAssignment 1Class Discussion The verb tener Possessive adjectives—translation Possessive adjuectives—familyUnit ReviewPractice Test2Students will be able to talk aboutfamily celebrations, describesfamily members and friends, askpolitely to have somethingbrought to you, order a meal in arestaurant, understand culturalUpdated 7/22/15Unit 1 QuizVocabulary IntroductionVocabulary QuizLecture: Ser vs. EstarLecture: The Verb Venir

perspectives on familycelebrations. The verbs venir, serand estar. Adjectives endin in ìsimo.Lecture: Adjectives ending in -isimoLecture: TraerAssignmentClass Discussion: Describing family members Que te gusta pedir? --isimo/isima Venir and traer Quienes vienen? Estar Arroz con lechePractice TestUnit 2 Quiz3Students will be able to talk aboutyour bedroom, describe bedroomitems and electronic equipment,make comparisons, understandcultural perspectives on homes.Making comparsions, thesuperlative, stem-changing verbs:poder and dormis.Vocabulary IntroductionVocabulary QuizLecture: Los coloresLecture: You can also say Lecture: Using estarLecture: Making comparisonsLecture: The superlativeLecture: Poder and DormirLecture: Countries and Flags of the Spanish-speaking worldLecture: La siestaAssignment 1Class Discussion Location of bedroom items Making comparisons The superlative Tus propias cosas Las banderas Stem-changing verbs: poder and dormerPractice TestUnit 3 QuizUpdated 7/22/15

4Students will be able to identifyrooms in a house, namehousehold chores, tell where youlive, understand culturalperspectives on different types ofhousing. Affirmative túcommands, the presentprogressive tense. The endings dor and -dora.Vocabulary IntroductionVocabulary quizLecture: La casa part 1Lecture: La casa part 2Lecture: Primero and TerceroLecture: PonerLecture: Los quehaceresLecture: Examples of quehaceresLecture: El patioLecture: Dar to giveLecture: Nouns that end in –dor and –doraLecture: Affirmative tu commandsLecture: Present ProgressiveAssignmentClass Discussion Tu dormitorio Donde ponga la silla? Los quehaceres Affirmative to commands Muchos quehaceresPractice Test5Students will talk about clothes,shopping, and prices. They willdescribe plans and talk aboutwhat you want and what youprefer. Point out specific items,stem-changing verbs: pensar,querer, and preferir. Students willalso talk about buying gifts, tellwhat happened in the past, usedirect object pronouns, thepreterit of-ar verbs, the preterit of verbsending -car and -gar, direct objectpronouns and nouns that tend in erìa. The letter combinations gue,gui, que and qui.Updated 7/22/15Unit 4 QuizVocabulary IntroductionVocabulary part 2Vocabulary QuizLecture: ClothingLecture: DialoguesLecture: Verbs Pensar, Llevar, and PreferLecture: Asking questions while at the storeLecture: Verb costarLecture: GustarLecture: Comprar to buyLecture: Demonstrative AdjectivesLecture: Centros Comerciales and Grandes AmacenesLecture: Nouns that end in –eriaLecture: Preterite –ar verbsLecture: Direct object pronouns

AssignmentClass discussion Cuando pagaste? The preterite Buscar and Pagar Direct object pronouns Questions with direct object pronouns 6Student will be able to talk aboutthings to do on vacation, describeplaces to visit while on vacation,talk about events in the past,understand cultural perspectiveson travel and vacations Grammar:the preterite of –er and –ir verbs,the preterite of ir ConnectionsGeography Language Explorationnouns that end in – io and –eoPronunciacion- dipthongsPractice TestMidtermVocabulary IntroductionVocabulary QuizLecture: DialogueLecture: DipthongsLecture: The preterite of –er and –ir verbsLecture: Preterite of –irLecture: The personal aLecture: Nouns that end in –io and --oeAssignmentClass Discussion Que te gusta hacer? Adonde fuiste? Adonde fueronPractice Test7Students will be able to discussvolunteer work and ways toprotect the environment, talkabout what people say and didfor others and understandcultural perspectives on volunteerwork. Grammar- the presenttense of decir, indirect objectpronouns, the preterit of hacerand dar.Unit 6 QuizVocabulary IntroductionVocabulary QuizLecture: Verb DecirLecture: Preterite of Dar and HacerLecture: Nouns that end in –dad, --tad, and --sionLecture: Recycling in SpainLecture: El Trabajo VoluntarioAssignmentClass DiscussionUpdated 7/22/15

El reciclajeComo ayuda la gente a los demas?Donde hicieron trabajo voluntario?Practice Test89Students will be able to describemovies and television programs,express opinions about mediaentertainment. Talk about thingsthey have done recently. Talkabout computers and theinternet. Learn to ask forsomething and to tell whatsomething is used for. Talk aboutknowing people or knowing howto do things. Understand culturalperspectives on common gesturesand technology. GrammarAcabar de infinitive, words ofGreek and Arabic origin,gustarand similiar verbs,using -mente toform an adverb, the presenttense of pedir and servir. Also,they will learn saber, conocer anddividing words into syllables.Course ProjectUnit 7 ExamVocabulary IntroductionVocabulary QuizLecture: Acabar de InfinitiveLecture: Gustar and similar verbsLecture: Las telenovelasLecture: Present tense of pedir and servirLecture: Saber and conocerLecture: Words of Greek and Arabic OriginAssignmentClass Discussion Te gust aver A mi y a tiPractice TestFinal ExamSubmit Final Course ProjectAll students are required to complete a course project andit is recommended that students work on their courseprojects each week. The final project will be due at the endof the course.COURSE PROJECTSPANISH 1BUpdated 7/22/15

A Day in the Life: As part of the online Spanish 1B class you will create a project that willshow two days in someone’s life. This project will be presented the last unit of theclass. The main objective for this project is to allow you to demonstrate what you havelearned this semester through Spanish descriptions of someone’s day. The type of productyou choose should be in a format that allows for presentation to the online class. Powerpoint is one option that would allow for easy online presentation, but you may come up withsomething more creative also! The main idea is that many pictures can be displayed withdetailed written captions in Spanish. In the past students have used:Prezi PresentationCreated their own website on WeeblyVideos uploaded to YouTubeMoveNote PresentationACADEMIC HONESTYThe following are forms of academic dishonesty. These practices will not be tolerated.Plagiarism: Plagiarism consists of using another author's words without properidentification and documentation of that author. Plagiarism takes the form of directquotation without the use of quotation marks and/or documentation, or paraphrasingwithout proper identification and documentation. The fabrication of sources, or the act,deliberately or unconsciously, of passing another author's work off as your own are alsoconsidered to be plagiarism.Falsification: Falsification consists of deliberately changing results, statistics, or anyother kind of factual information to make it suit your needs. It also consists ofdeliberately changing a source’s intent by misquoting or taking out of context.Multiple submission: If you wish to turn in the same work or use the same research, inwhole or in part, for more than one course, you must obtain permission to do so fromall instructors involved. Failure to obtain this permission constitutes academicdishonesty. This course is a chance for you to explore your own creativity.GRADING POLICYFinal Grades for this class will be based on your performance, participation in all class activities, groupdiscussions, unit assignments, course projects, and benchmark exams.Letter GradeAAB BBC CUpdated 7/22/15Percentage Earned95% 90% - 94%87% - 89.9%84% - 86.9%80% - 83.9%77% - 79.9%74% - 76.9%

CD DDF70% - 73.9%67% - 69.9%64% - 66.9%60% - 63.9%59% and lowerHOW YOU WILL BE GRADEDGradeSkillsADemonstrates excellence in grasping key concepts; critiques the work of others; providesample evidence of support for opinions; readily offers new interpretations of discussionmaterial.BShows evidence of understanding most of the major concepts; is able to agree or disagreewhen prompted; is skilled in basic level of support for opinions; offers an occasionaldivergent viewpoint.CHas mostly shallow grasp of the material; rarely takes a stand on issues; offers inadequatelevels of support.D or FShows no significant understanding of material.CLASS DISCUSSION RUBRICInitial PostsScoreInitial Response3Responsecompletelyaddresses theprompt with awell--‐developedparagraph of atleast fiveto sevensentences.Responses to ClassmatesScoreFollow-up postsUpdated 7/22/152Responseadequatelyaddresses theprompt with aparagraphof five toseven sentences.2Responses areThoughtful and creatediscussion.1Responsesomewhataddresses theprompt with aparagraphless than five tosevensentences.1Responses only agreeOr disagree with noThoughtful discussion.0ResponseDoes notAddress theprompt.OrNo response.0No response given

And:And/or:One response givenOnly one response toto two classmates.One classmate.*If there is more than one prompt, students must reply to all prompts. All prompts are worth a total of 5points. Scoring is detailed above.SCHOOLWIDE LEARNER EXPECTATIONSNUVHS students will be Engaged Learners Critical Thinkers Effective Communicators Global CitizensUpdated 7/22/15

Updated 7/22/15 COURSE SYLLABUS SPANISH IB COURSE DESCRIPTION Spanish 1B (first-year Spanish, second semester) is a communicative beginning-level Spanish course. Students will continue to develop their Spanish proficiency through extensive interaction in the target language. Each unit

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