UNIT OF STUDY Spanish

CLASS: Spanish 3

CONCEPTS:

OBJECTIVES: / PRODUCTION/ACTIVITIES / SKILLS OR CONCEPTS TO LEARN / RESOURCES/EVALUATION
1. A continuation of Spanish II with added emphasis on conversation and “fine-tuning” of grammatical concepts. Main objective is to advance student to a higher level of Spanish usage.
A general list of concepts that will be reviewed/ introduced/practiced:
A) Review of Preterite and Imperfect
B) Review of “Ser” vs. “Estar”
C) Intro of Subjunctive Mood
D) “Nosotros” Commands
E) Review of object pronouns
F)Review of Future Tense
G) Intro the Conditional Tense
H) Review of present progressive, present perfect, and subjunctive present perfect
I) Intro the Past Progressive
J) Intro of the passive voice
K) Review of comparatives and superlatives
L) Review of compound sentences
M) Review of the uses of “se”
N) Intro the Past Subjunctive
O) Review of “por” vs. “para”
P) Intro the sequencing of sentences and the tenses to use
Q) Review of “haber”
These concepts will be introduced in sequential order throughout the year. Review of these will be varied throughout the year. / 1. A good percentage of classtime will be spent working in pairs or small groups. This will help the student feel “comfortable” in using the language among friends/small group. This is especially helpful in doing some of the text activities.
2. Emphasis will be on use of the language during class time, i.e. Directions given in Spanish, students responding in Spanish, etc.
Only during times of difficult or introductory explanation will concepts be discussed in English.
3. Several “presentations” will be given (individually or with a partner) dealing with the current grammatical concepts. Criteria will be given for a minimum grade with additional “possibilities” to improve the grade on the project/presentation
4. Increased reading and translating will be utilized to improve the student’s ability to understand the language. This is done in small groups/w/partner or as a large group.
5. Time will be given for students to “charlar” [chat] about various topics of interest in Spanish. This will help students develop Spanish sentences “on the spot” and become more at-ease in using the language. / 1. As with all language courses, it is hoped that the students will continue to improve in the 4 basic areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
2. With the increase of vocabulary development, the student will learn how to create sentences using known vocab and use words with similar meanings to “generally” get their sentence understood by others. General understanding becomes more important than “perfection”
3. Many “cognates” [words that are spelled similarly, look like our English words (Latin based)] will help the student understand the meaning of many English words, thus helping with their overall communication skills. / 1.Holt/Rinehart/Winston
“Expresate” Spanish 3
Text
Audio CDs
DVD for videonovela
Worksheets for practice with
various concepts
“Expresate” tests & quizzes
2.  Instructor created:
Worksheets
Tests and Quizzes
Projects and Presentations
Vocab visual flashcards
3.  Student created:
Vocab word flashcards
English sentences for
others to translate

Revised on: 5/14/2010 (date of latest work) Spanish 3

By: Kelvin Wolzen, Spanish Instructor