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Course Number Spanish IV Honors Grade 120 Days
Course Description / Spanish IV Honors is an honors level course offered to students who have successfully completed Spanish 3Honors or Spanish 3 Academic with a teacher recommendation. The course is two trimesters long. Each trimester is a 2.0 credit offering. The class meets for 58 minutes for 60 days. All students are required to take a trimester and final examination that is equal to 10% of their final average. The course will focus on the advanced structures of grammar as well as authentic Hispanic culture. The internet as well as other authentic realia will be used to improve the students’ skills in the target language.
Instructional Strategies / Instructional Strategies include but may not be limited to the following:
Lecture
Internet
Dialogues
Smartboards
Multimedia presentations
Laboratory work
Student Learning Expectations / 1.Read, write and communicate effectively.
2.Utilize technologies appropriately and effectively.
3.Apply critical thinking skills.
4.Explore and express ideas creatively.
5.Participate in learning both individually and collaboratively.
6.Demonstrate personal, social, and civic responsibility.

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Unidad 1

El Mundo Es Un Pañuelo

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 5-7 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 1 (pgs.2-30)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. How do Hispanic people conduct themselves in social situations?
2. How do social situations differ within Hispanic countries?
3. How do various Hispanic countries express “you”?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Make introductions, describe people in detail
Writing / Paragraphs in present tense using detailed descriptions
Assessment Practices: / Written and oral tests and quizzes, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 2

La rutina diaria

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 5-7 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 2 (pgs.32-60)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. How do daily routines differ in Spanish speaking cultures?
2. How do Spanish-speaking people express daily activities?
3. How do Spanish-speaking cultures express recent past and future events?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Talk about daily routines using reflexive verbs and present progressive constructions
Writing / Paragraphs in present tense using detailed descriptions
Assessment Practices: / Written and oral tests and quizzes, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 5

El Fin de Semana

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 7-10 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 5 (pgs.122-150)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. What do the Spanish-speaking countries do for leisure activities
2. How do Spanish-speaking express past events?
3. How do Spanish-speaking cultures talk about the duration of time
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Talk about past events and activities using preterit tense, use negative and positive expressions
Writing / Paragraphs in preterit tense using detailed descriptions
Assessment Practices: / Written and oral tests and quizzes, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 6

De vacacciones

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 7-10 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 6 (pgs.152-182)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. What do Spanish-speaking cultures do for vacation and leisure time?
2. How does climate affect the activities of Spanish-speaking cultures?
3. How do the Spanish describe past events?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Talk about past events in both the preterit and imperfect tenses. Talk about the weather in the past
Writing / Paragraphs in preterit and imperfect tenses using detailed descriptions
Assessment Practices: / Written and oral tests and quizzes, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 7

¡Buen Provecho!

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 7-10 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 7 (pgs.184-216)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. How does climate and geography affect the eating habits and choice of foods for Spanish-speaking?
2. How does meal time differ in Spanish-speaking cultures?
3. How do Spanish-speaking people shop?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Talk about shops in Spanish, talk about buying groceries. Ordering in restaurants and understanding special dishes
Writing / Paragraphs in present perfect tense and gustar like verbs using detailed descriptions
Assessment Practices: / Written and oral tests and quizzes, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 10

¡Buen Viaje!

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 7-10 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 10 (pgs.280-314)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. How does travel differ in Spanish-speaking cultures?
2. What is plane and train travel like?
3. How do Spanish-speaking cultures express future ideas?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Talk about plane and train travel, use of future and conditional tenses, use of future , conditional tenses to express wonderment and probability, use of perfect tenses to express ideas
Writing / Paragraphs in future, conditional and perfect tenses using detailed descriptions
Assessments / Written and oral tests and quizzes, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 4

Por la Cuidad

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 7-10 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 4 (pgs.92-120)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. What is city-life like in Spanish-speaking cultures?
2. How do Spanish-speaking cultures give directions?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions.
Give directions in all forms of you to places in the city, the use of por and para, use of adverbs and prepositions of place
Writing / Paragraphs using the command forms of verbs using detailed descriptions
Assessments: / Written and oral quizzes and tests, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 3

¡Ay, La Vida Doméstica!

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 7-10 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 3 (pgs.62-90)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. What is home life like for Spanish-speaking cultures?
2. How do Spanish-speaking people ask and refuse requests?
3. How does the subjunctive mood reflected in the Spanish-speaking culture?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Express wishes and suggestions using the subjunctive mood, verbs of volition with chores, use of subjunctive with impersonal expressions
Writing / Paragraphs in present tense of subjunctive mood using detailed descriptions
Assessments: / Written and oral quizzes and tests, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

Unidad 8

La Salud

MA Standard/Strands: / 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8
Time Frame: / 7-10 days
Text
(Chapter/Pages) / Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Unidad 8 (pgs.218-244)
Other Resources: / Spanish and Hispanic websites, magazines and newspapers, music, art, etc.
Essential Questions
Concepts, Content: / 1. How do medical practices compare in Spanish-speaking cultures?
2. How does the subjunctive mood express Spanish-speaking peoples’ emotions?
Targeted Skill(s): / Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Mastery of the essential questions
Talk about medical conditions using verbs of emotion and the subjunctive, express doubt and uncertainty with the subjunctive, use of relative pronoun with the subjunctive, use of present perfect subjunctive
Writing / Paragraphs in present tense of subjunctive and present perfect tense of subjunctive using detailed descriptions
Assessments: / Written and oral quizzes and tests, projects, class dialogues and discussions, warm-up activities, spontaneous dialogues, student participation

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