Bienvenidos a Español IV

El Mundo Hispánico

What to expect• Speaking…..talk, talk, talk, and talk some more,

with partners, in groups, in presentations, on the phone

• Listening……music, news, advertisements, movie clips, TV, native speakers

• Reading…..lyrics, recipes, poetry, travel guides, news, authentic texts

• Writing……incorporating more grammatical structures

• CULTURE…..music, history, art, geography, poetry, dance, travel, fashion, food, nature, animals, sports

What is needed in class….• Notebook or folder• Pens or pencils• Flashdrive/Thumbdrive• MOST IMPORTANT: A Positive Attitude– Without a “can-do”, “will try” attitude, success in this class

will be exceptionally difficult. Rethink your decision to take Spanish IV if you are missing this most critical component!

• Curriculum is based on Exprésate 3, textbook is kept in class

• Donations of Kleenex boxes and antibacterial hand cleanser would be greatly appreciated

Grades……POINT SYSTEM

• Quizzes (weekly) First quiz: Friday, Aug. 31• Classwork (daily) Informally assessed everyday and

formally assessed weekly• Homework (weekly) includes non-traditional

assignments such as blogs (first semester) and fluency assignments (second semester)

• Formal Assessments/PBT• Participation: IT IS REQUIRED• All lessons are located on el mundo de birch

Qualities of a successful language learner

• an appetite for learning, perseverance• willing to take risks• willing to make mistakes and

learn from them• wanting to help and teach

others

A few of the many authentic materials used in class

• Food• Family• The Fine Arts:–Art–Architecture–Dance–music

• Electronic and print media

• Challenges, goals and aspirations

• Jobs, business, technology and professions

• Legends, folktales and fairytales

• Historical events• Natural disasters• The Environment

• Review of Spanish III• The Future (will)• The Conditional (would)• The Perfects (present, past,

future, subjunctive) • The Progressives (present,

past, future• Present and Past Subjunctive

• All different genres of music• Cultural identification: Who am I? Who are you? Who are they?• Foods from the Caribbean• Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo• The Mayas and the Aztecs• The Cultures of the Andes Mountains• Legends, folk tales and fairy tales• Geography, social awareness and history of

PerúChileBoliviaEcuadorEl CaribeMéxico

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