Spanish IV
Curriculum
¡Muchas gr acias!
T h an k you f or suppor t i n g t h e Span i sh pr ogr am !
T h e n ew Span i sh 3 cur r i cul um i s a success!
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En t h usi asm an d l ove of l ear n i n g
• I m pr oved l i st en i n g com pr eh en si on
• Con f i den ce an d desi r e t o speak Span i sh
• Abi l i t y t o st ay i n t h e t ar get l an guage
t h r ough out t h e en t i r e cl ass
• Abi l i t y t o m ak e con n ect i on s w i t h i n t h e
l an guage
How is the Spanish 3
curriculum more advanced?
St uden t s w h o h ave com pl et ed t h e “ n ew ” Span i sh 3
cur r i cul um w i l l h ave a st r on g k n ow l edge of :
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Fut ur e
For m al & I n f or m al Com m an ds
Preterite vs . Imperfect p a s t t en s es
Dou b le Ob ject Pr on ou n s
Th em a t ic Voca b u la r y
The new Spanish 4
curriculum
How is this curriculum more
advanced?
T h i s st r on g back gr oun d k n ow l edge al l ow s f or t h e
n ew Span i sh 4 cur r i cul um t o:
• I n t r oduce t h e subj un ct i ve m ood soon er ,
pr ovi di n g t h e st uden t s t h e oppor t un i t y t o m ast er
addi t i on al uses of t h e subj un ct i ve m ood.
• I n t r oduce sever al n ew gr am m at i cal st r uct ur es
n ot pr evi ousl y t augh t at t h i s l evel : f ut ur e per f ect
t en se, possessi ve adj ect i ves an d pr on oun s, an d
n osot r os com m an ds.
Additionally...
1. Con t i n uous m i x i n g of m ul t i pl e ver b t en ses
2. I n cr eased t i m e spen t on r eadi n g aut h en t i c
m at er i al s
3. I n cr eased t i m e spen t on f or m al an d
i n f or m al w r i t i n g
4 . Deeper ex pl or at i on of var i ous cul t ur al
pr oduct s, pr act i ces, an d per spect i ves
5. Con t i n ue t o i n cr ease Span i sh f l uen cy
Units
1. Who Am I?
→Voca b u la r y: Ph ys ica l a t t r ib u t es , p er s on a lit y
ch a r a ct er is t ics , lik es / d is lik e s .
→Gr a m m a r : Revi ew : Pr es en t , im p er fect & fu t u r e t en s es .
Dir ect a n d in d ir ect p r on ou n s .
New : Pos s es s ive a d ject ives & p r on ou n s .
→Cu lt u r e: Ar t w or k a n d lives of Fr id a Ka h lo & Pa b lo Pica s s o.
2. Family History
→ Voca b u la r y: Life even t s - h is t or y & n u m b er s
→ Gr a m m a r : Review & M a s t er : preterite vs . imperfect .
In t r od u ce a d d it ion a l u s es of POR/ PARA
→Cu lt u r e: - Día d e los m u er t os : a lt a r p r es en t a t ion s
- Son ia Sot om a yor
3. Study Abroad:
Adapting to other cultures and other ways of life
At the beginning of the unit students will research and choose
a study abroad program in a Spanish speaking country. Each
student will then explore the following themes through the
lens of their city and program.
3. Study Abroad: Adapting to other cultures and other ways of life
A. Preparing for your experience
→Vocabulary: preparations & airport
→Grammar: New: Present perfect “What have I done to prepare”?
Compare 3 past tenses
B. Giving and following directions in a city.
→Vocabulary: Asking and giving directions
→Grammar: Review: all informal and formal commands
New: prepositions and adverbs
→Culture: Places in Madrid, reading city &
subway maps
C. Activities in a foreign city
→Vocabulary: describing activity and customs
→ Grammar: Introduction to subjunctive
→ Culture: Customs & San Fermín Festival
4. Friendship
→Vocabulary: Friendship & Disagreements
→Grammar: New: More uses of Subjunctive;
Nosotros commands
→Culture: Cuba (current events)
Movie: “Viva cuba”
José Martí - “Cultivo una rosa blanca”
5. What Will the Future Bring?
• How will my life change?
• Vocabulary: Personal Future
• Grammar: Review: Future tense
New: Future Perfect, Subjunctive or future
• How will the world change?
• Vocabulary: Scientific & Technological Advances
• Grammar: New: If vs. when future statements
• Culture: Innovation in the Spanish-speaking world
6. What Would You Do?:
Hypothetical situations
• Vocabulary: Student generated vocabulary
• Grammar: New: Hypothetical “if statements”,
imperfect subjunctive & conditional
verb tenses
• Culture: Poem by Jorge Luis Borges- “Instantes”
Questions?