Syllabus
Spanish III
Sra. Lucero/ Room 601
(512) 260260-5500 X 3601
Course Description
Welcome to Spanish III!
Spanish III is a continuation of Spanish II. It is an advanced course. For those of you interested in the
language, this is a more communicative level of Spanish. This course will provide you with advanced
grammar , communication and listening abilities. Among the topics we will cover are: present tense, the
past tenses, commands, future tense, and the subjunctive mood. We’ll use a combination of lectures,
videos, presentations, and listening activities. I hope it will make you want to learn more about Spanish.
Last of all it should be fun and interesting! Please keep this syllabus in front of your binder!
Course Objectives
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To develop communicative abilities by integrating the skills of listening, speaking, reading,
writing, viewing and showing.
To learn about and experience other cultures.
To use language to acquire new information and knowledge in other subject areas.
To learn the nature of language and culture by comparing other languages and cultures with your
own.
To use language to participate in communities both at home and around the world.
Class Rules
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Respect yourself
Respect others
Respect the rules of the classroom and LHHS handbook
Come prepared
Consequences for not following Class Rules
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Conference with teacher
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Detention
Referral to the office
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Supplies
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Three-ring binder with dividers (dividers can be homemade)
Pencil and pen
Folder with clamps for reading assignments
Index cards for vocabulary (optional)
Markers/ Dry erase markers/eraser
Spanish-English Dictionary (optional)
Paper for notes
Box of Kleenex/ Bottle of Germ-X
Binder
For your notebook keep all of your papers under the following topics:
1. Syllabus/ Calendar/ Expectations/ Rubric for pesos/ etc.
2. Vocabulary lists
3. Notes/Paper
4. Worksheets/Returned papers
5. Readings/ Cultural Activities
6. Vocabulary Glossary
Grades
There will be a quiz once or twice a week. There will be a total of 3 tests per six weeks. Check your
emails and calendar for test dates. Homework will be given sparingly. Daily work is 40%, homework is
worth 10% and tests/projects are worth 50%.
How can I get more information about the class?
class?
WebsiteWebsite- Go to the High School website and under Staff Directory, find my name under
Foreign Language, click on my name and maneuver through the Spanish level you need. I will
often put worksheets, notes and lessons along with sites to help you with your Spanish.
E-mail/ [email protected] -----This is the best way to contact me. I always check
my e-mail Monday thru Friday. Make sure you put your name on the subject area, in case the
computer does not recognize your email address. Check school website for updates.
Final Exam - The final exam will be comprehensive (over every topic we discuss) and will have
approximately 150 responses. Remember that your final counts 25% of your total semester grade.
Classroom Expectations: One is provided to you, please read carefully.
Scope and Sequence:
1st six weeks: (Aug. 28- Oct. 5) (3B-4B)…Review Spanish I & II material plus…Vocabulary- Words
related to driving, directions, toys, animals, childhood activities, special events, manners and customs.
Grammar: direct object pronouns, affirmative tú commands, present progressive, the imperfect tense,
reciprocal actions. Culture: Diego Rivera, Pablo Picasso, Antonio M. Ruiz. Spanish speaking countries
presentations. 2nd six weeks: (Oct. 9 – Nov. 9) (5A-5B)…Vocabulary: Natural disasters, the news,
rescues, treatment for medical conditions, words related to an accident, parts of the body. Grammar: the
imperfect tense, preterit: verbs oír, leer, creer, and destruir, irregular preterits: venir, poner, decir, traer,
imperfect progressive and preterite. Culture: Zulia Gotay de Anderso, Diego Rivera, Día de los muertos
activity. Holiday presentations. 3rd six weeks: (Nov. 12 – Dec. 21) (6A-6B)…Vocabulary: Sporting
events, Emotions, Contests, Movies, Movie production. Grammar: preterite of –ir stem-changing verbs,
other reflexive verbs, indirect object pronouns, present perfect. Culture: Salvador Dali, El cine, Spanish
Christmas Caroling, Churros y Chocolate. Food presentations. 4th six weeks: (Jan. 8 – Feb. 22) (7A7B)…Vocabulary: The kitchen, cooking, recipes, foods, the outdoors, eating outdoors. Grammar:
negative tú commands, the impersonal se, usted and ustedes commands, uses of por. Culture: Simón
Silva, Carmen Lomas Garza, learn to dance, Famous person presentations. 5th six weeks: (Feb. 25- March
19) (8A-8B)…Vocabulary: Making travel plans, airports, tourist sites, staying in a hotel, tourist behaviors
and activities. Grammar: present subjunctive Culture: Valencia Garcia, travel practices, make piñatas. 6th
six weeks: (April 22 – June 6) (9A-9B)…Vocabulary: professions in science and technology,
professions in business, professions in the arts, professions in law and politics, earth, energy, the
environment. Grammar: the future tense, the subjunctive. Culture: David Alfaro Siqueiros, Alfredo
Arreguín, Market Day.