SYLLABUS Spanish II (Blended Course) Teacher: Wes Vonier wes.vonier@hallco.org COURSE WEBSITES https://connect.hallco.org https://tinyurl.

com/vonierspanish COURSE DESCRIPTION Are you ready for some more adventure? In Spanish II, youll travel through Central America and the Caribbean spending time in museums, traffic jams, and even in the hospital. But dont worry, theres a plane waiting to take you back home at the end of your journey. In this course, youll broaden your Spanish vocabulary and your knowledge of grammar. Youll meet people from many different countries and cultures. While waiting for your plane ride home, youll also meet some Spanish-speaking people from different parts of the United States. The purpose of this course is to strengthen your Spanish listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Youll also experience the beauty and expressiveness of a language that is shared by different people and cultures throughout the world.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS Segment 1 Hispanic Influence

Cuban Culture influence in Miami

Review of Spanish I

Table setting Food

Furniture Clothing Colors Ordinal Numbers Entertainment Sports and Recreation Weather Expressions Library and Classroom objects Family Members Cognates Accent marks Subject pronouns Present tense ar,-er, & -ir verbs Verb: hay Present tense Irregular verbs: Hacer, Poner, Salir, Tener, Traer, Ir, Ser, Estar, Tener, Venir Nouns and Adjectives: gender, number, and agreement Verb: Gustar Present tense Stem-Changing verbs: e-ie, o-ue Present tense Irregular verb: Dar Indirect Object Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Questions Words

The Coast of Mxico

Yucatn Mayans The Body Toiletries Time telling vs. time of activities (son las vs. a las) Present tense Regular Reflexive verbs and Pronouns Present tense stem-changing reflexive verbs Irregular Present tense verbs: Ser & Estar

The Interior of Mxico

Tenochtitlan Aztecs

Hotel & Vacation

Preterite tense of Regular ar verbs Preterite tense of verbs with spelling changes: -car,-zar, -gar

Preterite verbs Making payments vocabulary Cleaning vocabulary

Guatemala

Irregular preterite verbs The culture of Guatemala The superlative adjectives Post office vocabulary Computer vocabulary Telephone vocabulary Conocer y Saber Negative Expressions Nobel Peace Prize winners, Asturias and Mench

Costa Rica

The Culture of Costa Rica

On the Farm

Animal vocabulary The imperfect tense Irregular imperfect verbs Comparisons with adjectives Comparisons with adverbs Demonstrative adjectives

Segment 2 Panam

The culture of Panama

City Life

Car/traffic/driving vocabulary Comparisons Superlatives Preterite vs Imperfect The culture of Colombia and Venezuela Body part/hospital/illness vocabulary Imperatives Dolerse Direct/indirect/double object pronouns

The Caribbean

The culture of Puerto Rico/Cuba/La Repblica Dominicana

Art Museum

Famous Hispanic artists Art/movie vocabulary Gustar and gustar like verbs Future tense Irregular future tense verbs Places in the US with Spanish names English words with Spanish origins Currency of other countries Famous Hispanic Americans

Airport

Airport vocabulary Phrases indicating time Hace/que in present and preterite Acabar de Present progressive Past progressive

COURSE ASSESSMENT AND PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS Assessments are in the form of practice work files with self-checks, exams, writing assignments (short research essays in English, short paragraphs in Spanish), projects, oral assessments, and discussions. The instructor evaluates progress and provides interventions through the variety of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues. PACING One advantage of the Blending Learning environment is the ability for students to work at relatively their own pace. However, it remains important for individuals to maintain a schedule for the submission of module assignments and to ensure timely completion of the course. The recommended pace for most students is to complete about one module per month (4-5 week period). ATTENDANCE Attendance is crucial to ones success in school. Just as students must adhere to an attendance policy in a face-to-face classroom, it is expected that students will work daily on this Spanish course. However, it is not mandatory for assignments to be submitted on a daily basis. Some days will be spent reviewing notes and lessons in preparation for tests, quizzes, and project completion.

REQUIRED CLASS MATERIALS 1. Desktop or laptop computer (iPads and other tablets may not function correctly with HallConnect) 2. Microphone, Headphones/Speakers 3. Updated computer software (internet browser, flash player, media player, etc.) -check for updates regularly to avoid technological problems 4. Notebook -3 ring binder with loose-leaf paper and dividers for 3 sections to be labeled: Vocabulary, Grammar Notes, and Exercises -Maintaining a notebook is essential in a Blended Learning environment just as in a traditional classroom setting. *If taking this course during school hours, some materials may be provided for use while at school. COURSE EVALUATION Students will be evaluated according to the following percentage scale. Current grade averages may be seen by accessing the grade book on HallConnect. Discussion-Based Assessments 15% General Assignments 25% Module Exams 20% Projects 25% Quizzes 15% To successfully complete this course, students must consistently submit quality work that demonstrates an understanding and mastery of the assignment given. All assignments, quizzes, and activities will count toward the final grade. Any work that is deemed to be below the 70% (C average) level will be returned to the student for revision and resubmission in the form of a retry. All forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, furnishing false information, forgery, alteration or misuse of documents or software, and misconduct during a testing situation. Any assignment found to lack academic integrity will receive a zero. QUESTIONS / COMMENTS Please always feel free to contact me, Wes Vonier, via email at wes.vonier@hallco.org. Parents will receive updates periodically to inform of their childs progress in this course.