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Mahomet-Seymour Schools

 Curriculum

World Languages - Spanish III

 

Fables and Fairy Tales

 

The learner will be able to demonstrate a review of writing skills as learned in Spanish I and II.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to reconstruct a familiar passage (a fable or fairy tale) in English to Spanish.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to produce a short play.

 

  

 

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Getting To Know Each Other

 

The learner will be able to describe how people look and feel and what they are like.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to narrate descriptions of typical activities and daily routines.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recall the characters of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to distinguish the art movements in the Hispanic world of the 20th century.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to differentiate the artistic styles and influences of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Diego Rivera, and Frida Kahlo.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to generate semantic maps to compare the artists' lives.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to use the Internet to search for Virtual Museums.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to create a time line of the Columbus journeys to the new world.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to examine the history of Cuba through the life of Jose Marti.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to create a time line showing events in Cuba and the life of Marti.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to use Venn diagrams to organize comparisons.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recall review of adjective forms and agreement, uses of ser and estar, and present tense irregurlars.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to write a synopsis of a magazine or newspaper article.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to write a brief autobiographical character sketch of an artist.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to practice various communicative strategies, including giving definitions in the target language and circumlocution.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to analyze story telling skills.

 

  

 

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Dia de los muertos

 

The learner will be able to differentiate between this celebration day in Mexico and Halloween.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to construct an authentic ofrenda.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to determine the factors that contribute to the Mexican view of life and death.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to give a visual and aural example of esqueletos.

 

  

 

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La Ropa

 

The learner will be able to describe clothing with expanded vocabulary.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to analyze how clothing reflects the people and era.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to give an opinion of what makes clothing comfortable and appropriate.

 

  

 

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La gitanilla

 

The learner will be able to converse on details and plot of this short story.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recall the facts of the life of Miguel de Cervantes.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to give examples of the hierarchy of social classes in Spain during the 17th century.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to give examples of two common themes of Spanish literature, love and adventure.

 

  

 

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Preterite and Imperfect Tenses

 

The learner will be able to identify formation and rules of usage of preterite verbs.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to identify formation and rules of usage of imperfect verbs.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to change a present tense narration to past tense.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recognize the vosotros form.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to translate a section of a familiar poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to practice dictionary skills in vocabulary selection for nuances of meaning.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recognize effects of appropriate word choice.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to use the correct past tense with limited accuracy.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to put on a (translated) performance with actions and props.

 

  

 

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Luminarias

 

The learner will be able to interpret the significance of Pre-Columbian Mexican designs (borders, flora, and fauna).

 

  

 

The learner will be able to find out the origin and history of the luminaria.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to draw a design and make a contemporary luminaria based on ancient practices.

 

  

 

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Bookmarks

 

The learner will be able to translate with more precision.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to choose vocabulary from the dictionary with more accuracy.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to correlate a visual to a quotation or philosophy.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to produce a printed example concentrating on grammatical form.

 

  

 

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Great Love Stories of Latin America

 

The learner will be able to read with more accuracy of meaning from context.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to classify stories into common literary genres.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to identify key elements of a plot.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recognize satire and ironical humor.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to identify common Hispanic literary themes.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to create a wedding announcement in authentic language.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to create an obituary in authentic language.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to convert a written story to a three part "made-for television" series.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to make predictions to the story finale based on Hispanic themes rather than western literature themes.

 

  

 

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The Term Paper

 

The learner will be able to organize and synthesize sources.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to use the internet as a resource.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to demonstrate more controlled writing accuracy incorporating: present, preterite, imperfect, future and conditional tenses-compare tenses, including progressive and perfect-sentence structure-gender and number agreement-subject and verb agreement- object pronouns and placement-adjectives and adverbs.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to recognize the need for subjunctive.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to analyze what cohesive writing includes.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to follow a step-by-step process for punctual completion of a lengthy assignment.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to write a biography sketch of a famous Spanish speaking person.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to tell in their own words the story of their person's life to the class.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to identify countries of origin for the famous people.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to plan a "costume" to re-create the person's time era.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to respond to informational and clarification questions on the topic of the famous person researched.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to identify country, profession and "claim to fame" for all the Spanish speaking people chosen in the class.

 

  

 

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Mexican Muralism

 

The learner will be able to trace the historical roots of Mexican muralism.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to apply the background learned earlier concerning Rivera’s art.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to correlate the pre-Colombian Indian influences in contemporary art.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to analyze ancient Indian legends.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to create a mural illustrating a legend.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to differentiate between surrealistic styles.

 

  

 

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Don Quixote of La Mancha

 

The learner will be able to generate a character analysis of the main characters of the novel.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to suggest reasons why this novel redefined literary themes.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to debate the transformation in the dulcinea character.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to define quixotic actions.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to predict the end result of any quixote escapade.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to compare and contrast the novel and the movie man of la mancha.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to dissect the song lyrics to further enhance character interpretation.

 

  

 

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Teaching Elementary Spanish

 

The learner will be able to apply organizational skills.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to revise lesson plans.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to suggest visuals and realia.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to diagnose individual strengths in presentations.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to find appropriate (perhaps unusual) ways to convey new information to a different age group.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to evaluate the experience.

 

  

 

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Modern Spanish Surrealism

 

The learner will be able to apply art terminology to Spanish surrealist works.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to identify works by Picasso, Miro, and Dali.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to support opinions of identification based on artists' style.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to examine a variety of surrealistic works for classification.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to draw personal art work to imitate the artists' style.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to produce personal art work to define individual preferences.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to use the internet for virtual museum searches.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to project from geographical and historical roots what these artists had in common.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to explain how European surrealism differs from Latin American surrealism (kahlo).

 

  

 

The learner will be able to paraphrase the multiple artistic periods of Picasso.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to suggest why Miro's style appeals to children.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to interpret a Dali painting.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to select a favorite surrealistic artist.

 

  

 

The learner will be able to give a personal opinion of the artists and their style.

 

  

 

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