Spanish IV
Course Goals
Spanish IV is designed for advanced students and is conducted in Spanish. The goal of this course is to help students continue to build knowledge of the Spanish language, and improve linguistic skills, listening and reading comprehension, writing, and communicative activities. Spanish IV exposes students to a variety of Spanish authors, as well as primary source material, such as works of art, online newspapers, magazines, radio stations and Spanish literature.
Students read, discuss, and write essays, make presentations and engage in a cultural project in Spanish.
Grading Policy
Chapter tests - 50%
Unit / vocabulary quizzes - 40%
Project/Writing Assignments - 10%
Textbook
Navegando III
EMC / Paradigm Publishing
Materials
Notebook for bi-weekly vocabulary words / notes
Laptop (recommended)
Textbook / workbook
Project supplies as needed
Extra help
Tuesday - Thursday 2:45 -3:15
Grades on Powerschool
Spanish IV – Literature
Quarter 1 - El Novio Robado
Quarter 2 - Marianella
Quarter 3 - The House on Mango Street
Quarter 4 - VIviana y su gran aventura mexicana
Quarter 1 – El Novio Robado
Week 1
– Chapter 1: La Mañana de la Boda
– Chapter 2: El secuestro
Week 2
– Chapter 3: La Boda no es hoy
– Chapter 4: El automovil negro
Week 3
– Chapter 5: En la estación de ferrocarril
– Chapter 6: Camino al sol
Week 4
– Chapter 7: ¿Qúe coincidencia?
– Chapter 8: ¡ Qúe día!
Week 5
– Chapter 9: Cuidado con el lobo feroz
– Chapter 10: Juagndo a las escondidas
Week 6
– Chapter 11: El señor agente no esta contento
– Chapter 12: Han atrapado al ladrón
Quarter 2 - Marianella
Week 1
- Chapter 1: Perdido en el camino
- Chapter 2: El Doctor Golfín conoce a Marianella
Week 2
- Chapter 3: Don Fransisco Penáguilas
- Chapter 4: Pablo y Marianella salen al bosque con Choto
Week 3
- Chapter 5: Pablo cuenta a Marianella que puede dejar ser ciego
- Chapter 6: Los hermanos Golfín
Week 4
- Chapter 7: Marianella conoce a Florentina
- Chapter 8: Los tres jovenes salen de paseo
Week 5
- Chapter 9: Florentina visita la casa de la Nela e intenta sacarla de allí
- Chapter 10: Teodoro Golfín encuentra a Marianella en la mina
Week 6
- Chapter 11: Pablo desques de la operación
- Chapter 12: El final de la historia
Quarter 3- The House on Mango Street
Quarter 4 – Viviana y su gran aventura mexicana
Week 1
- Chapter 1: Conocemos a Viviana
- Chapter 2: Una diosa enojada
Week 2
- Chapter 3: Pluma del Quetzal
- Chapter 4: El ultimo rey azteca
- Chapter 5: La Malinche
Week 3
- Chapter 6: Las aventuras de la Princesa Malinche
- Chapter 7: Frida y Diego
- Chapter 8: Los Ninos Heroes
Week 4
- Chapter 9: Benito Juarez
- Chapter 10: Pancho Villa
Week 5
- Chapter 11: Dos volcanes y un amor
- Chapter 12: Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Week 6
- Chapter 13: La Lagunilla
- Chapter 14: La Gran Cabeza Olmeca
Week 7
- Chapter 15: Chichen Itza
- Chapter 16: Merida y adios
Learning Goals:
- Students will read, comprehend, and analyze
- Develop vocabulary through context, clues, and glossary
- Use details to make predictions and draw conclusions
- Use details from text to explain cause and effect
- Read grade level text with fluency and accuracy
- Students will understand and apply appropriate writing strategies to comprehension questions.