High School Registration Guide - White Bear Lake Area Schools

WORLD LANGUAGE
5123
SPANISH 3
Full Year/1 credit Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: Spanish 2
Level: General
Students will improve their skills in
speaking, understanding, reading and
writing Spanish. Students will broaden
their cultural awareness of the Spanishspeaking
world.
5133
SPANISH 4
Full Year/1 credit Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Spanish 3 or teacher
recommendation.
Level: Advanced
Students will develop greater skill in
expressing and understanding oral
and written Spanish. Spanish 4 is the
appropriate choice for students who want
a more comprehensive foundation before
taking CIS 1003, or for students who
cannot meet the rigorous demands of CIS
1003 yet want to continue the advanced
study of Spanish.
5147
COLLEGE IN THE SCHOOLS:
SPANISH 1003
Full Year/1 credit Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Spanish 3 or
teacher recommendation and
GPA 3.3.
Level: Advanced
Students who qualify for this course
will have the opportunity to earn 5
semester credits through the University
of Minnesota. Content will include
culture of Spanish speaking countries,
grammar study and extensive proficiencybased
activities. This includes writing
in Spanish and discussions of Spanish
literature. CIS 1003 is designed for
students who would like to enroll in
CIS Spanish and would benefit from the
additional time afforded by a year-long
course. Due to the rigor of the course, the
University of Minnesota recommends that
students have at least a 3.3 GPA.
5149
COLLEGE IN THE SCHOOLS:
SPANISH 1003/1004
Full Year/1 credit Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Spanish 3
or teacher recommendation and
GPA 3.3
Level: Advanced
Student who qualify for this course
will have the opportunity to earn 10
semester credits through the University
of Minnesota. CIS 1003-1004 is for
highly motivated students who enjoy
a fast-paced course of study. Content
will include culture of Spanish speaking
countries, grammar study and extensive
proficiency-based activities. This includes
writing in Spanish and discussions of
Spanish literature. Due to the rigor of
the course, the University of Minnesota
recommends that students have at least
a 3.3 GPA.
5173
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1
Full Year/1 credit Grades 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Level: General
This course is for students with limited or
no experience in ASL. Students will begin
to understand and sign ASL. Students
will become acquainted with the American
Deaf culture.
5183
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 2
Full Year/1 credit Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: ASL 1
Level: General
Students will progress in their fluency of
signing and understanding ASL through
addition of new vocabulary, structures
and practice, and they will gain new
insights into international Deaf culture.
5193
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 3
Full Year/1 credit Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: ASL 2
Level: General
This course will increase the depth of
the language studies by continuing to
facilitate fluency in ASL by mastering
the more difficult grammatical features
including, but not limited to, classifiers,
spatial agreement, and non-manual
signals. The students will be expected
to be able to carry on longer discourse/
narratives with various real-world
scenarios. Students will broaden their
cultural awareness of Deaf culture and
literature.
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