Program of Studies - Acton-Boxborough Regional School District ...

SPANISH III 571 (H)
Grades 10-12 Grouping: Homogeneous
Prerequisite: C or higher in Spanish II H
Spanish III H is taught at an accelerated pace and challenging level. This course
offers a fully integrated program emphasizing communication, pair and group
work, and learning in context. Activities are designed to motivate students, to
foster the use of critical thinking skills, and to promote the development of
listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. To complement each chapter
vocabulary, oral communication, grammar and activities are correlated with each
unit theme and function. A video program helps students to develop listening
comprehension skills while enabling them to “travel” through the diverse
Hispanic world. Students will further develop the reading skill by examining
several contemporary short stories by Spanish and Latin American authors.
Full year course, 5 times per week, 5 credits
SPANISH IV 583 (CP)
Grades: 11-12 Grouping: Homogeneous
Prerequisite: C- or higher in Spanish III
Spanish IV CP provides students with the opportunity to synthesize the
knowledge and skills acquired in their previous study of Spanish. Students will
acquire new vocabulary, but the class will focus on developing communicative
competency through intense review and practice of the grammatical structures
introduced in previous courses. A video program helps students to develop
listening comprehension skills, increase vocabulary, and gain cultural insights,
while enabling them to “travel” through the diverse Hispanic world. To develop
reading skills, students will read various selections from a graded Spanish
reader.
Full year course, 5 times per week, 5 credits
SPANISH IV 582 (AE) / V 593 (CP)
Grades 11-12 Grouping: Homogeneous
Prerequisite: C- or higher Spanish III AE or H for IV AE/C- or higher in IV CP.
Spanish IV AE/V CP completes the work begun in Spanish III AE and IVCP. It
provides a fully integrated program emphasizing communication, pair and
group work, and learning in context. Activities are designed to motivate
students, to foster the use of critical thinking skills, and to promote the
development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. To complement
each chapter, vocabulary, oral communication, and grammar activities are
correlated with each unit theme and function. A video program helps students to
develop listening comprehension skills while enabling them to “travel” through
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