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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 67
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 581 (H) Grades: 11-12 Grouping: Homogeneous Prerequisite: C or higher in Spanish III H Spanish IV H is taught at an accelerated pace and challenging level. The Encuentros Maravillosos curriculum is designed to further develop students’ vocabulary acquisition, mastery of grammar, and communication skills through the reading of authentic literary works (complete or excerpts) from noted Hispanic authors. The selection of literary works is based on accessibility and intrinsic interest to students. Guided activities encourage students to make connections between the chapter themes and the occurrence of the same or related issues in their own culture and in their lives. Vocabulary and language structure are reinforced in and contextually related to each literary theme. Literary themes selected for their appeal and their capacity to promote thoughtful discussion include: Dreams vs. reality, Coping with the loss of someone or something special, Personal idiosyncrasies, Response to parental expectations, Pivotal Childhood experiences, The real, the unreal, and the absurd, Intergenerational conflict, Superstition, Extraordinary behavior, Cultural diversity and tolerance, Societal expectations and stereotype, Modern perspectives, Attitude about life and death, and Solidarity vs. solitude. This course is important for those students who intend to take the CEEB SAT II in Spanish during their junior year. Full year course, 5 times per week, 5 credits SPANISH V 592 (AE) Grade: 12 Grouping: Homogeneous Prerequisite: C or higher in Spanish IV AE or H Spanish V AE emphasizes 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. Authentic audio, video and print materials related to chapter themes are integrated throughout the course. Vocabulary, oral communication, grammar and activities are correlated thematically. Language lab and a supplementary video program provide for additional speaking and listening/viewing comprehension practice, and allow students to experience authentic Hispanic cultural perspectives. This course is helpful to those who 68
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Acton-Boxborough Regional High Scho
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ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL CO
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GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTEN
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• Starting with the Class of 2016
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MATHEMATICS PORTFOLIOS - 30 Hours S
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COURSE HRS. COURSE HRS. COURSE HRS.
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3. Drop from the course sequence. T
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Honors Level (H, H/AP) courses are
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Speech and Language Program The Spe
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The School-to-Work Alternative Prog
Page 21 and 22: FRESHMAN ENGLISH 111(H), 112 (Engli
Page 23 and 24: works of Old and of Middle English,
Page 25 and 26: LITERATURE AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
Page 27 and 28: SOCIAL STUDIES The goals of the Soc
Page 29 and 30: U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT I 221 (
Page 31 and 32: and the Middle East, the impact of
Page 33 and 34: constitutionalism, revolution, bala
Page 35 and 36: MATHEMATICS The goal of the Mathema
Page 37 and 38: polynomial denominators, more exten
Page 39 and 40: points, lines, planes, angles, poly
Page 41 and 42: computations of limits and derivati
Page 43 and 44: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 346 (Sem
Page 45 and 46: SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY: We
Page 47 and 48: FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE 467 (SP) Gra
Page 49 and 50: PHYSICAL SCIENCE 463 (CP) Grades: 1
Page 51 and 52: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 459 (H/AP) Gr
Page 53 and 54: exercise physiology. Although this
Page 55 and 56: THE HUMAN BODY 462 (SP) (Semester C
Page 57 and 58: proficiency tests, compositions, jo
Page 59 and 60: LATIN II 502 (AE) Prerequisite: C-
Page 61 and 62: handling of site passages, recognit
Page 63 and 64: concepts, students will continue th
Page 65 and 66: FRENCH II 512 (AE) Grades: 9-12 Gro
Page 67 and 68: FRENCH IV 532 (AE)/ V 543 (CP) Grad
Page 69 and 70: SPANISH In an effort to meet the di
Page 71: SPANISH II 561 (H) Grades: 9-12 Gro
Page 75 and 76: CHINESE In an effort to help our st
Page 77 and 78: presenting research results. Langua
Page 79 and 80: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Industrial Te
Page 81 and 82: PERFORMING ARTS Education in the Ar
Page 83 and 84: MUSIC THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY I 896 G
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Page 87 and 88: INTENSIVE SCENE STUDY (Offered alte
Page 89 and 90: VISUAL ARTS Philosophy Art is essen
Page 91 and 92: CERAMICS II 828 Grades: 9-12 Groupi
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Page 95 and 96: design & revision will be covered i
Page 97 and 98: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING ENGLISH L
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