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on themes for daily communication. Cultural information is integrated for the beginning of exploration into the lives ofthe people who speak Spanish.SPANISH I PART 2Prerequisite: successful completion of Spanish 1 pt. 1This course is for 8 th grade students who completed Spanish 1 Part 1 successfully. Spanish 1 Part 2 continues thedevelopment of the 3 modes of communication in Spanish: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-waycommunication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience).Students will expand on their ability to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends,likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly beimmersed in an all-Spanish classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’ comfort level highin their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to midnovice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillarymaterials focus on themes for daily communication.HONORS SPANISH I PART 2Prerequisite: successful completion of Spanish 1 pt. 1 with teacher recommendationThis course is for 8 th grade students who completed Spanish 1 Part 1 with a high level of language comprehension andproduction. Spanish 1 Part 2 Honors continues the development of the 3 modes of communication in Spanish:interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading andwriting) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will expand on their ability tocommunicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as thebasics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly be immersed in an all-Spanish classroom andstudents are expected to communicate solely in Spanish in the classroom. A student at this level is expected to performat the mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and otherancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.SPANISH INo prerequisiteThis course is for 8 th grade students who are studying Spanish for the first time. This course begins the development ofthe 3 modes of communication in Spanish: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-waycommunication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience).Students will learn to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school,pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will gradually and appropriately beimmersed in an all-Spanish classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’ comfort level highin their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the novice level:understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focuson themes for daily communication. Cultural information is integrated for the beginning of exploration into the lives ofthe people who speak Spanish.24
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAbington Junior High School Special EducationEducating students with disabilities to address their individual learning needs and differences in the leastrestrictive environment is provided at Abington Junior High School consistent with Federal and State laws.The class and/or learning environment can range from itinerant to full time services in subject based specialeducation classes to all general education classes. To support our students within the general educationclassroom; students may receive resource room classes. Resource Room classes are not a study hall but aclass that focus on the following: creating study strategies, breaking down assignments in manageablechunks, additional test/quiz time as needed, developing, encouraging and fostering self-advocacy skill fortransitioning independency into the general education classroom.25
Page 1 and 2: Abington Junior High SchoolCourse S
Page 3 and 4: BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORSThe outsta
Page 5 and 6: Purpose of the Course Selection Gui
Page 7 and 8: COUNSELING PROGRAM & SERVICESGuidan
Page 9 and 10: World Language Courses**Grade 7Germ
Page 11: COMPUTER LITERACYComputer Literacy
Page 14 and 15: HEALTH and PHYSICAL EDUCATIONHealth
Page 16 and 17: MUSICChorus - grade 7Students will
Page 18 and 19: SCIENCEScience 8The eighth grade co
Page 20 and 21: TECHNOLOGYExploring Technology - Re
Page 22 and 23: For fluency and skills competency,
Page 26: Three-Year Planning GuideSUBJECT GR

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