Lockport Township High School District 205 2021-2022 Course Catalog

SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE - ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) - WL1961
Length of Course:
One Year
Credit:
1.0 Credit
Grade Placement: 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Credit in Spanish Language and Culture 4 or Department Chairperson’s consent
State Code:
06112A000
Course Description: Students will achieve a high level of ability in speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Students in Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture will communicate
in all modes of communication (presentational, interpretive, and interpersonal) through various activities including printed text with audio sources, printed text with data, and free response
replies including presentational and interpersonal communication (speaking and writing). Students will be expected to recognize, appreciate and understand cultural perspectives and
patterns of interaction. This course has a summer assignment.
SPANISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE - ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) –WL1964
Length of Course:
One Year
Credit:
1.0 Credit
Grade Placement: 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Credit in Spanish Language and Culture 4 or Department Chairperson’s consent
State Code:
06113A000
Course Description: The (AP) Advanced Placement Spanish Literature course is an introduction to representative works of prose, poetry, and drama from different periods in Spanish
literature. Students will study the cultural context of each work and acquire basic terminology and concepts of textual analysis. Students will learn to identify and interpret the various elements
that enter into the composition of a literary text and they will also learn to appreciate the art and significance of Spanish literature. This course prepares students for the (AP) Advanced
Placement Spanish Literature Exam. Students who enroll in the AP course must have a high level of motivation and interest, as well as sufficient time to prepare out of class assignments.
This course has a summer reading assignment. AP Spanish Literature and Culture will be offered in odd-numbered school years (EX: 2019, 2021, 2023)
SPANISH FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS – WL2958 (9 th graders) – WL1958 (10, 11, 12 graders)
Length of Course:
One Year
Credit:
1.0 Credit
Grade Placement: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite:
Department Chairperson’s consent
State Code:
06106A000
Course Description: Spanish for Native Speakers develops students’ heritage or native language of Spanish more fully through advanced study of written Spanish and Spanish grammar
and academic Spanish vocabulary. Students will familiarize themselves with academic Spanish contexts to be able to excel in upper level Spanish courses at LTHS in the near future.
Students will carry out various Spanish spelling and grammar exercises and complete basic expressive and formal compositions. They will initiate or improve their Spanish literacy skills by
reading and analyzing Spanish periodicals and literature. Students will gain a greater understanding of Spanish speaking culture by comparing their personal experiences with accounts of
Spanish speakers throughout history and the modern Spanish-speaking world.
ESPAÑOL COMO LENGUA DE HERENCIA – WL2958 (9 th graders) – WL1958 (10, 11, 12 graders)
Duración del curso:
Un año
Crédito: 1.0
Grado de estudiantes:
Primer año- Cuarto año)
Requisito:
Con la aprobación de la directora del departamento
Descripción del curso: Español para hispanohablantes desarrolla el lenguaje nativo o de herencia del alumno/a por un estudio más avanzado del idioma escrito y su gramática, junto con
un vocabulario académico. Estudiantes se familiarizarán con los contextos académicos en español para poder sobresalir en los cursos avanzados de español en nuestro departamento en
el futuro. Estudiantes realizarán varios ejercicios de la ortografía y gramática del idioma y cumplirán composiciones escritos básicos y formales. Iniciarán o mejorarán sus habilidades
literarias por la lectura y análisis de literatura en español. Los alumnos obtendrán un mejor conocimiento de las culturas hispanohablantes por la comparación de sus experiencias personales
con los de los autores del mundo de español histórico y moderno.
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