Course Objectives

Spanish IV               

Mr. Jerry Navarra

Textbook:                     En Español, Level III-IV, McDougal Littell

 Supplementals: Activity Workbook, En Español, Level III-IV, McDougal Littell

State Goal 28: Use the target language to communicate within and beyond the classroom setting.

 State Standards (S.S.) and Student Objectives (S.O.)

 (S.S.)   Understand oral communication in the target language.                                       

 (S.O.)  Follow increasingly difficult, and longer instructions.

            Demonstrate comprehension of a wider variety of stories, narratives and conversations. 

 (S.S.)   Interact in the target language in various settings.               

 (S.O.)  Ask and respond spontaneously to questions in a greater variety of contexts.

Recombine familiar elements of acquired knowledge to produce original responses to questions.                        

            Use pronunciation comprehensible to a native speaker accustomed to interacting with second language learners.                                

(S.S.)   Understand written passages in the target language.                                   

(S.O.)  Demonstrate comprehension of a wide variety of written materials, with some help from available resources.                                                                                      

(S.S.)   (S.S.)   Use the target language to present information, concepts and ideas for a variety of purposes to different audiences.                              

 (S.O.)  Write a longer, more involved, developmentally appropriate paper (e.g. report, composition, letter, journal) dealing with a variety of topics.                              

State Goal 29: Use the target language to develop an understanding of the customs, arts, literature, history and geography associated with the target language.

(S.S.)   Understand music, dance, folk art, visual art, drama, and architecture related to the target language societies.                     

(S.O.)  Create a simple art form from a target language society.

            Identify the theme of a selected work of art using terms from the target language.           

(S.S.)   Understand literature and various media of the target language societies.

(S.O.)  Demonstrate comprehension of materials in the target language with assistance from  resources.

            Create simple print or non-print media messages in the target language.

            Identify the plot and form of a literary work in the target language.

(S.S.)   Understand history of areas where the target language is spoken.              

(S.O.)  Use acquired language to identify some historical events, concepts and trends.                                                                    

(S.S.)   Understand geography of various target language societies.                                                                                   

(S.O.)  Identify major ethnic groups in the area where the target language is spoken.                                                                             

State Goal 30: Use the target language to make connections and reinforce knowledge and skills across academic, vocational and technical disciplines.

(S.S.)   Use the target language to reinforce and further knowledge of other disciplines.

 (S.O.)  Identify systems of trade and exchange in countries where the target language is spoken.                       

            Use the target language to gather and organize data.

            Identify some physical and geological features of an area where the target language is spoken.

            Identify typical diet, nutrition and physical fitness of peers in areas where the target language is spoken.                                                           

(S.S.)   Use the target language to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of career options.                               

(S.O.)  Demonstrate awareness of occupations unique to areas where the target language is spoken.                                               

            Describe the activities of a specific career in which the target language can be used.                                                                   

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