Spanish 3 Regents
Upon the completion of this course, the students should have the basic framework of structure which leads to eventual mastery of the language. More speaking is done, as is more advanced reading. Cultural content includes: a survey of Spanish literature, comparison of our own culture and the Hispanic culture. Provided the criteria is met, students will become eligible for induction into the Spanish Honor Society and all will take the Regents comprehension in Spanish at the end of this course.

This course continues to develop the language skills -listening, speaking, reading, and writing, thus far acquired. The Spanish 3 curriculum is enriched by the continued study of the people and culture of the Spanish speaking world. These objectives are:

  1. Develop the ability to understand the spoken language both formally and informally.

  2. Increase the ability to speak comprehensibly using appropriate pronunciation and intonation.

  3. Acquire new vocabulary and grasp language structure that enables students to read newspaper and magazine articles, as well as literature excerpts.

  4. Ability to express all of the above in writing.

Outline

Grammatical Structures

  1. Verbs

  2. Gender & number agreement

  3. Adjectives

  4. Pronouns

  5. Interrogative words

  6. Negative words

  7. Comparative

  8. Prepositions

  9. Idiomatic expressions

 

Listening Comprehension

  1. Respond appropriately to questions based on a brief oral narrative.

  2. Respond spontaneously to random questions posed in class.

Speaking

  1. Speak spontaneously on a given topic using appropriate vocabulary & grammar.

  2. Both initiate and participate in a conversation on an everyday topic.

  3. Make an oral presentation.

Reading

  1. Read a passage and respond accurately in an oral or written form.

  2. Read and summarize materials from regalia.

  3. Read and comprehend excerpts of literature.

Writing

  1. Students will write 100 words compositions on any given topic and demonstrate:

  • Organization

  • Grammatical accuracy

  • Appropriateness of vocabulary and idioms

  • General stylistic quality

Vocabulary

Students are expected to keep an individual running list of new vocabulary as they encounter the words.

Attendance

Poor attendance is highly detrimental to satisfactory progress in this course.

Everyone takes the Regents Comprehensive Examination in Spanish in June