Spanish IV Advanced

Standard 1.1, 1.2 Communication: Communicate in Languages other than English.

Standard 2.1, 2.2 Cultures: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures.

Standard 3.1, 3.2 Connections: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information.

Standard 4.1, 4.2 Comparisons: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture.

Estimated Time Range:

August to June

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

The student will understand that:

1.	Language is a reflection of culture.
2.	There are structural similarities as well as differences between Spanish and English.
3.	How one says something is as important as what is said.
4.	Concepts and thoughts are expressed differently and similarly in Spanish and English.
5.	A strong understanding of English grammar can facilitate the acquisition of Spanish as a second language.
6.	Custom and tradition vary within a culture as well as between cultures.

SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

Quizzes, tests, dictations, dialogues, listening comprehension activities, written comprehension activities, games, spelling word checklist, situational scenarios.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1.	What is a command?
2.	How is a formal command formed? When is it used conversationally?
3.	How is a familiar command formed? When is it used conversationally?
4.	What is the passive voice?
5.	How is the passive voice formed?
6.	How does the passive voice differ in meaning from the active voice?
7.	How is what one says determined by the accurate use of endings and grammatical structures?
8.	What tools are needed to travel comfortably in a Hispanic city?
9.	How do pronouns function in spoken and written communication?
10.	How does the knowledge of English vocabulary help and/or hinder the acquisition of the Spanish language?
11.	How does one deduce or infer meaning from context?
12.	What is tense?
13.	What is mood?
14.	What does the subjunctive mood represent?
15.	When is the subjunctive mood used?
16.	How is communication determined by the choice of the verb mood in Spanish?
17.	How is the present subjunctive formed?
18.	What is courtesy? What constitutes good manners, bad manners?
19.	What is a clause?
20.	What function does a noun clause fulfill?
21.	What relationship exists between the Preterite Indicative and the Imperfect Subjunctive?
22.	What is the role of the conditional tense in the expression of past actions?
23.	What financial information facilitates travel to a foreign country?
24.	What does the Imperfect Subjunctive represent? When is it used?
25.	How is the Imperfect Subjunctive formed?
26.	What function does an adverbial clause fulfill?
27.	What function does an adjectival or relative clause fulfill?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1.	Infer meaning from context.
2.	Recognize and infer meaning from cognates.
3.	Analyze, identify, and translate a given command.
4.	Express a command in a formal and informal manner. ( regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs )
5.	Express information in general terms about what is done. ( Passive voice )
6.	Express thoughts about food and its preparation.
7.	Make meaning of a dialog that discusses paella.
8.	Describe roads and highways of the Hispanic world.
9.	Make meaning of prompts and directions for city driving/traveling.
10.	Analyze who or what is receiving an action.
11.	Recognize and express actions that may or may not take place. ( Present subjunctive with regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs in noun clauses )
12.	Recognize and express wishes, preferences, and commands. ( Present subjunctive with regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs in noun clauses )
13.	Recognize and express opinions. ( Present subjunctive with regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs in noun clauses containing impersonal expressions )
14.	Read, translate, and make meaning of informational material that views manners and courtesy from a cultural perspective.
15.	Express understanding of proper customs to greet and to bid farewell in the Hispanic world.
16.	Recognize and express doubt, uncertainty, or disbelief of something or someone. ( Present subjunctive with regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs in noun clauses )
17.	Express emotional reactions to the actions of others. ( Present subjunctive with regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs in noun clauses )
18.	Express wishes, preferences, and demands concerning oneself and others. ( Present subjunctive in noun clauses or when followed by an infinitive )
19.	Advise and make suggestions to others.
20.	Read, translate, and make meaning of informational material that pertains to family celebrations, customs, and holidays in the Spanish-speaking world. ( vocabulary and culture )
21.	Read, translate, and make meaning of informational material that discusses leisure time activities such as camping. ( vocabulary and culture )
22.	Read, translate, and make meaning of informational material that discusses the process of laundering one’s clothing. ( vocabulary and culture )
23.	Express what one did or did not do in the past. ( Preterite of regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs )
24.	Express wishes, preferences, and demands concerning oneself and others in the past. ( Imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses and when followed by an infinitive )
25.	Express and recognize actions that might or might not have taken place in the past. ( Imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses )
26.	Recognize and express commands in the past. ( Imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses )
27.	Recognize and express opinions in the past. ( Imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses )
28.	Advise and make suggestions to others in the past. ( Imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses
29.	Express doubt, uncertainty, or disbelief of something or someone in the past. ( Imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses )
30.	Express emotional reactions to the actions of others in the past. ( Imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses )
31.	Express conditional situations in the present, future, and past time. ( “ If clauses” with the present and the future, and the conditional with the imperfect subjunctive )
32.	Express what one will or will not do in the future. ( Future of regular and irregular verbs )
33.	Express what one would or would not do in the conditional. ( Conditional of regular and irregular verbs )
34.	Read, translate, and make meaning of informational material that deals with money exchange in the Hispanic world, conducting banking transactions and practical financial matters. ( vocabulary and culture )
35.	Recognize and produce situations that require the use of the subjunctive after certain adverbial conjunctions. ( ie. Para que, de modo que, con tal de que )
36.	Recognize and produce situations that may or may not require the use of the subjunctive after certain adverbial conjunctions of time expressions and with aunque. ( ie. Cuando, hasta que, tan pronto como )
37.	Read, translate, and make meaning of informational material that deals with dating customs and weddings in Spanish-speaking countries. ( vocabulary and culture )
38.	Recognize and express situations that describe indefinite persons or things. ( Subjunctive in relative clauses )
39.	Recognize and produce expressions that may or may not require the use of the subjunctive when introduced by perhaps or maybe. ( tal vez )
40.	Recognize and produce expressions that always require the use of the subjunctive. ( ojala and quiza )
41.	Read, translate, and make meaning of informational material that is associated with professions and trades, and jobhunting and the workplace. ( vocabulary and culture )
42.	Illustrate the advantages of learning a foreign language for future employment.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Woodford/Schmitt A Bordo, Glencoe Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1997 ISBN 0-02-646118-8

Workbook to A Bordo, Glencoe Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1997

Espanol: A Sentirlo, Woodford, Marshall, and Schmitt, McGraw-Hill, 1982, 5^th edition

Workbook to A Sentirlo, Woodford, Marshall, and Schmitt, McGraw-Hill, 1982, 5^th edition

SUGGESTED CONNECTIONS

Health and/or medical careers.

Political science careers.

Foreign service careers.

Tourism related careers.

Teaching careers.

Food service related careers.

Communications.