El Obelisco de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
IB MYP Spanish Level 3
1) What students will learn (topics):
Oh the places I went => Places, geography, transportation, cities, traveling, food, daily routine, buying/selling
Essential Structures: Present tense and preterit (all forms), reflexive verbs
Love and Friendship => Emotions, personalities, love/friendship/relationships/family, characteristics, giving and asking for advice, complain/apologize, poems
Essential Structures: Should, present, past, indirect objects and pronouns; Subjunctive, negative
Once upon a time...=> Childhood, stories, legends, animals, time words for a story/to end a story, fairy tales,
Essential Structures: Past tense, imperfect, ser/estar, relative pronouns, structures for narrating stories
Art => Painting, sculpture, music, film, dance; artists, museums, paintings, plays, culture
Essential Structures: Demonstrative adjectives, present perfect, passive “se”, recommendations, descriptions
Students will also review the following topics:
It's my life! => Fun things to do after school, media; rooms and furniture at home, chores.
* Essential Structures: Verbs used to express responsibility, verbs used to express preferences and opinions, present progressive, present and past tense.
The Future is Now! => Careers, occupations, community service.
* Essential Structures: Future tense, Verbs used to express preferences and opinions, verbs used to express responsibilities (have to + infinitive verbs).
Taking Care of Me => Daily routine, body parts, illness and injury, medical advice, healthy living.
* Essential Structures: Reflexive verbs in present tense in all forms and familiar commands (affirmative and negative).Use of definitive article with body parts, Injury verbs in the past tense.
Oh, the places I will go! => Traveling, packing, places, geography, transportation, weather, emergencies, asking and giving information, phone conversations.
* Essential Structures: Present tense and preterit (all forms), direct object pronouns, future tense.
2) How students will learn (Standards, skills and learning to learn):
2.1 Standards and skills: Students will attain the following knowledge and skills, based on the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards:
Standard 1= Connections to Language and Literacy
Standard 2= Connections to other disciplines
Standard 3= Communities
Skill 1= Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication.
(Interpersonal Communication: Person-to-Person Communication)
Skill 2= Understand words and concepts presented in the language.
(Interpretive Communication: Listening and Reading)
Skill 3= Use the language to present information to an audience.
(Presentational Communication: Speaking and Writing)
Skill 4= Compare the students’ culture and the target culture (Culture).
2.2 Language Components: In addition, students will learn Spanish while practicing and working on the following language components: Pronunciation, Spelling, Grammar and Vocabulary.
2..3 Learning to how to learn: Students will reflect on their own learning experience in order to work towards a more effective learning process by means of:
* Knowledge: Students being aware of their own thought processes and learning styles.
* Self-regulation: Students being able to keep track of their learning process as well as regulating it and evaluating it.
3) Course Evaluation:
Grades are based on the student’s performance on all activities in the course per quarter.
Category % of grade Semester Min/Max # Year-Long Min/Max #
Prepare (practice) 20 9/18 5/9
Category % of grade Semester Min/Max # Year-Long Min/Max #
Rehearse (assign) 30 6/10 3/5
Category % of grade Semester Min/Max # Year-Long Min/Max #
Perform (test) 50 3/4 2/3
Special Grade Guidelines:
Late Assignments: - 5 pts /day
Min Grade of 50 % (if reasonable attempt) ; 0% no attempt
Comment in PowerSchool when actual grade is less than 50%
Re-Assessment after re-teaching for a maximum grade of 80% (perform)
Grading Scale:
A = 100 to 90%
B = 89 to 80%
C = 79 to 70%
D = 69 to 60%
F = 59 to 0%
4) Class Materials:
Materials supplied by CMS and East Meck:
=> Text: Imagina: A class set of the book will be available for use in the classroom.
=> English/Spanish Dictionary: Dictionaries will be available for use in the classroom.
=> Class photocopies and hang-outs.
=> Chrome Books: At the beginning of the school year, students will be assigned a CMS Chrome Book for students to work on online assignments in every class every day. Students are supposed to bring their Chrome Books to class every day to be able to work on class work. Therefore, it is mandatory that students keep their Chrome Books charged and in good condition at all times, and that students follow CMS use of technology devices rules.
Required supplies: Students should have a notebook for taking notes in class and a folder with pockets for keeping learning materials (class hand-outs, photocopies, ongoing projects and assignments) or a binder, instead.
*Note: Student's notes and learning materials (E.g. Forms, photocopies) are a grade. Therefore, students should have their notes and learning materials available at all times. This includes online material posted and submitted in Google Classroom.
=> Ear-buds or headphones for listening exercises.
=> Pen, pencil, paper, and index cards.
Recommended supplies: Spanish-English dictionary, highlighters; Art packet: colored pencils, markers, glue sticks, construction/colored paper.
Internet access at home: It is recommended that the student has internet access at home in order to work on homework and projects, and to practice Spanish at home. If a student does not have access to internet at home, the student is supposed to let the teacher know in advance so the student can get extended time approved in order for him/her to complete online assignments.
BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology): Students are welcome to bring their electronic devices to class in addition to their Chrome Books.
Note 1: Students can use cell phones and other electronic devices in the classroom ONLY for academic purposes when instructed and students have to follow CMS use of technology devices policies at all times.
Note 2: Electronic devices are not required supplies for this class since CMS provides a Chrome Book to every student at school.
1) What students will learn (topics):
Oh the places I went => Places, geography, transportation, cities, traveling, food, daily routine, buying/selling
Essential Structures: Present tense and preterit (all forms), reflexive verbs
Love and Friendship => Emotions, personalities, love/friendship/relationships/family, characteristics, giving and asking for advice, complain/apologize, poems
Essential Structures: Should, present, past, indirect objects and pronouns; Subjunctive, negative
Once upon a time...=> Childhood, stories, legends, animals, time words for a story/to end a story, fairy tales,
Essential Structures: Past tense, imperfect, ser/estar, relative pronouns, structures for narrating stories
Art => Painting, sculpture, music, film, dance; artists, museums, paintings, plays, culture
Essential Structures: Demonstrative adjectives, present perfect, passive “se”, recommendations, descriptions
Students will also review the following topics:
It's my life! => Fun things to do after school, media; rooms and furniture at home, chores.
* Essential Structures: Verbs used to express responsibility, verbs used to express preferences and opinions, present progressive, present and past tense.
The Future is Now! => Careers, occupations, community service.
* Essential Structures: Future tense, Verbs used to express preferences and opinions, verbs used to express responsibilities (have to + infinitive verbs).
Taking Care of Me => Daily routine, body parts, illness and injury, medical advice, healthy living.
* Essential Structures: Reflexive verbs in present tense in all forms and familiar commands (affirmative and negative).Use of definitive article with body parts, Injury verbs in the past tense.
Oh, the places I will go! => Traveling, packing, places, geography, transportation, weather, emergencies, asking and giving information, phone conversations.
* Essential Structures: Present tense and preterit (all forms), direct object pronouns, future tense.
2) How students will learn (Standards, skills and learning to learn):
2.1 Standards and skills: Students will attain the following knowledge and skills, based on the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards:
Standard 1= Connections to Language and Literacy
Standard 2= Connections to other disciplines
Standard 3= Communities
Skill 1= Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication.
(Interpersonal Communication: Person-to-Person Communication)
Skill 2= Understand words and concepts presented in the language.
(Interpretive Communication: Listening and Reading)
Skill 3= Use the language to present information to an audience.
(Presentational Communication: Speaking and Writing)
Skill 4= Compare the students’ culture and the target culture (Culture).
2.2 Language Components: In addition, students will learn Spanish while practicing and working on the following language components: Pronunciation, Spelling, Grammar and Vocabulary.
2..3 Learning to how to learn: Students will reflect on their own learning experience in order to work towards a more effective learning process by means of:
* Knowledge: Students being aware of their own thought processes and learning styles.
* Self-regulation: Students being able to keep track of their learning process as well as regulating it and evaluating it.
3) Course Evaluation:
Grades are based on the student’s performance on all activities in the course per quarter.
Category % of grade Semester Min/Max # Year-Long Min/Max #
Prepare (practice) 20 9/18 5/9
Category % of grade Semester Min/Max # Year-Long Min/Max #
Rehearse (assign) 30 6/10 3/5
Category % of grade Semester Min/Max # Year-Long Min/Max #
Perform (test) 50 3/4 2/3
Special Grade Guidelines:
Late Assignments: - 5 pts /day
Min Grade of 50 % (if reasonable attempt) ; 0% no attempt
Comment in PowerSchool when actual grade is less than 50%
Re-Assessment after re-teaching for a maximum grade of 80% (perform)
Grading Scale:
A = 100 to 90%
B = 89 to 80%
C = 79 to 70%
D = 69 to 60%
F = 59 to 0%
4) Class Materials:
Materials supplied by CMS and East Meck:
=> Text: Imagina: A class set of the book will be available for use in the classroom.
=> English/Spanish Dictionary: Dictionaries will be available for use in the classroom.
=> Class photocopies and hang-outs.
=> Chrome Books: At the beginning of the school year, students will be assigned a CMS Chrome Book for students to work on online assignments in every class every day. Students are supposed to bring their Chrome Books to class every day to be able to work on class work. Therefore, it is mandatory that students keep their Chrome Books charged and in good condition at all times, and that students follow CMS use of technology devices rules.
Required supplies: Students should have a notebook for taking notes in class and a folder with pockets for keeping learning materials (class hand-outs, photocopies, ongoing projects and assignments) or a binder, instead.
*Note: Student's notes and learning materials (E.g. Forms, photocopies) are a grade. Therefore, students should have their notes and learning materials available at all times. This includes online material posted and submitted in Google Classroom.
=> Ear-buds or headphones for listening exercises.
=> Pen, pencil, paper, and index cards.
Recommended supplies: Spanish-English dictionary, highlighters; Art packet: colored pencils, markers, glue sticks, construction/colored paper.
Internet access at home: It is recommended that the student has internet access at home in order to work on homework and projects, and to practice Spanish at home. If a student does not have access to internet at home, the student is supposed to let the teacher know in advance so the student can get extended time approved in order for him/her to complete online assignments.
BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology): Students are welcome to bring their electronic devices to class in addition to their Chrome Books.
Note 1: Students can use cell phones and other electronic devices in the classroom ONLY for academic purposes when instructed and students have to follow CMS use of technology devices policies at all times.
Note 2: Electronic devices are not required supplies for this class since CMS provides a Chrome Book to every student at school.