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The Modern Language Department at Holy Spirit Prep
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Modern Language Courses Italian 100: First Year High School conversational Italian- Introduction to the basics of the language including greetings and other basic language needs. Italian 200: Second Year High School conversational Italian- Prerequisite Italian 100. Expands vocabulary and phrases learned in first year and prepares the student for additional studies. Italian 300: Third Year High School conversational Italian- Prerequisite Italian 200. Continues to expand vocabulary and phrases learned in Italian 100 and 200 and prepares the student for additional studies. Italian 400: Fourth Year High School conversational Italian- Prerequisite Italian 300. Exposes the student to the written word common in day to day conversational Italian and is enhanced by magazines and newspaper contemporary articles. Spanish 070: Seventh Grade Spanish- No previous Spanish necessary. Introduces students to the basics of the language and grammar through skits, communicative activities, and use of visual aids. Topics covered include conjugation of verbs in the present, greetings, numbers, school courses, and basic phrases. Students will keep journals and complete a video project. Spanish 080: Eighth Grade Spanish- No previous Spanish necessary. Reviews and expands vocabulary and grammar introduced in 070. Topics covered include conjugation of verbs in the present, past, and future, object pronouns, prepositions, and basic conversational skills. Students will keep journals, focus on reading comprehension, and complete a video project. Spanish 100: First Year High School Spanish- No previous Spanish necessary. Reviews and expands upon middle school Spanish. Topics covered include conjugation of verbs in present, past, future, object pronouns, demonstrative adjectives, and superlatives. A special focus will also be placed on conversational and auditory skills. Students will keep journals, write compositions, role-play, and complete two major school projects. Spanish 200: Second Year High School Spanish- Pre-requisite is Spanish 100. Topics covered include a review of grammar points covered in 100 and the conjugation of verbs in the present, past, future, conditional, and subjunctive. Students will continue practicing communicative skills through role play and cooperative learning activities, reading skills, auditory skills, and writing skills with journals and compositions. Students will complete two major school projects. Spanish 300: Third Year High School Spanish- Pre-requisite is Spanish 200. Expands on the grammar and vocabulary from Spanish 200. An emphasis will be placed on verb conjugations in the past tense and the subjunctive mood. A particular focus will be placed on Spanish and Latin American literature, art, and culture. Students will keep journals and complete two major school projects. Spanish 410AP: College Level Spanish- Pre-requisite is Spanish 300. Prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Exam. Exam format, advanced grammatical structures, literature, and culture will be the focus of this course. 2 mock AP exams will be given during the school year. Spanish 420: College Literature- Pre-requisite is Spanish 300. This course will meet once a week for the first semester during H period. The course will focus on Latin American literature and biographical information about the authors. Each student will earn .25 credit upon passing the course. Extended syllabi for each course is available on www.edline.net
Additional Language courses may be available through Distance Learning if not taught in house. See Department Chair for more information. |
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