High School Curriculum: Spanish and American Sign Language
Spanish I
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso A (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This course is designed to develop basic oral communication skills in Spanish. The primary goal is to introduce and familiarize students with Spanish as a second language through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be taking a multi-sensory approach to learning Spanish for a wide variety of applications: business, pleasure, travel, further language study, etc. In the beginning, the students will establish phonemic awareness and pronunciation. In addition, reading comprehension and vocabulary development will be emphasized, as well as use of the language in a cultural/social context. Students will do at least one project each quarter which will demonstrate the skills learned using various media.
Course Goals:
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso A (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This course is designed to develop basic oral communication skills in Spanish. The primary goal is to introduce and familiarize students with Spanish as a second language through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be taking a multi-sensory approach to learning Spanish for a wide variety of applications: business, pleasure, travel, further language study, etc. In the beginning, the students will establish phonemic awareness and pronunciation. In addition, reading comprehension and vocabulary development will be emphasized, as well as use of the language in a cultural/social context. Students will do at least one project each quarter which will demonstrate the skills learned using various media.
Course Goals:
- Spanish alphabet
- Numbers 1 – 31 (dates)
- Descriptors, basic adjectives and opposites
- Present tense conjugation of regular verbs (-ar)
- Foods
Spanish II
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso A/B (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This class is designed to further the development of basic oral communication skills in Spanish. The primary goal is to familiarize and engage students with Spanish as a second language through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be taking a multi-sensory approach to learning Spanish for a wide variety of applications: business, pleasure, travel, further language study, etc. As this class is a second year class, interaction/participation will be central to lessons and activities. Pronunciation, reading comprehension, and vocabulary development will be emphasized, as well as use of the language in a cultural/ social context. Students will do at least one project each quarter which will demonstrate the skills learned using various media.
Course Goals:
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso A/B (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This class is designed to further the development of basic oral communication skills in Spanish. The primary goal is to familiarize and engage students with Spanish as a second language through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be taking a multi-sensory approach to learning Spanish for a wide variety of applications: business, pleasure, travel, further language study, etc. As this class is a second year class, interaction/participation will be central to lessons and activities. Pronunciation, reading comprehension, and vocabulary development will be emphasized, as well as use of the language in a cultural/ social context. Students will do at least one project each quarter which will demonstrate the skills learned using various media.
Course Goals:
- Plural adjectives/nouns
- Present tense conjugation of regular verbs (-er)
- Family vocabulary
- Clothing, shopping vocabulary
- House/community vocabulary
Spanish III
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso B (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This intermediate course will continue to examine the past tense as well as more irregular verbs. Vocabulary will be based on the body, living spaces, community, and environmental awareness. Students will have at least one project each quarter, which will demonstrate the skills, learned using various media.
Course Goals:
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso B (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This intermediate course will continue to examine the past tense as well as more irregular verbs. Vocabulary will be based on the body, living spaces, community, and environmental awareness. Students will have at least one project each quarter, which will demonstrate the skills, learned using various media.
Course Goals:
- Vocabulary health/body
- -er verb conjugation in past preterite tense
- Irregular verbs including: “hacer,” “ver,” and “traer,” and preterite conjugation
- Environment vocabulary
Spanish IV
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso B/1 (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This advanced course will continue to examine the past tense as well as the future tense and subjunctive tense of regular and irregular verbs. In an attempt to speak Spanish in natural settings (conversational), we will take field trips (i.e. market, mission) and go into the kitchen and cook with different foods from Spanish-speaking countries. In addition, the geography and any currents events of these regions will also be discussed.
Course Goals:
Teacher: Aaron Carter
Core textbooks:
Paso a Paso B/1 (text and workbook). Met, Myriam et al.
Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, 2000
Course Overview:
This advanced course will continue to examine the past tense as well as the future tense and subjunctive tense of regular and irregular verbs. In an attempt to speak Spanish in natural settings (conversational), we will take field trips (i.e. market, mission) and go into the kitchen and cook with different foods from Spanish-speaking countries. In addition, the geography and any currents events of these regions will also be discussed.
Course Goals:
- Knowledge of all past tense forms
- Cooking Spanish dishes
- Knowledge of multiple future tense verbs
- Positive/Negative use of the subjunctive tense
- Awareness of current issues/events in Spanish-speaking countries
American Sign Language I
Teacher: Thomsen Young
Core Textbooks:
Signing Naturally I
Learning American Sign Language
Course Overview:
For students to learn and understand the elements and knowledge needed to develop well-rounded understanding of how to communicate and identify (receptively) American Sign Language (ASL).
Course Goals:
Teacher: Thomsen Young
Core Textbooks:
Signing Naturally I
Learning American Sign Language
Course Overview:
For students to learn and understand the elements and knowledge needed to develop well-rounded understanding of how to communicate and identify (receptively) American Sign Language (ASL).
Course Goals:
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic vocabulary, grammatical structure, and syntax of the language.
- Participate and acknowledge in and outside of classroom activities, giving an opportunity to identify and practice grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension activities to test their understanding of the language.
- A complete understanding of the number system in ASL; this includes practicing and developing a full comprehension of finger spelling and numbers.
- Study of the rich cultural heritage of Deaf community, traditions, stereotypes, and theater.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the language in activities such as performances using songs, stories, and/or personal experiences.
- Preparatory phase to attune students to communication for the next level in understanding manual-visual mode of ASL.
American Sign Language II
Teacher: Thomsen Young
Core Textbooks:
Signing Naturally II
Learning American Sign Language
Course Overview:
For students to learn and understand the elements and knowledge needed to develop well-rounded understanding of how to communicate and identify (receptively) American Sign Language (ASL).
Course Goals:
Teacher: Thomsen Young
Core Textbooks:
Signing Naturally II
Learning American Sign Language
Course Overview:
For students to learn and understand the elements and knowledge needed to develop well-rounded understanding of how to communicate and identify (receptively) American Sign Language (ASL).
Course Goals:
- Demonstrate secondary-level knowledge of basic vocabulary, grammatical structure, and syntax of the language.
- Participate and acknowledge in and outside of classroom activities a opportunity to identify and practice grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension activities to test their understanding of the language.
- A complete understanding of the number system in ASL; this includes practicing and developing a full comprehension of finger spelling and numbers.
- Ability to learn language functions in interactive contexts, to develop conversational skills in confirming and correcting information; opening and closing conversations; asking for clarification; agreeing, declining or hedging; and using appropriate response behaviors.
- Study of the rich cultural heritage of Deaf community, traditions, stereotypes, and theater.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the language in activities such as performances using songs, stories, and/or personal experiences.
- Preparatory phase to attune students to communication for the next level in understanding manual-visual mode of ASL.
- Increased comprehension of signed narratives.
American Sign Language III
Teacher: Thomsen Young
Core Textbooks:
Signing Naturally III
Learning American Sign Language
Course Overview:
For students to learn and understand the elements and knowledge needed to develop well-rounded understanding of how to communicate and identify (receptively) American Sign Language (ASL).
Course Goals:
Teacher: Thomsen Young
Core Textbooks:
Signing Naturally III
Learning American Sign Language
Course Overview:
For students to learn and understand the elements and knowledge needed to develop well-rounded understanding of how to communicate and identify (receptively) American Sign Language (ASL).
Course Goals:
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of vocabulary, grammatical structure, and syntax of the language.
- Participate and acknowledge in and outside of classroom activities a opportunity to identify and practice grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension activities to test their increased understanding of the language.
- A complete understanding of the number system in ASL; this includes practicing and developing a full comprehension of finger spelling and numbers.
- Ability to learn language functions in interactive contexts, to develop conversational skills in confirming and correcting information; opening and closing conversations; asking for clarification; agreeing, declining or hedging; and using appropriate response behaviors.
- On-going study of the rich cultural heritage of Deaf community, traditions, stereotypes, and theater.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the language in activities such as performances using songs, stories, and/or personal experiences.
- Increased comprehension of signed narratives.
- Introduce the concept of translating written text into ASL; develop everyday conversational skills and improve the ability to make formal presentations in ASL.
