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Spanish 3

Course Description

The third-year Spanish Language course is conducted mostly in Spanish.   The teacher and the students are expected to use Spanish during classroom management tasks such as taking attendance and work distribution, as well as academic pursuits in the classroom.  These academic pursuits consist of:

  • Grammar instruction
  • Grammar practice
  • Vocabulary building activities
  • Vocabulary practice
  • Literature reading
  • Literature discussions

During the course of the school year the students will have the opportunity to use Spanish for the following:

  • Comprehend oral directions, oral presentations, and discussions.
  • Express themselves orally by inquiring, responding, describing, arguing, and convincing.
  • Read Spanish-language literature.
  • Express themselves in writing using prose, poetry, and drama.

The course utilizes several texts from which the material is presented.

  • The primary text is ¡Avancemos! Level III: McDougal-Littell, 2007.
  • Other sources are available and will be used as needed.
 

DUAL CREDIT:  All students enrolled in third-year Spanish at Anderson High School have the opportunity to earn eight credit hours of university credit through Ivy Tech for SPAN 101 and SPAN 102.  The application process will be explained in detail early in first semester.