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Bienvenidos a Español III

El Mundo Hispánico

What to expect….• Speaking…..talk, talk, talk, and talk some more,

with partners, in groups, in presentations, on the phone

• Listening……music, news, advertisements, movie clips, TV, native speakers

• Reading…..lyrics, recipes, poetry, travel guides, news, authentic texts, and one novel

• Writing……incorporating more grammatical structures

• CULTURE…..music, history, art, geography, poetry, dance, travel, fashion, food, nature, animals, sports

What to expect……..• Reading…..lyrics, recipes, poetry, travel guides, news, authentic texts

• CULTURE…..music, history, art, geography, poetry, dance, travel, fashion, food, nature, animals, sports

• Reading…..lyrics, recipes, poetry, travel guides, news, authentic Reading…..lyrics, recipes, poetry, travel guides, news, authentic texts

• CULTURE…..music, history, art, geography, poetry, dance, travel, fashion, food, nature, animals, sports

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• CULTURE…..music, history, art, geography, poetry, dance, travel, fashion, food, nature, animals, sports

.Reading…..lyrics, recipes, poetry, travel guides, news, authentic textsCULTURE…..music, history, art, geography, poetry, dance, travel, fashion, food, nature, animals, sports

What is needed in class….

• 1 1/2 inch binder and lots of loose paper/spiral notebook and composition notebook

• 5 tab dividers• Pens or pencils/crayons or colored pencils• Flashdrive/Thumbdrive • MOST IMPORTANT: A Positive Attitude

– Without a “can-do”, “will try” attitude, success in this class will be exceptionally difficult. Rethink your decision to take Spanish III if you are missing this most critical component!

• Curriculum is based on Exprésate 2 and 3, textbook is kept in class

• Donations of antibacterial hand cleanser will be worth 20 participation points

Grades

• Quizzes (weekly or every other week) • Classwork (daily) Informally assessed everyday and

formally assessed weekly• Homework (2-4 times per week) includes non-

traditional assignments (Exp: google voice)• Formal Assessments/PBT projects• Participation: IT IS REQUIRED• All lessons/homework are posted on

senorakurtz.wikispaces.com worksheets will be in class

• All different genres of music• Foods from different Spanish countries• Sports, including bullfighting and jai-alai• Geography, social awareness and history of

Puerto Rico ArgentinaThe Dominican RepublicGuatemalaCosta RicaSpain

• Food • Clothing• Geography• Animals• Travel• Sports

• Restaurant situations

• Shopping• Weather• Camping• Friends• School

• Infinitives• Present Indicative• Past Tense: Preterite and

Imperfect• Present Subjunctive• Simple Future• Present Perfect

FIELD TRIPS!!!• La Tolteca • Baltimore Aquarium

A few of the many authentic materials used in class

Qualities of a successful language learner

• an appetite for learning, perseverance• willing to take risks• willing to make mistakes and

learn from them• wanting to help and teach

others

Qué son Tus Preguntas???

On your desks you will find a post it note; please…

Course description

• Please take 5-8 minutes to read your course description

• When finished; I would like for you to grab your sticky note and write one or two questions related to what you just read.

• Write your names and last names on the back and place them on the white board.