Spanish 4 Honors

Course Outline                                                Spanish 4H                                            Señora Petrie                                                 Grade 11

e-mail: lpetrie@starpointcsd.org (I will not check on weekends)

**This course is by teacher recommendation

Materials needed:

* Spiral notebook

* Folder or binder for handouts. You will receive MANY

handouts and supplementary materials. You are expected

to keep them and have them organized.

* Pens and Highlighters

* Index cards for notes and oral presentations

Textbook:

En Contacto: "Gramática en acción"

En Contacto:"Lecturas intermedias" (when needed)

The objective of this class is to increase your fluency,

pronunciation, and develop your ability to speak more

spontaneously. Questions and comments are to be made in

Spanish.

Office Hours:

Tuesday and Thursday, 10th period

Evaluation and Grading:

* Group and individual oral presentations

* Grammar/vocabulary quizzes and tests

* Homework and reading assignments

* CLASS PARTICIPATION

Course Content:

* Review of grammar and previously learned verb tenses

* History and culture of several Spanish speaking countries

* Hispanics in the United States/ Immigration

* Current events

* Art

* Readings, short stories, excerpts

There is no final exam. There will be a project as a final assessment.  It will include a Written and Oral component.