Spanish I
High School credit: 1
High School GPA Level: I
Grade: 7 or 8
Course length: 1 year
Prerequisite: None

This course is an introduction to the Spanish language. Emphasis is placed on acquiring basic listening, writing, reading, and speaking skills. Students become actively involved in the appreciation of the culture, customs, and geography of Hispanic countries. Basic grammar, present, regular preterit, and substitute future tenses are studied.

Spanish II
High School credit: 1
High School GPA Level: I
Grade: 8 Course length: 1 year
Prerequisite: Spanish I or native speaker with qualifying criteria

Spanish II improves the listening, speaking, and writing skills begun in Spanish I. It provides a closer look at the culture and customs of Spanish-speaking countries while continuing to study grammar. Students also study some of the most popular Spanish artists.

Spanish III
High School credit: 1
High School GPA Level: I
Grade: 8 Course length: 1 year
Prerequisite: Spanish I, and II or completion of the elementary Bilingual program with qualifying criteria.

Spanish III refines the listening, speaking, and writing skills begun in Spanish II. Students are becoming more literate by creating a writing style through the usage of a variety of grammar, vocabulary, and reading. Students read a variety of genres including poetry, essays, short stories, nonfiction, and fiction. Instruction is conducted in English. Class practice is conducted in Spanish. Please note: The student is responsible for summer reading and/or writing assignments.

Iris Maldonado
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