1. ¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!

2. Mrs. Courtney Mitchell Room: A111 By phone: #410-313-2867 8:25-10:00; 2:10-2:45 Email: courtney_mitchell@hcpss.orgcourtney_mitchell@hcpss.org ¿Quién es la profesora?

3. Undergraduate degree in Spanish and Religious Studies with a concentration in Anthropology from Towson (2005) Masters of Arts in Teaching from Towson (2008) Traveled to Peru (3 times), Spain, France, Italy & Greece Lived and studied in Cuernavaca, México Has taught Spanish 1-5 at Mercy High School (1 year), Towson High School (3 years) & Howard High (5 years)

4. EL CURSO: ESPAÑOL II HONORES Realidades 2: Capítulos 1A-4B What do you do in school? What do you do after your classes? What is your daily routine? What did you buy? What did you do yesterday? When I was a child… Holidays & Celebrations

5. National Standards Communication Culture Connections Comparisons Community

6. World Language Promotion Why take a foreign language?

7. World Language Trivia Studying a second language for a number of years may contribute to higher __________. a. IQ scores b. Grade point average c. SAT scores

8. La respuesta correcta The correct answer is :  c. SAT scores

9. Why learn Spanish? Trivia Currently, there are over 330 million Spanish speakers in the world. True or False.

10. Why learn Spanish? Trivia True.

11. Why learn Spanish? Trivia Spanish is the official language in how many different countries?

12. Why learn Spanish? Trivia 21 Additionally, there are 25-30 countries where the Spanish-speaking population is significant- including the United States, Canada, Morocco, & the Philippines.

13. Why learn Spanish? Trivia Spanish is one of the ______ official languages of the United Nations. Four? Five? Six? Bonus: Can you name the others?

14. Why learn Spanish? Trivia SIX Arabic, Mandarin, English, French, & Russian

15. In the U.S… Fact: As of 1998, the United States has the fifth largest Hispanic population. At present there are _____ million Hispanics living in the US, representing 16% of the total population as of April 1 st 2010. Hispanics are now the first minority.

16. In the U.S… 50.5 million

17. ¡Gracias por venir! I look forward to working with you and your child this year! ¿Preguntas? ¿Comentarios?