1. Welcome to Back to School Night
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Mrs. Nunes

2. About Me I’ve been teaching Spanish for 25+ years.
I have taught all levels of Spanish including AP Spanish and grades
I prefer to be contacted by -
Donations Appreciated: kleenex, kleenex, kleenex! Thank you!!
About Me

3. Curriculum for Spanish 3
Unit 1: Greetings/Introductions/Review of Spanish 2 grammar Unit 2: The Home and Family/Present Progressive, indirect, direct object pronouns, reflexive verbs, command form
Unit 3: The News, Media and Newspaper/the past tense Unit 4: Conflicts and Communication, Advice/double object pronouns, command form, the past progressive, the present participle, adjective position Unit 5: Life in the City and in the Country/ the command form, the subjunctive, the 2 prepositions for “For”
Unit 6: Travels/verbs in the subjunctive and the future tense, conditional tense

4. Curriculum for Spanish 4
Unit 1: Greetings/Introductions/Review of Spanish 2 grammar Unit 2: The Home and Family/Present Progressive, indirect, direct object pronouns, reflexive verbs, command form
Unit 3: The News, Media and Newspaper/the past tense Unit 4: Conflicts and Communication, Advice/double object pronouns, command form, the past progressive, the present participle, adjective position Unit 5: Life in the City and in the Country/ the command form, the subjunctive, the 2 prepositions for “For”
Unit 6: Travels/verbs in the subjunctive and the future tense, conditional tense

5. Families and Communities
Curriculum for AP Spanish
Global Challenges
Beauty and Aesthetics
Science and Technology
Families and Communities
Contemporary Life
Personal and
Public Identities

6. AP Exam
EdSource
“Earning a score of 3 or higher on AP tests often means students receive credit toward their general education requirements when they begin college, allowing them to take fewer courses, save money and more quickly enroll in upper-level courses.” (Feb. 21, 2017)
*check with each university to see how many credits are offered
AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam Parts:
Section I
Multiple Choice — 65 Questions | ~ 1 Hour, 35 Minutes | 50% of Exam
Part A — 30 questions; 40 minutes
Interpretive Communication: Print Texts
Part B — 35 Questions; ~55 minutes
Interpretive Communication: Print and Audio Texts (combined)
Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts

7. Section II
Free Response — 4 Tasks | ~ 1 Hour, 28 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
Part A — Written Tasks; ~70 minutes
Interpersonal Writing: reply (1 prompt; 15 minutes)
Presentational Writing: Persuasive essay (1 prompt; ~ 55 minutes total: 15 minutes to review materials plus 40 minutes to write)
Part B — Spoken Responses; ~ 18 minutes
Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation (5 prompts; 20 seconds for each response)
Presentational Speaking: Cultural comparison (1 prompt; 4 minutes to prepare, 2 minutes to respond)

8. Graded Assignments: Weekly Activities Student Work:
Workbook pages (*$10 donation would be appreciated to go toward next year’s purchase)
Tests
Class Engagement, Discussions
Oral presentations (current events, dialogs, etc.)
Binder/grammar notes
Projects
Writing Assignments (journals, essays, etc.)
Weekly Activities
Mondays: the circle of communication
Tuesdays- Journal Writing
Wednesdays/Thursdays: Grammar notes, listening activities, speaking activities, practice of concepts
Fridays: verb tests

9. Websites That are Useful
Power School
Remind & Google Classroom
Aventura Internet Resources
Conjuguemos
Verb conjugation practice
Participation points
Handouts
Useful links
Grades
Homework reminders
Handouts
Student Work
Review games
Flashcards
Quizlet
Vocab practice

10. Questions? **Donation of kleenex boxes is always appreciated

11. Curriculum for Spanish 2
Unit 1: Technology/verbs in the present tense, preterite tense
Unit 2: Health/ reflexive verbs in the present, preterite and progressive forms
Unit 3: The City/verbs in the command form
Unit 4: Entertainment/verbs in the imperfect tense
Unit 5: Shopping/ verbs in the imperfect progressive form
Unit 6: The Home/verbs in the present subjunctive