Spanish
Mrs. Kristi Liljenquist 

     In the Spanish program, students will enhance global perspectives, become aware of other cultures and acquire skills for cross-cultural communications.  Spanish I, Spanish II, and Spanish III are offered. 

Spanish I  Students will use a variety of activities, games, and projects, to communicate and understand simple greetings, expressions, and grammatical concepts.  They will participate in cultural listening situations, understand simple texts, handle courtesy requirements, and interpret cultural situations.  Students will also be able to communicate on a variety of topics such as months, times, weather, travel, foods, and celebrations. 

Spanish II  Students will use activities, dialogues, games, and projects to further develop communication skills.  Students will build on a basic understanding of simple greetings, expressions, and grammatical concepts.  Students in Spanish II will interpret simple texts.  Past and future tenses will be introduced and cultural interpretations will be expanded.  Topics include markets, shopping, bartering, transportation, daily routines, education, and cultural celebrations and pastimes.  Projects include storytelling, writing short compositions, reading from Spanish literature, interpretation and translation.

Spanish III  This is an opportunity to fine-tune and practice skills and vocabulary learned in Spanish I and II.  Students will practice understanding native speakers on  familiar topics, narrating, describing and creating in Spanish.  Projects will include writing short compositions, oral communication and peer reaching.  Topics of study include nationality, personal descriptions, community , family, directions, cultural features and protocol.