Spanish+IV

Español IV '09-'10
Welcome to Spanish IV. During this year, we will be studying chapters 1-8 in the text //Buen Viaje III.// Vocabulary is very important in learning a foreign language; thus, it is imperative that you study your new vocabulary every night for at least 20 minutes. Each chapter's vocabulary is provided below in PDF format so that you can download it to your own devices. New grammatical concepts will be presented along with the following former and new tenses:

present (review) - I do something present progressive (review) - I am doing something imperfect progressive (review) - I was doing something preterite (review) - I did something imperfect (review) - I used to do / was doing something future (review) - I will do something conditional (review) - I would do something present perfect (review) - I have done something pluperfect (review) - I had done something future perfect (review) - I will have done something conditional perfect (review) - I would have done something affirmative command (review) - Do something negative command (review) - Don't do something present subjunctive (review) - I want you to do something present perfect subjunctive - I'm glad you did something / I'm glad you have done something imperfect subjunctive - I wanted you to do something / If you did something... pluperfect subjunctive - It was good you had done something / If you had done something...

In addition, we will be reading selections from and studying the following authors (not necessarily in this order): Federíco García Lorca - Spain Antonio Machado - Spain Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - Mexico Rubén Darío - Nicaragua Gabriel García Márquez - Colombia Pablo Neruda - Chile Gabriela Mistral - Chile Jorge Luis Borges - Argentina José Martí - Cuba

Grades will be based on tests, quizzes, projects, and homework. Most will be announced, but occasionally a "pop" quiz might find its way into class. However, if you listen closely, you'll know when these will be "popping" into class. Thus, they really won't be a surprise.


 * A. Chapter Vocabulary**


 * B. Mini-Projects.** (This will be updated periodically as projects are assigned.)

1. **Country map.** Using a piece of poster board, you will create a map of a Spanish-speaking country like the ones you've seen hanging around the room. Your map should be neat and colored, and must include the following:

--the country's flag in on corner --a legend in another corner --the name of the country in big letters across the top --capital city (star) and other major cities (dot) --man-made and natural geographical features such as mountains, lakes, rivers, canals, seas, and oceans --industry labels such as crops and other important commodities --your name on the __back__ of the map

You may use any source you wish, but the map must be hand-drawn and turned in on the due date. This will be worth up to 20 critical assessment points and will be graded on the top criteria. 18-20: nearly all the criteria are observed 16-17: most of the criteria are observed 14-15: some of the criteria are observed 12-13: very few of the criteria are observed __**Due date: Friday, September 11th in class.**__

2. **Country capitals and Google Earth**. Now that we've completed our maps, your next mini-project will be the following. Go to Google Earth and find ten sites throughout the __capital city of the country on which you did the map__. You may be able to find them on another site as well, but your task will be to download ten different photos (preferably in color) of at least seven different places (buildings, parks, etc.) and write (in English) a short summary (3-4 sentences) of the photo: what it is and why you selected it. __**Due date: Friday, Sept. 25**__.

3. **Mini-research project:** Escoge un lugar de tu proyecto Google Earth y escribe un informe de una hoja en inglés describiéndolo. ¿Qué es? ¿Cómo es su historia? ¿Por qué es especial? Etc. Recuerda, este lugar tiene que ser de tu proyecto Google Earth, de tu país original de lo qué hiciste tu mapa. **Fecha de entrega: jueves, el 22 de octubre.**(Choose one place from your Google Earth project and write a one-page paper in English about it. What is it? What's the history? What's special about it? Etc, Etc... Remember, this place must come from your Google Earth project, from your original country on which you did the map. __**Due date: Thursday, October 22.**__)

__//**TBA:**//__ **"La plaza tiene una torre..."** Since we've been going over this poem by Antonio Machado so much in class, I thought it would be neat to have a mini-project based on it. Here are the criteria: a. Find a smaller city/town in Spain. **Not** something the size of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla or the like. Keep it smaller. b. Go on Google Earth and locate this city. c. Zoom in and view **10** pictures of buildings, landmarks, streets, etc. throughout the city. Of these 10, try to have at least 5 of them being of different places. So you **may** have a **few** duplicates of the same place. d. Write a summary about the pictures you've seen. This may be done in English but keep the names of the places, buildings, etc. in Spanish. In your summary, include the name of the picture along with a brief description (4-7 sentence paragraph). Include your thoughts about the place. What drew your attention? What was interesting or strange about this place? Finally, find a photo of at least one tower with a plaza. If possible, try for three, but 1 is the minimum. e. Finally, go to Google images or any other site that you may know of and download a photo of **three** of your most favorite places from this "trip." Include these on a separate sheet of paper along with your English descriptions. Include the names of these places on your photo page. If possible, have these copied in color (not required, but a nice touch). __**Due date: TBA.**__

4. **La Navidad en los países hispanos (Christmas in Hispanic Countries)** This mini-project will center around Christmas celebrations and customs in Spanish-speaking countries around the world. For this project, you will have several options. First, select __**any**__ Spanish-speaking country. Then, you may do one of three things: a. Write a **two**-page paper, in **English**, on the Christmas customs of that country. b. Write a **one**-page paper, in **Spanish**, summarizing the Christmas customs of that country. c. Construct a power-point/i-photo presentation with at least 20 Christmas pictures from the internet (to be shared in class). This will be worth 20 points, weighted on critical assessment level. If you choose to write the papers, English or Spanish, they must include a bibliography. __**Due date: Tuesday, December 15.**__


 * C. News articles: ¿Qué está pasando en el mundo hispano? What's going on in the Hispanic world?**

The following is the site for Hispanic newspapers: http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-newspapers-spanish.html#southamerica

1. Using the above site, download an article from a **Spanish** newspaper and translate it to English. If it's a long article, stick to the first 1 or 2 paragraphs. See me if you have any questions on length requirement. Attach your article to your translation or you may simply copy the article to a word processing program and do the translation directly on that paper. **Due date: TBA**


 * D. Culture packets**

Here is an excellent site for all kinds of Spanish activities, from grammar to culture and anything else you can think of.
 * E. Internet sites**

http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html __[|http://online.culturegrams.com]__

You first food day will be TBA. For this day, you will need to bring in a dish that comes from Spain. Find a recipe online or in a cookbook. Don't wait until the last minute as you'll need to buy your ingredients and prepare your dish. Check with Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Zerman if their facilities will be needed. Señor will have plates and other utensils for the occasion.
 * F (for food). Food days!! (Días festivales)**

This year's trip to Boalsburg will take place on Thursday, October 8. We'll be leaving the school at 7:45 a.m. and returning at approximately 8:30 that evening. We'll be visiting the museums of Christopher Columbus and the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. Later, we'll drive through State College, stopping at Beaver Stadium for a photo with the statue of "Joe Pa." Then, we return to Boalsburg for a stretch and some quick shopping at the little stores there. Finally, we'll head to Harrisburg for our evening meal at Fiesta Mexico, next to the Harrisburg Mall, for our Mexican meal. We should be back at A-C by 8:30, more or less. Please plan accordingly as far as work and other things. As for money, bring no less than $30 as your brunch at McDonald's, ice cream stop at Myer Dairy, shopping at Boalsburg, and evening meal at Fiesta Mexico will require it. Dress appropriately with comfortable shoes. It'll be a long, fun day!! 
 * G. Trips!! (Viajes)**