Spanish

Spanish I Honors

In this course students will learn greetings and introductions and how to describe people, daily activities, objects, locations, emotions, likes and dislikes, sports, church, and food. Students will also learn numbers, possessive adjectives, the present tense of verbs, how to tell time, stem-changing verbs, commands, por vs. para, and indirect object pronouns. Integrated throughout will be cultural lessons about different Latin American countries and biblical application. Activities will challenge students to begin practicing the language and communicating.


Spanish II Honors

In this course students will continue to expand on what they have learned last year through the introduction of new verbs and grammar, prepositional phrases, demonstrative adjectives, adverbs, spatial prepositions, body language, present subjunctive mood, and possessive pronouns. Students will continue to learn key vocabulary relating to friends and social life, dining and vacation, home and health, life, and the world. Students will engage with vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure through highly visual content and listening to native speakers. Students will encounter various Latin American cultures through reading and listening activities, discovering and celebrating the diversity of people. Students will practice conversations and have biblical application throughout.


Spanish III Honors

In this course students will continue to expand on what they have learned last year by introducing more conversational vocabulary, the present perfect tense, syllables, stress, and accents, comparisons, indicative and subjunctive tense, degree and quantity, active voice and passive voice. Students will continue to learn key vocabulary relating to home, life, practical matters, and the world. Students will engage with vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure through highly visual content and listening to native speakers. Students will encounter various Latin American cultures through reading and listening activities, discovering and celebrating the diversity of people. Short conversations and writing paragraphs are done on a regular basis as well as biblical integration.


Spanish IV Honors

In this course students will review verb tenses, learn new vocabulary and refine crucial communication skills acquired in previous classes. Students will be using more of their conversational skills than their writing skills in order to allow them to use all the knowledge achieved in the previous classes. Daily speaking activities will be implemented and projects to challenge them to use their Spanish. Integrated throughout will be cultural lessons about different Latin American countries and biblical application.