Spanish 2 Syllabus (Spring 2011)
Spanish 2
The purpose of Spanish 2 is to continue the material of Spanish 1 directly. The class is primarily concerned with adding several grammatical concepts to the curriculum. The class introduces the following:
1. Review of material from Spanish 1
2. Preterite tense verbs
3. Imperfect tense verbs
4. Grammatical concepts: idiomatic expressions, para/por and issues with gustar
5. Future tense verbs
6. Present perfect verbs
7. Conversational Spanish
8. Cultural Ideas: The Spanish Civil War (Pan’s Labyrinth)
9. Cultural Ideas: Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution (The Motorcycle Diaries)
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For a complete listing of all of the TN State standards for second year Foreign Languages, click here.
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Weekly Objectives
Week 1: January 4-7
Introduction to Mr. Vaughan’s Classes
(Abbreviated Week—Inservice [1/3/11])
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Week 2: January 10-14
Basic English Grammar/Pronouncing Spanish Words/Ser and Basic Sentence Structure
TN State Standard: Sp 1 Standard
For Textbook Supplementing: See Spanish 1 Notes
Vocab: Spanish 1 Review—See notes
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Week 3: January 18-21
The Spanish Present Tense (Including Stem-Changers and Irregulars)
TN State Standard: Spanish 1 Standard
For Textbook Supplementing: See Spanish 1 Notes
Vocab: Spanish 1 Review—See notes
(Abbreviated Week—MLK Day [1/17/11])
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Week 4: January 24-28
Reflexive Verbs, Present Progressives, and Demonstrative Adjectives
TN State Standard: Spanish 1 Standard
For Textbook Supplementing: See Spanish 1 Notes
Vocab: Spanish 1 Review—See notes
MAJOR EXAM 1—1/28/11
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Week 5: January 31-February 2
Make Up Days for Cumulative Spanish 1 Review: Finishing Supplemental Notes and Handouts
TN State Standard: 1.3
For Textbook Supplementing:
(Abbreviated Week—Parent/Teacher Conference from 1-7 p.m. [2/3/11])
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Week 6: February 8-11
Using Spanish Imperatives and Adjectives
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
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Week 7: February 14-17
Cultural Excursion: The Spanish Civil War, and Pan’s Labyrinth
TN State Standard: 2.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
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Week 8: February 22-25
Introducing the Preterite Tense
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
(Abbreviated Week—Presidents’ Day [2/21/11])
MAJOR EXAM 2—2/25/11
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Week 9: February 28-March 4
Reviewing the Preterite Tense/Cumulative Review
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
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Week 10: March 7-11
Introducing the Imperfect Tense
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
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Week 11: March 14-18
Using the Preterite and the Imperfect Tenses Together
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
Cultural Excursion—Coffee Tasting, Class Cooking, Etc.—3/18/11
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March 21-25
Spring Break! Enjoy your week off!
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Week 12: March 28-April 1
Regarding Pronoun Usage: Indirect Object Pronouns and Direct Object Pronouns
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
MAJOR EXAM 3—4/1/11
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Week 13: April 4-8
Using Idioms and Expressing “liking”: Gustar, Encantar, etc.
TN State Standard: 3.2
For Textbook Supplementing:
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Week 14: April 11-15
Cultural Excursion: The Life and Times of Che Guevara, and The Motorcycle Diaries
TN State Standard: 2.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
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Week 15: April 18-21
Using Haber and the Present Perfect Tense
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
(Abbreviated Week—Good Friday [4/22/11])
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Week 16: April 25-29
Reviewing Problematic Dichotomies: Ser/Estar, Preterite/Imperfect, and Para/Por
TN State Standard: 3.2
For Textbook Supplementing:
MAJOR EXAM 4—4/29/11
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Week 17: May 2-6
Using the Future Tense
TN State Standard: 4.1
For Textbook Supplementing:
(Potentially Abbreviated Week—End of Course Exams)
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Week 18: May 9-13
Cumulative Review/What to Expect in Spanish 3 and College
TN State Standard: N/A, Review
LHS Graduation at 7:00 p.m.—5/13/11
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May 16-20
Final Exams
Introduction to My Classes
My classes are structured around a series of grammatical PowerPoint Presentations. I do not use the textbooks from LHS (En Español 1 and 2—see bibliography) for a variety of reasons. But, I do structure my presentations according to the text. As you have seen above, each week’s lesson have a page reference with it so as to accommodate those who wish to use the text.
Here is what you can expect every week. I will follow this pattern strictly:
• Mondays: Bell Ringers (BR). Begin with Weekend High and Low; begin a new PPT; do new vocab; NO QUIZ.
• Tuesdays: BR. Continue with the PPT; do more vocab; end with a quiz.
• Wednesdays: BR. Finish any unfinished new material; do more vocab; end with a quiz.
• Thursdays: BR. Speaking/writing exercises (translations); do vocab review; end with a quiz.
• Fridays: BR. Grading and review. Vocab test. This will also be the day on which all major exams are given. This will also be our day for reading/writing exercises.
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Grading Percentages:
Notebook = 20%
Homework/In-class Exercises = 20%
Quizzes = 30%
Tests = 30%
Supportive Bibliography
501 Spanish Verbs, 4th edition. Edited by Christopher Kendris. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1996.
Dawson, Laila M., Joseph R. Farrell, and Trinidad González. Dicho y hecho: Beginning Spanish, 7th edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004.
Gahala, Estella, Patricia Hamilton Carlin, Audrey L. Heining-Boynton, Ricardo Otheguy, and Barbara J. Rupert. ¡En Español! Uno. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2004.
Gahala, Estella, Patricia Hamilton Carlin, Audrey L. Heining-Boynton, Ricardo Otheguy, and Barbara J. Rupert. ¡En Español! Dos. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2004.
Rojas, Jorge Nelson, and Richard A. Curry. Gramática Esencial: Grammar Reference and Review, 2nd edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.
Spinelli, Emily. English Grammar for Students of Spanish: The Study Guide for Those Learning Spanish, 4th edition. Ann Arbor, MI: The Olivia and Hill Press, 1998.
VanPatten, Bill, Martha Marks, and Richard T. Teschner. Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, 2nd edition. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002.
