Parents and students: Below is the information
required to be taught in Spanish II.
Students must demonstrate mastery of the curriculum
objectives in order to pass.
QUALITY CORE CURRICULUM STANDARDS:
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SPANISH—SECOND YEAR
Topic: Communication: Interpersonal
Exchange simple spoken and written information
in the target language, utilizing cultural references where appropriate.
a. Express needs and preferences.
b. Express feelings and emotions.
c. Request help and clarification.
d. Give descriptions.
e. Give and follow directions and
instructions.
f. Ask questions and provide responses
based on topics such as self, others, and the immediate environment.
g. Ask questions and provide responses
about plans and events.
Demonstrate skills necessary to initiate,
sustain, and close oral and written exchanges in the target language.
a. Initiate, participate in, and
close an oral or written exchange.
b. Use simple paraphrasing to convey
and comprehend messages.
c. Use gestures and body language
to convey and comprehend messages.
d. Demonstrate Novice-Mid to Novice-High
proficiency in oral and written exchanges with respect to proper
pronunciation, intonation, and writing mechanics.
Topic: Communication: Interpretative
Understand spoken and written
language on new and familiar topics presented through a variety of media
in the target , including a variety of authentic materials.
a. Identify the main ideas and essential
details when reading and listening.
b. Interpret culturally authentic
materials and information
c. Comprehend and follow oral and
written instructions.
d. Demonstrate Novice-Mid to
Novice-High proficiency in listening, viewing and reading comprehension.
Interpret verbal and non-verbal cues to understand
spoken and written messages in the target language.
a. Differentiate among increasingly
complex statements, questions, and exclamations.
b. Interpret basic gestures, body
language, and intonation that clarify a message.
Topic: Communication: Presentational
Present information orally and in writing,
using familiar and new vocabulary, phrases, and patterns.
a. Relate the main ideas and essential
details from level appropriate print or non-print materials.
b. Give brief, organized oral presentations,
using visual and technological support as appropriate.
c. Write short, organized compositions,
using visual and technological support as appropriate.
d. Demonstrate Novice-Mid to Novice-High
proficiency in oral and written presentations with respect to proper pronunciation,
intonation, and writing mechanics.
Present rehearsed and unrehearsed material
in the target language, such as skits, poems, short narratives, and songs.
a. Demonstrate Novice-Mid to Novice-High
proficiency in pronunciation and intonation when presenting rehearsed material.
b. Demonstrate comprehension of material.
Topic: Cultural Perspectives, Practices,
and Products
Understand perspectives, practices, and products
of the cultures where the target language is spoken and how they are interrelated.
a. Participate in real or simulated
cultural events, such as family activities and holiday celebrations.
b. Identify patterns of behavior
typically associated with culture(s), such as eating and shopping customs,
leisure activities, and celebration of national holidays.
c. Examine the influence of the geography
of the countries studied on cultural elements such as food, clothing, dwellings,
transportation, language, and art.
Topic: Connections, Comparisons, and
Communities
Use information acquired in the study of the
target language and information acquired in other subjects to reinforce
each other.
a. Give examples of the influence
of the target language and culture(s) on other subject areas, such as foreign
words in the English language.
b. Relate information acquired in
other subjects discussed in the language class, such as use of the metric
system.
Demonstrate an understanding of the significance
of culture through comparisons between the culture(s) studied and the students’
own culture.
a. Compare and contrast traditions,
such as holidays, foods, and celebrations.
b. Compare and contrast social conventions
of the target culture(s) with the students’ own cultures, such as handshaking
and kissing on the cheek.
c. Compare and contrast the geography
of the countries of the target language and the students’ own country and
discuss its impact on culture
Develop a better understanding of the English
language through the study of the target language.
a. Compare vocabulary usage and structural
patterns of the target language with English.
b. Use level appropriate idiomatic
expressions in the target language..
Identify current events and issues in the
target culture(s).
a. Give information regarding major
current events of the target culture(s).
b. Understand the impact of major
current events of the target culture(s).
Develop and apply target language skills and
cultural knowledge that may be applied beyond the classroom setting, for
recreational, educational, and occupational purposes.
a. Illustrate how the target language
and the culture(s) studied are evident in and through media, entertainment,
and technology.
b. Locate and use resources in the
target language, such as individuals and organizations accessible through
the community or the Internet, to reinforce basic cultural knowledge.
More information about the Quality Core Curriculum
standards is available at the website for the Georgia Department of Education
(Georgia Learning Connections) at http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/passwd/search/srchqcc/Standard.asp?Subject
ID=9&Grade=9-12