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Spanish 3: Part 1
Course number: LA041_21_1
Credits: .5 credit
Prerequisites: Spanish 1 and Spanish 2
INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM
Our Academic Advisors are also available to help you when you need it. They are trained to provide
answers to your questions about the course or program.
Phone: 1-800-224-7234
Hours: 8:30AM – 8:30PM (Eastern Standard Time), Monday-Friday
MAIL
James Madison High School
5051 Peachtree Corners Circle, Suite 200
Norcross, GA 30092
TEXTBOOK
¡Así se dice! Level 3. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Spanish 3 is a continuation of our online Spanish II course, including development of all modalities of
the language – listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with a heavy emphasis on grammatical
structures and verb tenses. Having mastered the present tense in Spanish I and some of the past
tenses in Spanish 2, students will move on to deepen the understanding of the subjunctive mood, a
variety of forms of commands, the subjunctive with radical variations and used with common
expressions, compound verbs, suffixes, and imperfect subjunctive. The big idea of Spanish 3 is
differentiating and mastering the use of the subjunctive mood and using it a variety of settings.
Spanish III moves beyond daily life or leisurely activity discussions into topics such as Hispanic cuisine,
healthy lifestyles, chores, travel, and the difference between good and bad manners. Skills are
developed through more advanced reading, writing, and listening activities, as well as opportunities
for practice speaking, as well as multiple choice and project based assessments for the midterm exam.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing Spanish 3: Part 1, students will be able to:
• Talk about food and food preparation
• Share feelings and emotions
• Talk about the body and how to take care of it
• Travel around town and complete errands
• Discuss modes of transportation
• Discuss manners
LESSONS
TOPICS
Lesson 1
Food and food, recipes, preparation, subjunctive, and commands
Lesson 2
Health, fitness, feelings and emotions, subjunctive
Lesson 3
Errands and places around town, subjunctive, and compound tenses
Lesson 4
Travel, subjunctive, and irregular plural nouns
Lesson 5
Manners, imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive or infinitive, and suffixes
GRADING
The following point totals correspond to the following grades:
POINTS GRADE
100-90 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
65-69 D
Below 65 F
James Madison High School allows 2 attempts on exams. If a student is not satisfied with his/her
score on the 1st attempt, an exam may be resubmitted. The 2nd attempt is not required as long as
the final course average is above 65%. The higher of the 2 attempts will be the score that counts
towards the final average.
Exams are timed and once you begin an exam, the timer runs continuously, even if you leave the
course. Refer to the exam instructions for the time limit (in most cases 3 hours), but the time limit
cannot be spread over multiple days.
GRADE WEIGHT
TOPIC
ACTIVITY
PERCENTAGE
Lesson 1
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 2
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 3
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 4
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 5
MC Quiz
17%
Recipe Assignment
Assignment
15%
ACADEMIC AND COURSE POLICIES
Please see the Academic Policies section in the James Madison High School Catalog for information on
Course policies, including the Exam/Assignment Retake Policy, Grading Policy, Academic Honesty Policy,
and Student Conduct Policy.
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Spanish 3: Part 2
Course number: LA042_21_1
Credits: .5 credit
Prerequisites: Spanish 1 and Spanish 2
INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM
Our Academic Advisors are also available to help you when you need it. They are trained to provide
answers to your questions about the course or program.
Phone: 1-800-224-7234
Hours: 8:30AM – 8:30PM (Eastern Standard Time), Monday-Friday
MAIL
James Madison High School
5051 Peachtree Corners Circle, Suite 200
Norcross, GA 30092
TEXTBOOK
¡Así se dice! Level 3. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Spanish 3 is a continuation of our online Spanish II course, including development of all modalities of
the language – listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with a heavy emphasis on grammatical
structures and verb tenses. Having mastered the present tense in Spanish I and some of the past
tenses in Spanish 2, students will move on to deepen the understanding of the subjunctive mood,
possessive pronouns, por v. para, subjunctive in relative clauses, definite and indefinite articles,
multiple adjectives, adverbs, “if” clauses, present perfect, past perfect, passive voice, relative
pronouns, and expressions of time. The big idea of Spanish 3 is differentiating and mastering the use
of the subjunctive mood and using it a variety of settings. Spanish 3 moves beyond daily life or
leisurely activity discussions into topics such as passage of life with its important milestones,
professions, history of Spanish speakers, the press, art and literature, food preparation, and the
history of food. Skills are developed through more advanced reading, writing, and listening activities,
as well as opportunities for practice speaking, as well as multiple choice and project based
assessments for the final exam.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing Spanish 3: Part 2, students will be able to:
• Talk about rite of passage and important milestones
• Share feelings and emotions
• Talk occupations, careers, and job interviews
• History of Latinos in the United States
• Discuss art, artists, literature and authors
• Discuss food preparation and its history
LESSONS
TOPICS
Lesson 1
Rite of passage, birthdays, weddings, funerals, subjunctive, and possessive
pronouns
Lesson 2
Professions, occupations and job interviews, por v. para, subjunctive in
relative clauses
Lesson 3
History of Spanish speakers in the United States, the press, use of multiple
adjectives, subjunctive, the use of definite and indefinite articles
Lesson 4
Art and literature, adverbs, present perfect, past perfect, IF clauses
Lesson 5
Food preparation, history of food, passive voice, relative pronouns, and
expressions of time
GRADING
The following point totals correspond to the following grades:
POINTS GRADE
100-90 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
65-69 D
Below 65 F
James Madison High School allows 2 attempts on exams. If a student is not satisfied with his/her
score on the 1st attempt, an exam may be resubmitted. The 2nd attempt is not required as long as
the final course average is above 65%. The higher of the 2 attempts will be the score that counts
towards the final average.
Exams are timed and once you begin an exam, the timer runs continuously, even if you leave the
course. Refer to the exam instructions for the time limit (in most cases 3 hours), but the time limit
cannot be spread over multiple days.
GRADE WEIGHT
TOPIC
ACTIVITY
PERCENTAGE
Lesson 1
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 2
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 3
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 4
MC Quiz
17%
Lesson 5
MC Quiz
17%
Assignment: Art and Culture
Assignment
15%
ACADEMIC AND COURSE POLICIES
Please see the Academic Policies section in the James Madison High School Catalog for information on
Course policies, including the Exam/Assignment Retake Policy, Grading Policy, Academic Honesty Policy,
and Student Conduct Policy.
