High School

Reading and Literature

Writing

Oral Language

Language Use and Structure

Apply reading strategies to improve understanding of Spanish printed text

Recognize, analyze, and evaluate literary elements and techniques used to convey meaning

Read, interpret, and critically analyze literary and non-literary materials from Spanish-speaking countries and communities

Read in Spanish for a variety of purposes

Produce written text in Spanish to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes

Plan, compose, edit, and present clear and effective writing in Spanish

Listen effectively in formal and informal situations

Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas using language appropriate to the situation, purpose, and audience

Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

Recognize and use appropriate language form and style to communicate with different audiences, for different purposes, and in different settings

Identify and analyze Spanish word origins and derivations and use idioms, analogies, metaphors and similes to extend vocabulary development.

Evaluate the choice of words, expressions, and style considering the purpose and context of a communication.

Relate reading to prior knowledge and experience and make connections with other texts.

Analyze the defining characteristics and structures of a variety of complex literary genres and describe how genre affects the meaning and function of the texts.

Check for understanding and clarity by evaluating a variety of texts, in and out of school, for purpose, structure, content and details.

Read grade-appropriate material with fluency and understanding.

Use a variety of strategies, including questions and predictions, to guide reading of complex materials.

Analyze and evaluate the effective use of literary techniques (e.g., figurative language, allusion, dialogue, description, symbolism, word choice, dialect) in classic and contemporary works of literature in Spanish representing a variety of forms and media.

Evaluate relationships between and among character, plot, setting, theme, conflict and resolution and their influence on the effectiveness of a literary piece.

Analyze the development of form (e.g., short stories, essays, speeches, poetry, plays, novels) and purpose in literature from Spanish-speaking countries and communities.

Analyze how information is presented as fact, fiction, or a combination of fact and fiction to influence the reader.

Develop and articulate defensible points of view on individual, community, national, and world issues reflected in literary and nonliterary texts.

Critically evaluate information and perspectives from multiple sources.

Summarize and make generalizations from content and relate them to the purpose of the material.

Describe the influence of the author’s language structure and word choice to convey the author’s viewpoint.

Analyze how authors and illustrators use text and art to express and emphasize their ideas (e.g., imagery, multiple points of view).

Develop, explain, and defend interpretations of complex literary works in Spanish.

Apply knowledge gained from literature as a means of understanding contemporary and historical economic, social and political issues and perspectives.

Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the universal themes of literature in Spanish such as initiation, love and duty, heroism, illusion and reality, salvation, death and rebirth, and explain how these themes are developed in a particular work of literature.

Compare texts that reflect customs, traditions, regions, and cultures.

Investigate and report on ways in which a writer has influenced or been influenced by historical, social, and cultural issues or events.

Apply tests of logic and reasoning to informational and persuasive texts

Evaluate the reliability and authenticity of information conveyed in a text to determine bias, using criteria based on knowledge of the author, topic, and context and analysis of logic, evidence, propaganda, and language.

Identify philosophical assumptions and basic beliefs underlying selected Spanish text.

Select a variety of materials in Spanish to read for discovery, appreciation, and enjoyment, summarize the readings, and connect them to prior knowledge and experience.

Evaluate the usefulness of information, synthesize information to support a thesis, and present information in a logical manner in oral and written forms.

Use tables, graphs and maps to challenge arguments, defend conclusions, and persuade others.

Read grade-appropriate material with fluency, accuracy and understanding.

Write creative fiction that includes an authentic setting, discernible tone, coherent plot, distinct characters, effective detail, believable dialogue, and reasonable resolution of conflict.

Write autobiographical and biographical narratives in a mature style characterized by suitable vocabulary, descriptive detail, effective syntax, an appropriate voice, a variety of sentence structures, clear coordination and subordination of ideas, and rhetorical devices that help establish tone and reinforce meaning.

Write a coherent argument that takes a position, accurately summarizes an opposing position, refutes that position, and cites persuasive evidence.

Write for real or potentially real situations in academic, professional and civic contexts (e.g., college applications, job applications, business letters, petitions).

Communicate information and ideas in narrative, informative and persuasive writing with clarity and effectiveness in a variety of written forms using appropriate traditional and/or electronic formats; adapt content, vocabulary, voice and tone to the audience, purpose and situation.

Using contemporary technology, create a research presentation or prepare a documentary related to academic, technical or occupational topics and present the findings in oral or multimedia formats.

Write expository paragraphs that reflect the logic and rhetoric of the Spanish language.

Compose and publish analytic and reflective writing that conveys knowledge, experience, insights, and opinions to an intended audience.

Produce grammatically correct documents using standard manuscript specifications for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Using contemporary technology, produce documents of publication quality for specific purposes and audiences; exhibit a variety of writing techniques including clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.

Establish central idea, organization, elaboration and unity in relation to purpose and audience.

Expand ideas by using modifiers and subordination.

Produce, edit, revise and format work for submission and/or publication (e.g., manuscript form, appropriate citation of sources) using contemporary technology.

At grade-appropriate level, write to reflect customs and culture of Spanish-speaking countries and communities, including personal experiences and references.

Evaluate written work for its effectiveness and make recommendations for its improvement, based on self-assessment and reflection.

Credit primary and secondary sources in a form appropriate for presentation or publication for a particular audience.

Apply listening skills as individuals and members of a group in a variety of settings (e.g., lectures, discussions, conversations, team projects, presentations, interviews).

Demonstrate understanding of the relationship of verbal and nonverbal messages within a context (e.g., contradictory, supportive, repetitive, substitutive).

Follow complex oral instructions.

Deliver planned and impromptu oral presentations, as individuals and members of a group, conveying results of research, projects or literature studies to a variety of audiences using appropriate visual aids and available technology.

Use verbal and nonverbal strategies to maintain communication and to resolve conflict (e.g., mediation skills, formal and informal bargaining skills).

Describe and provide examples of dialectical differences as contributors to enriching Spanish cultures and societies.

Use speaking skills to participate in and lead group discussions; analyze the effectiveness of the spoken interactions based upon the ability of the group to achieve its goals.

Support and defend a thesis statement using various references including media and electronic resources.

Speak fluently with varied inflection and effective eye contact, enunciating and pronouncing clearly at an appropriate rate and volume, using the appropriate style of speaking Spanish according to audience and purpose.

Prepare for and participate in formal debates by summarizing then refuting opposing positions and citing persuasive evidence.

Use correct tenses to indicate the relative order of events.

Punctuate complex sentences correctly, including appropriate use of dialogue, citations, colons, hyphens, dashes, ellipses, and italics.

Employ principles of agreement related to number, gender, and case.

At a grade-appropriate level, recognize common errors, made by native speakers, in the use of the Spanish language and know how and when to correct them.

Identify use of different forms of tu an Ud. (such as vosotros) in Spanish speaking countries.

Examine the origin, history, denotation, connotation, and usage of Spanish words and phrases by consulting dictionaries, thesauruses, handbooks, electronic media, and other sources of information about language.

Analyze and explain how immediate context and broader social, cultural, regional, and professional variables influence the use of language, citing characteristics such as level of formality, slang, jargon, and emotional impact.

Identify the form and function of words, phrases, and clauses, including interrelated clauses in complex sentences and use them effectively

Evaluate the choice of words, expressions, and style considering the purpose and context of a communication.

Identify and analyze appropriate etiquette common to Hispanic cultures.

Identify and give examples of different Spanish language dialects based on geographic origin.

Identify and explain language contact phenomena that give rise to Anglicisms and to code-switching.