SPANISH I
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

This introductory course places an emphasis on basic vocabulary and fundamental grammar skills. Grammar topics include: SER vs. ESTAR, present tense conjugation (regular and irregular), adjective agreement and the present progressive. The first-year student enjoys an introduction to the Spanish culture and begins to learn to converse in basic Spanish and to translate Spanish passages. Computer software enhances the curriculum.

SPANISH II
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

The second year of Spanish is a continuation of the grammar and vocabulary building experienced in the first year. More emphasis, however, is placed upon the details of grammar and usage. The student is exposed to reading as well as translating both from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish. In the second year of Spanish, the student examines cultural differences and begins to concentrate on speaking and listening skills.

SPANISH III
Grades 10, 11, 12

Spanish III deals with advanced grammar and conversation as well as reading and interpreting short stories. The students are introduced to writing skills, which enable them to express their thoughts clearly and concisely in the Spanish language. Hispanic culture is also studied. Computer exercises enhance the curriculum. In addition, practical conversation skills are reinforced using relative vocabulary and grammar concepts.

HONORS SPANISH III
Grades 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Spanish II achievement with teacher recommendation.

This advanced language course allows students to practice the major grammar structures previously studied, as well as more complex grammar concepts. Considerable emphasis will be given to enriching the students’ active vocabulary and increasing their ability to comprehend and express themselves in spoken and written Spanish. Students will be required to speak in Spanish in a variety of situations ranging from class discussion to oral presentations. Computer exercises enhance the curriculum.

SPANISH IV
Grades 11, 12

Prerequisite: Spanish III or Honors Spanish III.

This course emphasizes advanced skills of reading and interpreting short stories and literary passages. The course deepens students' insight into Hispanic culture through exposure to works by modern writers of the Spanish-speaking world. Magazine and newspaper articles in Spanish are used to keep abreast of current topics. Students perfect the writing skills learned in the third year course. Basic history and geography of Hispanic countries are studied. The study of advanced vocabulary and Spanish idioms is continued. Computer software enhances the curriculum. Honors Spanish IV is required of students planning to take Advanced Placement Spanish Language.

SPANISH V
Grade 12

Prerequisite: Spanish IV achievement with teacher recommendation.

This course continues where Spanish IV leaves off, emphasizing advanced skills of reading and interpreting short stories and literary passages. The course deepens students' insight into Hispanic culture through exposure to works by modern writers of the Spanish-speaking world. Magazine and newspaper articles in Spanish are used to keep abreast of current topics. Students perfect the writing skills learned in the third year course. Basic history and geography of Hispanic countries are studied. The study of advanced vocabulary and Spanish idioms is continued. Conducted in the target language, this course will be a review of work from previous years through the synthesis and analysis of movies. Computer software enhances the curriculum. (This course will be offered only with adequate enrollment.)

ADVANCED PLACEMENT SPANISH LANGUAGE
Grade 12

Prerequisite: Spanish IV achievement with teacher recommendation.

This course is designed for the advanced Spanish student. Advanced grammatical structures and advanced composition are included to prepare students for the Advanced Placement language exam in May. Computer software offers extra practice. Students are required to complete a summer package that includes a listening part and a writing part, due the first day of class. (This course will be offered only with adequate enrollment.)

LATIN I
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Using the Cambridge Latin Course, Unit One textbook, students learn the inflection of Latin forms and the fundamentals of grammar. Students translate simple stories that present a continuous narrative about a Roman family, living in Pompeii in the latter half of the first-century A.D. Lessons include material on Roman civilization as well as on the practical appreciation and usefulness of Latin, especially word study, derivatives and Latin phrases, abbreviations and mottoes occurring often in English. Toward the end of the year, students move into the Unit Two textbook.

LATIN II
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Students complete the Unit Two textbook and move into the Unit Three book, where they encounter more advanced Latin forms and grammar, word derivations and uses of prefixes and suffixes in the formation of both Latin and English words. They continue to read the narrative of the Cambridge Latin Course, begun in Unit One, and to learn about Roman history and civilization.

LATIN III
Grades 10, 11, 12

Students complete the Unit Three textbook, moving to more complex sentence structures and grammatical forms. They continue to translate the narrative begun in the Unit One book and to study Roman history and civilization, as well as Latin connections with English. If time permits toward the end of the year, students are introduced to the fundamentals of Classical Greek grammar and vocabulary.

LATIN IV
Grade 10, 11, 12

Students complete the Unit Four textbook, learning to translate selected passages from Roman writers such as Vergil, Catullus, Ovid, Pliny, Martial and Cicero. Upon successful completion of the fourth year, students are prepared to undertake the challenge of Advanced Placement Latin.

LATIN V
Grade 12

Students continue to study classical Latin literature and to hone their skills in reading, translating, interpreting and analyzing passages. Course content includes works of Horace, Ovid, Cicero and Vergil. (This course will be offered only with adequate enrollment.)

ADVANCED PLACEMENT LATIN
Grade 12

Prerequisite: Latin IV achievement with teacher recommendation.

Students complete the AP Syllabus, reading Vergil’s Aeneid. They examine poetic devices and meter, render literal translations, and write interpretative essays. (This course will be offered only with adequate enrollment.)