French 3

Understand and speak French in communicative situations with developing facility and creativity; read for meaning in the basic content of graded material and read printed material of a general nature; write creative compositions in timed situations; demonstrate an awareness of the French-speaking world and cultural similarities and differences.

French 4

Understand and speak French in communicative situations with developing facility and creativity; read for meaning in the basic content of graded material and read printed material of a general nature; write creative compositions; demonstrate an awareness of the French-speaking world and cultural similarities and differences.

German 1

Understand limited spoken German; speak German in a manner comprehensible to native speakers; read short dialogs, narratives, and realia with direct comprehension; write sentences and short, guided paragraphs; demonstrate an awareness of cultural similarities and differences.

German 2

Understand limited spoken German; speak German in a manner comprehensible to native speakers; read short dialogs, narratives, and realia with direct comprehension; write sentences and short, guided paragraphs; demonstrate an awareness of cultural similarities and differences.

German 3

Understand spoken German at an increased level of difficulty; speak German in a manner comprehensible to native speakers; read dialogs and narratives with increased comprehension; write letters and short essays revealing a basic understanding of the language; demonstrate an awareness of cultural similarities and differences.

German 4

Speak German with an increased level of difficulty; read and understand the content of authentic materials; write short compositions; demonstrate an awareness of the history and culture of German-speaking countries.

Languages of the Oceti Sakowin I

Students will learn conversational basics of Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota dialects.

Languages of the Oceti Sakowin II

Students will learn advanced conversational basics of Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota dialects.

Latin 1

Students will read words, phrases, and simple sentences and associate them with pictures and English words, phrases or sentences. The class will focus on recognition and the reproduction of Latin sounds. The textbook follows the life of the Cornelius family in order for students to gain basic knowledge of the daily life of the ancient Romans. Culture days will focus on the accomplishments of the ancient Romans. Students will be able to use their knowledge of Latin in other subjects and increase their knowledge of English. Students will demonstrate language competency through written achievement evaluations and written performance assessments. Significant tasks are on the following topics: Pompeii, gods or goddesses, an emperor and professional word tree.

Latin 2

Students will improve upon their knowledge of Latin vocabulary and grammar. Students will be able to translate more complex sentences and further apply their knowledge of Latin to other subjects. Students will be able to translate adaptations of original authors for content and language skill acquisition. As in Latin I, students will follow the life of the Cornelius family, to include more in-depth learning. Significant tasks include posters or papers on architecture, famous Romans, the calendar and linguistic history.

Latin 3

Third year Latin students continue the story of the Cornelius family in Rome through several different family situations. Students will learn about Roman dates, the Julian calendar and more complex grammar. The curriculum continues to emphasize vocabulary and its English derivatives. Students will be able to read and understand prose and poetry of selected authors. Translation will be extensive and incorporated previously learned Latin grammar. Culture days provide opportunities to learn of the life and accomplishments of different classes of people in ancient Roman society and to allow the students to compare such accomplishments with today’s society. Significant tasks include papers on muses, Herculaneum vs Pompeii, countries of the Roman Empire and Greek/Roman contributions to arts and sciences.

Latin 4

Fourth year Latin provides a review of grammar learned to date and completes the grammar studies of the curriculum. Emphasis is quickly turned to strictly translating the classics, such as Julius Caesar’s autobiography, excerpts from Livy and other Roman historians, poems and odes from Horace and Catullus and some of the Aeneid of Virgil. Students will compare the content and style of various authors. Students will also learn the Greek alphabet and some differences between Greek and Latin. Significant tasks include multi-media projects on culture days. These projects will include the development of PowerPoint presentations, worksheets and resources for culture days on such topics as Saturnalia, Julius Caesar, Roman diet and the Forum.

AP Latin

AP® Latin is designed to provide advanced high school students with a rich and rigorous Latin course, approximately equivalent to an upper-intermediate (typically fourth or fifth semester) college or university Latin course. The course also helps students reach beyond translation to read with critical, historical and literary sensitivity. This is an ambitious goal, but it is hoped that when exposed to the characteristic method of classical philology, with its rigorous attention to linguistic detail coupled with critical interpretation and analysis, students will be able to apply the skills they acquire in this course to many areas of learning and professional pursuits.

Syllabus Approved by College Board

Spanish 1

Students will understand spoken Spanish; speak Spanish in a manner comprehensible to native speakers; read short dialogs, narratives, and realia with direct comprehension; write sentences and short, guided paragraphs; demonstrate an awareness of cultural similarities and differences.

Spanish 2

Students will understand spoken Spanish at a higher level of difficulty; speak Spanish with developing ease and fluency; read texts, authentic materials, and realia with direct comprehension; write guided reports and compositions with comprehensibility, and become increasingly aware of Hispanic culture along with cultural similarities and differences.

Spanish 3

Students will understand and speak Spanish in communicative situations with developing facility and creativity; comprehend reading of increased difficulty; write creative compositions in a variety of situations; refine listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills; demonstrate an awareness of the Spanish-speaking world and cultural similarities and differences.

Spanish 4

Students will refine listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through a complete review and expansion of Spanish grammar; understand and speak Spanish with increasing spontaneity and flexibility; read and understand the content of newspaper and magazine articles, short stories, poems, and classical literature and films; write creative compositions in a variety of situations; demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the Spanish-speaking world and cultural similarities and differences.

Spanish for Spanish Speakers

This class is intended for Spanish speakers who have acquired Spanish language proficiency in speaking and in listening and would like to develop deeper literacy skills. This course focuses on increasing students’ Spanish skills in the areas of reading and writing while continuing to develop speaking and listening skills. This course prepares students to participate in World Language and content courses taught in Spanish. The curriculum provides students with a balanced approach to learning Spanish through authentic literature, informational texts, vocabulary development, and systematic skill and grammar instruction.

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Students will increase their skill in listening comprehension in order to understand formal and informal spoken Spanish; demonstrate proficiency in reading Spanish narratives and literary texts with good overall comprehension; write in-depth and detailed compositions and essays that show control of syntax and vocabulary and a variety of sentence structures; speak Spanish with a high level of fluency and accuracy that does not impede communication; demonstrate an awareness of the Spanish-speaking world and cultural similarities and differences.

AP Spanish Literature & Culture

AP Spanish Literature and Culture courses cover representative works from the literature of Spain and Spanish America, encompassing all genres. The courses build students’ Spanish language proficiency, with special attention given to critical opinions and literary analyses in oral and written Spanish. Students are encouraged to relate the texts to their cultural contexts.

Spanish Immersion Language, Literature & Culture

This course explores the culture, language, history and literature of Spanish speaking countries through the study of novels, short stories, theater, poetry and current events. Review of grammar with specific emphasis on areas typically problematic for native speakers is included. Through reading and viewing classic and modern texts and media, special attention is paid to oral and written language development across a number of Spanish language registers. This course focuses on the principles of writing and the development of basic composition skills. Writing assignments will also focus on the expansion of vocabulary and syntax and learning techniques for revision.

Spanish Immersion AP Spanish Language & Culture

Students will increase their skill in listening comprehension in order to understand formal and informal spoken Spanish; demonstrate proficiency in reading Spanish narratives and literary texts with good overall comprehension; write in-depth and detailed compositions and essays that show control of syntax and vocabulary and a variety of sentence structures; speak Spanish with a high level of fluency and accuracy that does not impede communication; demonstrate an awareness of the Spanish-speaking world and cultural similarities and differences.

Spanish Immersion People & Cultures Capstone

The purpose of this course is to give graduating Spanish Immersion students an opportunity to use their language skills and cultural understanding in a real-world setting. The aim is for students to research and reflect upon experience to demonstrate cultural and language growth beyond the classroom. This course is student-directed, allowing students to participate in experiential learning. Students will learn about local and global communities and have the opportunity to use their time and talents in various volunteer/service experiences.

World Language

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