High School Foreign Language

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Course: Spanish I
Grade Level: 9-11 (Well advanced 8th graders may apply)
Day/Time: Tuesday and Thursday 10:45am – 12:00pm OR Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 – 1:45pm
Instructor: Tammy Bacon
Cost: $84 per month + $40 application fee
Online Availability: Students can enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student, pending teacher approval.
Book: Materials will be provided by the instructor.
Description: This is an entry-level High School Spanish course intended to prepare students for further Spanish study, as well as to help them become comfortable with speaking another language. A variety of resources will be incorporated in order to encourage as much language acquisition as possible. Students will experience the language, vocabulary, grammar, and culture of Spanish speaking countries. Basic reading and writing will be mastered with a strong emphasis on communication. Students will receive daily written and online homework assignments to reinforce the oral concepts we are learning in class, with a test approximately every 4-5 weeks.

Course: American Sign Language I
Grade Level: 9-11 (Well advanced 8th graders may apply)
Day/Time: Tuesday and Thursday 10:45am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Sandra Coleman
Cost: $84 per month + $40 application fee
Online Availability:  Students cannot enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student. All students must attend in person. If you are sick or traveling, you can join via Zoom for up to two consecutive weeks.
Books: The workbook must be purchased NEW from Dawn Sign. Please do not buy the workbook used as the new book will include a code to access videos needed for the course! This is an $89.95 curriculum set.

  • The Deaf Community in America: History in the Making by Melvin Nomeland and Ronald E. Nomeland, ISBN: 978-0786463978

  • Signing Naturally Student Workbook Units 1-6 by Smith, Lentz and Mikos, ISBN: 978-1581212105  

Description: American Sign Language (ASL) is growing in popularity. Students in this course will begin to understand and interpret exchanges in ASL through a variety of simple everyday situations, common to hearing and deaf. They will learn how to examine the relevance of body language and facial expressiveness that individuals use to communicate in sign language. The main goal of this class is to provide ASL students with conversational confidence and competence. They will learn to sign the alphabet, how to count, and basic phrases, while building vocabulary and learning the structure of the language. The benefits of learning sign language are numerous. Students will have a greater appreciation, better awareness of and sensitivity to the deaf and hard of hearing community. ASL is one of the most widely used languages in the United States, and the fourth-most studied second language at American universities. Join us on this unique journey as students learn how to communicate with a wide range of hearing, hard of hearing, and deaf individuals. Students will receive written and online homework assignments to reinforce the concepts we are learning in class, with a test approximately every 4-5 weeks.

Course: Spanish II
Grade Level: 9-12
Day/Time: Tuesday and Thursday 8:35 – 9:50am OR Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-3:15pm
Instructor: Tammy Bacon
Cost: $84 per month + $40 application fee
Online Availability: Students can enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student, pending teacher approval.
Book: Materials will be provided by the instructor.  

  • Students will read a novel called Mi Propio Auto during the second semester. This should be ordered through tprsbooks.com since the old version of the book has the same ISBN as the new version, and it is very important to have the correct version. If you order it used, or buy it from a former student, be sure to get the version with the blue and white cover instead of the yellow cover since there are major differences between the two versions. Use SKU: 0-929724-74-7

Description: This course is a continuation of Spanish I. Students will continue learning Spanish grammar, vocabulary, culture, and conversation at a more advanced level, preparing them for Spanish III or college Spanish, and helping them to become even more confident in their ability to speak, read, and write in another language. A variety of resources will be incorporated in order to encourage as much language acquisition as possible. Students will receive daily written and online homework assignments to reinforce the oral concepts we are learning in class, with a test approximately every 4-5 weeks.
Prerequisite: A grade of 70% or higher in Spanish I.

Course: American Sign Language II
Grade Level: 9-12
Day/Time: Tuesday and Thursday 8:35 - 9:50am
Instructor: Sandra Coleman
Cost: $84 per month + $40 application fee
Online Availability:  Students cannot enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student. All students must attend in person. If you are sick or traveling, you can join via Zoom for up to two consecutive weeks.
Book: Please purchase NEW from Dawn Sign and do NOT buy used as the new book will include a code to access videos needed for the course! This is an $89.95 curriculum set.

  • Signing Naturally Student Workbook Units 7-12 by Smith, Lentz and Mikos, ISBN: 978-1-58121-221-1

Description: This course is a continuation of American Sign Language (ASL) I. Students will build upon their previous sign language skills to better communicate with Deaf individuals while developing confidence in their ability to comprehend and express themselves in ASL. We will dive deeper into ASL and help students further develop ASL in the areas of expressive and receptive skills, grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, cultural awareness, and language fluency. This course includes interactive activities in the classroom with extensive practice in sign production, conversation and ASL grammar.  Students will receive written and online homework assignments to reinforce the concepts we are learning in class, with a test approximately every 4-5 weeks.
Prerequisite: A grade of 70% or higher in ASL I.