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Grade: 9-12 Subject: Hebrew 102 Department: World Languages Division: Upper School

Learning Objectives Skills Instructional Techniques Evaluation

Students will: ● Introduce themselves

● Study the map of Israel,

different cities/places in Israel

● Sort nouns by gender (Feminine/Masculine)

● Learn about different schools in Israel

● Conjugate verbs in different patterns and identify the infinitive pattern

● Tell and describe friend's birthday party. Write greeting cards and thank you notes

● Describe the structure, colors and furniture of a room or apartment

Strategies for: ● Active listening

● Identifying main idea

● Summarizing

● Giving oral presentations

● Reading comprehension

● Working in groups or

individually

● Reading aloud fluently

● Building vocabulary

● Creating sentences

● Asking and answering questions

● Skimming texts

● Predicting

Use of: ● Watching videos related

to texts

● Discussions: pairs, groups, class

● Completing creative projects with/without research

● Cooperative group work (acting out)

● Listening to audio versions of texts

● Relating literature of life with parallel situations

● Using study questions that span critical thinking levels

● Computer coding

Use of: ● Tests: short answer,

listening, speaking (oral exams)

● Quizzes

● Group work

● Oral presentation

● Daily class discussion

● Students’ effort

Grade: 9-12 Subject: Hebrew 102 Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


● Count objects M+F 1-10

● Conjugate the word “of”

● Tell about routine daily

schedule and about special schedule: on a trip, vacation, etc.

● Discuss food quality, order food in a restaurant, express opinions about vegetarianism

● Tell about their family members and family relations

● Study new vocabulary related to some of the Jewish holidays.

● Memorizing everyday

conversations

● Drawing

● Discussing dilemma

● Play group game

● Neta website

● In-class reading, silent

and aloud Text: Bishvil HaIvrit 1

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Hebrew 103 Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL

TECHNIQUES EVALUATION

Students will: Bishvil HaIvrit 3 - Unit 1- ● Learn colors and shapes

and their function in nature as well as the symbolism of colors in different cultures

● Discuss what hypocrisy is

● Conjugate the preposition “of”

● Use nominal clauses in all three tenses

● Conjugate verbs in the Paal pattern in all three tenses

Bishvil HaIvrit 3 - Unit 2 – ● Discuss global warming

and suggest ways to protect the environment



● Summarizing




individually





● Skimming texts

● Predicting


to texts







● Computer coding



● Quizzes

● Group work



● Student effort



● Discuss life in different

climates and the connection between weather and mood

● Conjugate the preposition “et”

● Conjugate verbs in the Piel pattern in all three tenses

● Use impersonal sentences

Bishvil HaIvrit 3 - Unit 3 – ● Discuss ways to

document the past and the importance of archeology and history

● Create their own time capsule

● Use nominal clauses of there is and there isn’t in


conversations

● Neta website


and aloud Workbook: ● Bishvil HaIvrit 3



all three tenses

● Use words ‘the same’ in all forms (m/f/s/p)

● Conjugate verbs in the Hitpael pattern in all three tenses.



Students will: ● Discuss what’s a true

friend

● Read poems about apologies and reconciliation

● Learn famous sayings from the Talmud and mishna about friendship

● Read an essay about communication between animals and relationships between people and animals

● Converse about types of friendships

● Discuss friendship on social networks and the function of social networks in shaping society



● Summarizing




individually





● Skimming texts

● Predicting


to texts

● Discussion

● Projects with/without research





● Computer coding

● Neta website

Use of: Tests: ● Short answer, listening,

speaking (oral exams)

● Quizzes ● Group work



● Students effort

● Homework



● Read about traditions in

learning

● Discuss the freedom and the right to learn

● Read about different ways of animals’ learning

● Talk about types of teachers and students

● Introduce ways to study for tests

● Compare between learning at home and learning at school

● Read about dreamers and dreams in the Bible

● Read about beliefs and customs related to dreams in different cultures


conversations

● Drawing

● Discussing dilemma

● Play group game

Texts: Bishvil HaIvrit 3 Units: 4+5 Bishvil HaIvrit 4 Units: 1



● Discuss legends as the

dreams of nations

● Use nominal clauses (has/doesn’t have)

● Write the correct impersonal expressions: as worthwhile, it is/isn’t possible

● Conjugate the preposition “from”, “on”, “about” and “with”

● Conjugate verbs of Paal and Piel in all three tenses in the regular root form

● Study new vocabulary related to some of the Jewish holidays.



Students will: ● Read and listen to

conversations and monologues about truth and lies, “hiding” behind masks and sports

● Discuss issues in speech and in writing

● Present a well argued

opinion in role-plays read folktales, stories, and poems

● Listen to songs

● Define and discuss the

difference and similarities between concepts

● Listen to short lectures and

read non-fiction texts

● Discuss situations

● Compose written questions


● Identifying main ideas

● Summarizing




individually





● Skimming texts

● Analyzing writing structures


to texts





● Drawing parallels between literature and “real life” situations


● Computer coding



● Quizzes

● Group work




● Homework assignments



● Read Biblical passages and

Rabbinic midrashim

● Conjugate the active verbs in the nifal regular

● Recognize and use causal

expressions and sentences (biglal / mipnei sh... , mikeyvan sh...

● Identify the gerund of the

paal verb pattern, in the regular and ayin vav and lamed yud root groups

● Use the comparative clauses pachot m... /yoter m... and superlatives (hachi and beyoter

● Conjugate verbs in the

lamed yud root group in the piel verb pattern correctly

● Study new vocabulary

related to some of the Jewish holidays


conversations

● Neta website


and aloud Textbooks: Bishvil Ha-Ivrit Book 4, Unit 5 Bishvil Ha-Ivrit Book 5, Unit 1-2

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Hebrew Literature I Honors Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will: ● Critically examine non-

fiction texts about social group-related phenomena that have occurred throughout Jewish history, such as the kibbutz, group dance, the Dead Sea cult, and Jewish communities in the United States

● Read midrashim

● Read poems and short stories

● Excerpts from memoirs discussing the relationship between the individual and the group

● Analyze original Jewish texts about the individual’s obligation to



● Summarizing




individually





● Skimming texts


to texts



● Cooperative group work (acting out) about leadership in various social contexts



● Using study questions that span critical thinking



● Quizzes

● Group work





Grades: 9-12 Subject: Hebrew Literature I Honors Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Society

● Enrich their Hebrew vocabulary

● Learn how to transform any verb in the regular piel verb pattern

● Study new vocabulary related to some of the Jewish holidays

● Analyzing writing

structures

● Memorizing everyday conversations

levels

● Computer coding

● Neta website

● In-class reading, silent and aloud

Textbook: Neta 5 Unit 4, 5 and hand sheet

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Hebrew Literature II Honors Department: World Languages Division: Upper School

Learning Objectives Skills Instructional Techniques Evaluation Students will: ● Analysis Israeli novels

● Analysis Israeli poems,

and classical literature

● Examine texts about the symbolism, ceremonial significance, and the emotional implication of food in Israel

● Learn diverse eating customs of the Jewish people over the course of history

● Write research-based articles about the culture of eating

● Learn the importance of food

● Read restaurant reviews and introductions to cookbooks in order to



● Summarizing




individually





● Skimming texts

● Analyzing writing structures


to texts



● Cooperative group work (acting out) about leadership in various social contexts






● Quizzes

● Group work



● Adjust to a more

challenging level of Hebrew text



● Compare expressions

related to food and table manners, ranging from Biblical proverbs to current Hebrew slang

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Hebrew Literature II Honors Department: World Languages Division: Upper School

Learning Objectives Skills Instructional Techniques Evaluation construct passages of a similar nature

● Understand the importance of food to the human experience, and the role of tradition in all communities

● Study new vocabulary related to some of the Jewish holidays


conversations

● Computer coding

● Neta website


and aloud Textbook: Neta 24 and handout sheets

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Chinese I Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will:

● Learn to write 200 Chinese characters and read/recognize about 550 Chinese words

● Learn how to use and

understand basic sentence patterns and vocabulary using "Pinyin" ("Spell" China, then use the Roman alphabet). Gradually learn to read, write, with Chinese characters

● Learn about 54 Chinese

character radicals ● Grasp the basic units of

Chinese language including tones, grammar, sentences and combinations thereof

● Learn to speak accurately

and fluently

Strategies for: ● Chinese pronunciation,

vocabulary, grammar and basic knowledge of Chinese characters

● Attain good Chinese

language listening comprehension, oral expression, reading comprehension, and written expression skills

● Use Chinese to express

their intentions with accurate, fluent, clear, concise and logical Chinese

Use of:

● Creating interest in learning Chinese culture, offering positive reviews and feedback, so that students are encouraged to understand their own progress and shortcomings

● Focus on reviewing the

rate of Chinese characters and coordinate and cross reference with the different materials

● Intersperse the process

with aspects of the Chinese culture and an explanation of the diversity of Chinese and Western languages and cultures. Occasionally, include or participate in extracurricular activities, such as Chinese calligraphy, and

Use of: ● Dialogue

● Dictation

● Class participation

● Classwork

● Homework

● Quizzes

● Tests

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Chinese I Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


● Develop reading

comprehension skills ● Understand Chinese

culture, history, religion and society, etc.

traditional Chinese chess

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Chinese II Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will: ● Learn to write 250

Chinese characters and read/recognize about 500 Chinese words

● Master the core language skills required to read, write and speak basic Chinese

● Learn about 30 Chinese character radicals

● Develop reading comprehension skills

● Acquire basic knowledge of China’s multi-cultural, historical, religious and national conditions

● Learn to flexibly apply Chinese language skills and abilities to different situations and environments to effectively communicate



● Attain good Chinese language listening comprehension, oral expression, reading comprehension, and written expression skills

● Use Chinese to express their intentions with accurate, fluent, clear, concise and logical Chinese

Use of: ● Creating interest in

learning Chinese culture, offering positive reviews and feedback, so that students are encouraged to understand their own progress and shortcomings

● Focus on reviewing the rate of Chines characters and coordinate and cross reference with the different materials

● Intersperse the process with aspects of the Chinese culture and an explanation of the diversity of Chinese and Western languages and cultures. Occasionally, include or participate in extracurricular activities, such as Chinese calligraphy, and traditional Chinese chess

Use of: ● Dialogue

● Dictation

● Class participation

● Classwork

● Homework

● Quizzes

● Tests

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Chinese III Department: World Languages Division: Upper School

LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

EVALUATION

Students will:

● Review and master the skills and 1500 characters/words from Chinese I-II

● Learn to write 200 Chinese characters and read/recognize about 500 Chinese words

● Graph the basic units of Chinese language including tones, grammar, individual characters, and full sentences

● Develop reading comprehension skills

● Understand Chinese culture, history, religion and society, etc.

● Understand and master the richness of Chinese culture, Chinese folk









Use of: ● Give tests and exams

requiring oral presentations to review reading and listening comprehension

● Give multiple choice, short answer, fill in the blank, translation and dictation tests to review skills and comprehension

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Chinese III Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


EVALUATION

culture, literature and art, and the basic national conditions of China

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Chinese IV Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will:

● Review and master the skills and ~2000 characters/words from Chinese I-III

● Learn to write 200 Chinese characters and read/recognize about 550 Chinese characters

● Grasp the basic units of Chinese language including tones, grammar, individual characters, and full sentences

● Develop reading comprehension

● Understand Chinese culture, history, religion and society, etc.

● Develop and improve cross-cultural communicative









Use of: ● Give tests and exams

requiring oral presentations to review reading and listening comprehension

● Give multiple choice, short answer, fill in the blank, translation and dictation tests to review skills and comprehension

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Chinese IV Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


● Competence

● Understand and master the richness of Chinese culture, Chinese folk culture, literature and art, and the basic national conditions of China

Grades: 9-12 Subject: French I Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


EVALUATION

Students will: ● Learn and speak an

international language

● Learn about Francophone cultures: explore and learn about the origins, customs, art, music, and literature of people all around the world

● Better understand their

own language ● Acquire French

vocabulary and grammar

Strategies for: Beginners who wish to acquire these skills: ● Comprehension

● Listening

● Speaking

● Reading

● Writing

● Cultural knowledge

Use of: ● Class discussion

● Pair work

● Audio-visual

presentations ● Authentic reading

materials ● Roman-photo

● Practice reading aloud

● Contemporary

vocabulary ● Class discussion

● Games: create games

about the unit studied Textbooks: D’accord1

● VHLcentral.com

Use of: ● Tests: oral questions,

personnel questions, dictation, grammar questions, lecture, writing

● Quizzes: vocabulary, grammar

● Group work: cultural topics

● Oral presentations ● Online homework

● Class work

● Participation

● Final exam

Grades: 9-12 Subject: French III Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will: ● Have meaningful

exchanges with others through conversation, writing, listening, and viewing

● Communicate by using more complex structures in French on a variety of topics

● Reflect, observe, reason,

and form judgments in French

● Expand their knowledge

of French vocabulary and grammar in preparation for French 4

Strategies for: ● Listening and oral

proficiency

● Writing ● Reading

● Comprehension

● Speaking


● Compare, contrast,

predict, criticize, and estimate


● Pair work

● Audio-visual

presentations: ● Authentic reading

materials ● Roman-photo

● Practice reading aloud

● Contemporary

vocabulary ● Class discussion

● Games: play games

related to the unit Textbooks: D’accord3

● Online homework




● Group work: cultural topics, discussion


● Class work

● Participation

● Projects

● Final exam

Grades: 9-12 Subject: French IV Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will:

● Have meaningful exchanges with others through conversation, writing, listening, and viewing

● Communicate by using more complex structures in French on a variety of topics

● Reflect, observe, reason,

and form judgments in French

● Expand their knowledge

of French vocabulary and grammar

● Cultural diversity of

French-speaking countries

Strategies for: ● Listening and oral

proficiency

● Writing ● Reading

● Comprehension

● Speaking





● Pair work

● Audio-visual

presentations ● Authentic reading

materials of various genres

● Court-métrage: a short

film by a contemporary filmmaker from a French-speaking country

● Reading out loud

● Contemporary

vocabulary ● Literature: read about a

francophone writer ● Games: vocabulary

words, grammar






● Class work

● Projects

● Final exam

Grades: 9-12 Subject: French IV Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Textbooks: Face à Face: Conversation et Rédaction ● Online homework

● Journal télévisé, TV5,

France3

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Advanced French I Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


Students will:

● Meet the challenges of an advanced knowledge of French

● Take the students beyond a high school French class

● Prepare them for a

college level French course

● Communicate by using

more complex structures in French on a variety of topics

● Familiarize them with

cultural diversity of French-speaking countries

● Overcome their

frustration about writing: students read texts in different styles and try to

Strategies for: ● Increase their fluency in

speaking and writing

● Analyze poems and novels

● Watch and comment on films and news reports


predict, criticize, and estimate: news, documentaries, and poems


● Pair work

● Audio-visual

presentations: journal télévisé,TV5, France 3

● Authentic reading



● Contemporary

vocabulary ● Literature

● Documentaries from the

internet Textbooks: Tâches d’encre

Use of:

● Tests: oral questions, personnel questions, dictation, grammar questions, lecture, writing



● Oral presentations ● Class work

● Projects

● Participation

● Final exam

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Advanced French I Department: World Languages Division: Upper School LEARNING OBJECTIVES SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL


produce their own writing in each

● Extend their vocabulary

and grammar

● Contes Français: La Fontaine, Victor Hugo, Rimbaud

● Une fois pour toutes: révision des structures essentielles de la langue française

● Journal télévisé, TV5, France3

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Advanced French II Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


Students will:

● Meet the challenges of an advanced knowledge of French

● Take the students beyond a high school French class

● Prepare them for a

college level French course

● Communicate by using

more complex structures in French on a variety of topics

● Cultural diversity of

French-speaking countries

Strategies for: ● Increase their fluency in

speaking and writing

● Analyze poems and novels

● Watch and comment on films and news reports




● Pair work

● Audio-visual

presentations: journal télévisé,TV5, France 3

● Authentic reading



● Contemporary

vocabulary ● Literature: read about a

francophone writer ● Documentaries

Textbook: C’est la vie! Evelyne Amon





● Oral presentations ● Class work

● Projects

● Participation

● Final exam

● SAT

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Advanced French II Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


• Le racisme expliqué à ma fille: Tahar Ben Jelloun

• A painting: Le déjeuner

des canotiers Literature:

• La Mort des amants

• Les Fables de La Fontaine

• SAT: French Subject

Tests

Grade: 9 Subject: Spanish I Department: World Languages Division: Upper School

SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES EVALUATION

Students will: ● Read, write, speak, listen

and converse in Spanish

● Talk about the cultural aspects in Spanish speaking countries including but not limited to: food, art, music and religion

Strategies for: ● www.vhlcentral.com for

the primary text and instruction

● The use of youtube for

instructional videos including songs in Spanish as well as some lessons

● Using curricula outside of

the primary source for additional reinforcement

Use of: ● The Student will be able

to read, write, speak, listen to and comprehend basic level Spanish by year’s end

● The student will be able to connect with the cultural aspects of the Spanish speaking world

● The student will be able

to have a greater working vocabulary of Spanish in order to go on to the next level

Use of: ● Homework and tests on

line

● Quizzes on paper in class

● Checking in orally to see if the comprehension and fluency is viable

Grade: 10 Subject: Spanish II Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


EVALUATION

Students will: ● Learn vocabulary

pertaining to daily activities they would encounter if living or visiting a Spanish speaking country

● Speak and understand direct and indirect objects, present and past tense, use commands, use the subjunctive and future tenses in Spanish

● Better understand one country in depth of their choosing including but not limited to: the flag, the language, the music, the art, the food and famous persons from that country

Strategies for: ● Using and identifying

vocabulary from the lesson while speaking, reading and writing

● Speak, read and write in Spanish using grammatically correct terms. Identifying grammar in context. Developing correct syntax and structure in grammar

● Identifying the different cultural aspects of the chosen country as well as from the countries studied in the text. Students should be able to speak about their country with confidence, as their presentations will reflect their knowledge

Use of: ● Avancemos 2 is the

primary text. All students will have a workbook as well

● www.classzone.com for

at home practice as well as in class references and telehistorias (Videos in conjunction with textbook that uses grammar and vocabulary introduced in the chapter)

● Supplemental materials to

be used at teacher’s discretion. May include other texts in Spanish.

Use of: ● In -class presentations

both grammatically and orally

● Quizzes, tests and homework for assessment


● In-class work such as:

choral reading and group work

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Spanish III Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


EVALUATION

Students will:

• The students will be able to: hold conversations about leisure activities, community, dreams, life goals, inspiring heroes

• Students will listen and interpret authentic materials like the news, movies, and music

• Students will be able to retell experiences in written and oral approaches

• Students will be able to read and understand complex structures with specific context

• Students will be able to recognize and use vocabulary in various contexts

Strategies for:

• Speaking with confidence in front of an audience on a specific given topic

• Developing the ability to listen to authentic materials like the daily news, relevant movies, and modern up to date music

• Reinforcing specific vocabulary and grammar through reading

• Applying writing techniques to express and retell personal experiences

• Analyzing cultural backgrounds within the Hispanic ethnicity

Use of:

• Audiovisual aids to convey meaning

• Practical exercises using the vocabulary and grammar of specific lessons

• Video series “El Gran Desafío” to use the vocabulary and grammar as a whole

• www.Classzone.com for practice of topics studied in class

• Workbooks to complete homework and in class exercises to reinforce specifics of the language

Use of:

• Daily vocabulary and grammar exercises in class and for homework

• Weekly vocabulary and grammar quizzes

• Lesson and unit tests

• Monthly country projects

• Daily conversations in class

• Group discussion and accountability to speak only in the target language

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Spanish IV Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


EVALUATION

Students will: ● Students will be able to

communicate through discussion topics, role play, interviews and oral presentations

● Students will promote authentic cultural exchanges to provide, obtain, and interpret information

● Students will synthesize grammatical, cultural, and thematic material

● Students will strengthen written communication

● Students will connect, compare and contrast the different aspects of language and culture within reading guidelines

Strategies for: ● Practicing vocabulary and

grammar

● Developing listening skills as students become aware of the geography and the lexicon of different Latin-American countries

● Expressing ideas, opinions, and feelings in the target language

● Gaining appreciation for

Spanish culture and literature as reading strategies are developed

● Creating a writing portfolio

Use of ● Visual aids like maps,

posters, and pictures

● Weekly journal entries

● Movies excerpts and music videos to increase listening skills

● Feature articles to develop reading skills

● Monthly oral presentations focused on a specific Latin-American country

● Pair and group discussions to encourage communication and comprehension

Use of: ● Translation

● Weekly vocabulary and

grammar quizzes ● Lesson tests with multiple

choice questions, fill in the blanks, and creative writing

● Oral presentation rubrics

to assess content as well as confidence

● Writing peer editing ● Peer to peer conversations

● Group debates

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Advanced Spanish Level V Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


EVALUATION

Students will: ● Gain appreciation for

Spanish works of art

● Students will be able to reinforce reading strategies as they navigate through diverse selections from renown authors in the Hispanic culture

● Students will recognize differences between nationalities and accents within the Hispanic culture

● Students will strengthen the ability to write journals, essays, and summaries

● Students will increase their level of fluency through conversations and presentations

Strategies for: ● Describing prominent

works of art and its significance

● Intentional conversation to present information and express opinions.

● Identifying key vocabulary to convey meaning.

● Following a story line and sequence of events

● Identifying writing styles in diverse types of writings

● Analyzing cultural backgrounds.

● Practicing complex structures in the mechanics of the Spanish language

Use of: ● Detailed questions to

accompany readings and audios

● Intentional conversations about specific topics

● Grammar exercises to reinforce structure and syntax

● Oral practice to become more proficient in pronunciation

● Unique treatment of vocabulary to be used in specific contexts

● Creative written exercises to express opinions and create arguments

Use of:

● Vocabulary quizzes

● Grammar quizzes

● Reading comprehension quizzes

● Google voice messages

● Conversational situations

in class ● Two minute presentations

● Audios to check listening

comprehension ● Rubrics

● Lesson tests

Grades: 9-12 Subject: Advanced Spanish Level V Department: World Languages Division: Upper School


EVALUATION

● Create a writing portfolio

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