Spanish III for the Workplace focuses on individual interests in careers.

Spanish III for the Workplace compliments the small learning communities at Casa Grande High School; Health Careers; Arts, Design and Media; Culinary Academics Travel Events Resources; Justice Environment Teaching; and Science Technology and Engineering as well as Regional Occupational Program courses.

First semester - (shorter semester)

* Career research - career of individual student choice (see link for some sites)

* Bag presentation (elements of the profession)

* Skill presentation (teach a skill related to your profession to classmates)

* How to job shadow/do informational interviewing

* Job shadow

* Portfolio - compilation of research and experiences

* How to interview for a job/how to present yourself

Second semester (longer semester)

* Career research - career of individual student choice

* Bag presentation

* skill presentation

* job shadow

* portfolio

* resume writing

* cover letter writing

* letter of recommendation writing

* job interview thank you letters

* e mail etiquette

* job interview with professional from the community in student career area

* SRJC presentation regarding summer volunteer and employment opportunities/community service credits and/or SRJC credits

projects/activities;

Every activity and assignment has been designed to address as many of the foreign language standards as possible - reading, writing, speaking and listening. Each project/activity is designed to provide an opportunity to learn and practice as many skills related to careers as possible. This learning experience begins with the student interpreting the assignment goal and theme, a plan, the execution of the plan and a final project to be presented for evaluation. Planning, which includes pacing of a project, and organization are strongly emphasized. The portfolio develops strong technical writing skills in Spanish, the presentations the oral and listening skills.

Grammar concepts for Spanish III/Spanish III for the workplace

First six week grading period -

Review of levels I and II

Second six week grading period

future  and conditional tenses, if clause -present to future, unintentional events

Third six week grading period

review of present and past progressive and perfect tenses, review of “por” and “para”

Fourth six week grading period

future and conditional perfect and progressive tenses, adjective pronouns

Fifth six week grading period

present and past subjunctive tenses, if clauses

Sixth six week grading period

perfect subjunctive tenses

Oral and written exams

Oral and written exams are based on each individual’s career research/interest.  For example an essay prompt might be; Compare and contrast your job shadow experience with your original research into the career. An oral prompt might be: Imagine you are interviewing for the position you have researched and job shadowed - tell me what information is most crucial to include in an interview.

Grammar exams

All level III Spanish students take the same six week exams and a final grammar exam each semester.

Portfolio

Each semester your student is to bring his/her portfolio home for your review. The portfolio is in Spanish so the student is responsible for explaining the contents to you if needed. Please sign the grading rubric attached to the portfolio and have your student return it to me for credit. Students are given a grading rubric at the beginning of each semester to help guide them in its creation.

The portfolio is the vehicle through which the student will:

• explore a profession of interest in Spanish and English
• integrate Spanish grammar concepts into reading, witing, speaking and listening activities used to learn about your profession
• learn and practice professional skills in Spanish and English
• learn about other professions through your classmates and the potfolios they create as well as their presentations
• record your job shadow experiece in Spanish and English
• learn how to research a profession and reflect on your findings in Spanish
• learn how to create professional documents (cover letters, resumes)
• have a finished, professional looking product to present to a future employer, school admissions program or include in a scholarship application

Career Counseling

Casa Grande High School’s Career Center is operated by Karen Buchanan. Ms. Buchanan collaborates and does much of the work involved in finding professionals to interview the students individually (last year she found 30 professionals from the community), She teaches the, cover letter, letter of recommendation and resume writing as well as job shadow etiquette and informational interviewing. In addition she facilitates job shadows as needed and instructs the students on the district job shadow process and policies. She does an amazing job! I look forward to working with her this year again!