Italian 3 Honors Summer Assignment

ITALIAN 3 HONORS: SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2016
Congratulations on your decision to take Italian 3 Honors! The World Language

Department is very excited to offer you this new course. As is the case with any honors
course, the pace will be rigorous, and our exploration of the content and grammar will
be more in-depth. To help ease the transition, the 3-Honors team of all four languages
has decided to address the same Can-Do Statements in the summer assignments. It
will be collected on the first day of school in order to receive credit.
Attenzione: Transitioning from a level 2 CP course to a level 3 Honors course is
substantial. Please review the 3-Honors expectations below with the keywords in bold
to ensure you are fully aware of the rigorous year ahead.
Course Description Level 3-Honors LHS Course Guide, page 99
Completion of a summer assignment is required for this course. The goals of Level 3
Honors courses are to:
be able to spontaneously produce the target language using strings of
sentences
be able to ask and answer questions to handle transactions of everyday life.
Emphasis is placed on:
understanding and using complex grammatical forms
the acquisition of extensive vocabulary.
Students continue to develop proficiency in the four language skills: listening,
speaking, reading, and writing and to develop linguistic and cultural competence
through the sequential building of interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational skills.
At this level, students are challenged with more intensive and extensive
communicative experiences. At the completion of a Level 3 Honors course, the
majority of students are expected to perform in the Intermediate-Low to IntermediateMid range of language proficiency. Students enrolled in these courses are
expected to communicate in the target language in class.
While it is expected that you complete a thorough assignment, it is also expected that
you relax and enjoy the summer months as a time to recharge for the year ahead. Buon
lavoro e buon estate!
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Listening Task:
1. Your first unit in Italian 3 Honors will revolve around city life. Therefore, you will
listen to 4 clips that tell you about 4 cities. You must choose 2 major cities
and 2 minor cities. Italy is not just made up of Roma & Firenze; you will find
that minor cities are often famous for very particular things like wine, chocolate,
tranquility, influence of another culture, etc. The popular qualities of each city
are listed to help pique your interests.
2. Second, you will complete the Appunti di comprensione handout for each
video, which you will find in this document.
Grading: 20 completion points (5 points x 4 videos)
Le grandi citt: Ne scegli 2 di queste; Choose 2 from this list.
Firenze, Toscana - famosa per arte e il Rinascimento
https://youtu.be/dwkTjmwymAY
Milano, Lombardia famosa per moda e commercio
https://youtu.be/PfzPPZoIXCw
Palermo, Sicilia famosa per la sua influenza araba e capoluogo della Sicilia:
https://youtu.be/5ZF4cwkWk_c
Roma, Lazio - impero Romano e capitale:
https://youtu.be/FaS5AIuXw_E
Venezia, Veneto famosa per i suoi canali e Carnevale
https://youtu.be/5ywT6TeuBWc
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Le piccole citt e paesini: Ne scegli 2 di queste; Choose 2 from this list.
Avola, Sicilia - famosa per mandorle e limoni speciali che si chiamano femminelli
siracusani:
https://youtu.be/NAGhymc6kFA?t=2m25s (most difficult very fast at first)
Lucca, Toscana idilliaca e completamente murata:
https://youtu.be/ih--Ikuspvo
Menfi, Sicilia famosa per il suo vino https://youtu.be/pudlHuAmFRI
Modica, Sicilia famosa per il suo cioccolato https://youtu.be/NAGhymc6kFA stop at 02:24 (02:25 and beyond is Avola)
Rovereto, Trentino-Alto Adige famosa sia per la sua antichit sia per la sua
modernit
https://youtu.be/RT1CUt_IbXg
You will notice that you have many video choices for this task. When selecting your
videos, please consider the following:
Length Some videos are significantly longer than others. You are not required to
go beyond the first 3 minutes in the longer videos. Feel free to continue if you want
to challenge yourself.
Accent The narrators vary in each video, so you may find yourself more comfortable
with one accent over another.
Speed As is the case with English speakers, some Italians speak faster than others.
Please select the sets with the speeds you feel you can handle.
Interest Believe it or not, the level of interest in a subject affects ones ease of
comprehension. If you have a passion for a particular city/region, give it a try!
On the appunti di comprensione, you will notice the questions are not specific; therefore,
simply jot down what you understand in Italian.
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Writing Task:
After completing your 4 videos, please select:

the major city you understood best and enjoyed most
the minor city you understood best and enjoyed most
For each city, write 1 paragraph of 5-7 sentences that summarizes what you
heard about each city and region.
(1 paragraph per video x 2 cities = 2 paragraphs of 5-7 sentences each)
You will submit the 2 paragraphs to your teacher on the first day of school.
Grading: 5 points each based on the rubric in this document (10 points total)
For the writing task:
Consider the questions you were asked in the comprehension portion to help you write
a well-written response.
Do not forget to use your tenses appropriately (presente, passato prossimo, imperfetto,
e futuro), as well as pronouns, agreement, etc.
Do not use Google Translate or anything similar. Doing so is plagiarism and you will
fail the assignment. If you need to look up a word, please use an Italian dictionary or
Word Reference.
Do not write a transcript of the video. Doing so is plagiarism and you will fail the
assignment. You are not to quote the narrator; these are your thoughts about the cities.
APPUNTI DI COMPRENSIONE La tua 1a grande citt 5 punti

These are notes in Italian. Complete sentences are not required. You may use these notes to help
you write the complete sentences for the paragraph assignment.
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Citt: __________________________ Regione: _____________________________
1. (1 punto) Questa citt e famosa per ___________________________________
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2. (4 punti) Scrivi 4 altre cose che ne hai imparato di questa citt. Possono essere fatti
storici e moderni, le sue peculiarit, le sue specialtit, ecc.
a. ________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________
APPUNTI DI COMPRENSIONE La tua 2a grande citt 5 punti

Citt: __________________________ Regione: _____________________________

________________________________________________________________
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a. ________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________
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d. ________________________________________________________
APPUNTI DI COMPRENSIONE La tua 1a piccola citt 5 punti

Citt: __________________________ Regione: _____________________________

________________________________________________________________
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a. ________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________
APPUNTI DI COMPRENSIONE La tua 2a piccola citt 5 punti

Citt: __________________________ Regione: _____________________________

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a. ________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________
Summer Written Composition Rubric

Written Areas of
Assessment
Vocabulary:
Sentence
Structure:
Verbs:
0.5
Consistently uses
level 2 vocabulary
with 3 or fewer
mistakes to
complete the task.
Sentences within
the paragraph are
precisely structured
with 3 or fewer
errors in word order,
pronouns, and
adjective
placement.
Advanced use of
verb
tenses
previously learned
with 3 or fewer
mistakes.
(includes
subject/verb
agreement,
correct tense, etc.)
Uses level 2
vocabulary with 4 to
6 mistakes to
complete the task.
Uses level 2
vocabulary with
more than 6
mistakes to
complete the task.
Sentences within
the paragraph are
poorly structured
with 6 or more
errors in word order,
pronouns, and
adjective
placement.
Poor use of verb
tenses previously
learned with more
than 6 mistakes.
(includes
subject/verb
agreement, correct
tense, etc.)
Sentences within
the paragraph are
structured with 4-5
errors in word
order, pronouns,
and adjective
placement.
Satisfactory use of
verb tenses
previously learned
with 4 to 6
mistakes. (includes
subject/verb
agreement, correct
tense, etc.)
Earned
Points
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Grammar:
Logical
Sequence:
Three or fewer
errors regarding
accurate adjective/
noun agreement,
gender, word
choice, punctuation,
and capitalization.
Four to six errors

regarding accurate
adjective/ noun
agreement, gender,
word choice,
punctuation, and
capitalization.
More than six errors

regarding accurate
adjective/ noun
agreement, gender,
word choice,
punctuation, and
capitalization.
Excellent use of
transitions and/or
time expressions in
the target language
to respond to the
prompt in a logical,
written sequence.
Good use of
language with
some transitions
and/or time
expressions in the
target language to
respond to the
written sequence.
Poor use of
language with few
transitions and/or
time expressions in
the target language
to respond to the
written sequence.
You will complete the following interpersonal speaking

assessment within the first week of school. Here is a
preview of what to expect. It is based on your listening and
writing assignments above. The rubric will be distributed
and reviewed by the teacher in September.
In-Class Interpersonal Speaking Can-Do Statements
You will be assessed on the following 3-Honors Intermediate Mid Can-Do Statements
through a recorded conversation in a group of 2-3 students in September:
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
I can participate in conversations on familiar topics using sentences and series of
sentences.
I can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering a
variety of questions.
I can usually say what I want to say about myself and my everyday life.
In-Class Interpersonal Speaking Assignment

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Within the first week of school, you will record a conversation between 2-3 students
based on a prompt provided by the instructor. This will be graded as your first formal
speaking assessment. You are encouraged to practice speaking Italian throughout the
summer by:
Recording yourself in Italian, giving your thoughts and opinions regarding the
information you heard in the videos. Later, listen to yourself and reflect on what you did
well and what you feel needs more practice.
Practice speaking in Italian with a classmate, friend, or relative. Speaking with a

classmate (regardless of Italian level) will strengthen your interpersonal skills.
For pronunciation purposes, read your paragraphs out loud. After several times, try to
say them without reading them from the page.
Listen to people speaking in Italian (friends, relatives, television, radio, etc.) whenever
possible to train your ear, which will facilitate pronunciation later. You may want to tune
in to RadioItalia at http://www.radioitalia.it/player.php. There is also a RadioItaly mobile
device app that operates out of New York.
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ITALIAN 3 HONORS: SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2016

Congratulations on your decision to take Italian 3 Honors! The World Language