NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH I First Semester FIRST SIX WEEKS SECOND SIX WEEKS THIRD SIX WEEKS Oral, Written, Listening Self identification Self description Hay Concordance of adjectives Interrogatives Oral, Written, Listening Regular AR, -ER, -IR verbs Contractions, personal a Tener phrases, expressing obligation (tener + que), ir + a + infinitives Introduction to basic gustar Vocabulary related to school, school subjects, and classroom objects Oral, Written, Listening Simple selections Contrast ser/estar -ZC, -GO verbs- contrast conocer/saber Introduce basic gustar Vocabulary related family,home,household chores Greetings and farewells Formality (tú vs. Ud.) Numbers-telling time Months, days of the week,years Identify and explain the importance of school schedules, course offerings, and grading practices Seasons and weather Seasonal activities Clothing and colors School, school subject, homework and grades Learn about family life regarding daily activities, such as family social events, and holidays Make a simple Christmas decoration/gift 16 de septiembre Identify regions in the U.S. where Spanish is spoken Día de los muertos Identify extracurricular school and community events held in the city, surrounding areas, and the state La Navidad Identify and explain Hispanic festivals such as La Virgen de Guadalupe or Las Posadas
NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH I Second Semester FOURTH SIX WEEKS FIFTH SIX WEEKS SIXTH SIX WEEKS Oral, written, listening Oral, written, listening Oral, written, listening and All stem changing Object pronouns-direct, Reflexive verbs verbs indirect and double Acabar de + infinitive Possessive adjectives Extend gustar to include Introduction to regular Demonstrative adjectives similar verbsfaltar,interesar,doler, preterite-- -AR, -ER,-IR verbs Vocabulary pertaining encantar Vocabulary related to daily to travel Vocabulary related to personal hygiene and leisure Present progressive food Vocabulary related to activities Understand culture through traveling abroad Obtain information about selected Spanish speaking regions, geographical locations, topography, and important cities Transportation methods Identify and locate Spanish speaking countries and capitals body parts Compare foods of different areas of the Spanish speaking world and table manners Describe family meals for different occasions and corresponding cultural significance Dietary practices used in Spanish speaking countries to those used in the U.S. Cooking Hispanic foods Visiting a Mexican restaurant Use the internet to locate Spanish menus Learn about daily routinesuse present and preterite Connection Describe special games, sports, leisure activities and folk dances in relation to Hispanic culture (Aztec/Mayan) Cinco de mayo Use the internet to identify Hispanic sports figures Explore and identify the tango, flamenco,salsa,etc.
NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH II First Semester FIRST SIX WEEKS SECOND SIX WEEKS THIRD SIX WEEKS s Oral, written, listening Review entire present tense Review object pronouns Review vocabulary related to family and home Vocabulary of People and Places in your Neighborhood Review modes of transportation used in everyday life Map and label a neighborhood Compare/contrast work schedules of Spanish speaking countries with the U.S. Compare/contrast commercial establishments (small shops vs. malls) List professions where Spanish is used or is helpful in the community s Oral, written listening Using vocabulary from previous six weeks, review regular preterite and extend to irregulars Review and extend food vocabulary Identify commercial products useful in everyday life and products that are geared toward Hispanics. Expand knowledge of physical and economic geography by discussing agricultural and industrial products Plan a menu using a Spanish speaking newspaper ad. Convert kilograms to pounds and pesos to dollars. Compare regional foods of Spanish speaking countries Día de los muertos Watch Spanish commercials and identify uses and the product name. s Oral, written listening and Introduce imperfect Compare preterite to imperfect Extend vocab to include ir de compras Comprehensive review and extension of clothing vocabulary (descriptions in the past) Identify clothing styles typical of the Spanishspeaking world Read and understand bills, credit card statements and other realia in Spanish Make comparisons of daily routines La Navidad Use the internet to make connections look for Spanish newspapers Write a want ad for the newspaper
NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH II Second Semester FOURTH SIX WEEKS FIFTH SIX WEEKS SIXTH SIX WEEKS Oral, written, Oral, written, listening, Oral, written, listening, listening, and Continual use of all Review of all previously Continue use of previously taught tenses taught tenses preterite/ imperfect Conditional tense Comprehensive review Future tense Impersonal/ passive se of all vocabulary Vocabulary related Vocabulary related to to travel (hotels, health transportation, itinerary) Understand culture through traveling abroad Using the internet, locate train schedules,(renfe, Talgo) Purchase a ticket and convert monies Understand past and present medical treatments (peyote, curandera, hierbas) Discover contributions made by the Spanishspeaking world to science and medicine Create a project which will compare and contrast lifestyles Discover contributions made by the Spanishspeaking world to humanities Transportation methods Types of lodging Compare medical practices in Spanishspeaking countries Compare Hispanic view of the world, outlook on life to that of the United States of America Using the services of a travel agent, plan a trip Bring in an outside speaker from the medical community Using the internet, research a current Hispanic personality
NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH III First Semester FIRST SIX WEEKS SECOND SIX WEEKS THIRD SIX WEEKS Listening: Taped material Listening: Tapes & videos Listening: Tapes & videos s Oral, written, listening, Oral, written, listening Oral, written listening and Review of preterite vs. Introduce the present Introduce and practice more imperfect subjunctive and uses specific uses of the Vocabulary related to Commands subjunctive tourism Vocabulary related to Review the future and Weather in depth daily life conditional tenses Vocabulary related to family events and Discuss tourism and places of interest to visit Meteorology Compare regional weather conditions Travel on the internet La vida diaria Sociology-demographic investigation History-indigenous roots Compare lifestyles Bring in outside speakers ceremonies Discuss family events (marriage, birth, death, special occasions, etc.) Create an art project related to family celebrations Compare Navidad, quinciñera, boda, etc. Plan and participate in a posada
NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH III Second Semester FOURTH SIX WEEKS FIFTH SIX WEEKS SIXTH SIX WEEKS Oral, written, listening Oral, written, listening Oral, written, listening and Comparatives and Review of gustar and Present, past, conditional, superlatives similarities future perfect tenses Review of reflexive Review of ser vs. estar Negative and affirmative verbs Acabar de +, idiomatic words Por and para uses of hacer Sino vs. pero Relative pronoun que Imperfect subjunctive Review passive voice Vocabulary related to Vocabulary related to Vocabulary related to health and well being pastimes, hobbies Hispanic history Sports Physical education and health Comparison Compare popular sports of Latin America to those of the USA Compre personal fitness practices Using the internet, follow the career of an Hispanic athlete Cultural pastimes (theatre, dance, music, art) Humanities Dance or other art form Learn a dance, visit an exhibit Explore indigenous cultures History The indigenous cultures and the effects on the Spanish speaking world Using the internet, take a virtual tour of indigenous ruins
NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH IV First Semester FIRST SIX WEEKS SECOND SIX WEEKS THIRD SIX WEEKS Oral, written, and Oral, written, Oral, written, and listening and listening listening General tense review Continual review and Grammar points as with emphasis on the use of all verb tenses suggested by the literature preterite vs. imperfect with emphasis on the Children s literature Vocabulary related to art subjunctive and art forms Vocabulary related to Hispanic artists Literature (essay) Compare lives and major contributions of several Hispanic artists Visit a museum either virtually or in person poetry and poets Hispanic poets Literature (poetry) Compare lives and major contributions of several Hispanic poets Poetry Hispanic children s literature writers Literature for children Compare children s literature in Hispanic countries to that of the USA Visit an elementary school and share student-created or children s literature published in Spanish
NAME OF COURSE: SPANISH IV Second Semester FOURTH SIX WEEKS FIFTH SIX WEEKS SIXTH SIX WEEKS Oral, written, listening, Oral, written, listening, Oral, written, listening, and Grammar points as Grammar points as Grammar points as suggested by the suggested by the literature suggested by the literature literature Novel Novel Short story Hispanic short story authors Literature (short story) Compare lives and major contributions of several Hispanic short story authors Using the internet, find Spanish short stories and write a brief critique. Hispanic novelists Literature (novel) Compare lives and major contributions of several Hispanic novelists Take a scene from a novel, write and perform a skit. Hispanic novelists Literature (novel) Compare lives and major contributions of several Hispanic novelists Take a favorite chapter, summarize it, illustrate it and present it to a group.