Pleasant Valley School District

PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

PLANNED COURSE CURRICULUM GUIDE

SPANISH I

Grades 8 - 12

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND INTENT:

This is an elective course deigned to provide a basis in language proficiency and cultural awareness. It is strongly suggested for higher learning/college preparatory students and wholeheartedly recommended for career comprehensive students for their personal enrichment as well as for various vocational fields.

The course emphasizes vocabulary relating to everyday life situations, timely pronunciation via the study of phonetics, the various grammatical components needed to build a complete and correct sentence, and the cultural entities involved in the countries where the target language is spoken. A genuine attempt will be made to encompass the aspects of listening to, speaking, reading, and writing the language.

Language is one of the principal cultural components of any community. It is also the medium through which most of the community’s behaviors and beliefs are transmitted to a new generation and through which most of its intellectual processes and practical routine procedures must take place. A reliable knowledge of a culture is only possible through an in-depth study of its language.

In the instruction of a modern foreign language we hope to aid the student in developing linguistic proficiency in both active and passive language skills and to help the students realize, understand, and appreciate the cultural foundations which affect the target language. The learner will be able to utilize the

target language in our ever-evolving global society.

II. INSTRUCTIONAL TIME:

Class Periods: Six (6) per six-(6) day cycle

Length of Class Periods (minutes): 56

Length of Course: 135 days (3 Quarters)

Unit of Credit: .75

Updated: 6/2014

COURSE: Spanish I / GRADE(S): 8 - 12
STRAND: 1.6 (Phonetics) / TIME FRAME: Three Quarters/56 minutes daily
PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
1.6.9.A: Listen critically and respond to others in small and large group situations.
· Respond with grade level appropriate questions, ideas, information or opinions.
1.6.9.B: Demonstrate awareness of audience using appropriate volume and clarity in formal speaking presentations.
NATIONAL STANDARDS

1. COMMUNICATION

Communicate in Languages Other Than English

· Standard 1.1:Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
· Standard 1.2:Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
· Standard 1.3:Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

4. COMPARISONS

Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture

1. COMMUNICATION

Communicate in Languages Other Than English

3. CONNECTIONS

Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information

· Standard 3.1:Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language
· Standard 3.2:Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures

4. COMPARISONS

Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture

· Standard 4.1:Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
· Standard 4.2:Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
ASSESSMENT ANCHORS
Not applicable
RESOURCES
Ø District approved textbook
Ø District approved workbook
Ø Audio & visual media
Ø Print media
Ø Handouts
Ø Authentic materials
Ø Resource persons
Ø Exchange students
Ø Games
Ø Music
Ø Literature
OBJECTIVES
The learner will develop and utilize a vocabulary necessary to communicate in the Spanish language.
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
· Employ basic classroom requests.
· Respond to classroom commands.
· Introduce yourself and say how you are and where you're from.
· Count from 0-100.
· Identify months and days of the week to write the date.
· State your age, your phone number, and the date.
· Greet people, ask how they are and where they're from, and say good-bye.
· Describe yourself and tell about some of your likes and dislikes.
· Find out what other people are like compare your and other people's likes and dislikes.
· Describe your class schedule.
· List some school supplies you use.
· Find out about someone else's schedule.
· Talk about some of your leisure-time activities.
· Make plans with friends.
· Extend, accept, or decline invitations.
· Describe what you like and don't like to eat and drink.
· Tell when you have meals.
· Say whether you are hungry or thirsty.
· Describe family members and friends.
· Tell what someone's age is.
· Say what other people like and do not like to do.
· Describe and/or inquire about the color, fit, and price of clothing
· Tell where and when you bought clothes and how much you paid for them.
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
· TPR (total physical response) to initiate responses to classroom commands.
· Write in Spanish as the teacher dictates words or phrases.
· Distinguish between uses of “tú” and “Ud.”
· Respond to the use of flash cards to recall vocabulary (both Spanish to English and vice versa).
· Write and perform original, simple dialogues/conversations.
· Identify “realia” in Spanish.
· Create menus using the vocabulary from specific lessons.
· Engage in “Simon Says”.
· Describe family members using descriptive adjectives.
· Practice telling time using a model clock with moveable hands.
· Describe what students and others are wearing including colors
· Discuss phrases used in shopping situations
· Count aloud and play number games.
· Construct a calendar in Spanish.
· Identify food items from flash cards.
· Read and discuss magazine articles from Spanish newspapers and magazines.
· Identify objects in the classroom
· Outline your daily schedule
· Discuss activities, sports, and pastimes
· Recall the names of the seasons
· Express what they are going to do in the future
· Express where you are going in the community and in which season you might go
· Recognize regional vocabulary variations
ASSESSMENTS
· Oral presentation/participation
· Teacher observation
· Activities, worksheets, and projects that are designed to demonstrate comprehension of the concepts taught.
· Teacher/textbook designed tests and quizzes comprised of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities; multiple choice, matching, true/false, and essay formats may also be utilized.
· Teacher/textbook designed diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments
· Portfolios
CORRECTIVES/EXTENSIONS
Correctives:
· Utilize crossword puzzles and word searches to help identify vocabulary.
· Utilize vocabulary flash cards in the classroom.
· Utilize re-teaching activities.
Extensions:
· Create supplementary vocabulary work sheets.
· Create word scramble/sentence scramble puzzles.
· Use supplementary literature (i.e. newspapers, magazine, and children’s stories).
COURSE: Spanish I / GRADE(S): 8 - 12
STRAND: 1.5 (Grammar) / TIME FRAME: Three Quarters/56 minutes daily
PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
1.5.9.A: Write with a clear focus, identifying topic, task, and audience.
1.5.9.B: Develop content appropriate for the topic.
· Gather, organize, and determine validity and reliability of information.
· Employ the most effective format for purpose and audience.
· Incorporate specialized vocabulary for topic and audience
· Write fully developed paragraphs that have details and information specific to the topic and relevant to the focus.
1.5.9.C: Write with controlled and/or subtle organization.
· Sustain a logical order throughout the piece.
· Include an effective introduction and conclusion.
· Apply effective, subtle transitional methods within and across paragraphs
1.5.9.D: Write with an understanding of style using a variety of sentence structures and descriptive word choices. Create tone and voice through the use of precise language.
1.5.9.E: Revise writing to improve style, word choice, sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning after rethinking how questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed.
1.5.9.F: Use grade appropriate conventions of language when writing and editing.
· Spell all words correctly.
· Use capital letters correctly.
· Punctuate correctly
· Use correct grammar and sentence formation.