Essential Outcomes Chart: What is it we expect students to learn?
Grade: / 9-12 / Subject: / Spanish level 3 honors/fluent / Semester / 1-2 / Team
Members: / Celia Robles
Standard Description / Example Rigor / Prerequisite Skills / Common
Assessment / When Taught? / Extension Standards
What is the essential standard to be learned? Describe in student-friendly vocabulary. / What does proficient student work look like? Provide an example and/or description. / What prior knowledge, skills, and/or vocabulary is/are needed for a student to master this standard? / What assessment(s) will be used to measure student mastery? / When will this standard
be taught? / What will we do when students have learned the essential standard(s)?
Pronunciation & Conversation:
Students will demonstrate understanding of correct pronunciation of the Spanish language, spelling of words, principles governing word stress and use of written accents.
Communication 1.1; 1.2
Comparisons 4.1 / A proficient student will use correct spelling and pronunciation of vocabulary, sentences, and accurate text reading during peer collaboration in both conversation and writing activities. / • Cornell notes
• Basic phonological
Knowledge of sounds/syllables
• Morphological skills
• Orthographical skills
• Collaborative skills / • Cornell notes
• Basic phonological
knowledge
• Morphological skills
• Orthographical skills
• Collaborative skills / Strategy implemented throughout the year / Proficient students will use vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation in sentences and short writings. They will also critically read culture related articles. They will extend and further apply their knowledge through research based presentations and everyday language use in the classroom.
Present Tense, Ser and Estar and the Progressive Form:
-Students will demonstrate how to conjugateregular verbs using the progressive formin the Present tense.
-Students compare and contrast the correct Placement ofthe participles when using the progressive form and the usage of the verb Estar.
Communications 1.1
Comparisons 4.1 / A proficient student will use the present progressive form in writing activities and in conversation while collaborating with peers. /
  • Basic vocabulary (personality, emotions, relationships and feelings)
  • Present tense of regular –ar/-er/-ir progressive form verbs
  • Ser & estar verbs
  • Noun gender
  • Adjective-noun
Agreement
  • Cornell Notes
  • Collaborative skills
/
  • White boards-informal quiz
  • Bell work
  • Class presentations
  • Ticket out the door
  • Formal test formative/summative
  • Online quizzes-informal test
  • Chapter exam
/ 8/9/16-8/30/16 / Students who have a greater understanding of verb conjugations / it’s construction in the present tense will extend their knowledge byusing conjugated verbs in paragraph writing throughout the year.
Reflexive Verbs
Students will demonstrate how to use the reflexive verbs and indicate whichreflexive subject pronounsto use with the appropriate object pronouns. Students will understand that reflexive verbs reflect the action of the verb back to the subject.
Communication 1.1
Comparisons 4.1 / A proficient student will conjugate and compare different uses of the subjunctive through oral and written activities in collaboration with peers and be able to use the reflexive verbs 4-5 page writing narrative describing what they do in a typical school day. / • Cornell notes
• Verb stems
• Comparing/contrasting
different uses of the
subjunctive/ reflexive verbs
• Collaborative skills- pair shares, gallery walks, and in writing activities / • White boards-practice and informal testing
• Bell work-writing activities
• Class presentations
• Online quiz-informal test
• Chapter exam-summative/formative / 9/01/16- 9/23/16 / Proficient students will extend their knowledge of the topic by using the subjunctive in sentences and in writing pieces. They will also use this knowledge to critically read short passages or stories that use the subjunctive throughout the year.
Preterit & Imperfect Tenses
Students will demonstrate how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the preteritand imperfect tenses.
Communications 1.1-1.3
Comparisons 4.1 – 4.3 / A proficient student will conjugate and compare verbs in the preterit and imperfect tenses in writing activities and conversation with teacher and peers. / • Cornell notes
• Verb stems
• Comparing/contrasting
Preterit & imperfect
• Collaborative skills / • White boards
• Bell work
• Class presentations
• Online quiz
• Chapter exam / 9/26/16 -10/31/16 / Students who have a greater understanding of verb conjugations in the preterit and imperfect tenses will extend their knowledge by using these conjugated verbs in sentences throughout the year.
Commands
Students will synthesis, compare and contrast the proper subjunctive tense by using clauses, commands, and the proper use ofpor and parain grammatical structures.
Communications 1.1-1.3
Comparisons 4.1 – 4.3 / Proficient students is able to compare and contrast the proper usage of por and para and be able to use both with the subjunctive tense. Proficient students will be able to compare the use of por and para to the English usage of For. /
  • Cornell notes
  • Graphic organizers comparing and contrasting the usage of por and para
  • Collaborative skills in groups
  • Gallery walks
/ • White boards-informal testing and checking for understanding.
• Bell work
• Class presentations
• Supersite Online quiz
• Formative Chapter exam
  • Kahoot games before quizzes
/ 11/1/16–12/16/16 / Students who excel at this standard will progress to utilize and apply this knowledge in the writing process in Spanish.
Students will demonstrate their ability to use the comparatives and superlatives in proper formal structured Spanish writing, along with negatives, affirmatives, and indefiniteexpressionsby using the subjunctive in adjective clause’s.
Communications 1.1-1.3
Comparisons 4.1 – 4.3 / Proficient students will express in a 2-3 page writing comparatives and superlatives expressions using the subjunctive tense and proper adjective clauses. /
  • Cornell notes
  • Verb stems
  • Comparing/contrasting
Preterit & imperfect in a 1 pager / • White boards-informal testing and checking for understanding.
• Bell work
• Class presentations
• Supersite Online quiz
• Formative Chapter exam / 1/31/17 - 2/19/17 / Students who excel at this standard will progress to utilize and apply this knowledge in their writing process in Spanish.
Students will demonstrate their ability to use the present perfect, past perfect and diminutives and augmentatives by showing their grammar construction.
Communications 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Comparisons 4.1, 4.2 / A proficient student will conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the present perfect and past perfect tenses during peer collaboration in both conversation and short-piece writing activities. /
  • Cornell notes
  • Present perfect tense conjugations
  • Past perfect tense conjugations
  • Comparing/contrasting present perfect, past perfect
/ • White boards-informal testing and checking for understanding.
• Bell work
• Class presentations
• Supersite Online quiz
• Formative Chapter exam / 3/27/17 – 4/21/17 / Proficient students will extend their knowledge by critically reading short articles and novel excerpts throughout the year and writing a rhetorical précis.
Future & the Conditional
Students will know how to compare and contrast conjugated regular and irregular verbs in the future tense as a means of expressing conjecture or probability. They will also demonstrate their ability to use the prepositions a, hacia, and con.
Communications 1.1-1.3
Comparisons 4.1 – 4.3 / A proficient student is able to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the future and conditional tenses during peer collaboration in both conversation and short-piece writing activities. But a student who has mastered both conjugation should be able to write a short story written in this tense. / • Cornell notes
• Verb stems
• Comparing/contrasting
future and conditional
• Collaborative skills
• Peer editing / • White boards
• Bell work
• Class presentations-
4 corners, reciprocal teaching
• Online quiz
• Chapter exam / 2/21/17 – 3/17/17 / Students who excel at this standard will progress to utilize and apply this knowledge in the writing process in Spanish.
Writing Process
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the basic writing structure of a composition in Spanish in which they will be using contextual evidence from the given text.
Students will be able read critically by marking and charting within the text to be able to demonstrate and write a formal composition in Spanish by explaining their opinion and using contextual clues from the text.
Communication 1.3, 1.4 / A proficient student will learn to use writing strategies, integrate vocabulary, and sentence structure principles to write a composition in Spanish by using evidence from the text. / A proficient student will learn to use writing strategies, integrate vocabulary, and sentence structure principles to write a composition in sentences, transitional
words, body, conclusion
• Self-evaluating
• Revising
• Peer-editing
Rhetorical précis
• Philosophical chairs
• Socratic seminar / • Bell work (writing)
• Informal observations
• Short essay questions
• Peer analysis
• Final draft / Throughout the year / Proficient students will extend their writing skills by critically reading articles and stories in Spanish by using contextual clues from the text and explore different writing styles and purposes of writing.
Literature-VHL suggestions
And others
Students will mark and chart the text as they analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of Spanish literature.
Mujeres de ojos grandes- Angeles Mastretta
La luz es como el agua de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Autorretrato de Rosario castellanos
Poema 20-Pablo Neruda
Me gustas cuando callas- Pablo Neruda
La abeja hiragana de Horacio Quiroga
A Julia de Burgos-Julia De Burgos
Continuidad de los parques –Julio Cortazar
Communication 1.3
Cultures 2.1, 2.2
Connections 3.1, 3.2
Comparisons 4.2
Literacy RL 9-10.6 / A proficient student will demonstrate understanding of different aspects of Spanish literature through readings and discussions while collaborating with peers. / • Marking and charting
• Making Inferences
And analyzing the text
• Graphic organizers
• Comparing & contrasting
different cultural aspects in
Spanish speaking literature.
  • Socratic Seminars
  • Philosophical chairs
  • 4 corners
/
  • Informal observations
  • End of the year project
  • Rhetorical précis
  • Class presentations
  • Final exam
/ Throughout the year / Proficient students will extend their knowledge by critically reading short articles and novel excerpts throughout the year and writing a rhetorical précis.
En Detalle and Cinematografia-VHL
Communication 1.3
Cultures 2.1, 2.2
Connections 3.1, 3.2
Comparisons 4.2
Students will read about the geography, history, and culture of Spanish speaking countries around the world. / A proficient student will demonstrate understanding of different aspects of Spanish speaking countries’ culture through readings and discussions while collaborating with peers. / • Marking and charting
• Making Inferences
• Graphic organizers
• Comparing & contrasting
different cultural aspects in
Spanish speaking countries
and the U.S. / • Informal observations
• End of the year project
• Class presentations
• Final exam / Throughout the year: / Proficient students will extend their knowledge by critically reading short articles and novel excerpts throughout the year.
Culture (Flash Cultura)-VHL
Students will mark and chart read about the geography, history, and culture of Spanish speaking countries around the world.
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of Spanish literature.
Communication 1.3
Cultures 2.1, 2.2
Connections 3.1, 3.2
Comparisons 4.2 / A proficient student will demonstrate understanding of different aspects of Spanish speaking countries’ culture through readings and discussions while collaborating with peers (using sentence frames-academic vocab)
.
Literacy RL 9-10.6 / • Marking and charting
• Making Inferences
• Graphic organizers
• Comparing & contrasting
different cultural aspects in
Spanish speaking countries
and the U.S. /
  • Informal observations
  • End of the year project
  • Rhetorical précis
  • Class presentations
  • Final exam
/ Throughout the year
Aug-May
Countries of focus
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
Bolivia
Nicaragua
Rep. Dominicana
El Salvador
Guatemala
Paraguay
Uruguay / Proficient students will extend their knowledge by critically reading short articles and novel excerpts throughout the year and writing a rhetorical précis.

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