Spanish I

PACING GUIDE 2013-2014

Semester One

First Quarter: “Empecemos” (Lets Begin), topics should be reviewed on an ongoing basis

Theme: Personal and public identities

  • On a daily basis throughout the year review and practice the following:
  • Calendar and weather- identify and discuss weather and calendar (days, months, seasons, and numbers 0-100).
  • Interrogative words- recognize and respond to interrogative words.
  • Commands-use and respond to classroom commands.
  • Greetings- use and respond to greetings, introductions, and farewells.
  • Emotions and feelings- express emotions and current state (introduction of verb ESTAR)

Theme: Contemporary life / Sports, leisure, activities and Who am I?

  • Activities and sports- express likes/dislikes extracurricular activities, and sports.
  • Subject pronouns- recognize and use subject pronouns.
  • Pastimes and hobbies-identify and discuss which hobbies or pastimes they prefer. Review and practice likes and dislikes.
  • Verbs- action verbs. Identify ar-er-ir infinitive.
  • Human Body- identify body parts (introduction of definite and indefinite articles).
  • Adjectives- describe personality traits and physical characteristics (introduction of verb SER)
  • Definite and indefinite articles- introduce definite and indefinite articles.

Second Quarter: La escuela (School) y la comunidad (Community)

Theme: Contemporary life / Education

  • Classroom items- identify classroom items and describe the location (preposition of location)
  • Possessive adjectives- express ownership using possessive adjectives.
  • Subjects / Classes- identify subjects,describe class schedule (introduce and practiceordinal numbers)
  • The time- tell time using digital and analog clocks.

Theme: Contemporary life/ Community, professions, travel, and leisure

  • Community- identify community locations and discusses places you go and what you will do there.
  • Professions- identify professions and workplaces in your community.
  • Regular: verbs (-ar, -er, -ir)
  • Introduce the form ir + a + infinitive

Semester Two

Third Quarter: La comida (Food), el restaurante (Restaurant) y la familia (Family)

Theme: Families and community, contemporary life, global, challenge

  • Food-identify food items and discuss what they eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Describe food and talk about like and dislikes.
  • Verbs: stem-changing verbs

Theme: Contemporary life / Restaurant, family

  • Restaurant- Order food at a restaurant and express wants and needs.
  • Identify place settings on the table.
  • Verbs- regular and irregular verbs (ar, er, ir) Introduce some reflexive verbs (pararse, sentarse)
  • Family- Identify family members.Describe relationships, physical features, and personality traits review ser/estar verbs.
  • Comparisons words- Compare family members using words such as: más, menos, menor que, mayor que
  • Recycle possessive adjectives and regular verbs.

Fourth Quarter: La casa (House) los quehaceres (Chores) y las celebraciones (Celebrations)

Theme: Contemporary life/ Housing, shelter, family structures

  • House- describedifferent rooms in a house. Describe objects, colors and items locations.
  • Chores- discuss household chores and give commands use the form of (tener + que + infinitive)
  • Present progressive- Tell what people are currently doing.
  • Compare rooms using words such as: mejor que, peor que.

Theme: Contemporary life/ Holidays and celebrations

  • Celebrations- identify and discuss family celebrations.
  • Describe what people do to prepare for a party.
  • Talk about decorations and activities at a party.
  • Recycle family members, possessive adjectives, verb TENER.

Readings- teachers can select from the following list of suggested titles

  • 21 Mini cuentos, Tom Alsop
  • Carl no quiere ir a México, Karen Rowan
  • El primer trabajo de Roberto, Laura Stade
  • Agentes secretos y el mural de Picasso, Mira Canion
  • Pobre Ana, Blaine Ray

Repaso -Review for Final Exam

**Throughout the year it is suggested to include various cultural anecdotes, perspectives and additional vocabulary related to the themes listed above.

Spanish 1 Pacing Guide 2013-14