The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL CAN-DO STATEMENTS will provide learning targets for curriculum and unit design, serving as performance indicators. Students will learn how to chart their progress with these statements through small steps as part of an overall reflective learning process.
This poster Path to Proficiency, will also help students to understand where they are on their journey to learning a new language!
Puente - Review Essential Grammar, Vocabulary and Phrases from 7th grade.
Objetos: By the end of this review, students will review the following:
Ask and gives names
Ask how someone feels and answer
Ask for and give personal information
Ask and give descriptions
Talk about likes and dislikes
How to use important verbs and their forms
Talk about what they and others like to do
Ask what a friend wants to do and answer Talk about classes and school supplies
Talk about family relationships
Talk about their responsibilities (chores) at
home
Unit - Casa y Quehaceres (House and Chores)
Objetos: By the end of the unit students will learn to do the following:
Casa
Talk about where they live
Identify rooms in a house
Identify furniture in various rooms
Use prepositions to indicate the location of the
rooms
Describe the floor plan or a house or apartment
Quehaceres
Talk about the chores they have to do at home
Complain about their chores!
Géocultura: Mexico
Objetos: By the end of this cultural unit, students will learn the following:
The location of major cities and landmarks in Mexico Basic information about Mexico
Foods and drinks served in restaurants and homes Traditional Mexican meals. Make comparisons between what they eat to Mexican and Spanish
meals.
Unit 6 - A Comer! (Let's Eat!) Objetos: By the end of the unit students will learn to do the following:
Plan a menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Describe how food tastes Order food / drinks in a restaurant Talk about meals
Take an order and making polite requests
Use informal commands Give cooking directions
Unit 7 - Mi Diaria Rutina (My daily routine) y ¿Cómo te sientes? (How do you feel?) Objetos: By the end of the unit, students will learn to do the following:
Know the meaning and spelling for various body parts
Talk about their aches and pain
Talk and write about their daily routine
Describe their ailments to a medical person
Unit 8 - ¡Vamos de Compras! (Letʼs Go Shopping!)
Objetos: By the end of the unit students will learn to do the following:
Shop in a Spanish speaking store
Describe what they are wearing
Describe what they wear for certain occasions
Talk about what they did in their free time
Talk about where they went shopping with friends
Compare American fashion to Spanish / Latino fashion
Geocultura: La República Dominicana
Students will learn basic facts about the people, food and culture in la República Dominicana