Spanish II
As students move along to the next level, everything from Spanish I is still critical: we will use Spanish to read, write, and communicate with each other. A continued focus on acquiring the most used words in the language will help build proficiency with a goal of reaching Intermediate-Mid proficiency.
Prerequisites: a C average for Spanish IA and IB
1 credit
Class guidelines:
Come to class prepared: Notebook, pen, charged Chromebook
Listen with the intent to understand.
When a class response is required, EVERYONE RESPONDS.
Be willing to make mistakes, and allow others room for error.
Be honest, no copying or allowing copying. Cite your sources. No translators!
Retakes are allowed on all assessments until the final week of the term. You must turn in a “request to retest” form.
Late work is accepted
See page 18 of the Student Handbook.
Grading categories: PHS Grading Scale:
Reading 30% A 93-100 C 73-76
Listening 25% A- 90-92 C- 70-72
Writing 25% B+ 87-89 D+ 67-69
Speaking 15% B 83-86 D 63-66
Assignments 5% B- 80-82 D- 60-62
C+ 77-79 F <60
Proficiency Targets:
Term 1/3 Term 2/4
Speaking/ Writing Novice High Intermediate Low
(Presentational)
Reading/ Listening Intermediate Low Intermediate Mid
(Interpretive)
Unit 1: Como agua para chocolate (13 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i5 WL.IT.1.c.i4 WL.IP.2.c.i4
WL.PS.3.b.i4 WL.IC.4.a.i+
Essential Questions
How do my emotions affect my eating habits?
In what ways are food and dining connected to my sense of family and community?
Target Structures
tiene hambre s/he is hungry
está triste y llora s/he is sad and cries
el lobo come the wolf eats
baila s/he dances
Assessments
Listening: Henry el glotón
Reading: Como agua para chocolate
Unit 2: Los deportes (8 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i5 WL.IT.1.c.n3 WL.IP.2.a.i1
WL.IP.c.i4 WL.PS.3.a.i5 WL.PS.3.b.i4
WL.PS.3.c.i4 WL.IC.4.b.n+
Essential Questions
How do sports and sport fandom influence my culture?
How are my interests shaped by my place in the world?
Target Structures
eres you are
juega (un deporte) s/he plays (a sport)
quiere jugar s/he wants to play
Assessments
Reading: Deportes en los países que hablan español
Listening: Rafael y los deportes
Speaking: Flipgrid re-tell
Unit 3: El cortejo (10 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i5 WL.IT.1.c.i5 WL.IP.2.a.i4
WL.PS.3.a.i4 WL.IC.4.b.a+
Essential Questions
What social behaviors surrounding dating are appropriate in my culture?
How does my family and my culture influence my perceptions of what romantic relationships should look like?
Target Structures
agarra la mano s/he takes the hand
no conoce a nadie s/he doesn’t know anyone
sale de s/he leaves from
Assessments
Listening: Story questions
Reading: El cortejo
Speaking: Flipgrid re-tell
Unit 4: El chico del apartamento 512 (8 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i5 WL.IT.1.c.i5 WL.PS.3.c.i4
WL.IC.4.b.i+
Essential Questions
How do I evaluate the worth of another person?
At what point does flirting become sexual harassment?
How can I use my words to uplift other people?
Target Structures
quieres salir conmigo do you want to go out with me?
el hombre piensa que the man thinks that
una mujer bonita a beautiful woman
Assessments
Listening: Sequence the story
Reading: Los piropos
Writing: Storyboard writing
Unit 5: Los niños prisioneros de Bolivia (6 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i5 WL.IP.2.a.i2 WL.IP.2.c.n3
WL.PS.3.b.i5 WL.3.c.i4 WL.IC.4.b.a+
Essential Questions
What rights should every child have?
In what situations might it be best for a child to be separated from his or her parents?
Target Structures
el niño escucha the boy doesn’t listen
lo que hace what s/he does
debe hacer s/he should do
Assessments
Reading: La Cárcel de Palmasola
Reading: Los niños prisioneros de Bolivia
Writing: Opinion writing
Unit 6: La guerra sucia y las madres de la Plaza de Mayo (3 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i6 WL.IT.1.c.i4 WL.PS.3.c.i5
WL.PS.4.b.i+
Essential Questions
What effect did and does the Dirty War of Argentina have on the lives of Argentinians?
Target Structures
una mujer vieja an old woman
no puede encontrar s/he can’t find
sus hijos their children
Assessments
Speaking: Flipgrid- Las madres de la Plaza de Mayo
Reading: Las madres de la Plaza de Mayo
Writing: Las madres de la Plaza de Mayo
Unit 7: Robo en la noche (15 days)
Class novel
Standards
WL.IT.1.b.i5 WL.PS.3.b.i5 WL.PS.3.c.i5
WL.IC.4.b.i+ WL.CGC.5.b.i+
Essential Questions
How would life change if you were to move to a different country?
Why is a healthy environment important?
What can I do to help protect the planet?
Assessments
Project after reading
Unit 8: El gaucho argentino (5 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i6 WL.IT.1.c.i5 WL.IP.2.c.i4
WL.PS.3.c.i4 WL.IC.4.b.i+ WL.CGC.5.b.i+
Essential Questions
What careers have been lost and created over the last century?
What careers will allow me to live the kind of life that I want to live?
Target Structures
trabaja en s/he works in
necesita s/he needs
vive sol@ s/he lives alone
Assessments
Reading: El gaucho
Speaking: Flipgrid re-tell
Unit 9: El viajero (10 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i5 WL.IP.2.b.i4 WL.IP.2.c.i+
WL.PS.3.c.i5 WL.IC.4.b.a+ WL.CGC.5.b.i+
Essential Questions
What are some causes and affects of illegal immigration?
Target Structures
llega a un país s/he arrives to a country
regresa allí s/he returns there
lleva s/he wears, brings, carries
Assessments
Reading: La inmigración
Speaking: Flipgrid re-tell
Unit 10: Las supersticiones Españolas (9 days)
Standards
WL.IT.1.a.i5 WL.IP.2.c.i4 WL.PS.3.c.i+
WL.IC.4.b.i+
Essential Questions
Am I superstitious?
Is there such a thing as good or bad luck?
Which of my beliefs are influenced by my culture?
Target Structures
le da s/he gives him/her
devuelve s/he returns (an object)
esto le parece extraño this seems strange
Assessments
Reading: Las supersticiones
Writing: Las supersticiones