Spanish 2 builds on the foundations of Spanish 1 by expanding students’ ability to communicate about themselves, their identities, and the world around them. Through themes such as personal identity, childhood and traditions, generational perspectives, and authenticity, students develop their ability to describe experiences in different time frames, express opinions, and engage in meaningful conversations in Spanish. Students interpret authentic texts and media, compare cultural perspectives, and explore how language and culture shape identity and community. The course emphasizes communication, cultural understanding, and critical thinking while continuing to develop students’ proficiency in Spanish.
¿Quién quieres ser? Who do you want to be?
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Describe personal style and characteristics.
Share basic information about oneself and others.
Talk about personal interests, preferences, and responsibilities.
Understand when someone is describing themselves or others.
Communicate about oneself and important people in one’s life in both the present and the past.
What makes you human?
Who is in your circle of care?
How would you describe yourself?
What makes you unique?
Students will:
Ask each other questions about their personal style
Brainstorm famous people whose personal style can be described in various ways
Guess which things classmates consider obligations/responsibilities vs. leisure activities and hobbies
Learn about who the people in their circle of care are
Talk about what they and someone in their life was like in the past and how they are different or the same now
¿A qué le tienes miedo? La leyenda de la LloronaWhat are you afraid of? And the legend of La Llorona
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describe what frightens/scares me
summarize the major events of a popular legend
What are your fears?
What is a legend?
Students will:
Read and listen to a comprehensible version of a popular mexican legend
Listen to an authentic version and compare the two
Ask and answer questions about personal fears
Listen to the legend and draw all that you can in order to visually represent your understanding.
Las apariencias engañan/Appearances can be deceiving
Read and understand the main events and key ideas in a comprehensible novel.
Talk about events that happened in the past and begin to describe things that had already happened before another past event
Can appearances be deceiving?
How do my personal and family values compare with societal ones?
Students will:
Play four corners and Never Have I ever
Interview each other about problems faced by characters
Ask and answer question regarding the identity of the characters
Play charades to demonstrate topical vocabulary
Listen to summaries of book and identify misunderstandings of errors
Play “Lucky Numbers”
Do “One-pager”
Do Reader’s Theater
Do “Speed-friending”
Do “Did I understand it well?” to practice summarizing and politely correcting a classmate
Do “Secret Sounds” to practice listening with ambient/background noise
La autenticidad/Authenticity
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Hone use of the 3 past indicative tenses
Improve accuracy in presentational speaking and writing
Is it hard to be authentic?
Do people assume things based on physical appearances or superficial characteristics?
Students will:
Complete a slide deck of the original story of Ferdinand the bull by providing accurate conjugations in the past tenses
Watch and interact with an authentic movie (comprehension)
Ask/answer personal questions related to plot of movie
Put events in chronological order
Do a “Labyrnth” (listen and follow events through a maze)
Las generaciones/Generations
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Identify and articulate in Spanish the differences between generations in age, general characteristics, interests, things that matter, and communication style
speak and write in increasingly-complex complete sentences.
create with language and answer open-ended questions.
Speak, write, and understand language in a few time frames.
describe things and people in detail and give opinions on various topics/situations
According to the various perspectives, habits and routines of each generation where do you see yourself reflected?
Is it fair to classify someone as belonging to a specific generation?
How do current events play a role in how a certain generation develops its perspectives, routines and habits?
Students will:
Read articles and watch videos with people from different generations describing themselves
Compare and contrast their own habits to see if they “match” with their generation
“Señor X”- short silent video about the concept of destiny vs. habits/control
“One-pager”
“Fan N Pick” to work on using reflexive verbs to describe routines and habits of groups and self
La sostenibilidad y cuidado del medioambiente/Sustainability and the Environment
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Referring to previously mentioned people and things naturally in conversation and writing
Understanding and communicating about past events with increasing complexity
Organizing writing clearly using transition and connector words
Why is it important to preserve our culture and environment for future generations?
How does protecting the environment affect the survival of animals and ecosystems?
What actions can we take in our daily lives to take care of nature?
What is gentrification?
Students will:
Watch and analyze Bad Bunny short film “Debí tirar más fotos”
Who is the “sapo concho”?
Watch the Movie "Río"
Listen and draw
Play “Caption this!”
Writing to practice sequencing: “First, while, finally”
Do a dictation: “Scrambled eggs”
Do “Shark!” (question/answer practice)
Do “Kaboom!” (question/answer practice)
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