Proficiencies : students can express themselves in the present and future
students can describe the geographical features of the Caribbean and Latin America
students can identify and describe life in the Caribbean and Latin America
students can identify countries of the world using Spanish
students can plan an ecotourism trip to a the Caribbean and Latin America and what they will do there
Grammar Review: expressing the future using the futur proche
using verbs in the present (regular and irregular)
Vocab: adverbs of the future
nations and nationalities
the outdoors & Activities of the outdoors
Evaluations: oral interviews about future plans*
quiz on nations and nationalities
geography quiz on the the Caribbean and Latin America
student presentation on trip to a Caribbean or Latin America country in the future
reading comprehension activity on the Caribbean and Latin America
creating an ecotourism brochure
Proficiencies - students can function at the airport and in the airplane
students can pass through customs
. students can explain a series of events that happened in the past
Grammar : pluperfect tense
formation of if - then questions
concordance of time
Vocab: the airport, the airplane, customs
Evaluations: ..students tape role play at the airport/airplane (choice of 4 scenes)*
vocab quiz on the airport
vocab quiz in the airplane
essay : Mi experiencia en el aeropuerto
. students retell and tape a travel experience*
oral question and answering activity about travel *
Proficiencies: students can explain the differences between educational systems in our culture and other Spanish-speaking countries
students can respond appropriately and correctly in a ten minute “school” interview
students can discuss educational goals for the future
Grammar: ...review the future and conditional tenses
Subjunctive with impersonal constructions
Vocab : Education
Adverbs indicating the future
Impersonal constructions
Evaluations: quiz on vocabulary of education
opinion paper on the differences between systems
brochure and description of invented school
10 - 15 minute interview at a “prospective” school
quizzes on the future and conditional
quiz on subjunctive with impersonal constructions.
listening comprehension activity
Proficiencies :students describe what their dreamhouse would be like
students can describe household tasks
students discuss what they would do given certain circumstances
Grammar: Advanced prepositions
Subjunctive with adverbial expressions
Vocabulary:.... the house
household activities
Evaluation Question and answer session about what students would do
vocabulary quiz on the house
presentation of student's dream house
taped description steps in achieving household tasks
reading comprehension
Proficiencies - students can recognize what comprises a fairytale
students can retell sections of a story
students can paraphrase text
students can read a Latin American Myth and discuss themes
Grammar: review of the preterite and imperfect tenses
perfect (el presente perfecto) and past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
students demonstrate limited facility with sequence of tense
Vocab:.............vocabulary of fairytales and myths
advanced list of transitional words
Evaluation: .......write a 600-800 word fairytale in the past
taped reading of the fairytale
quiz on vocabulary or fairytales and myths
written exam on the preterite vs the imperfect
quizzes on the perfect and past perfect tenses
reading comprehension and translation activities
Proficiencies: students present persuasive arguments in Spanish
students describe the operation and parts of the car
Grammar: Formal and informal commands
pronouns and pronoun placement
review of comparatives and superlatives
Vocab:vocabulary of the car
prepositions
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Evaluations: video of students selling a car
quiz on the vocabulary of the car
taped telling of the steps involved in operating a car
description and description for your car
Unit VII- Don Quijote y el Idealísmo
Proficiencies: students read the text for comprehension
students can identify and discuss themes of Don Quijote
students can compare the Idealism of Don Quijote with a modern day figure
Grammar: correct use of transitional words
conjunctions and which ones take the subjunctive
more on formation of and use of the subjunctive
Vocab: transitional words
expressions of doubt
Evaluations: - .......comprehension and translation activities on Don Quijote
exam on the subjunctive
comparative paper on idealism