HS Spanish Guide

YEAR AT A GLANCE Spanish Level 4

GRADE 9-12

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Suggested Pacing

3-4 weeks

3-4 weeks

3-4 weeks

3-4 weeks

3-4 weeks

3-4 weeks

La Vida Actual

La Salud y Tecnología health, well being, health care, society, technology, traditional & modern medicine, preterite indicative, subjunctive

La Creatividad

Las Comunidades solidarity, volunteerism, education, learning communities, present perfect subjunctive, conjunctions,

Los Desafíos Globales environment, migration, humanitarian assistance, re fl exive verbs, passive voice, ser y estar

Las Identidades

Unit

relationships, communication, travel, daily life, community, social structures, recreational activities, present subjunctive, advice,

ordinal numbers, history, historical fi gures, identity, values, language &

fi ne arts, theater, clothing, design, style, feminine nouns,

Essential Vocabulary & Structure

preterite & imperfect, present

traditions, imperfect subjunctive, relative pronouns

pluperfect indicative

subjunctive, por & para, relative pronouns, past

participle adjectives

commands, conditional tense

Pre: Beg of Aug

Final: End of May

Mid: End of Dec - Beg of Jan

Testing Window

WORLD LANGUAGE STANDARD(S) - INTERMEDIATE LOW (IL) INTERPRETIVE INTERPERSONAL

PRESENTATIONAL

● Listening IL-IL 1-3

● Reading IL-IR 1-3

● Listening, Speaking,

● Speaking IL-PS 1-5

● Writing

Reading, Writing IL-IC1-3

IL-PW 1-5

I can participate in conversations on a number of familiar topics using simple sentences. I can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.

I can understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar.

I can write brie fl y about most familiar topics and provide information using a series of simple sentences.

I can present information on most familiar topics using a series of simple sentences.

I can understand the main idea in short, simple messages and presentations on familiar topics. I can understand the main idea of simple conversations that I overhear.

INTERCULTURAL

Products and Practices I.CP

Cultural Perspectives I.CPP

Cultural Interaction I.CIA

I can compare familiar cultural beliefs and values.

I can interact at a functional level in a familiar cultural context.

I can identify common patterns in the products and practices of a culture.