MS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL B

UNIT 4 PAST TIMES

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

6-8 weeks

Novice Mid

Auténtico or Realidades B

INFORM

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

CULTURAL CONNECTION(S)

● What is my typical day like? ● How do I ask others about their school day? ● How do I describe others?

● Differences in daily routines of youth, special events, and extracurricular activities in Spanish speaking countries ● Poetry, music, drama

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR NOVICE MID PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING When students exhibit Novice Mid listening pro fi ciency in Spanish, they can understand: 1. Simple words and phrases about daily activities 2. Simple questions on familiar topics 3. Multi-step directions or instructions, especially when accompanied by gestures and repetition 4. What people say in a short conversation on familiar topics

When students exhibit Novice Mid speaking ability in Spanish, they can: 1. Greet someone in a culturally appropriate manner 2. Introduce self 3. Ask “how are you?” 4. Respond appropriately to the question “how are you?” 5. Answer simple questions to provide basic information 6. Ask simple, formulaic questions 7. Provide simple information on subject matter content When students exhibit Novice Mid writing ability in Spanish, they can: 1. Write basic personal information (name, address, phone number, birth date) 2. Brie fl y describe people or places mostly in list form 3. Respond to simple questions 4. Write simple information related to subject matter content WRITING

READING

When students exhibit Novice Mid reading ability in Spanish, they can understand: 1. Words on a list from very familiar topics 2. Very simple information on familiar topics 3. Short, simple descriptions, especially if there are pictures or other supportive visuals

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

● Talk about getting ready and the things you need using the language functions and features: ● physical characteristics ● vocabulary associated with hygiene (el cepillo, el cinturon, el desodorante… ) ● Talk about daily routines, special events using the language functions and features: ● re fl exive verbs ( eg. me acuesto )

● possessive adjectives ( mío, tuyo, suyo, nuestro, vuestro, suyo etc .) ● Talk about your school day using the language functions and features: ● classroom items, activities, and rules ● stem-changing verbs ● interrogatives ● -ir verbs ● Describe others using the language functions and features: ● adjectives that describe physical characteristics ● de fi nite and inde fi nite articles ● verb “to be” - ser (soy, eres, es) for identity ● singular forms: tener, hablar, ser

https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/ fi les/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf

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* Updated 6.10.24