MS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL B

REVIEW

PACING

RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

PROFICIENCY LEVEL

2-3 weeks

Novice Mid

Auténtico or Realidades A

INFORM

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

CULTURAL CONNECTION(S)

Review some of the main themes throughout the course. For example: ● How do languages allow people to communicate? ● How can learning a foreign language enrich life? ● How can your current communication skills help you learn a new language? ● How will I go about having a conversation with a native Spanish speaker?

● What is culture? How are language and culture related? ● How does understanding of culture help me learn a language? ● How do culture and language affect one another? ● Why is it valuable to understand other cultures? ● What values are central to the culture of Spanish speaking countries? ● What is different about Spanish culture compared to my own?

● What can I do to sound more like a native Spanish speaker? ● How can I improve my Spanish skills in listening, reading, speaking and writing?

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

● Review previously taught content

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION

● Group students to allow opportunity for them to speak in Spanish. Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters with word banks. ● Check for understanding in different ways (eg. TPR, whiteboards, hand signals or gestures). ● For listening activities provide Cloze activity sheets with word banks for students to reference. Provide the responses on the back or in a separate document for the student to receive immediate feedback. ● For writing responses provide exemplars of possible student responses highlighting key language and structure (eg. if a student is writing sentences, include an example highlighting the differences in the English and Spanish alphabet and/or grammatical structures).

Skill Building

* Updated 6.10.24