PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT CORE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE SPANISH I GRADES 9-12

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1 PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT CORE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE SPANISH I GRADES 9-12 For each of the sections that follow, students may be required to analyze, recall, explain, interpret, apply, or evaluate the particular concepts being taught. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Level I course is a full-year course, which introduces students to the study of World Language and culture. The basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing will be taught and practiced with emphasis on student performance in both grammar and vocabulary. Various aspects of the culture of Spanish-speaking people will be introduced and discussed. This course may NOT be retaken if a grade of C or above was already achieved in a Level I course, or its equivalent, at another school. This course may only be taken twice without successful completion. STUDY SKILLS Students will define review and new vocabulary terms in thematic topics. They will work to apply these terms in context in a variety of settings. Vocabulary lists, practice quizzes, and online tools will be provided for review and practice, but students should also review these terms on their own. Students will apply vocabulary in class through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Students will be assessed through in-class activities, quizzes, tests and performance tasks. Students will learn review and new grammar topics. They will work to apply these in context in a variety of settings. Grammar explanations, note sheets, PowerPoints, homework assignments, and online tools will be provided for review and practice, but students may need to spend additional time outside of class reviewing these structures and their application. Students will apply these grammatical topics in class through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities. Students will be assessed through in-class activities, quizzes, tests and performance tasks. Students will learn about a variety of relevant cultural topics. Students may be asked to research certain topics to achieve a greater level of understanding of Spanishspeaking people and their culture. Students will be assessed on cultural topics through tests, quizzes, projects, web quests, and essays. Students will need to compare cultural products, practices, and structure/function of language from Spanish-speaking countries with that of their own.

2 1. UNIT 1 / LECCIÓN 1: HOLA, QUE TAL? INTRODUCTION Spanish in our world Resources (Navigating the textbook, Vista Supersite, and other resources) Classroom Commands Useful expressions Greeting and goodbyes Identify yourself and others Courtesy expressions Nouns and articles Numbers 0-30 Present tense of ser Telling time Pronunciation: The Spanish alphabet CULTURE OVERVIEW Fotonovela: Bienvenida, Marisa Greetings in Spanish-speaking countries The Spanish-speaking world La plaza principal- The main square Hispanic Heritage Month Relevant Holidays in Spanish-speaking countries (Independence Day and Patron Saint Days etc.) 2. UNIT 2 / LECCIÓN 2: EN LA CLASE The classroom and school life Fields of study and school subjects Days of the week and Months of the Year Seasons Class schedules Ordinal numbers Present tense of ar verbs The verb gustar Forming questions in Spanish Present tense of estar

3 Prepositions Numbers 31 1,000 CULTURE Fotonovela: Qué estudias? La escuela secundaria España Relevant Holidays in Spanish-speaking countries (Día de la Raza etc.) 3. UNIT 3 / LECCIÓN 3: LA FAMILIA The family Identifying people Professions and occupations Descriptive adjectives Possessive adjectives Present tense of er and ir verbs Present tense of tener and venir CULTURE Fotonovela: Un domingo en familia Ecuador Relevant Holidays and Celebrations in Spanish-speaking countries (La Tomatina, etc.) 4. UNIT 4 / LECCIÓN 4: LOS PASATIEMPOS Pastimes Sports Places in the city Present tense of the verb ir Ir + a + infinitive Stem-changing verbs: o e to ie o o to ue o u to ue o e to i Verbs with irregular yo forms (-go verbs) Fotonovela: Fútbol, cenotes y mole

4 El mundo de fútbol- The world of soccer Los atletas latinos Professional Latin Athletes México Relevant Holidays in Spanish-speaking countries (La navidad, Días de los Muertos, etc.) 5. UNIT 5 / LECCIÓN 5: LAS VACACIONES Travel and vacations Seasons and weather Estar with conditions and emotions The present progressive tense- regular gerunds only Ser vs. Estar Direct object nouns and pronouns Fotonovela: Vamos a la playa! Puerto Rico and El Yunque the rainforest Relevant Holidays in Spanish-speaking countries (La semana santa, Las pascuas, etc) 6. UNIT 6 / LECCIÓN 6: DE COMPRAS! Clothing and shopping Parts of the body Negotiating a price and buying Colors More descriptive adjectives Saber vs. conocer Dar & Decir Preterite tense of regular verbs Demostrative adjectives Preterite tense of regular and spelling-change verbs Fotonovela: En el Mercado Los mercados al aire libre Cuba Relevant Holidays in Spanish-speaking countries (El día de las madres, El día de los niños, Cinco de Mayo, etc.)

5 MATERIALS (and Supplemental materials used in course): Textbook: Descubre 1 Workbook: Descubre 1 Practice Workbook Vista Internet Supersite ( August 2016