World Language Level 1 (novice-low to novice-mid) Spanish

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1 Language Level 1 (novice-low to novice-mid) Level I introduces students to the four standards of communication, culture, connections and comparisons. Students acquire skills through oral repetition, dialogue, short composition, dictation, reading, and written exercises while learning about the target culture(s). Classroom objects Seasons & Weather Clothing & Colors Daily Activities Alphabet & Numbers Days, months, dates and time, Family Food and beverages Greetings, Farewells, Personal Information Places and Locations Adjectives o Agreement and placement s Pronouns o Direct and indirect objects o Subjects Nouns o Gender and number o Present tense (regular and o Stem-changing o Regular tú commands o Verb + infinitive o Present progressive o gustar -like verbs o Tener expressions Prepositions o Prepositions, contractions, personal a Cognates/False Cognates Sentence Structure o Negatives o Questions (interrogative words) o Statements Articles o Definite and indefinite Identifying similarities & differences Reinforcing effort and recognition Homework and Guided Practice Nonlinguistic Representations Grap hic Organizers Generating and testing hypotheses Cues, questions, and advance

2 Language Level 2 (novice-mid to novice-high) Level II furthers the study of the four standards of communication, culture, connections and comparisons by building on the topics and concepts learned in level I. Students will improve target language skills through exposure to higher levels of language in dialogue, media, composition, and reading. more standard(s).. Body parts, health and fitness School schedule Dining out Directions Leisure time Shopping Sports Travel and transportation Daily routines Descriptions of people, personalities, and nationalities Acquiring a Language will equip them to participate in our global community and empower them to meet the challenges of the 21st century: level of skill is demanded of all workers in a global community. able to communicate with the rest of the world. other languages, but also to other cultures, people and lands. Adjectives: o Comparative o Superlative Adverbs: o Creating adverbs from adjectives : o Imperfect (regular & o Preterite (regular & o Commands o Reflexive Pronouns: o Direct object o Indirect object o Object of a preposition Negative: Ningun/o/a Idiomatic Structures: o Hace que o Había una vez Grap hic Organizers

3 Language Level 3 (novice-high to intermediate-low) Level III reviews vocabulary and grammatical structures and continues the study of the four standards of communication, culture, connections and comparisons. Students further develop oral and written language skills through the study of authentic text and media, along with more advanced conversation and composition. Careers Arts and Entertainment Media and Technology Body and Health Literature History Ecology Extended Family House and Home Adjectives (long and short) Pronouns o Reflexive o Single and double object Nouns o Irregular endings (masculine ending in a ) Conjunctions o Pero vs. sino o With subjunctive o All command forms o Conditional o gustar -like verbs o Future o Imperfect vs. preterite o Passive voice o Present and past perfect o Present and past progressive o Present subjunctive Prepositions o Por vs. para

4 Language Level 4 (intermediate-low) IV is taught exclusively in. It explores topics in advanced composition and conversation, with an emphasis on refining and integrating advanced grammar into daily communication. Emphasis is placed on comprehension as it is spoken by native speakers. Students develop appropriate verbs, structures, vocabulary, idioms and cultural understanding necessary to perform communicative functions at the intermediate-low level or above. Literary Analysis Arts in the -Speaking Expansion of topics from levels I, II, and III Current Events and Social Issues in the - Speaking o Compound/complex sentences o Passive voice and impersonal se o Sequences of tenses o Subjunctive (imperfect subjunctive, perfect subjunctive, with adjectival and adverbial clauses, if clauses) Expansion of grammar used in previous levels

5 Language Level 5 Conversation and Composition (intermediate-low through intermediate-mid) V Conversation and Composition is taught exclusively in. It explores topics in advanced composition and conversation, with an emphasis on refining and integrating advanced grammar into daily communication. Emphasis is placed on comprehension as it is spoken and written by native speakers. Students develop appropriate verbs, structures, vocabulary, idioms and cultural understanding necessary to perform communicative functions at higher levels. Media from the -Speaking Travel Throughout the -Speaking History and Culture of Specific - Speaking Countries Involvement in local -Speaking Communities Current Events and Social Issues in the -Speaking o Compound/complex sentences o Passive voice and impersonal se o Sequences of tenses o Subjunctive (imperfect subjunctive, perfect subjunctive, with adjectival and adverbial clauses, if clauses) Expansion of grammar used in previous levels