Colección 1 Viva la juventud! September Colección 1 Viva la juventud! October What are the differences between an autobiography and a biography? What are the differences between facts and opinions? Have you ever feel very enthusiastic before participating in an event or activity? Why does show off mean? Why do young people show off? What do you do to attract the attention of a girl/boy you like? What is the most difficult obstacle Hispanics have to overcome in an Anglo speaking society? What relation exits between the history of one country and its political and economic situation? Read: Mis primeros versos Read: Primero de secundaria Express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions Analyze the main plot, sub plot and characters of authentic literary texts Write a fictional autobiographical o biographical Read: Un cuentecillo triste Gender and number of nouns Agreement and position of adjectives Definite and indefinite articles Suffix and prefix The letter H and the sound /y/ Students create stories based on personal experiences Analyze elements of the target language such as time and tense Acquire information about Nicaragua 1
Colección 2 Habla con los animales Noviembre Colección 3 Fábulas y Leyendas December What kind of treatment do animals receive in your country? What are the elements of a short story? What is a fable, a legend, a folk tale and a myth? What are the differences between them? What are the different types of irony? What is foreshadowing? How do you use the context to find out the meaning of an unknown word? How can you make predictions using background information and previous What are some key elements of Uruguay s history and society? knowledge? What are the effects of free education and literacy? Read: La Guerra de los Yacarés Read: Platero y yo Verb Tenses: Present, Imperfect and Preterit Preterit vs. Imperfect Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the significant ideas of the passages Analyze the main plot, sub plot and characters of authentic literary texts Acquire information about Uruguay Academic Read: La puerta del Infierno Read: La Posada de las Tres Cuerdas Analyze the main plot, subplot and characters of authentic literary texts Identify foreshadowing and make predictions Make predictions using background information and previous knowledge Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the significant ideas of the passages El desconocido misterioso picture sequence activity based on short story and novel reading based on the short stories and Test Grammar Quizzes and Test 2
Colección 3 Fábulas y Leyendas January Colección 4 Dentro del corazón February How would you express an action or a state not base in reality? What is a stress syllable? What is a drama? When overwhelm by problems, what do you do to relief your feelings? When do you use accent marks? Are you artistic person? Why do we create? Subjunctive mode Synonyms and Antonyms Compare and Contrast The AGUDAS, LLANAS, ESDRUJULAS and SOBRESDRUJULAS words History and culture of Argentina Discuss orally and in writing actions and states not base in reality Use accents marks correctly Acquire information about Argentina Discuss orally and in writing current and past events Recognize the relationship between cause and effect Academic Read; Manana de sol by Serafin y Joaquin Alvarez Quintero Read: Paula (excerpt) by Isabel Allende Read: Versos sencillos (excerpt) by Jose Marti and Verde Luz (excerpt) by Antonio Caban Vale Talk about future events Talk about hypothetical events Demonstrate an awareness that some phrases and idioms do not translate directly from one language to another Analyze the main plot, subplot and character Debate about the advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism Write a persuasive essay about problems and solutions Recognize the relationship between cause and effect 3
Colección 4 Dentro del corazón (cont.) Vida y obra de Federico García Lorca April Colección 5 Caminos March What would you do if? What is poetry? What is a drama? What were the effects of the Spanish Civil War? What is figurative language? What was life in rural Spain during the 1930 s? What are some essential poetic elements? How are woman portrait in Federico Garcia Lorca s play, Yerma? Have you ever feel like a stranger around your own people? What societal rules do Yerma has to follow? What is symbolism? Past Subjunctive mode The Conditional tense The Future tense The Conditional versus The Future Tense Idioms The /k/ sound History and society of Spain Read: La Tortuga by Pablo Neruda Read: El forastero gentil Spanish Civil War Life of Federico Garcia Lorca Women s role in the 1930 s Themes of infertility and isolation Literary Terms Read : Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca Yerma the movie Talk about future events Talk about hypothetical events Understand of poetic elements Become familiar with the new vocabulary Create a poem using poetic device Make a connection between the title and the content of the play Understand symbolic elements in the play Identify the themes in the play Discuss the central conflicts in Yerma s life Become familiar with many new words for vocabulary building on each Act 4
New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) Vida y obra de Laura Esquivel Colección 6 Tierra, mar y sol May Colección 6 Tierra, mar y sol (cont.) June What are the elements of a novel? Where would you like to travel? Why? What is Magical Realism? Do animals have rights? Who were the Incas and the Aztecs? Should we respect their rights? What is a cognate? Life and work of Isabel Allende Comprehension of the element of a novel Magical Realism Definition Mexican Civil War Read: Como agua para chocolate Describe Inca civilization Read Valle del fuego (excerpt) by Alejandro Balaguer Culture- Peru Understand the term Magical Realism Become familiar with new vocabulary words Understand the Incas and Aztecs civilizations Make connections between the title and the content of the novel Establish thematic links between Yerma and Como agua para chocolate Read: Aydin (excerpt) by Jordi Sierra I Fabra The Infinitive The Gerund The prepositions The sounds /r/ and /rr/ Como agua para chocolate package Chapter Test Understand the principal elements of nonfiction articles in newspaper, magazines, etc. Generate relevant question about the reading Become familiar with new words Develop skills in relation to grammar 5