Name of Course: Spanish 5 Honors Course Number: Grade Level(s): grades 11-12 Unit or Strand: Unit 1 Para Empezar/Vocabulary and Grammar (Review) Unit 2 Trabajo y Comunidad Unit 3 Que nos traera el futuro? Unit 4 Mito o realidad? Unit 5 Intercambio entre culturas Unit 6 Cuidemos nuestro planeta Unit 7 Cuales son tus derechos y deberes? Estimated Instructional Time: One full semester 18 weeks/block scheduling PA Academic Standards: Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions and exchange opinions. Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. Cultures: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied. Connections: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language. Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available only through the foreign language and its cultures. Comparisons: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own. Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the language studied and their own. Communities: Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting. Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment. Unit 1: Para Empezar (Review) The Spanish verb: infinitives and the three conjugations Overview of the 7 simple tenses and conjugation terminology in the Present Perfect tense. Preterit tense of regular verbs Preterit tense of irregular verbs Stem-changing verbs in the preterit tense Imperfect tense Use of preterit and imperfect tenses Present Participle Reflexive Pronouns Jose Ruben Romero Read a short story in Spanish by Jose Ruben Romero.
Change a conjugated verb to the infinitive form. Identify a conjugated verb in terms of person, number and tense. Demonstrate the correct use of regular and irregular past participles in the Present perfect tense. Conjugate regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs in the preterit tense. Conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the imperfect tense. Employ correct usage of preterit and imperfect tense in written Spanish. Demonstrate the correct usage of present participle. Employ the correct usage of reflexive pronouns in Spanish sentences. Answer questions utilizing reflexive pronouns. Unit 2: Trabajo y Comunidad Present Perfect Pluperfect Present Perfect subjunctive Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns The use of Ser and Estar Enrique Anderson-Imbert Employ the correct usage of present perfect tense in Spanish sentences. Complete sentences using the correct form of the present perfect subjunctive. Conjugate verbs in the present subjunctive. Employ correct usage of ser and estar. Describe themselves in correct context using ser and estar. Read a short story in Spanish by Enrique Anderson-Imbert. Discuss story elements and reading in Spanish. Unit 3: Que nos traera el futuro? Future tense Future of probability Future perfect Direct and indirect object pronouns Isabel Allende Employ correct usage of future and future perfect tenses Employ the correct usage of future and conditional forms in written Spanish. Answer questions utilizing direct and indirect object pronouns. Read a short story in Spanish by Isabel Allende. Complete on- demand writing utilizing unit vocabulary, theme and grammar.
Unit 4: Mito o Realidad? Present and present perfect subjunctive after expressions of doubt, uncertainty or disbelief Pero and sino Subjunctive and adjective clauses Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quijote de la Mancha -fragment) Adapted for intermediate students Read an excerpt in Spanish from Don Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes. Employ the correct usage of the present subjunctive and the present indicative in Spanish sentences. Complete sentences using the correct form of the present perfect subjunctive. Construct Spanish sentences employing the correct usage of pero and sino. Complete sentences using the subjunctive in adjective clause. Complete on-demand writing utilizing unit vocabulary, theme and grammar. Unit: 5: Encuentro entre culturas Conditional Imperfect Subjunctive Gabriel Garcia Marquez Read a short story or excerpt in Spanish by Gabriel García Márquez. Respond orally and in writing to questions using the conditional. Translate sentences from English to Spanish employing the correct use of either the conditional tense or the imperfect subjunctive. Unit 6: Cuidemos nuestro planeta Overview of definite articles Conjugations used with the subjunctive and the indicative Relative pronouns que, quien and lo que Jose Sanchez Boudy Pablo Neruda Diego Rivera Employ the correct usage of the definite articles in Spanish Sentences Read a short story or excerpt in Spanish by Jose Sanchez Boudy, Pablo Neruda or Diego Rivera. Translate sentences from English to Spanish employing the correct use of either the indicative or subjunctive mood. Construct Spanish sentences utilizing relative pronouns que, quien and lo que correctly.
Respond orally and in writing to questions utilizing relative pronouns que, quien,and lo que correctly. Unit 7: Cuales son tus derechos y deberes? Passive voice with se The imperfect subjunctive Pluperfect subjunctive Conditional perfect Domitila Barrios Chungara Read a short excerpt in Spanish by Domitila Barrios Chungara. Construct sentences utilizing the passive voice. Change sentence structure form active to passive voice utilizing se. Translate sentences from English to Spanish employing the correct use of either the conditional tense or the imperfect subjunctive. Complete Spanish sentences utilizing el pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo. Activities: Define weekly vocabulary words. Write sentences using new vocabulary words. Weekly thematic reading and classroom discussion. Small group discussion and written response to reading. Journal writing regarding thematic topic employing unit vocabulary and grammar. Individual presentation Group story writing utilizing unit theme, vocabulary and grammar Grammar worksheets Oral practice Classroom discussion Writing assignment employing use of vocabulary and grammar. Cultural display or demonstration (music, dance, artwork, etc.) Writing, Audio, and Video Activities from ancillary book Role play activities Assessment: Vocabulary and spelling quizzes Journal writing Grammar tests Classroom discussions Reading response Small group discussion and written response Projects presentations rubrics completion of speaking tasks small group tests Extensions/Enhancements: Each of the above units is a thematic unit. The themes are broad enough to allow for teacher creativity and the implementation of a variety of activities and resources. Each unit consists of a thematic reading by a different Latino author as well as vocabulary, spelling and grammar that serve to teach the dynamics of the Spanish language through content. Themes/authors are interchangeable or can be exchanged for other themes/authors. * Practice on the web site at: PHSchool.com
* Students can communicate by email in Spanish. * Students can search on the web about cultural issues. * Students can explore careers for which bilingualism is an asset. Remediation/Modifications: additional practice material tutoring