Spanish II Advanced

Standard 1.1, 1.2 Communication: Communicate in Languages other than English

Standard 2.1, 2.2 Cultures: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures

Standard 3.1, 3.2 Connections: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information

Standard 4.1, 4.2 Comparisons: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture

Estimated Time Range:

August to June

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

The student will understand that:

1.	Language is a reflection of culture.
2.	There are structural similarities as well as differences between Spanish and English.
3.	How one says something is as important as what is said.
4.	Concepts and thoughts are expressed differently and similarly in Spanish and English.
5.	A strong understanding of English grammar can facilitate the acquisition of Spanish as a second language.
6.	Custom and tradition vary within a culture as well as between cultures.
7.	Certain idiomatic expressions exist in different forms between the two languages.

SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

Quizzes, tests, dictations, dialogues, listening comprehension activities, games, spelling word checklist, situational scenarios.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1.	What is an idiomatic expression?
2.	How do pronouns function in spoken and written communication?
3.	What is a noun?
4.	What is a pronoun?
5.	What are the basic parts of a sentence?
6.	What is an object?
7.	What is an infinitive?
8.	What does the term “conjugation” mean?
9.	What is a command?
10.	How is the familiar command formed? When is it used?
11.	How do customs and culture differ between Mexico and the United States with regard to ordering food in a restaurant, transportation, and shopping?
12.	How do city / town structure differ between a Mexican city and a U.S. city?
13.	What is the concept of bartering?
14.	What are the essential components of bartering?
15.	What is a stem-changing verb?
16.	How do you alleviate ambiguity when using object pronouns?
17.	What are the functions of direct and indirect object pronouns?
18.	What is tense?
19.	How does one deduce or infer meaning from context?
20.	How is what one says determined by the accurate use of endings and grammatical structures?
21.	How does the knowledge of English vocabulary help and / or hinder the acquisition of the Spanish language?
22.	What are the two Spanish verbs “ to be”? How do they differ in use?
23.	What is an interrogative?
24.	How is the Spanish structure for expressing likes and dislikes dissimilar to that of English? What are the conceptual differences?
25.	What do the words reflexive and reciprocal mean?
26.	How does one express an action that reflects back to the subject?
27.	How does one express what has already been done?
28.	What vocabulary does one need to express oneself effectively in Spanish with regard to daily life?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1.	Express what he/she does now ( Present tense of regular ar, er, ir verbs )
2.	Express how often one does something. ( Frequency with adverbs )
3.	Express obligation with hay que and tener que.
4.	Infer meaning from context. ( vocabulary )
5.	Recognize and infer meaning from cognates.
6.	Express thoughts about school, classes, and schedules.
7.	Derive meaning from regional Mexican vocabulary.
8.	Read, translate, analyze informational readings/material regarding similarities and differences between Mexican schools and American schools. ( vocabulary and culture
9.	Note differences between a typical Mexican downtown city and his/her own city/town.
10.	Express information relating to daily personal schedules as well as ask and tell time.
11.	Express locations/places to where he/she is going. (Present tense of the verb “ir’).
12.	Make meaning of Spanish interrogatives and ask questions appropriately.
13.	Express preferences when requesting/ordering snack and lunch food in a café or cafeteria. ( grammar, the verb “querer”,vocabulary and culture )
14.	Derive meaning from regional vocabulary in Latin America and Spain.
15.	Express where people or things are located . ( Present tense of estar )
16.	Read, translate, analyze informational readings/material regarding snack foods in the United States and Mexico.
17.	Make sense of the origin of foods and food-related words derived from Spanish culture by reading and translating informational readings/material.
18.	Recognize and express understanding of the appropriate use of the definite article when speaking about someone, and when stating when an event will happen on a specific day.
19.	Recognize and express understanding of the appropriate use of the contractions al and del.
20.	Express thoughts about after-school plans and activities.
21.	Express thoughts about people and places one knows as well as what one knows. ( Present tense of saber and conocer )
22.	Express what he/she is going to do in the near future. ( Ir + a + infinitive structure )
23.	Express sequencing of events with the appropriate use of adverbs ( ie- luego, por fin, antes, despues etc.)
24.	Derive an understanding of the role of parks and plazas in Mexican culture.
25.	Recognize and express an understanding of the irregular yo forms of certain Present Tense verbs ( hacer, oir, conocer )
26.	Make sense of a cultural reading that highlights sports as past times for Mexican youth.
27.	Recognize and express idioms with the verb “ tener”.
28.	Derive an understanding of life in Puerto Rico ( including sports and leisure activities, history, geography, wildlife, and famous people/ athletes )
29.	Extend invitations and talk on the phone using appropriate vocabulary.
30.	Express feelings and emotions about oneself and others. ( Estar with adjectives denoting conditions )
31.	Express what just happened ( acabar de + infinitive )
32.	Express from where oneself or another is coming ( Present tense of the irregular verb “ venir” )
33.	Express what one or another person likes to do ( gustar + infinitive )
34.	Express thoughts about the weather.
35.	Express thoughts about sports and sports equipment. ( vocabulary and stem-changing verb “ jugar” )
36.	Express preferences ( stem-changing verbs “ preferir” and “ querer” )
37.	Make sense of other e-ie stem changing verbs in the Present Tense ( ie. Cerrar, empezar, entender )
38.	Express comparisons of people and things. ( regular and irregular adjectives )
39.	Derive meaning of regular and irregular prepositional pronouns. ( mi, ti, conmigo, contigo )
40.	Express thoughts about clothing and clothing accessories.
41.	Say / talk about what is happening now. ( Present progressive with regular and irregular participles )
42.	Analyze who or what is receiving an action. ( Direct object pronouns )
43.	Express what one or another person says /tells ( Present tense of the irregular and stem- changing verb “ decir “.
44.	Recognize and express understanding of the appropriate use of prepositions related to location.
45.	Analyze, identify, and translate a given familiar command (affirmative and negative forms for regular and irregular verbs).
46.	Use appropriate vocabulary to express preferential means of transportation.
47.	Identify places to visit in a Mexican city.
48.	Derive meaning of appropriate vocabulary related to shopping and making purchases.
49.	Discuss and describe the bartering process in Mexican “mercados :.
50.	Make sense of other o-ue stem-changing verbs in the Present Tense ( ie. Pensar, almorzar, volver etc.
51.	Identify and demonstrate the proper placement of indirect object pronouns.
52.	Make sense of other e-I stem-changing verbs in the Present Tense ( ie. Pedir, servir, seguir etc.
53.	Express things that one or another person likes.
54.	Express information related to an indefinite or a negative situation.
55.	Express extremes with adjectives using “isimo”.
56.	Express preferencews when requesting / ordering food in a restaurant, and demonstrate how to order food and request the check.
57.	Express where he / she went. ( Preterite tense of the irregular verb “ ir “ )
58.	Describe actions that reflect back upon the subject.
59.	Recognize and express understanding of the appropriate placement of pronouns in affirmative and negative familiar commands.
60.	Identify and demonstrate the proper placement of pronouns with the Present Progressive.
61.	Express obligation with verb deber + infinitive.
62.	Describe how something is done using the adverbs that end in “mente “.
63.	Comparing daily routines and houses in Spain and in the United States.
64.	Express what one did in the past ( Preterite Tense of regular –ar verbs and irregular spelling changes: que, gue, ce ).
65.	Describe past activities with irregular Preterite Tense.
66.	Recognize and express an understanding of the appropriate vocabulary used for planning a party.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Gahala, Carlin, Heining-Boynton, Otheguy, Rupert, Capetillo-Ponce Text En Espanol, McDougal Littell, 2000 ISBN 0-395-91081-1

Workbook to En Espanol, 2000

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