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Trinity Christian School
Curriculum Guide
Course Title: Spanish II
Grade Taught: Twelfth Grade
Credits: One Credit
A. Course Goals:
1. To be able to write commands and sentences in the present and past tenses using correct punctuation, verb/noun
agreement, and sentence structure to express ideas.
2. To be able to read and translate commands and sentences using present and past sentences.
3. To be able to initiate, understand, and respond appropriately in a conversation in the present and past tenses in Spanish.
B. Course Topics: The teacher will be teaching the following:
Topics:
1. Unit 1: Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives
a. Introduce vocabulary related to school, friends, family and interrogative words. Introduce phrases, questions, and replies related to
vocabulary.
b. Review conjugation of regular -ar verbs in present indicative tense.
c. Review adjective/noun agreement and position of adjectives in relation to the nouns they modify.
d. Review and practice verb conjugations ser and estar and their uses.
e. Review interrogative words.
f. Review sentence structure of questions and answers.
g. Introduce the comparative of adjectives and adverbs.
Instructional Materials: Text, Teacher Notes, Vocabulary Handout, Flashcards, Cassette Tape
Measurements: Quizzes, Dictations, Dialogues in class, Class work, Homework
Time: 16 Periods
2. Unit 2: Food, Sports, and Music
a. Introduce vocabulary related to food, sports, and music.
b. Introduce phrases, questions, and replies related to vocabulary.
c. Review and practice conjugations of boot/stem changing verbs.
d. Review the meaning, uses, and conjugations of ir and venir.
e. Introduce the imperative/command forms of verbs.
f. Review saber vs. conocer and their conjugations.
g. Review present progressive form of verbs.
h. Review and practice direct object pronouns.
Instructional Materials: Text, Teacher Notes and Handouts on Direct Object Pronouns, Vocabulary Handout, Flashcards, Cassette Tape
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Measurements: Quizzes, Dictations, Dialogues in class, Class work, Homework
Time: 16 Periods
3. Unit 3: Clothing, Barber Shop, Missionary Field
a. Introduce vocabulary related to clothing, the barber shop, and the missionary field. Introduce phrases, questions, and replies
related to vocabulary.
b. Introduce demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.
c. Review the relative pronoun que.
d. Introduce adverbs.
e. Review and practice indirect object pronouns.
f. Review gustar and other similar verbs that are mainly used with indirect object pronouns.
g. Introduce and discuss reflexive verbs.
Instructional Materials: Text, Teacher notes and Handouts focused on Indirect Object Pronouns, Vocabulary Handouts, Flashcards,
Cassette Tape
Measurements: Quizzes, Dictations, Dialogues in class, Class work, Homework
Time: 16 Periods
4. Unit 4: Phone Calls, Banking and Hotels
a. Introduce vocabulary related to phone calls, banking, and hotels. Introduce phrases, questions, and replies related to vocabulary.
b. Review calendar information and adverbs of time.
c. Introduce ordinal numbers first through tenth.
d. Review indefinite words.
e. Review boot/stem changing verbs.
f. Introduce expressions of courtesy.
g. Identify numbers zero to one million.
h. Introduce pronouns after prepositions.
Instructional Materials: Text, Teacher notes, Vocabulary Handouts, Flashcards, Cassette Tape
Measurements: Quizzes, Dictations, Dialogues in class, Class work, Homework
Time: 20 Periods
5. Unit 5: Automobiles, Trains, and Airplanes
a. Introduce vocabulary related to automobiles, trains, and airplanes. Introduce phrases, questions, and replies related to vocabulary.
b. Introduce endings for regular and stem changing past tense preterite -ar verbs.
c. Introduce endings for regular and stem changing past tense preterite -er and -ir verbs.
d. Identify common irregular preterite verbs dar, ver, ser, ir, creer, leer, oir, and decir.
e. Identify adjectives ending in -mente.
Instructional Materials: Text, Teacher notes, Vocabulary Handouts, Flashcards, Cassette Tape, Posters on Preterite Tenses
Measurements: Quizzes, Dictations, Dialogues in class, Class work, Homework
Time: 20 Periods
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6. Unit 6: War and Independence, Patriots, and Ranches in Mexico
a. Introduce vocabulary related to war, independence, patriots, and ranches. Introduce phrases, questions and replies related to
vocabulary.
b. Introduce Hacer - que with preterite construction.
c. Identify use for imperfect tense and recognize endings for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
d. Recognize the differences and uses for preterite vs.
imperfect verbs.
e. Identify imperfect progressive endings and uses.
Instructional Materials: Text, Teacher notes, Vocabulary Handouts, Information Handout on Preterite vs. Imperfect Tenses, Cassette
Tape, and Posters on Imperfect -ar, -er, -ir verbs.
Measurements: Quizzes, Dictations, Dialogues in class, Class work, Homework
Time: 26 Periods
7. Unit 7: Stories: The Musicians of Bremen and Platero the Burro
a. Introduce vocabulary related to the stories above.
b. Introduce phrases, questions and replies related to vocabulary.
c. Identify the differences between Habia and Hubo.
d. Review regular past participles.
e. Introduce the impersonal pronoun se.
f. Introduce the diminutive endings attached to words to convey ideas of endearment.
g. Compare simple vs. stressed possessive adjectives.
Instructional Materials: Text, Vocabulary Handouts and Cassette Tape
Measurements: Quizzes, Dictations, Class work, Homework
Time: 11 Periods
C. Student Materials:
1. Text Book
2. Notebook
3. Spanish Dictionary
D. Teacher Materials:
1. Teacher's Manual
2. Cassette Tapes
3. Teacher Notebook with Handouts
4. Dictionary
5. Collection of Picture Books and Text Books for resources and enjoyment
E. Classical Methodology:
1. Grammar Stage Learning: Memorization of vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammar constructions is necessary in
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order for the student to be able to translate and converse effectively. Students study and are tested in these areas as a necessary
part of their learning.
2. Logic Stage Learning: Students are assigned to write paragraphs throughout the year about topics they are studying. In these,
they are required to implement specific skills. They are also required to orally practice various skills with their partners
and create dialogues together to share with the class.
3. Rhetoric Stage Learning: Students continue to improve their writing and conversing skills as they continue to learn more vocabulary
conjugations, and grammar constructions. Presentations of written dialogues aid in students' understanding and use of the
language.
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