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Mrs. Sabater
Spanish Level II
Course Syllabus 2011-2012
Web page: isabater.diplomaplus.net
Email: [email protected]
1st Quarter: School and Daily Routine
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Topics of Study
School subjects, equipment, activities, daily routines, extra curricular activities, clothing, fabrics,
patterns, food, groceries, Making comparisons of equality, currency and prices, & Extended
numbers.
Objectives:
 Talk about classes and homework
 Describe your school
 Compare the objects you like the most and the least
 Talk about similarities and differences between your school and a student in another school.
 Describe clothing in detail
 Indicate clothing preferences and make comparisons
Grammar Review and Expand
Irregular plurals, Stem changing verbs, Reflexive verbs, regular preterit of ar, er, ir, demonstrative adj. and
pronouns, other preterit forms, making comparisons
Main Texts: Paso a Paso 2 by Scott Foresman
Skills Addressed
Public Speaking: individual and group presentations
Writing Skills: Writing, Persuasive Essay
Technology: Internet and PowerPoint Presentations
Competencies Addressed
Communications: FL 1.1,1.2,1.3; Culture: FL 2.1,2.2; Connections: FL 3.1,3.2;
Comparisons: 4.2; Communities: 5.1, 5.2
Scaffolding product
School Brochure
Culminating Product
Write a letter to another student
2nd Quarter:
Express daily health habits; caring for oneself and spending leisure time
Topics of Study
Personal Hygiene, Body parts-physical characteristics, health-feeling well, pharmacy, Family
celebrations, Personal possessions (necessities and luxuries, Music Types, musical instruments,
games/toys, Sports and Reading selections related to content.
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Talk about past and present activities
Discuss and evaluate a leisure-time activity
Talk about the painting of two Mexican artists and what their work tells us about them.
Tell what you were like as a child
Talk about what you learn to do
Name and describe members of an extended family
Describe special family occasions, holidays, and other celebrations
Name and describe personal possessions
Tell to whom something belongs
State and defend opinions regarding necessities and luxuries
Grammar
Negative expressions, Past tense verbs, Comparatives and Superlatives, Singular reflexive pronouns,
Prepositions, Possessive pronouns, Irregular verbs related to content & Possessive adjectives,
indirect & direct object pronouns, irregular preterite verbs, tu commands, irregular affirmative and
present progressive & Imperfect tense.
Main Texts: Paso a Paso 2 by Scott Foresman, videos and authentic texts
Skills Addressed
Public Speaking: individual and group presentations
Writing Skills: Research writing
Technology: Internet and PowerPoint Presentations
Competencies Addressed
Communications: FL 1.1,1.2,1.3; Culture: FL 2.1,2.2; Connections: FL 3.1,3.2;
Comparisons: 4.2; Communities: 5.1, 5.2
Scafolding Artifact:
Write a letter to a friend
Culminating Artifact:
Create an informational commercial for a personal hygiene product
3rd Quarter: Express the unique characteristics of the target culture
Topics of Study
TV shows/plays/movies, professions, Religious influences on culture, Unique target country cultural
aspects, Fiesta de Quinceanera.
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Summarize the plot of a movie or television program
Describe the characters and setting of a movie or television program
Discuss various professions
Discuss how to protect the environment
Compare cultures
Grammar
Verb forms of to know, Past reflexives, Preterit, Direct object pronouns
Main Texts: Paso a Paso 2 by Scott Foresman, videos and authentic texts
Skills Addressed
Public Speaking: individual and group presentations
Writing Skills: Research writing, Persuasive Essay
Technology: Internet and PowerPoint Presentations
Competencies Addressed
Communications: FL 1.1,1.2,1.3; Culture: FL 2.1,2.2; Connections: FL 3.1,3.2;
Comparisons: 4.2; Communities: 5.1, 5.2
Project and Oral Presentation
Create a Power Point Presentation about a Fiesta Quinceañera
4th Quarter: Express future goals and ideas
Topics of Study
Reading selections in the target language related to content, Travel, modes of transportation,
customs, Geography, International, Vacationing, accommodations in Europe
Objectives:
 Discuss travel arrangements
 Make recommendations about what to do and see in your countries
 Discuss the variety of travel accommodations in Spain
 Discuss food preparation customs in Spanish-speaking cultures
Grammar
Future Tense-regular and irregular, the verb to be, Affirmative and Negative commands and
directions (imperatives), Indirect object pronouns.
Main Texts: Paso a Paso 2 by Scott Foresman, videos and authentic texts
Skills Addressed
Public Speaking: individual and group presentations
Writing Skills: Research writing, Persuasive Essay
Technology: Internet and PowerPoint Presentations
Competencies Addressed
Communications: FL 1.1,1.2,1.3; Culture: FL 2.1,2.2; Connections: FL 3.1,3.2;
Comparisons: 4.2; Communities: 5.1, 5.2
Project and Oral Presentation
Create a vacationing brochure on a Spanish-speaking country