Units of Instruction

&

Materials

*Essential Outcomes (Learning Goals)

What do we want students to know or be able to do?

Students will…

I can...

Critical Information and Vocabulary

students need to meet the learning goal

Daily Learning Objectives

Students will…

I can...

Time

Common Unit Assessments

How do we know students know or can do it?

Technology Alignment

How is technology integrated at a high level (Modification or Redefinition)

TRIMESTER 1

Video Series  - El Cuarto Misterioso Episodes 1 -20

Oral Participation -

Días de Español

Pesetas / Pesos

-Watch and comprehend a video series in the target language

-Engage in unscripted conversations with both teacher and classmates

-A synopsis of the video series and the characters involved

-Utilize all previously learned vocabulary and verbs

-Be able to watch and comprehend a video series both with and without subtitles in the target language

-Be able to engage in real-life conversations with both teacher and classmate

Ongoing throughout Trimester 1 & 2

Ongoing throughout Trimester 1 & 2

-Written video guides for comprehension and participation

-Performance objectives and rubric

-Evaluations and assessments throughout the trimesters

-DVD Video Series

Vocabulary / Verbs -In the City/Stores

Level I -

Unidad 7

Level II -

Unidad 5

-Ordinal Numbers

Level I -

Unidad 7

-Identify different places in the city and stores

-Use ordinal numbers 1st - 10th correctly

-Vocabulary and verbs essential to stores and shopping

-Expressions and questions used when shopping

-Ordinal Numbers 1st - 10th

-Know how to identify different types of stores and what is sold in them

-Know how to talk about the cost of items and make a purchase

-Know how to identify where things are located using ordinal numbers

10 days

-Create real-life shopping dialogue /skit

- Daily performance objectives

- written test

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

The Verbs

Conocer vs. Saber

Level II -

Unidad 3

-Identify the differences between the verbs Conocer and Saber and when to use them.

-The conjugations of both verbs conocer and saber and  the rules on when to use the correct one

-Understand and be able to know when  to use the verb conocer and when to use the verb saber

5  days

- Daily performance objectives

- written test

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

¿Cuánto tiempo hace que?

“How long have you been…?”

Level I -

Unidad 7

Level II -

Unidad 5

-Ask and answer how long they have been doing an activity

-The formulas asking how long you have been doing an activity and answering how long you have been doing an activity

-Using previously learned verbs and vocabulary understand and correctly use the formulas used to ask and answer how long they have been doing an activity

5 days

- Daily performance objectives

- Written test

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

Present Participle and Present Progressive Verb Tense

Level I -

Unidad 7

Level II -

Unidad 1

-Correctly form and use the present participle and present progressive

-Formation of the present participle

-Formation of the present progressive with the verb “Estar” and the present participle

-Understand and know when to use the present participle and present progressive correctly

10 days

- Daily performance objectives

- Written test

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

Commands - Formation and Use

Level II -

Unidad 3

-Identify commands including both formal and informal commands

-Be able to give and follow commands

-Formation of  both formal and informal Commands

-Using negative and affirmative commands

-Know how to correctly use formal and informal commands to:

     -Give directions

     -Use in advertising

     -Tell people what to do and what not to do      

10 days

-Give directions in a city using maps

-Create a commercial/Public Service Announcement

-Create a scavenger hunt using command forms

- Daily performance objectives

- written test

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

Vocabulary / Verbs - Driving through the City and Directions

Level II -

Unidad 3

-Identify places and verbs that pertain to giving directions and driving through the city

-Be able to give and follow  directions

-Vocabulary and verbs essential to giving and following directions and driving

-Expressions and questions used when giving and following directions

-Be able to give and follow basic directions that would be needed when visiting a Spanish speaking country

-Be able to identify different parts of the city

10 days

-Give directions using real-life situations  in a dialogue /skit

-Create a scavenger hunt using vocabulary and verbs

- Daily performance objectives

- Written test

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

TRIMESTER 2:

Por y Para

Level III -Unidad 5

-Identify the differences between Por y Para

-Por and Para and their uses and rules

-Identify when to  use por and para correctly in sentences

6 days

- Daily performance objectives

- Written test

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs & Vocabulary:

  -Persona care/daily routine

   -Physical movement

     -Emotions

Level II -

Unidad 2

-Identify places and reflexive verbs that pertain to daily routine, physical movement and emotions

-Be able to talk about their daily routine

-Verbs with reflexive pronouns including:

     -personal care

     -physical

     -emotional

-Vocabulary pertaining to a daily routine

-Students will be able to talk about their daily activities involving personal care

-Use reflexive verbs correctly with physical movement and emotions

10 days

-Write a daily journal about what they DID

-Create a keynote presentation with personal photos

-Create a story about the routine of a student

-Written test

-Daily performance objectives

-Multimedia resources from text series

- Digital presentation

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

Double Object Pronouns

Level II -

Page 44

-Identify direct and indirect -pronouns correctly in sentences and when and how to replace them with double object pronouns

-Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

-Double Object Pronouns and rules for their use

-Know when and how to to use Double Object Pronouns in sentences correctly

4 days

-Written test

-Daily performance objectives

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

Imperfect Verb Tense

 Vocabulary- talking about when I was young

Level II -

Unidad 4

-Use all -ar, -er and -ir  verbs  from Level I, II and III in the Imperfect (past) tense

-Identify vocabulary used to talk about “when you were young”

-Know different endings for regulars/irregulars and how to conjugate them correctly

-Verbs and Vocabulary to talk about events that happened when “you were young”

-Use Imperfect past tense and vocabulary to talk about what they did “when they were young”

9 days

-Write a daily journal using both preterite and imperfect verb tense about what they DID

-Create a keynote presentation with personal photos about “when they young”

-Create a story about “when they were young”

-Written test

-Daily performance objectives

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com / -Quizlet.com

Preterite Verb Tense vs. Imperfect Verb Tense

Level II -

Unidad 5

-Identify the differences between the preterite and imperfect tenses

-Be able to use the preterite and imperfect tenses correctly when talking about the past

-Preterite and Imperfect endings

-Rules on using the preterite and imperfect when talking about the past

-Vocabulary that indicates when to use the preterite and when to use the imperfect

-Narrate the past correctly using the preterite and imperfect tenses

9 days

-Write a daily journal using both preterite and imperfect verb tense about what they DID

-Create a story using both preterite and imperfect tense

-Written test

-Daily performance objectives

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

Vocabulary and Verbs pertaining to

Occupations and

Technology

Level I Book

Unidad 2

Level II -

Unidad 9

The Future and Conditional Verb Tenses

Level II -

Unidad 8 & 9

-Identify vocabulary and verbs that pertain to occupations and technology

-Be able to talk about applying for a job and utilizing technology

-Use all -ar, -er and -ir  verbs both regular and irregular from Level I, II and III in the future and conditional Tense

-Be able to talk about future events

-Vocabulary and verbs essential to occupations and technology

-Expressions and questions used when applying for a job

-Know the different endings for regulars/irregulars in both the future and conditional tenses and how to conjugate them correctly

-Be able to talk about different occupations and applying for a job

-Be able to identify and talk about technology

-Use Future and Conditional Verb tenses and vocabulary to express what “will” and “would”  happen in the future

7 days

7 days

-Create real-life job interview /skit

-Written test

-Daily performance objectives

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com

-Written test

-Daily performance objectives

-Multimedia resources from text series

-Conjuguemos.com

-Quizlet.com