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This course is a continuation of the language and culture of Spanish speaking countries to build 21st century literacy skills. This course will focus on the three modes of communication in the target language; interpersonal (person-to-person speaking or writing); interpretive (listening and reading); and presentational (one-way speaking and writing). These skills and the cultural perspectives are addressed through basic conversational and grammatical structures.
Course Outline and Standard Alignment:
Units of Study:
Review
Essential Questions:
1. How do I talk about the weather with my friends and people I don’t know?
2. How do I talk about things that I am currently doing?
Travel
Essential Questions:
1.How do I prepare for an international trip?
2.How can I tell others what I did on my trip?
Giving and Following Directions
Essential Questions:
1. How do I give directions to others?
2. How can I follow directions?
3. What modes of transportation can I use?
4.How do I talk about what I ate?
Talk about Things and People You Know
Essential Questions:
1.How can I ask for and give information?
2.How do I react to news?
3. How do I gossip about others?
My Daily Routine
Essential Questions:
1. How do I describe my daily routine?
2. How do I describe how I take care of myself?
3. 3. How do I tell other people what to do?
Household Chores
Essential Questions:
1. How can I be concise?
2. How can I talk about chores at home?
3. How can I say what I am doing right now?
4. How can I contribute to family responsibilities?
Talking About the Past Using the Imperfect
Essential Questions:
1. How do I talk about what I used to do?
2. How do I describe family relationships?
3. How do I describe family interaction?
Preterit vs. Imperfect
Essential Questions:
1. How do I differentiate the use of the preterit and the imperfect?
2. How do I apply the preterit and imperfect to tell stories?
3. 3. How do I narrate in the past?

PUSD District Exit Outcomes Alignment
• Demonstrate civic and personal responsibility.
• Access; evaluate and apply information and technology effectively.
• Anticipate and proactively react to change.
• Apply appropriate communication skills in a variety of situations.
• Exhibit life-management skills.
• Display awareness and understanding of global and cross-cultural events.
• Think critically; creatively; independently; and originally.
• Apply problem-solving strategies in real-world situations.
Priority Standards:
Arizona World and Native Languages Standards
Intermediate Low Proficiency Level
Communication
•IL: Interpretive Listening: Understand; interpret; and analyze what is heard (communicated in ASL) on a variety of topics.
•IL.1: Understand the main idea in short; simple messages; presentations; and overheard conversations on familiar topics.
•IR: Interpretive Reading: Understand; interpret; and analyze what is read or viewed on a variety of topics.
•IR.1: Understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar.
•PW: Presentational Writing: Present information; concepts; and ideas to inform; explain; persuade; and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of readers or viewers.
•PW.1: Write and share short messages about familiar topics using a series of simple sentences.

Novice High Proficiency Level
Communication
•IC: Interpersonal Communication: Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken; written; or signed conversations to share information; reactions; feelings; and opinions.
•IC.1: Communicate and exchange information about familiar topics using phrases and simple sentences.
•IC.2: Carry out short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
•PS: Presentational Speaking: Present information; concepts; and ideas to inform; explain; persuade; and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners or viewers.
•PS.1: Present basic information on familiar topics using learned phrases and simple sentences

Supporting Standards:
• Recognize basic practices; products; and perspectives of cultures where the target language is spoken (e.g.; greetings; holiday celebrations; body language; gestures; traditions).
• Participate in age-appropriate and culturally authentic activities such as celebrations; songs; games; and dances; recognize products of culture (e.g. food; shelter; clothing; transportation; toys).
• Identify and use familiar vocabulary and phrases in the target language supported by resources (e.g.; maps; graphs; visuals; audio; digital media) to reinforce prior knowledge and make connections to new knowledge of familiar topics in other content areas (e.g.; geography; history; arts; math; science).
• Recognize and compare words; true and false cognates; sound patterns; and basic grammatical structures of the target language with his/her own language (as applicable).
• Communicate using key words and phrases in the target language within the school setting (and beyond; as applicable).
• Participate in simple activities and cultural events within the school setting (and beyond; as applicable).
• Explain and compare features of target language (e.g.; language patterns; expressions; sentence structures) with his his/her own language (as applicable).
• Compare and contrast familiar topics (e.g.; geography; history; the arts) and discuss the impact on the target culture and one’s own culture (as appropriate)
Intermediate Low Proficiency Level
Communication
•IC: Interpersonal Communication: Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken; written; or signed conversations to share information; reactions; feelings; and opinions.
•IC.1: Participate in conversations on familiar topics by using simple sentences.
•IC.2: Carry out short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
•IL: Interpretive Listening: Understand; interpret; and analyze what is heard (communicated in ASL) on a variety of topics.
•IL.1: Understand the main idea in short; simple messages; presentations; and overheard conversations on familiar topics.
•IR: Interpretive Reading: Understand; interpret; and analyze what is read or viewed on a variety of topics.
•IR.1: Understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar.
•PS: Presentational Speaking: Present information; concepts; and ideas to inform; explain; persuade; and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners or viewers.
•PS.1: Present information on familiar topics by using a series of simple sentences.
•PW: Presentational Writing: Present information; concepts; and ideas to inform; explain; persuade; and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of readers or viewers.
•PW.1: Write and share short messages about familiar topics using a series of simple sentences.

Cultural Competencies
•CUL: Cultures: Use the target language to investigate; explain; and reflect on the relationship between the practices; products; and perspectives of cultures studied.
•CUL.1: Investigate and describe similarities and differences in practices; products; and perspectives used across cultures (e.g.; holidays; family life; historical and contemporary figures) to understand one’s own and others’ ways of thinking.
•CUL.2: Use appropriate language and behaviors while participating in familiar culturally authentic activities and situations (e.g.; presentations; virtual activities; community celebrations; theatrical productions; concerts; interviews).

Intermediate Mid Proficiency Level
Communication
•IL: Interpretive Listening: Understand; interpret; and analyze what is heard (communicated in ASL) on a variety of topics.
•IL.1: Understand the main idea in messages; presentations; and overheard conversations on a variety of topics related to everyday life; personal interests; and studies.

Novice High Proficiency Level
Communication
•IC: Interpersonal Communication: Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken; written; or signed conversations to share information; reactions; feelings; and opinions.
•IC.1: Communicate and exchange information about familiar topics using phrases and simple sentences.
•IC.2: Carry out short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
•PS: Presentational Speaking: Present information; concepts; and ideas to inform; explain; persuade; and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners or viewers.
•PS.1: Present basic information on familiar topics using learned phrases and simple sentences.

Assessments:Daily observation
Performance assessments
End of unit assessments
End of course assessment
quizzes
Textbooks/Resources
Textbook: SPAN II-01: Repaso y M√°s ; SPAN II-02
En Español II Etapa Preliminar
En Español I Unidad 3 Etapa 3
En Español II Unidad 1 Etapa 1
YouTube clips
Films
Magazines
Songs
Websites
Menus

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• LNG2
• 2nd year of Foreign Language

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