· Benefits of Spanish

· Alphabet

· Spelling in Spanish

· Asking & giving names

· Greetings & good-byes

· Numbers 1-20

· Expressions of courtesy

· Understand the importance of Spanish

· Pronounce accurately the basic sounds

· Ask for & give names

· Spell names or other words

· Greet & say good-bye to each other

· Understand & use numbers

· informal skits

· listening activities

· written activities

· Days of the week

· Months of the year

· Asking & giving date

· Describing people & places

· Asking & answering questions

· Nationality

· #’s 0-30

· Definite & indefinite articles

· Adjectives & Nouns in the singular

· Singular forms of ser

· Singular subject pronouns

· Pronunciation of a, o, u

· Culture: El Quijote, Picasso

· Connection to Geography

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use the vocab in speaking and writing

· Differentiate between subjects

· Use appropriate form of ser with subject pronoun

· Read in Spanish about other subject areas

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· Adjectives in the plural

· School subjects

· #’s 31-90

· Articles, nouns & subjects in the plural

· Plural forms of ser

· Plural subject pronouns

· Telling time

· Spanish in the USA

· Connection to Sociology

· Understand adjectives in the plural

· Use adjectives in the plural

· Pronounce and use #31-90

· Use plural forms of ser in speaking and writing

· Use plural subject pronouns

· Tell time in Spanish

· Understand the importance of Spanish in the USA

· Read in Spanish about other subject areas

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Skit

· Vocab quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· School supplies

· Shopping

· Clothing

· Colors, sizes

· #’s 100-1000

· Singular forms of –ar verbs

· Formal vs. informal

· Pronunciation of consonants

· Hispanic schools

· Connection to Technology

· Converse with partner about clothes and school supply shopping

· Use colors and sizes in speaking and writing

· Use #’s 100-1000

· Use singular forms of –ar verbs in speaking and writing

· Distinguish between formal and informal you

· Pronounce consonants correctly

· Understand the differences in US and Hispanic schools

· Read in Spanish about other subject areas

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Fashion show commentator

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· Individual speaking tests

· Transportation to school

· Classroom happenings

· #’s 1000-2,000,000

· Plural forms –ar verbs

· Forms of Dar, Ir, Estar

· Contractions

· Pronunciation of "t"

· Discuss methods of transportation

· Discuss things that occur in class

· Use plural forms of –ar verbs

· Use all forms of Dar, Ir, Estar

· Form contractions

· Use the correct pronunciation of the letter "t"

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· Culture & People of Mexico

· At the café

· At the mercado

· -Er & - ir verb forms

· Pronunciation of "d"

· Eating habits in Latin America

· Connection to Math

· Appreciate culture and history of Mexico

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use the vocab in speaking and writing

· Conjugate regular –er & -ir verbs

· Understand differences in eating habits

· Read in Spanish about other subject areas

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Skit

· Vocab quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· Family members

· Age

· Rooms/parts of the house

· Forms of tener

· Possessive adjectives

· Pronunciation of b & v

· Hispanic family

· Connection to the Arts

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use the vocab in speaking and writing

· Conjugate the verb tener into the present tense

· Understand and use possessive adjectives

· Pronounce correctly the "b" & "v" in Spanish

· Read about and discuss Hispanic families

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· Soccer

· Baseball

· Basketball

· E-ie stem changing verbs

· 0-ue stem changing verbs

· Expressing what interests, bores, or pleases you

· Consonants s, c, z

· Reading selections on sports

· Connection to social sciences

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use the vocab in speaking and writing

· Conjugate and use E-ie stem changing verbs

· Conjugate and use O-ue stem changing verbs

· Express what interests, bores, or pleases you

· Accurately pronounce the consonants s, c, z

· Read about and discuss sports

· Read in Spanish about other subject areas

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· Views of Spain

· Health and going to the doctor

· Ser vs. Estar

· Object pronouns me, te, nos

· Consonant c

· Reading selections about health, pharmacies, famous doctor Antonio Gassett

· Conversations

· Become familiar with Spain through pictures & discussion

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use the vocab in speaking and writing

· Distinguish between Ser & Estar

· Use object pronouns in speaking & writing

· Pronounce accurately the consonant "c"

· Read in Spanish about other subject areas

· Apply knowledge and hold conversation in Spanish

· Apply knowledge to answer questions in Spanish

· Apply knowledge to show useable vocabulary

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listening, Reading & Writing Exam

· Final Oral Exam

· Final Written Exam

· Alphabet/pronunciation

· Greetings

· Asking/giving names

· Asking/responding to how are you

· Formal vs. informal

· Numbers, days, months

· Present tense forms of –ar, -er, & -ir verbs

· Present tense forms of tener

· Adjective/noun agreement

· Subject/verb agreement

· Ser vs. Estar

· Likes/dislikes

· Present tense forms of e→ie, o→ue, & u→ue boot verbs

· Identify & pronounce letters

· Recall vocabulary

· Use vocabulary in simple exchanges with partner

· Write all present tense forms of –ar, -er, & -ir verbs

· Write all present tense forms of tener

· Demonstrate adjective/noun agreement in writing & conversation

· Demonstrate subject/verb agreement in writing & conversation

· Analyze a sentence to determine if ser or estar is needed

· Discuss likes/dislikes with partner

· Recall, write, and use present tense forms of e→ie, o→ue, & u→ue boot verbs

· Informal listening activities

· Informal oral questioning

· Written quizzes

· Skits

· Summer & winter activities vocab

· Weather vocab

· Preterite tense –ar verbs

· Spelling changes in –car, -gar &-zar verbs in preterite yo forms

· Direct object pronouns

· Preterite tense "ir" & "ser"

· Consonant "g"

· Reading selections – beach resorts, reversed seasons, snowboarding

· Connection to climate & weather

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use vocab in speaking & writing

· Conjugate –ar verbs to past (preterite) tense

· Use –ar verbs in preterite tense in speaking & writing

· Understand direct object pronouns & their placement in a sentence

· Conjugate ir & ser in preterite tense

· Use preterite tenses of ir and ser in speaking and writing

· Pronounce "g" accurately

· Read in Spanish about topics of interest and other areas

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listen, read and writing exam

· At the movies vocab

· At the museuwm vocab

· Preterite tense –er, -ir, dar & ver verbs

· Indirect object pronouns

· Consonants "j" & "g"

· Reading selections – dating, theatre, dance

· Connection to Music

· Imperfect tense introduction

· Evita

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use vocab in speaking & writing

· Conjugate –er, ir, dar & ver to the preterite tense

· Use verbs in the preterite in speaking & writing

· Understand indirect object pronouns & their placement in a sentence

· Pronounce accurately "j’ & "g"

· Read in spanish about topics of interest

· Use imperfect tense in writing

· Understand Argentine history and culture during Perón era

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listen, read and writing exam

· Spanish essay about Evita

· Airport vocab

· Present tense forms – hacer, poner, traer, salir

· Present progressive tense

· Saber vs. conocer

· Consonant "r "

· Reading selections- transportation in South America, distances & flight times, Nazca Lines

· Connection to Mathematics

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use vocab in speaking & writing

· Conjugate & use hacer, poner, traer and salir in present tense

· Understand formation and use- age of saber y conocer

· Pronounce "r" accurately

· Read in Spanish about topics of interest

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listen, read and writing exam

· People and culture of Puerto Rico

· Daily routine vocab

· Excursion vocab

· Reflexive verbs

· Consonants "h", "y", "ll"

· Reading selections – Spain, famous pilgrimages

· Connection to natural science

· Appreciate culture and history of Puerto Rico through photos and discussion

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use vocab in speaking & writing

· Conjugate and use reflexive verbs in present tense

· Pronounce "h", "y" and "ll" accurately

· Read in Spanish about northern Spain, pilgrimages

· Connection to Ecology

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listen, read and writing exam

· At the train station vocab

· On the train vocab

· Preterite tense of hacer, querer, venir, estar, andar, tener, poder, poner, saber, & decir

· Present tense of decir

· Consonants ñ & ch

· Reading selections – train travel, Cuzco & Machu Picchu, Peru

· Connection to metric system

· Missing video

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use vocab in speaking & writing

· Conjugate and use preterite tense of hacer, querer, venir, estar, andar, tener, poder, poner, saber and decir

· Conjugate and use present tense of decir

· Pronounce ñ and ch accurately

· Read in Spanish about travel

· Connection to metric system

· Understand events leading up to 1973 Chilean soup, Gen. Pinochest’s reign as dictator, Charles Hormann case

· Connect Pinochet’s dictatorship and reign of terror to current events

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listen, read and writing exam

· Table setting & restaurant vocab

· Types of meat & vegetables vocab

· Making reservations

· E→I stem changing verbs (present tense)

· O→U stem changing verbs (preterite tense)

· Consonant x

· Reading selections – Mexican food, Spanish food, Caribbean food

· Connection to languages

· Pronounce accurately the vocab

· Use vocab in speaking & writing

· Conjugate and use present tense E→I stem changing verbs

· Conjugate and use preterite tense O→U stem changing verbs

· Pronounce x correctly

· Read in Spanish about different types of cuisine

· Read in Spanish about differences in languages

· Listening activities

· Written activities

· Vocab/grammar quizzes

· Listen, read and writing exam

· People and culture of Ecuador

· Famous Spanish Literature works

· Conversations

· Cultural activities

· Appreciate culture and history of Ecuador through photos and discussion

· Read and understand world literature

· Create, write and perform oral dialogs covering Spanish II vocab

· Making piñatas, singing cultural songs

· Oral reading

· Skits

· Numbers, days, months

· Subject/verb agreement

· Adjective/noun agreement

· Present tense verbs

· Irregular present tense verbs

· Present progressive tense

· Preterit tense verbs –ar, dar & estar

· Vocab: school, sports, weather, foods

· Likes/dislikes

· Direct & Indirect objects

· Carry on conversations in Spanish on basic topics with a partner

· Recall verb forms and use in conversations & writing

· Discuss likes/dislikes with partner

· Discuss past events (summer, or last vacation) with partner

· Use direct & indirect object pronouns in speaking & writing

· Listening skills

· Daily writing assignments

· Journal entries

· Skit

· Write three paragraphs in Spanish describing present event

· Write three paragraphs in Spanish describing past event

· Vocab: clothes, colors

· Negative & affirmative expressions

· Country focus: Panamá

· Preterit of –er & -ir verbs

· Preterit of dormir, pedir, preferir

· Preterit of ir & ser

· Use clothes & color vocab in conversation & writing

· Practice preterit forms of –er, -ir, dormir, pedir, preferir, ir & ser in writing and speaking

· Use affirmative & negative expressions

· listening skills

· daily writing assignments

· journal entries

· vocab & verb quiz

· listening, reading, and speaking exam

· Vocab: shopping, gifts, money

· Diminutives

· Country focus: Ecuador

· Preterit of leer, oír, ver, decir, hacer & tener

· Prepositions

· Pronouns after prepositions

· Video: chapter overview

· Use vocab in conversation & writing

· Apply diminutives when appropriate

· Write & practice preterit forms

· Use prepositions to describe location of things/people, etc

· Use appropriate pronouns after prepositions

· listening activities

· daily writing assignments

· journal entries

· vocab & verb quiz

· listening, & written exam

· skit

· Vocab: daily life, bathroom items

· Singular & plural adjectives that have spelling changes

· Reflexive verb forms

· Reflexive vs. non reflexive

· Preterit of reflexive verbs

· Indefinite or unknown "se"

· Culture: meals

· Demonstrative pronouns

· Use vocab to describe daily life in conversation & writing

· Recall spelling changes of nouns that end in –z to –c when made plural

· Write, practice & use reflexive verb forms

· Distinguish between reflexive & non-reflexive actions

· Use preterit tense of reflexive verbs to describe what happened this a.m.

· Recognize & use "se" when doer of an action is indefinite or unknown

· Use demonstrative pronouns when appropriate in speaking & writing

· Listening activities

· Daily writing assignments

· Journal entries

· Vocab & verb quiz

· Listening, writing & speaking exam

· Vocab: doctor’s office, parts of the body, health

· Meaning of pescar

· More reflexive verbs

· More reflexive vs. non-reflexive

· Forms of caer(se)

· Verbs after prepositions

· Reading selection: Ay, Miguel

· Video: Chapter overview

· Use appropriate vocab in speaking & writing

· Determine meaning of pescar from context

· Decide when to use reflexive vs. non-reflexive form of same verb

· Use correct form of verbs

· Use infinitives after prepositions

· Listening activities

· Daily writing assignments

· Journal entries

· Vocab quiz

· Skit

· Listening & writing exam

· Vocab: In the city, In the restaurant, stores

· Reading selection: Mexico

· Informal affirmative commands

· Irregular tú commands

· Culture focus: traditional foods

· Affirmative Ud. & Uds. Commands

· Irregular Ud. & Uds. Commands

· Affirmative nosotros commands

· Use appropriate vocab in conversation & writing

· Write out & give oral directions to places around the school

· Read, pronounce correctly & translate reading selection

· Form affirmative commands in the tú, Ud., Uds., and nosotros forms

· Use commands in the tú, Ud., Uds., & nosotros forms in conversation & writing

· Listening activities

· Daily writing assignments

· Journal entries

· Vocab quiz

· Written translation

· Written description of directions

· Oral evaluation of directions

· Listening & writing exam

· Vocab: cardinal directions, traffic signals/signs, in the neighborhood, car parts

· Asking & giving directions

· Reading selection: Mexico today

· Verbs conocer vs. saber

· Other verbs like conocer

· Negative commands, tú, Ud., Uds., nosotros

· Placement of object pronouns with negative commands

· Video: chapter overview

· Use vocab in conversation & writing

· Write out & give oral directions to different places around town

· Read & pronounce correctly & translate the reading selection

· Distinguish between the useage of conocer vs. saber

· Write the forms of conocer, other verbs like conocer, & the forms of saber

· Use negative commands in writing & conversation

· Use object pronouns with negative commands in writing & conversation

· Listening activities

· Daily writing assignments

· Journal entries

· Vocab & grammar quiz

· Written translation

· Written description of directions

· Oral evaluation of directions

· Listening & writing exam

· Introduction

· Greetings/farewells

· Names

· Numbers 0-20

· Alphabet

· Children’s song

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Make Geburtstagkarte

· Quizzes, notes, and unit test

· Diktat

· More greetings and expressions

· Short and long a

· Forms of you (du, ihr, Sie)

· Personal pronouns

· Present tense singular-plural

· Vocabulary

· Culture

· Song

· Lektion 1

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Learn "Miester Jacob"

· Quizzes, notes, and unit test

· Diktat

· New vocabulary

· Days of the week, numbers 10-100, time of day

· Short and long i

· Formation of questions

· Special verb haben

· Nominative case (der, die, das, die) Subject of sentence

· Culture- Oktoberfest

· Lektion 2

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Make first Scherenschnitten (Sommer)

· Learn "Glocken kling"

· Quizzes and unit test

· Written paragraphs

· Diktat

· Oral proficiency quiz

· New vocabulary

· School items

· More specific time of day

· Short and long o

· Accusative (direct Object)

· Special verb sein

· Background of Germany

· Hallow’s Eve vocabulary

· Lektion 3

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Create a Hallow’s Eve story

· Quizzes and unit test

· Written paragraphs

· Diktat

· Oral proficiency quiz

· New vocabulary

· Neighboring countries

· Months, seasons weather

· The x and ch sounds

· Indefinite article (nominative and accusative of a/ an)

· Command forms

· Wo, wohin, woher; gern

· Culture

· Lektion 4

· Make second Scherenschnitten (Herbst)

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Quizzes and unit test

· Written paragraphs

· Diktat

· Oral proficiency quiz

· New vocabulary

· Ice creams, beverages, directions

· Short and long u and e

· Modals, future tense, plurals of nouns

· Emphasis words

· Culture

· Lektion 5

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Learn "Danke"

· Make Thanksgiving Scherenschnitten

· Quizzes and unit test

· Written paragraphs

· Diktat

· Oral proficiency quiz

· German Advent and Christmas traditions in food, customs, decorations, and song

· Vocabulary for this season

· Research customs and traditions

· Decorate room using these customs and traditions

· Make some traditional goodies

· Learn the many Christmas songs

· Celebrate the twelve days of Christmas (ends January 6)

· Teacher and peer observations

· Final review week (Lektion A)

· Practice pronouncing German words and sounds

· Do worksheet review

· Final review test (oral, listening, and written

· New vocabulary

· Family relations, rooms of house

· Sch sound

· Personal pronouns (nominative and accusative)

· Verbs with stem vowel change

· Culture

· Lektion 6

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Trace your family tree

· Describe/draw house plan

· Make Winter Scherenschnitten

· Quizzes, notes, and unit test

· Diktat

· Oral presentation/evaluation with peers and teacher

· New vocabulary

· Means of transportation, places and directions in a city

· Short and long u

· Verbs with separable and inseparable prefixes

· Accusative preps

· Wieviel/ wieviele

· Valentine vocab

· Lektion 7

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Make Valentine Scherenschnitten

· Learn "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen"

· Quizzes, notes, and unit test

· Diktat

· Oral presentation/evaluation with peers and teacher

· New vocabulary

· Clothing items, colors

· Short and long o and a

· Dative (indirect object, verbs, personal pronouns, preps)

· Culture (Fasching)

· Lektion 8

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Celebrate Facing (Mardi Gras)

· Take us shopping

· Quizzes, notes, and unit test

· Diktat

· Oral presentation/evaluation with peers and teacher

· New vocabulary

· Sports/ parts of body

· Simple past tense

· Present perfect tense, compound nouns

· Culture- Easter

· Lektion 9

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Make some German Easter goodies

· Make Easter Scherenschnitten

· Learn and sing"Edelweiss"

· Quizzes, notes, and unit test

· Diktat

· Oral presentation/evaluation with peers and teacher

· New vocabulary

· Musical instruments

· Possessive case

· Adjective endings

· Comparison of adjectives/adverbs

· Culture

· Lektion 10

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Join a musical group

· Make Fruhling Scherenschnitten

· Quizzes, notes, and unit test

· Diktat

· Oral presentation/evaluation with peers and teacher

· Take us on a trip to the grocery store.

· Describe what you eat during the day

· Final grammatical review

· Constant repetition of sounds and vocabulary with teacher, audio and video tapes(oral)

· Repetitive conversation reactions with teacher and with other students (listening)

· Write workbook and chapter grammatical assignments

· Final test (written, oral, and listening