World Language/ Spanish Unit Curriculum Map Level: H3
Target ACTFL K-12 Performance level: Novice Mid/Novice High Resource: Avancemos Level 3
Month / Theme or Big Idea / Enduring Understandings / Essential Questions / Content StandardsGLEs and PLEs / Knowledge and Skills Targeted
September / A Busy Life
Una vida ocupada / Teenagers around the world lead busy lives that revolve around their family, friends, school, and work. / · What are some things you do on a typical day?
· How does that compare with what teenagers from other cultures do?
· What are your friends like and what do they like to do? / 1.1,1.2,1.3,2.1,2.2,3.1,4.1 / Familiarize students with text and online resources; provide them with packet of what they are expected to know from Spanish I and II. Vocabulary for activities, hobbies, places in the city, actions, and food. Gustar and similar verbs, present tense verbs – regular, irregular yo verbs, stem-changing verbs, ser, estar, reflexive verbs, daily routines, and comparisons. Study Latin influence in the U.S.
October / Let’s take a trip!
Vamos de viaje / People around the world travel for a variety of reasons: for work, for business, for errands, and for pleasure. / · When do you escape?
· What activities are popular amongst adolescents in your culture and in other cultures?
· When, why, and how do you travel?
· What is your favorite travel memory? / 1.1,1.2,1.3,2.1,2.2,3.1,4.1,4.2 / Vocabulary for outdoor activities, travel, nature, beach, water activities. Preterit tense – regular, irregular, stem-changing. Imperfect, preterit vs. imperfect. Saber vs. conocer. Write email, postcard, and journal entry. Interpret poem about nature. Read and analyze excerpt from Como agua para chocolate. Learn about Mexico.
November / Journalism and the Media
¿Cómo se influye el periodismo? / In today’s global world, communication in and among communities plays an integral role. / · Does your school have a newspaper?
· What events are reported on at your school and how does that compare to events at other schools in other cultures?
· What forms of media exist in your culture and in other cultures?
· How does the media impact the public and its opinion? / 1.1,1.2,1.3,2.2,4.1,4.2,5.2 / Vocabulary on newspapers, tv, advertising, and publicity. Future and conditional. Write persuasive article; read and interpret advice column. Explore U.S. culture.
December - January / Protecting Our Environment
¡El futuro de nuestro planeta! / All over the world students are learning methods to protect our environment and natural resources. / · How should we protect our environment?
· What issues threaten its safety? Why?
· What can you learn from the rain forests? / 1.1,1.2,1.3,2.1,2.2,3.1,4.1,4.2 / Vocabulary on environment, progress, opinions, social awareness, responsibilities, government, and business. Commands and por vs. para. Read and interpret Boulaguer, study Mayan civilizations and fables, and study Central America, especially Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.
February / Volunteerism
¡Es hora de ayudar! / All over the world students can learn the value of giving back to their community and garnering a greater respect for their world. / · What is volunteerism?
· What are the qualities of a philanthrop?
· How do you help in your community?
· Whom do you inspire to be?
· What is the definition of a hero? / 1.1,1.2,1.3,2.1,2.2,3.1,4.1,4.2,5.2 / Vocabulary on volunteer activities, family, personality traits, professions, emotions, and requests. Impersonal expressions with subjunctive; Subjunctive with verbs of want. Learn about César Chavez as well as other famous Hispanics known for their humanitarianism. Read Julia Alvarez. Study the Caribbean: Cuba, la República Dominicana, and Puerto Rico.
March / Where We Live
¿Dónde vivimos? / Communities are not just made up of buildings where you live but the people with whom you surround yourself, the culture and traditions they teach you, and the sense of belonging they instill in you. / · Where would you prefer to live: city, suburbs or country? Why?
· Where do teenagers get together in your city?
· What are some of the elements of a neighborhood?
· How are houses/buildings like where you live? / 1.1,1.2,1.3,2.1,2.2,3.1,4.1,4.2 / Vocabulary on furniture/rooms in apartment/house and places in the neighborhood. Past perfect as adjectives, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect Compare neighborhoods, describe excursion on a train, write letter making future predictions, learn about flamenco music, read a short story by Elvira Lindo, read about the autonomías of Spain, read the history of Toledo, learn about El Greco, study traditional and modern romances, and read and interpret imagery in poem by García Lorca. Learn about Spain.
April / Talking about Literature
Hablemos de literatura / One of the most appealing aspects of literature is its ability to reach every person universally and allow each one of us to relate to it drawing on personal experience and knowledge. / · What is your favorite book and why?
· What characteristics do you look for in a film?
· What differences are there between theater and films?
· What type of art do you prefer? / 1.1,1.2,1.3,2.2,3.1,4.1 / Vocabulary on literary genres, literary terms, and criticism. Past progressive and conjunctions. Discuss and critique literature. Discuss and compare literature and movies. Read about surrealist artist Roberto Matta. Learn about the South Cone: Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
June / Review