World Language Department at Northgate High
“The study of languages and cultures is for all students.”
Goals for the WL Department:
a. To develop high levels of proficiency in several of the world's languages and cultures.
b. To move beyond traditional approaches in which students learn about languages and cultures.
c. To provide opportunities for students to learn languages for real-world purposes in culturally-appropriate ways.
KNOWS AND DOS
Spanish IV Honors (Pre-AP)
1. To acquire a high level of fluency in Spanish.
2. To develop an extensive vocabulary.
3. To master the principles of grammar, structure, usage and mechanics applied to composition in Spanish.
4. To become aware of cultural mannerisms, customs, traditions, and behavioral preferences of the different countries.
5. To learn and think logically and creatively for more effective composition writing.
6. To learn to think logically and creatively for more effective oral presentations, descriptions, and storytelling.
7. To become responsible for their individual improvement.
8. To acquire a high level of reading and listening comprehension.
9. To be familiar with the structure of the AP Spanish language and culture exam.
10. To interpret Spanish writing work, including poetry and drama.
For information about classroom policies, check:
http://www.languagesnorthgate.com/department-policies.html
Pacing Calendar 2016-2017 Northgate High School
Spanish IV
Unidad 1 ¡Así somos! (08/22-10/03) (30 days)
Lecturas:
Naranjas (page 3)
Jóvenes parados “hijos pródigos de vuelta a casa” (page 60)
TOPICS / Pages / KNOWS/Dos / PACING (Days)Vocabulary / 1-68
List online / Talk about what you and other people are like using appropriate vocabulary. Feelings, emotions, personal characteristics, and political views / 30
(every day)
Indicative mood: present, present progressive and present perfect. / 116-130
46 / Narrate and describe in the present / 5
Ser y estar / NA / Verb to be in Spanish / 3
El adjetivo / 73-79 / To describe / 2
Gustar and verbs like gustar / 302–304 / To express likes and dislikes / 4
Los comparativos / 49-55 / Compare and contrast / 3
Idiomatic expressions / 324 / Use of idiomatic expressions / 3
Movie: Una vida mejor / NA / Understanding feelings and family relationships / 4
Assessment / NA / Quiz/tests/projects / 4
AP Practice
E-mail reply / 417-420 / To be familiar with AP structure and scoring / 2
Unidad 2 La vida Contemporánea (10/04-11/16) (30 days)
Lecturas:
Las mujeres jóvenes eligen estudios y trabajos estereotipados (page 73)
Vivir en Uruguay – Cultura y tradiciones (page 128)
TOPICS / Pages / KNOWS/Dos / PACING (Days)Vocabulary / 70-148
List online / Talk about what you and other people are like using appropriate vocabulary. Feelings, emotions, personal characteristics, and political views / 30
(every day)
Preterite and imperfect indicative / 1–15 / Demonstrate increasing fluency and control of past tenses / 4
Past tense / 30-45 / Explain actions and descriptions in the past / 4
Object pronouns / 263-273 / To replace and avoid the repetition of nouns / 3
Pasado continuo / NA / To express what was happening at a particular time / 3
Pluperfect / 47-48 / To express what happened before another action in the past / 3
Subject pronouns and prepositional pronouns / 258-262 / To replace nouns. Focus on conmigo and contigo / 3
Movie / NA / Una vida mejor / 4
Assessment / NA / Quiz/tests/projects / 4
AP Practice / 421-424 / To be familiar with AP structure and scoring / 2
Unidad 3 Las familias y las comunidades (11/17-01/17) (25 days)
Lecturas:
Se populariza el disfraz de La Catrina (page 152)
Ser popular en internet es un valor muy importante (page 210)
TOPICS / Pages / KNOWS/Dos / PACING (Days)Vocabulary / 150-218
List online / Science, technology, environment, weather, and animals / 25
(every day)
El futuro / 174-180
203-205 / Demonstrate increasing fluency and control of future tense / 4
El futuro perfecto / 181-182
205-206 / Demonstrate increasing fluency and control of future perfect / 2
El condicional/condicional perfecto / 233-236 / Express conditions / 3
Reflexive verbs / 109-115 130-132 / Use reflexive verbs for descriptions / 4
El modo imperativo / 154-165 / How to use commands / 2
Stress and accentuation rules / 312-313 / Differences in meaning/pronunciation with accentuated words / 2
Movie: El orfanato / Understanding and expressing emotions / 4
Assessment / 3
Ap Practice / 425-428 / To be familiar with AP structure and scoring / 1
Unidad 4 La belleza y la estética (01/23-02/28) (25 days)
Lecturas:
Arq. Santiago Calatrava: Genio de una nueva arquitectura (page 222)
La vestimenta es identidad (page 251)
TOPICS / Pages / KNOWS/Dos / PACING (Days)Vocabulary / 220-282 / descriptive adjectives and vocabulary related to the arts / 30
El modo subjuntivo: el presente de subjuntivo / 142-153
166-172 / Demonstrate increasing fluency and control of subjunctive tense / 3
El subjuntivo en cláusulas nominales / 142-153
166-172 / W.E.I.R.D.O. / 3
El presente perfecto de subjuntivo / 172-173 / Demonstrate increasing fluency and control of present perfect subjunctive / 2
El subjuntivo en clausulas adjetivas (relativas) / 190-202 / Known or unknown clause / 3
Words to connect Ideas / 314 / Use of conjunctions / 1
Prepositions / 318 / Use of simple and compound prepositions / 1
Adverbs / 305-308 / Use of adverbs and adverbial clauses / 3
Movie / Ladron que roba a ladron / 4
Assessment / Assessment / 4
AP Practice / 429-432 / To be familiar with AP structure and scoring / 1
Unidad 5: La ciencia y la tecnología (03/01-03/30) (21 days)
Lecturas:
La interacción en línea tiene efectos positivos en la vida real (page 298)
#médicostuiteros (page 310)
TOPICS / Pages / KNOWS/Dos / PACING (Days)Vocabulary / 284-348 / technology, health care, and medicine / 30
Imperfecto de subjuntivo / 228-231 / How to express emotions and uncertainty in the past using subjunctive / 7
Las clausulas adverbiales en el subjuntivo: modo, lugar, tiempo / NA / Use of adverbial clauses / 5
Las clausulas adverbiales en el subjuntivo: condición, causa y finalidad. / NA / Use of adverbial clauses / 4
Las oraciones condicionales y el imperfecto de subjuntivo / 228-231
233-235 / How to express “if I____ I would___” / 3
Por and para / 309-311 / Correct use of por/para / 2
Movie: ladrón que roba a ladrón / Julio y su angel / 4
Assessment / 4
AP Practice / 433-436 / To be familiar with AP structure and scoring / 1
Unidad 6 Don Quijote de la Mancha (04/10-06/02)
Lecturas:
Don Quijote
TOPICS / Pages / KNOWS/Dos / PACING (Days)Vocabulary / Online / Vocabulary related to Don Quixote / 28
Cervantes / Online / To know about Don Quixote’s author
El Quijote / Online / To know about el Quijote as cultural reference
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo / 232-233 / Complex use of subjunctive in the past / 10
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo + si (el condicional perfecto) / 235-236 / Conditional + complex sentences using subjuntive in the past / 10
Problem words / 329 / “false friends words” / 3
Movie: / Julio y su angel / 4
Assessment / Previous years AP tests / 3
AP Practice / To be familiar with AP structure and scoring / 1
REVIEW SECOND SEMESTER (06/03-06/06)