Spanish II Syllabus

                                                           

         Unit I - Review unit from Spanish I

                         Comps.:           Students can generalize about their lives at home and in school
                                                 Students can discuss their like sand dislikes
                                                 Students can discuss themselves, their family and their community
                                                 Students understand the use of the infinitive vs. conjugating a verb

                         Grammar:         Regular present tense verbs
                                                 5 irregular verbs : ser, estar, ir, hacer, tener

                         Review vocab: family, professions, places in the town, basic adjectives
                                                 List of regualr verbs
                                                 20 most important words in Spanish

                         Evaluations: dialog between two people and their respective towns
                                                 reading comprehension activity with the family
                                                 oral interviw about likes and dislikes
                                                 identify 30 verbs and use with likes and dislikes

         Unit II - Describing others

                            Comps.         Students make comparisons about their classmates
                                                 Students describe people and objects with multiple adjectives

                           Grammar        Comparative and superlative adjectives
                                                 Multiple adjective placement
                                                 Review of Ser vs. Estar

                           Vocabulary    Adjectives used in personal description
                                                 Irregular comparative adjectives

                          Evaluation      Vocabulary quiz on adjectives
                                                 Essay describing a person
                                                 Usage quiz on comparative and superlative   adjectives

           Unit III - Describing the world around us

                            Comps.         Students  describe a scene from the outdoors
                                                 Students use impersonal constructions/reflexives
                                                 Students  compare animals
                                                 Students depict the geography of Spain

                            Grammar      Use of impersonal/reflexive constructions in Spanish   vs. the use of ..................................................the passive voice in English

                            Vocabulary   The outdoors
                                                 Animals
                                                 Geographical terms

                              Evaluations Vocabulary quizzes on the great outdoors
                                                 Vocabulary quiz on animals
                                                 Habitat presentation                                                                                     Quiz on the geography of Spain
                                                 Reading comprehension activityabout Spain

                      Unit IV - Describing our daily routine

                            Comps.         Students can generalize about their daily routine at  home and in ...................................................school
                                                 Students can orally comprehend numbers up to one million

                            Grammar     Reflexives verbs in the present
                                                 The personal A

                            Vocabulary    Reflexive verbs
                                                 Numbers to one million
                                                 The Body

                             Evaluations  Usage quiz on reflexive verbs
                                                 Oral quiz on numbers to one million
                                                 Presentation about stundents’ daily routine

                        Unit V- Being able to function in a restauarant

                              Comps.        Students can order food appropriately from a restaurant       

                              Vocabulary  The restaurant (advanced)
                                                  Food

                               Evaluations  Quiz on vocabulary from the restaurant
                                                    13 oral situations from the restaurant

                        Unit VI - Being able to function in a hotel           

                                  Comps.      Students respond to situations in a hotel
                                                 Students can talk about he future using Voy a & the infinitive

                                 Vocabulary The hotel

                                 Evaluations  Quiz on the vocabulary of the hotel
                                                       Role play situations in the hotel
                                                       Ideal hotel presentation

                        Unit VII - Talking about yourself in the past

                                  Comps.   Students can discuss events in the past that pertain to them
                                                 Students understand there are two different kinds of past tense

                                 Grammar The preterite of regular and some irregular verbs
                                                 The imperfect tense
                                                 The difference between the preterite and the imperfect

                                                 Vocabulary review verb meanings
                                                 Adverbs of the past

                                 Evaluations Student presentation about their past life
                                                 Quiz on preterite forms of regular verbs
                                                 Quiz on forms of irregular verbs
                                                 Quiz on the difference between the preterite and the imperfect
                                                 Oral interview about their past
                                                 Reading comprehension about a past event

                           Unit VIII - Being able to ask for and understand directions

                                 Comps. Students ask and comprehend basic directions
                                                 Students use informal commands

                                 Grammar   Informal commands
                                                 The difference between por and para

                                 Vocabulary  Advanced prepositions
                                                 Asking directions

                                Evaluations  Written quiz on giving directions
                                                 Usage quiz on giving and getting directions
                                                 Quiz on informal commands

                       

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