Curriculum Planning Manual (CPM) – Contains Teachers’ Guide and Scope and Sequence

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More information on this course can be found in the CPM, which contains the Teachers’ Guide and Scope and Sequence. Links to this PDFs can be found near the top of this page.

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Spanish I B is designed to help students comprehend and communicate the Spanish language as well as have a better understanding of Spanish cultures. Lessons cover a variety of topics and build on the conversation and grammatical skills introduced in Spanish I A, allowing students to become more proficient in their knowledge of the Spanish language. Spanish I B builds on the conversational skills introduced in Spanish I A. This course is divided into weekly units with four lessons in each unit. Lessons 1-3 of all units consist of a daily lesson and a practice and mastery test. Lesson 4 of each unit contains a review of material learned in that unit, an interactive game, and the unit test. Spanish I B includes topics such as use of reflexive verbs and pronouns, families and kinship, household objects and chores, medical words and phrases, cardinal directions, travel terms and locations, personality descriptors, games and activities, and technology.

 

• Spanish I B is presented as a semester-long high school course.

• All lessons contain a study guide, practice activities, and a mastery test.

• The Spanish I B course is divided into weekly units with four lessons in each unit. Lessons 1-3 of all units consist of a daily lesson and a practice and mastery test. Lesson 4 of each unit contains a review of material learned in that unit, an interactive game, and the unit test.

• Interactive games (Juegos) include crossword puzzles, word searches, and more. Juegos are found in Lesson 4 of each unit.

• Spanish lessons are enriched with activities that provide interactive media for students.

• Narration of vocabulary terms, grammatical structures, and test questions provide students with pronunciation and syntactic mastery.

• The Spanish I B course provides students with access to a Spanish to English and English to Spanish dictionary as well as a complete user guide that instructs students in the usage of interactive media contained in the lessons.

 

• • The content and concepts in this course are, in part, based on the National Standards in Foreign Language Education developed in cooperation with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

• Spanish I B offers an advanced focus on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing of the Spanish language. Lessons cover a variety of topics and build on the conversational and grammatical skills that were introduced in Spanish I A, allowing students to become more proficient in their knowledge of the Spanish language.

• The course allows students to further develop their comprehension and understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures.

 

• Spanish I B requires students to have Adobe Acrobat^® Reader^® available on their workstations to complete two of the word search puzzles (Juegos) linked to the lessons. Available at: www.adobe.com, select the Get Adobe Reader button.

• Due to the interactive nature of this course, there are a few specific software requirements:

 

The lessons in Spanish I B are divided into units of study. These units guide students through the process of learning and mastering the fundamentals of Spanish.

18 Units

Unit 1 - The Family (La Familia)
Unit 2 - A Family Reunion (Una Reunión Familiar)
Unit 3 - House and Home (Casa y Hogar)
Unit 4 - Our Routine at Home (Nuestra Rutina en Casa)
Unit 5 - A Party (Una Fiesta)
Unit 6 - Going Out with Friends (Salir Con los Amigos)
Unit 7 - Health (La Salud)
Unit 8 - The Doctor's Office (El Consultorio Médico)
Unit 9 - In My Community (En Mi Comunidad)
Unit 10 - Shopping in My Neighborhood (De Compras en Mi Barrio)
Unit 11 - What Clothes Do I Put On? (¿Qué Ropa Me Pongo?)
Unit 12 - What Do I Have to Do? (¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?)
Unit 13 - In My City (En Mi Ciudad)
Unit 14 - Vacation (Las Vacaciones)
Unit 15 - On a Trip (De Viaje)
Unit 16 - In a Hotel (En el Hotel)
Unit 17 - As a Child (De Niño)
Unit 18 - Science and Technology (La Ciencia y la Tecnología)

More information on this course can be found in the CPM, which contains the Teachers’ Guide and Scope and Sequence. Links to this PDFs can be found near the top of this page.

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