SPANISH 11
Plan de Clase SPANISH 11
¡BIENVENIDOS A LA CLASE DE ESPAÑOL 11!
QUERER ES PODER (Spanish proverb)
Subject: Spanish 11 Grade: 11 + 12 Teacher: Señora Meera Sarin Year: 2018
Text: Realidades Uno & Dos Prerequisite: Beginner Spanish 11/Spanish 9
BIG IDEAS:
*Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.
*Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us.
*Expressing ourselves in a new language requires courage, risk taking, and perseverance.
*Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression allows us to experience and appreciate cultural diversity.
*Acquiring a new language provides a unique opportunity to access and interact with diverse communities.
LEARNING STANDARDS
Curricular Competencies Students are expected to be able to do the following:
THINKING AND COMMUNICATING
* Recognize how choice of words affects meaning
* Derive and negotiate meaning in speech and a variety of other texts and contexts
* Analyze cultural points of views in texts
* Demonstrate degrees of formality in speech and writing to reflect different purposes
*Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language
* Narrate stories, both orally and in writing
* Respond personally to a variety of texts
* Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing
*Express themselves with growing fluency, both orally and in writing
* Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL AWARENESS
* Investigate regional and ethnic diversity of Spanish language and Hispanic culture
*Analyze personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens
* Identify how language and culture have been influenced by the interactions between Hispanic and other peoples
* Engage in experiences with Hispanic people and communities
* Explore opportunities to continue language acquisition beyond graduation
* Identify and explore educational and personal/professional opportunities requiring proficiency in Spanish
* Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge
Content Students are expected to be able to do the following:
* increasingly complex vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:
— complex questions
— sequence of events in stories
— personal lifestyles and relationships
— explanation and justification of opinions
— points of view
*First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place
*Past, present, and future time frames
*language formality and etiquette
*distinguishing features of major Spanish and Hispanic regional dialects
*cultural practices, traditions, and attitudes in various Hispanic regions
*Hispanic works of art
*ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
Course Outline and development of Learning Standards:
PARA EMPEZAR
A comprehensive review of key concepts learnt in BSP 11
*Key regular and stem-changing verbs: AR, IR, ER,
*Key IRREGULAR verbs: SER, ESTAR, IR, TENER, DEBER, HACER CONOCER/SABER, PODER
*Question words
*Pastimes
*Verbs and Expressions that use the infinitive
* the verbs: tener, venir, SER + ESTAR
* possessive adjectives
LA CASA (the home) - CAPITULO 6
*Talk about your bedroom + other rooms in the house
*Describe bedroom items + electronic equipment
*Name household chores
*Tell where you live
*Understand cultural perspectives on homes + different types of housing
*Grammatical highlights: making comparisons, the superlative, affirmative TU commands, the present progressive, the verbs: poder + dormir
DE COMPRAS (shopping) - CAPITULO 7
*Talk about clothes, shopping, buying gifts + pricing
*Describe your plans
*Talk about what you want + what you prefer
*Tell what happened in the past
*Understand cultural perspectives shopping + gift-giving
*Grammatical highlights: the verbs: pensar, querer, preferir, demonstrative adjectives, the preterite + direct object pronouns
EXPERIENCIAS (experiences) - CAPITULO 8
*Talk about things to do on vacation
*Describe places to visit while on vacation
*Talk about events in the past
*Talk about volunteer work and ways to protect the environment
*Talk about what people say
*Understand cultural perspectives on travel, vacation + volunteer work
*Grammatical highlights: the preterite, the personal a, indirect object pronouns
MEDIOS DE COMUNICACION (communication) - CAPITULO 9
*Describe movies + television programs
*Express opinions about media entertainment
*Talk about computers + the internet
*Learn to ask for something + to tell what something is used for
*Talk about knowing people or knowing how to do things
*Understand cultural perspectives on common gestures + using technology
*Grammatical highlights: acabar de + infinitive, gustar and similar verbs, presnt tense
of pedir + servir; saber + conocer
UN EVENTO ESPECIAL (A Special Event) - CAPITULO 2, Realidades 2
*Describe getting ready for a special event
*Talk about daily routines
*Describe people and things
*Express possession
*Understand cultural perspectives on clothing and parties
*Describe clothing and fashion
*Talk about going shopping
*Describe events in the past
*Point out specific objects
*Grammar highlights: Reflexive verbs, possessive adjectives, the verbs SER and ESTAR, preterite of regular verbs, demonstrative adjectives
TU Y TU COMUNIDAD (You and your community) - CAPITULO 3, Realidades 2
*Talk about things you did and where you did them
*Explain why you couldn’t do certain things
*Describe things you bought and where you bought them
*Understand cultural perspectives on shopping and neighbourhoods
*Give directions for getting to places
*Give a friend direction for a task
*Discuss driving and good driving habits
*Grammar highlights: Direct object Pronouns: lo, la, los, las; irregular preterite verbs: IR, SER, HACER, TENER, ESTAR, PODER; Irregular Affirmative Tu commands; Present Progressive: irregular forms
RECUERDOS DEL PASADO (Memories of the past) - CAPITULO 4, Realidades 2
*Discuss childhood games and toys
*Describe what you were like as a child
*Talk about activities that you used to do as a child
*Discuss to or for whom something is done
*Understand cultural perspectives on childhood songs, holidays and special events
*Describe holiday celebrations
*Talk about your family and relatives
*Describe people, places, and situations in the past
*Talk about how people interact
*Grammar highlights: the imperfect tense; indirect object pronouns; reciprocal actions
*Every attempt will be made to cover all of the above material this semester. It may, however be decided to omit certain sections if necessary.
Please feel free to contact me by email: [email protected]
Assessment/Evaluation Scheme:
Assessments include competency in oral Spanish as well as reading, comprehension and writing in Spanish.
Formative: Class discussions, Warm-up activities, Rubrics (Performance descriptors), observation checklists, mini-projects, comprehension questions, writing assignments, etc.
Summative: Unit Tests and quizzes, Mini-Projects for each unit, Rubrics and attainment of communication functions for the unit.
Oral Competency & Cuaderno 20%
Projects & Written Assignments 40%
Quizzes & Tests 20%
Final Exam 20%
Total 100%
¡BIENVENIDOS A LA CLASE DE ESPAÑOL 11!
QUERER ES PODER (Spanish proverb)
Subject: Spanish 11 Grade: 11 + 12 Teacher: Señora Meera Sarin Year: 2018
Text: Realidades Uno & Dos Prerequisite: Beginner Spanish 11/Spanish 9
BIG IDEAS:
*Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.
*Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us.
*Expressing ourselves in a new language requires courage, risk taking, and perseverance.
*Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression allows us to experience and appreciate cultural diversity.
*Acquiring a new language provides a unique opportunity to access and interact with diverse communities.
LEARNING STANDARDS
Curricular Competencies Students are expected to be able to do the following:
THINKING AND COMMUNICATING
* Recognize how choice of words affects meaning
* Derive and negotiate meaning in speech and a variety of other texts and contexts
* Analyze cultural points of views in texts
* Demonstrate degrees of formality in speech and writing to reflect different purposes
*Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language
* Narrate stories, both orally and in writing
* Respond personally to a variety of texts
* Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing
*Express themselves with growing fluency, both orally and in writing
* Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL AWARENESS
* Investigate regional and ethnic diversity of Spanish language and Hispanic culture
*Analyze personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens
* Identify how language and culture have been influenced by the interactions between Hispanic and other peoples
* Engage in experiences with Hispanic people and communities
* Explore opportunities to continue language acquisition beyond graduation
* Identify and explore educational and personal/professional opportunities requiring proficiency in Spanish
* Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge
Content Students are expected to be able to do the following:
* increasingly complex vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:
— complex questions
— sequence of events in stories
— personal lifestyles and relationships
— explanation and justification of opinions
— points of view
*First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place
*Past, present, and future time frames
*language formality and etiquette
*distinguishing features of major Spanish and Hispanic regional dialects
*cultural practices, traditions, and attitudes in various Hispanic regions
*Hispanic works of art
*ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
Course Outline and development of Learning Standards:
PARA EMPEZAR
A comprehensive review of key concepts learnt in BSP 11
*Key regular and stem-changing verbs: AR, IR, ER,
*Key IRREGULAR verbs: SER, ESTAR, IR, TENER, DEBER, HACER CONOCER/SABER, PODER
*Question words
*Pastimes
*Verbs and Expressions that use the infinitive
* the verbs: tener, venir, SER + ESTAR
* possessive adjectives
LA CASA (the home) - CAPITULO 6
*Talk about your bedroom + other rooms in the house
*Describe bedroom items + electronic equipment
*Name household chores
*Tell where you live
*Understand cultural perspectives on homes + different types of housing
*Grammatical highlights: making comparisons, the superlative, affirmative TU commands, the present progressive, the verbs: poder + dormir
DE COMPRAS (shopping) - CAPITULO 7
*Talk about clothes, shopping, buying gifts + pricing
*Describe your plans
*Talk about what you want + what you prefer
*Tell what happened in the past
*Understand cultural perspectives shopping + gift-giving
*Grammatical highlights: the verbs: pensar, querer, preferir, demonstrative adjectives, the preterite + direct object pronouns
EXPERIENCIAS (experiences) - CAPITULO 8
*Talk about things to do on vacation
*Describe places to visit while on vacation
*Talk about events in the past
*Talk about volunteer work and ways to protect the environment
*Talk about what people say
*Understand cultural perspectives on travel, vacation + volunteer work
*Grammatical highlights: the preterite, the personal a, indirect object pronouns
MEDIOS DE COMUNICACION (communication) - CAPITULO 9
*Describe movies + television programs
*Express opinions about media entertainment
*Talk about computers + the internet
*Learn to ask for something + to tell what something is used for
*Talk about knowing people or knowing how to do things
*Understand cultural perspectives on common gestures + using technology
*Grammatical highlights: acabar de + infinitive, gustar and similar verbs, presnt tense
of pedir + servir; saber + conocer
UN EVENTO ESPECIAL (A Special Event) - CAPITULO 2, Realidades 2
*Describe getting ready for a special event
*Talk about daily routines
*Describe people and things
*Express possession
*Understand cultural perspectives on clothing and parties
*Describe clothing and fashion
*Talk about going shopping
*Describe events in the past
*Point out specific objects
*Grammar highlights: Reflexive verbs, possessive adjectives, the verbs SER and ESTAR, preterite of regular verbs, demonstrative adjectives
TU Y TU COMUNIDAD (You and your community) - CAPITULO 3, Realidades 2
*Talk about things you did and where you did them
*Explain why you couldn’t do certain things
*Describe things you bought and where you bought them
*Understand cultural perspectives on shopping and neighbourhoods
*Give directions for getting to places
*Give a friend direction for a task
*Discuss driving and good driving habits
*Grammar highlights: Direct object Pronouns: lo, la, los, las; irregular preterite verbs: IR, SER, HACER, TENER, ESTAR, PODER; Irregular Affirmative Tu commands; Present Progressive: irregular forms
RECUERDOS DEL PASADO (Memories of the past) - CAPITULO 4, Realidades 2
*Discuss childhood games and toys
*Describe what you were like as a child
*Talk about activities that you used to do as a child
*Discuss to or for whom something is done
*Understand cultural perspectives on childhood songs, holidays and special events
*Describe holiday celebrations
*Talk about your family and relatives
*Describe people, places, and situations in the past
*Talk about how people interact
*Grammar highlights: the imperfect tense; indirect object pronouns; reciprocal actions
*Every attempt will be made to cover all of the above material this semester. It may, however be decided to omit certain sections if necessary.
Please feel free to contact me by email: [email protected]
Assessment/Evaluation Scheme:
Assessments include competency in oral Spanish as well as reading, comprehension and writing in Spanish.
Formative: Class discussions, Warm-up activities, Rubrics (Performance descriptors), observation checklists, mini-projects, comprehension questions, writing assignments, etc.
Summative: Unit Tests and quizzes, Mini-Projects for each unit, Rubrics and attainment of communication functions for the unit.
Oral Competency & Cuaderno 20%
Projects & Written Assignments 40%
Quizzes & Tests 20%
Final Exam 20%
Total 100%