School: Quaker Valley High School Quaker Valley School District Course Syllabus Spanish II --Course Title: Spanish II --Course Number: 3532 --Course Description: In Spanish II, students will continue to acquire and improve proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the language with more and more emphasis being placed on oral communication. Vocabulary acquisition in context and basic language structures from previous courses are supplemented and developed progressively. Through an interweaving of language and culture, Spanish II will broaden students communication skills while deepening their appreciation of other cultures. Students will further enhance their study and understanding of the Spanish language through more complex linguistic tasks and verb tenses while working towards more advanced proficiency. --Standards: The curriculum content for this course has been written and aligned in accordance with the academic standards established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. For more information regarding specific standards, you can log onto http://www.pdesas.org/ and click the "Clear Standards" tab. --Text and Materials: En español! 2, McDougal Littell, 2004 (Websiteà http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_2/?state=pa) --PA Standards/AP College Board Standards/Common Core Standards: (Math and Language Arts only) http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3392 --Major Units: (With bullet topics under each) (Include technology integration where appropriate) Etapa Preliminar Exchange greetings Discuss likes, dislikes Describe people, places Ask for and give information Talk about school life Talk about the new school year The verb gustar Using adjectives to describe The verb tener Describe people and things: ser vs. estar Interrogative words Tell time Regular present tense verbs The verb ir Stem-changing verbs Irregular yo verbs The verbs decir, venir Latinos en Nueva York y Nueva Jersey La población latina de Nueva York Los latinos de Connecticut City Year Unidad I Etapa 1 LOS ÁNGELES: PASATIEMPOS
Talk about where you went and what you did Discuss leisure time Comment on airline travel Regular preterit verbs Preterit of verbs ending in car, -gar, and zar Preterit of ir, ser, hacer, dar, ver Olvera Street in Los Angeles Murals in Los Angeles Hispanics in Los Angeles Etapa 2 CHICAGO: QUÉ PREFIERES? Comment on food Talk about the past Express activity preferences Discuss fine art The present tense of e-->ie and o-->ue verbs Irregular preterit verbs El Centro Museo de Bellas Artes Mexicanas de Chicago La hora de la cena en muchos países hispanos Etapa 3 MIAMI: VISTE LAS NOTICIAS? Discuss ways to communicate React to news Ask for and give information Talk about things and people you know Saber and conocer Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns Hubo Stem-changing preterit verbs (e>i, o>u) Spelling change preterit verbs (i>y) Cuándo llegar a una fiesta Periódicos españoles en Internet Los periódicos en español dentro de los EE.UU. Miami: Puerta de las Américas Unidad II Etapa 1 DE PEQUEÑO Describe childhood experiences Express personal reactions Discuss family relationships Possessive adjectives and pronouns Imperfect tense (including irregulars) Expressions with tener Había Las marionetas
El bosque de Chapultepec El monte de nuestro alimento (leyenda) Etapa 2 HABÍA UNA VEZ Narrate in the past Talk about family celebrations Talk about activities in progress Present and past progressive tenses Preterit and imperfect Ordinals La piñata Museo Nacional de Antropología Temblor! Diego Rivera Etapa 3 HOY EN LA CIUDAD Order in a restaurant Ask for and pay a restaurant bill Talk about things to do in a city Verbs similar to gustar Double object pronouns El baile folklórico Las telenovelas Teotihuacán La comida mexicana Unidad III Etapa 1-- ESTÁS EN FORMA? Discuss ways to stay fit and healthy Make suggestions Talk about daily routine and personal care Deber Pronoun placement Commands using usted/ustedes Commands and pronoun placement El béisbol en Puerto Rico El Viejo San Juan Puerto Rico: Lugar maravilloso Etapa 2 PREPARACIONES Tell someone what to do Talk about chores Say if something has already been done Affirmative tú commands Negative tú commands
Adverbs ending in mente Los jóvenes y los quehaceres en los países El manatí El Yunque: Bosque Nacional Etapa 3-- CÓMO TE SIENTES? Communictation Describe time periods Talk about health and illness Give advice Hacer with expressions of time The subjunctive with impersonal expressions Doler Los huracanes La celebración de Carnaval El estatus político de Puerto Rico Una voz de la tierra Unidad IV Etapa 1 EN LA PENSIÓN Talk about travel plans Persuade others Describe rooms, furniture, and appliances The subjunctive to express hopes and wishes Irregular subjunctive forms La Plaza de la Cibeles Alojamiento en Madrid Etapa 2 CONOCE LA CIUDAD Describe your city or town Make suggestions Ask for and give directions Subjunctive stem changes: -ar, er verbs Stem-changing ir verbs in the subjunctive The subjunctive and the infinitive Cuando and donde as connectors La Plaza Mayor El paseo Los Gipsy Kings Los gitanos Etapa 3 VAMOS DE COMPRAS Talk about shopping for clothes Ask for and give opinions Make comparisons Discuss ways to save and spend money
Comparatives and superlatives The subjunctive with expressions of doubt The subjunctive with expressions of emotion Use of vosotros Qué talla usas? El euro Nos vemos en Madrid En qué te puedo atender? Unidad V Etapa 1 EN EL BOSQUE TROPICAL Describe geographic characteristics Make future plans Talk about nature and the environment The future tense Expressions with por Nosotros commands El voseo Cristóbal Colón Los saludos El Parque Nacional del Volcán Poás Etapa 2 NUESTRO MEDIO AMBIENTE Discuss outdoor activities Describe the weather Make predictions Talk about ecology The future tense: irregular forms Expressions with para Los parques nacionales de Costa Rica Navegar los rápidos Costa Rica, la pura vida! Etapa 3-- CÓMO SERÁ EL FUTURO? Comment on conversation and the environment Talk about how you would solve problems Choose between por and para The conditional tense Los campamentos La economía de Costa Rica La cascada de la novia Las leyendas La Cumbre de la Ecología Centroamericana
Unidad VI Etapa 1 SE BUSCA TRABAJO Discuss jobs and professions Describe people, places and things Complete an application Present and present progressive tenses The impersonal se Past participles used as adjectives Quito La ocarina La isla Santa Cruz Etapa 2 LA ENTREVISTA Prepare for an interview Interview for a job Evaluate situations and people The preterit and the imperfect The present perfect The present perfect with irregular verbs Los grupos indígenas Las empresas del mundo hispano Ciberespacio en Quito Etapa 3-- A TRABAJAR! Talk on the phone Report on past, present, and future events Describe duties, people, and surroundings The future tense The conditional tense Reported speech Guayaquil Los festivales en Ecuador Música de las montañas Major Assessments and Projects: (Include technology integration where appropriate) The instructor will use a variety of assessment tools that may include: --Tests and quizzes --Oral presentations --Daily homework assignments --Skits --Journals/notebooks --Student projects --Essays --Participation/Effort --Yabla --Web activities --Online readings --Computer-based activities