Subject/Course: Survey of Spanish
NJCCCS
Assessment
Skills
Content
Essential
Questions
Language program: “Exploring Spanish”
September
What are the definite & indefinite
articles? What is a noun? What is an
adjective? Can I identify Spanish
speaking countries on a map?
Building: HS
Grade (s): 9-12
2012
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
October
Can I count from 0-100? Can I spell
words in Spanish? What are the months,
days, and seasons? Can I give the date in
Spanish? Can I greet formally and
informally? What are the classroom
objects? Who were the Aztecs?
Grammar: alphabet, numbers, greetings,
classroom objects
Culture: Día de la Raza (Columbus Day),
Aztecs
Vocabulary: numbers 0-100, months,
days, seasons, date
Count from 0-100, say the Spanish
alphabet, talk about when events take
place, recognize the Aztec influence in
Hispanic culture
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
N.M.A.1, A.2, A.3, A.4
N.M.B.5
N.M.C.3
N.M. A.1
N.M.B.4
N.M.C.3, C.4
Grammar: articles, gender/number,
nouns/adjectives, subject pronouns.
Culture: Spanish speaking countries
on map, Spanish heritage in USA
Vocabulary: definite & indefinite
articles, nouns & pronouns
Recognize how to use parts of
speech in Spanish sentences
Board approved: May 17, 2012
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November
How is the Day of the Dead celebrated in
Mexico? Who were the Maya?
Grammar: adjective/noun agreement
Culture: Day of the Dead, Maya
Vocabulary: Words associated with Day
of the Dead and Maya culture
Identify and describe people and things,
recognize the Maya influence in Hispanic
culture
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
“Día de los Muertos” project
Chocolate WebQuest
N.M.A.4
N.M.C.3, C.5
Subject/Course: Survey of Spanish
NJCCCS
Assessment
Skills
Content
Essential
Questions
Language program: “Exploring Spanish”
Building: HS
Grade (s): 9-12
2012
December
How are the Christmas holidays
celebrated in
Spain/Mexico/Caribbean?
January
Can I count above 100 in Spanish? Can I
tell the time an event takes place? Who
were the Inca? How can I effectively
study for my midterm exam?
February
Can I describe my family? What are the
animal words?
Grammar: parts of speech
Culture: Spanish names, Christmas
in Spanish speaking countries
Vocabulary: continued from
November, holiday related
vocabulary
Identify and describe people and
things, recognize Hispanic holiday
traditions, compare/contrast
December holidays
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Poinsettia & Navidad Internet
Scavenger Hunts
Bio-Poem
Diamond Poems
N.M.A.3
N.M.B.1, B.3
N.M.C.2, C.3
Grammar: Time,
Culture: Three Kings Day, Inca
Vocabulary: continued from December,
numbers from 100 to 1,000+
Grammar: noun/adjective agreement in
number and gender, -ar verbs
Culture: Valentine’s Day
Vocabulary: family, animals
Count from 100-1000+, tell time on the
hour and half hour, compare/contrast
January holidays, recognize the Inca
influence in Hispanic culture
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
Talk about your family, create an
electronic scrapbook/family tree,
categorize animals, conjugate –ar verbs
N.M.A.2, A.3
N.M.C.3
N.M.A.4
N.M.C.1, C.3
Board approved: May 17, 2012
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Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
Family Tree project
Subject/Course: Survey of Spanish
Grade (s): 9-12
April
What do I want to be? How do I ask
questions in Spanish?
May
Can I talk about what I am able to do?
Can I describe different people/cultures of
the world?
Content
Grammar: -er/-ir verbs,
Culture: Spanish fashion and health
Vocabulary: clothing, body/health,
jobs
Grammar: Question words
Culture: Cinco de Mayo
Vocabulary: jobs
Grammar: ir + a for future tense
Culture: Cinco de mayo, Culture Fair
(food)
Vocabulary: food
Describe yourself and others, talk
about what you wear and how you
feel
Describe what you want to be and why
Talk about history of Mexico’s May 5th,
write/talk about where you want to go
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
Monster project
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
Job project
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Journal Entries
Cinco de mayo webquest/scavenger hunt
Culture Fair project (food)
N.M.A.4
N.M.C.1, C.3
N.M.A.4
N.M.B.4, B.5
N.M.C.1, C.3, C.4
N.M.A.3, A.4
N.M.B.4, B.5
N.M.C.1, C.3, C.4
NJCCCS
Essential
Questions
March
Can I go shopping? Can I talk about
what I do? What do I want to be?
Skills
2012
Assessment
Language program: “Exploring Spanish”
Building: HS
Board approved: May 17, 2012
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Subject/Course: Survey of Spanish
NJCCCS
Assessment
Skills
Content
Essential
Questions
Language program: “Exploring Spanish”
Building: HS
Grade (s): 9-12
2012
June
Can I talk about where I’m going?
How can I effectively study for my
final exam?
Grammar: Review of 2nd Semester
Culture: Review of 2nd Semester
Vocabulary: Review of 2nd Semester
Write/talk about where you want to
go, review all 2nd semester skills
Quizzes & Tests
Homework
Listening Comprehension
Dialogues
Essay
N.M.A.4, A.5
N.M.B.5
N.M.C.4, C.5
Board approved: May 17, 2012
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