SPANISH 3 – REALIDADES – PACING GUIDE (2011- 2012)
Chapter
1st nine weeks
Para Empezar
Topics
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A VER SI
RECUERDAS
PREP 1
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(Chapter 1)
Lesson 1A
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Objectives
Daily Activities
Help Around the
House
Errands
Entertainment
Events and
Celebrations
Television and
Movies
Traveling
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The Outdoors
Outdoor
Activities
Weather
Sports
Body Parts
Outdoor
Activities
Natural
Environment and
Weather
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talk about school and non
school daily activities
describe your day before
and after school
talk about weekend
activities
describe special events
and celebrations
Grammar
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Present Tense Irregular
Verbs
Present Tense Stem
Changing Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
Possessive Adjectives
Verbs like Gustar
Review of Spanish 2
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All Preterite Review
describe a visit to a
National Park
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Irregular Preterite Verbs
Spelling Change Preterite
Verbs
Stem Changing Preterite
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SOL Standards
SIII 1.1
SIII 4.1
SIII 5.1
SIII 2.1, 2.3
SIII 3.1, 3.2
SIII 4.2
SIII 5.1
SIII 6.3
SIII 7.2
SIII 8.2
SIII 9.2
Lesson 1B
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Sports and
Competitions
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talk about school
competitions
express your emotions
regarding the outcome of
an event
narrate an event in the
past
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Regular and Irregular
Imperfect Tense
Uses of Imperfect Tense
2nd nine weeks
A VER SI
RECUERDAS
PREP 2
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Colors
Adjectives
The Arts
(Chapter 2)
Lesson 2A
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Art and Artists
Art Materials
Descriptions of
Art
Lesson 2B
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Performing Arts
Music and Dance
On stage
Review of Spanish 2
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Making Comparisons
Superlatives
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talk about the arts
give an opinion about a
work of art
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Preterite vs. Imperfect
Present Perfect Tense
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describe how people
express themselves
narrate events in the past
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Ser vs. Estar
Verbs with Different
Meanings in the Preterite
and Imperfect
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SIII 1
SIII 2.1, 2.2
SIII 3.1, 3.2
SIII 4.1, 4.2
SIII 5.1
SIII 6.1
SIII 7.1, 7. 2
SIII 8.1, 8.2
SIII 9.2
SIII 10.2
3rd nine weeks
A VER SI
RECUERDAS
PREP 3
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Food
Food Descriptions
Personal Health
(Chapter3)
Lesson 3A
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Symptoms and
Remedies
Health, Food and
Nutrition
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Lesson 3B
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Physical Fitness
Equipment
Exercise
Giving Advice
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Review Spanish 2
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Direct Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns
Double Object Pronouns
talk about symptoms and
remedies
give advice about health
and nutrition
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Affirmative and Negative
Informal commands
Affirmative and Negative
Formal Commands
express how you feel
under certain
circumstances
tell others what to do
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All Subjunctive
SIII 1, 1.1
SIII 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
SIII 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
SIII 4.1, 4.2
SIII 5.1
SIII 6.1, 6.2
SIII 9.2
4th nine weeks
A VER SI
RECUERDAS
PREP 4
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Personal Qualities
Activities
Emotions
(Chapter 4)
Lesson 4A
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Personality Traits
Love and
Friendships
Lesson 4B
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Conflicts and
Solutions
Friends and
Family
Relationships
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Reciprocal Action
express how you relate to
friends and family
explain what is needed to
maintain friendships
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Subjunctive with Verbs of
Volition and Verbs of
Emotion
Por vs. Para
express how you feel
under certain
circumstances
talk about family
conflicts and how to
resolve them
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Nosotros Commands
Possessive Pronouns
Review of Spanish 2
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SIII 1, 1.1
SIII 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
SIII 3.1, 3.2
SIII 5.1
SIII 7.1
SIII 9.1, 9.2