Spanish 3 Curriculum Map for 2011-2012 (PHS only)
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Chapters
Preliminary Chapter
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
9/1 – 9/23
9/26 – 10/28
10/31 – 1/6
1/9 – 3/9
3/12 – 5/4
5/7 – 6/19
9.1-9.2
Así somos, Así lo hacemos, Así pasó, así
nos gusta
1.1-1.4
Contextos
Fotonovela
2.1-2.4
Contextos
Fotonovela
3.1-3.4
Contextos
Fotonovela
4.1-4.4
Contextos
Fotonovela
Suggested
pacing
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Lessons
Concept
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Optional Concepts
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Ch. 9 Pronunciation (h, j, g)
Irregular Preterites
Verbs that change meaning in
the preterite
Present tense of ser & estar
Articles
Adjectives and agreement
Present tense of –ar, -er, -ir
verbs
Present tense of tener, venir,
and ir
Present tense stem-changing
verbs
Irregular Yo form verbs
Preterite tense of regular
verbs including 1st & 3rd
person spelling changes and –
ir stem-changes
Preterite of ser and ir
Direct and Indirect Object
Pronouns
Gustar and verbs like it
Double object pronouns
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Ch. 9 Contextos &
Fotonovela: Vocabulary
related to Parties &
Celebrations, Personal
Relationships, Stages of Life
9.3 ¿Qué? and ¿Cuál?
9.4 Pronouns after
prepositions
Festival de Viña del Mar
(Chapter 9—Perfil)
Lectura—La vida social
Escritura—Compare and
contrast two celebrations
Escuchar—use context to
infer meaning in listening
En pantalla—read about
beach access in Mexico and
watch a tv commercial for
Energizer
Oye cómo va—Quiero
cantarle al amor by Myriam
Herndandez (good examples
of irregular preterite and use
of pronouns)
Panorama: Chile
Unas vacaciones de
volunatrio (Chapter 1—
cultura)
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Vocabulary related to health and medical
terms, parts of the body, symptoms and
medical conditions, and health
professions
Hace + period of time + que + present or
preterite to express how long something
has been going on or how long ago
something occurred
Imperfect Tense
Use of the preterite vs. the imperfect
Constructions with se
Adverbs
Pronunciación
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Flash Cultura (Read about Servicios de
salud & Curanderos y chamanes and
watch episode about health in Spanish
speaking countries.)
Lectura—Read about the book of the
week—Cómo hacer un viaje saludable y
feliz
Escritura—Write a story about en
experience of yours or someone else with
an illness, accident, or medical problem
in the past. Correctly use the preterite
and imperfect.
Escuchar—Listening for specific
information
En Pantalla—Read about technology in
Spanish-speaking coutnreis and watch a
commercial for a Spanish throat lozenge
Oye cómo va—Se me hizo fácil by
Chavela Vargas
Panorama—Costa Rica
Holidays
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Vocabulary related to home electronics,
computers and the Internet, and the car
and its accessories
Familiar commands
Por and para
Reciprocal reflexives
Stressed possessive adjectives and
pronouns
Flash Cultura—Read and watch about
the use of technology in the Spanishspeaking world
Ortografía—accenting similar words
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Lectura—Article about artificial
intelligence
Escritura—Personal ad
Escuchar—computer commercial
En Pantalla—Commercial for Spain’s
Basque region communications
company—Euskatel
Oye cómo va—Argentine singer León
Gieco—Si ves a mi padre
Panorama—Argentina
Holidays
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Vocabulary related to parts of a house,
household chores, table settings
Relative pronouns
Formal commands
Present subjunctive (with impersonal
expressions)
Subjunctive with verbs of will and
influence
Flash Cultura—Read about the central
patio and the floating islands of Lake
Titicaca and watch segment about Frida
Kahlo’s house in Mexico
Ortografía—capital & lower case letters
in Spanish
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Lectura—Locating the main parts of a
sentence in a description of a Palace
Escritura—Write a lease agreement
using linking words and integrating
chapter vocabulary and structures
Escuchar—Use visual cues to help
understand an oral passage and answer
questions based on the content of a
recorded conversation
En Pantalla—Read about use of
electrical appliances in Spanish-speaking
countries and watch a commercial about
Balay, a Spanish appliance brand
Oye cómo va—Panamanian singer
Rubén Blades, La canción del final del
mundo
Panorama—Panamá
Holidays
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Vocabulary related to nature, the
environment, and recycling and
conservation
Subjunctive with verbs of emotion,
doubt, disbelief, denial, and conjunctions
Flash Cultura—Read about the Andes
and Santa Marta mountain ranges and
watch segment about nature in Costa
Rica
Ortografía—punctuation marks
5.1-5.4
Contextos
Fotonovela
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Lectura—Recognize the purpose of the
text to help understand it as they read
two fables
Escritura—Write a persuasive letter or
article to a particular audience using
chapter vocabulary and structures
Escuchar—Use background knowledge
and context to guess the meaning of
unknown words while listening to a short
speech
En Pantalla—Read about the Peruvian
Amazon and watch a commercial about
Altomayo, a Peruvian brand of coffee
Oye cómo va—Colombian singer Juanes,
A Dios le pido
Panorama—Colombia
Holidays
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Vocabulary related to city life, daily
chores, money and banking, and the post
office
Subjunctive in adjective clauses
Nosotros/as commands
Past Participles used as adjectives
Flash Cultura—Read about public
transportation, city nicknames and
Mexican architect Luis Barragán and
watch segment the subway in Mexico
City
Ortografía—abreviations
Lectura—Identify the narrator’s point of
view while reading an authentic narrative
in Spanish
Escritura—Write an e-mail to a friend
using chapter vocabulary and structures
and avoid redundancies
Escuchar—Listen for specific
information and linguistic cues to better
understand a recorded conversation
En Pantalla—Read about paying for
university studeies in Spanish-speaking
countries and watch a news report about
student loans
Oye cómo va—Venezuelan singer
Franco De Vita, Si la ves
Panorama—Venezuela
Holidays
June 2011
Spanish 3 Curriculum Map for 2011-2012 (PHS only)
Learning Targets
Students will be able to:
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Solidify understanding of
Spanish 1 and 2 concepts
through review
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Apply information to identify
themselves and others,
describe people and things,
discuss everyday activities,
tell what happened in the
past, and express preferences
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Create comprehensible
questions, answers, and
conversations
Students will be able to :
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Describe how they and others feel
physically
Discuss present and past health and
medical conditions
Describe how long ago something
occurred and how long something has
been happening
Use “se” constructions to express that
something occurred accidentally or to
make a general impersonal statement
Use adverbs to describe how, when, or
where actions take place.
Students will be able to :
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Discuss the use of technology and
electronic products
Use common expressions on the
telephone
Discuss car trouble
Describe the use of cell phones and
cybercafés in Latin America and the
Spanish-speaking world
Use familiar commands
Distinguish between and use correctly
por and para
Express reciprocal actions using
reciprocal reflexives
Use stressed possessive adjectives and
pronouns to add extra emphasis or
express “of yours, of mine, etc.”
Students will be able to :
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Use vocabulary to welcome people to
their home
Describe their house or apartment
Discuss household chores
Use formal commands to give
instructions
Combine two sentences that share a
common element with relative pronouns
Make recommendations and express
preferences using the present subjunctive
Students will be able to :
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Talk about and discuss the environment
Express their beliefs and opinions about
issues using vocabulary and the present
subjunctive
Describe life in the Andes and Santa
Marta and ecotourism in Costa Rica
Write accents accurately
Students will be able to :
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Give advice to others using the present
subjunctive
Give and receive directions using
nosotros/as, formal, and informal
commands
Discuss daily errands and city life
Use appropriate written abreviations
June 2011