Course Outline
Spanish II: 2015-16 School year.
Mr. Centeno, Room 120. E-mail: [email protected] or/and
[email protected]
Topic/Unit
(Month/weeks)
Chapter/textbook/novel Standards/Learning
Outcomes
8/17-8/21
IntroductionLatin-American geography
Para Empezar
8/24-8/28
8/31-9/04
9/07-9/11
Capitulo 1A: Tu dia
Escolar
9/14-9/18
9/21-9/25
9/28-10/02
10/05-10/09
Capitulo 1B: ¿Que haces
después de escuela?
10/12-10/16
Major
Assignments/Assessments/Activity
(with due dates)
Vocabulary:
Introductions
Talk about what you and
other people are like. Talk
about where you and other
people are from.
Geografía latino-americana
Grammar: adjectives, the
verb Ser , present tense of
regular verbs
Vocabulary:
School activities, school
rules, classroom objects
Class discussion/participation
Grammar: the verb tener;
stem-changing verbs;
affirmative and negative
verbs
Cultural perspectives:
grading systems; studentteacher interaction
Chapter projects
Vocabulary:
Extracurricular activities and
pastimes
Class discussion/participation
Grammar:
Making comparison; saber y
conocer; hace + times
expresions; verb ir
Chapter projects
Quizzes, pre test, chapter tests
Chapter projects
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester.
Class discussion/participation
Quizzes, chapter tests
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Quizzes, chapter tests
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Cultural perspectives:
extracurricular activities
Topic/Unit
(Month/weeks)
Chapter/textbook/novel Standards/Learning
Outcomes
10/19-10/23
Capitulo 2A: Un evento
especial: ¿Cómo te
preparas?
10/26 -10/30
Vocabulary:
Daily routines clothing
Major
Assignments/Assessments/Activity
(with due dates)
Class discussion/participation
Quizzes, chapter tests
Grammar:
Reflextive verbs; ser and
estar; possessive adjectives
Cultural perspectives:
clothing
Chapter projects
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Vocabulary:
Daily routines clothing
11/02-11/06
11/09-11/13
Capitulo 2B: Un evento
especial: ¿Qué ropa
compraste?
Grammar:
Reflextive verbs; ser and
estar; possessive adjectives
Cultural perspectives:
clothing
Class discussion/participation
Quizzes, chapter tests
Chapter projects
Objectives: describe clothing
and fashion
Describe events in the past
Understand cultural
perspectives on parties
11/16-11/20
11/23-11/27
(Thanksgiving week, no
school!)
Capitulo 3A:
Tu y tu comunidad: ¿Qué
hiciste ayer?
Vocabulary:
Places around town; errans
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Class discussion/participation
Quizzes, chapter tests
Grammar:
Reflextive verbs; direct
object pronouns: lo, la, los,
las; pretirite forms of ir, ser,
hacer, tener, estar, poder
Cultural perspectives:
Shopping
Chapter projects
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Class discussion/participation
Vocabulary:
Daily routines clothing
11/30-12/04
Capitulo 3B:
Tu y tu comunidad:
¿Cómo se va…?
12/07-11
Review for final of first
semester.
Finals week! 12/1412/18
Finals week, review
chapters 1-3
Grammar:
Reflextive verbs; ser and
estar; possessive adjectives
Cultural perspectives:
clothing
Objectives: Give directions
for getting to places
Discuss driving and good
driving habits
Understand cultural
perspectives on
neighborhoods
Vocabulary:
Review
Grammar:
Review
Cultural perspectives:
Review
Quizzes, chapter tests
Chapter projects
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Class discussion/participation
Quizzes, chapter tests
Chapter projects
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
01/08-Back to school!
01/11-01/15
Capitulo 4A:
Recuerdos del pasado:
Cuando éramos niños
01/19-01/22
Vocabulary:
Toys games and childhood
activities
Class discussion/participation
Grammar:
The imporfect tense,
imperfect forms of ir, ser,
and ver
Chapter projects
Cultural perspectives:
traditional Hispanic toys
Objectives: discuss
childhood toys and games
Describe what you were like
as a child
Understand cultural
perspectives
Quizzes, chapter tests
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Class discussion/participation
01/25-01/29
02/01-02/05
Capitulo 4A:
Recuerdos del pasado:
Cuando éramos niños
Vocabulary:
Toys games and childhood
activities
Grammar:
The imporfect tense,
imperfect forms of ir, ser,
and ver
Cultural perspectives:
traditional Hispanic toys
Quizzes, chapter tests
Chapter projects
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Objectives: discuss
childhood toys and games
Describe what you were like
as a child
Understand cultural
perspectives
02/08-02/12
02/15-02/19
02/22-02/26
Capitulo 4B:
Recuerdos del pasado:
Celebrando los días
festivos
Vocabulary:
Describing family members
and holyday celebrations
Class discussion/participation
Grammar:
The imperfect tense:
describing a situation;
reciprocal actions
Chapter projects
Quizzes, chapter tests
Presentations
Cultural perspectives:
different Hispanic
celebrations around the
world
Objectivesdescribe holyday
celebrations
Talk about your family and
relatives
Describe people places and
situations in the past
Understand cultural
perspectives on holydays and
special events
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
02/29-03/04
03/07-03/11
03/14-03/18
Capitulo 4B:
Recuerdos del pasado:
Celebrando los días
festivos
Vocabulary:
Describing family members
and holyday celebrations
Class discussion/participation
Grammar:
The imperfect tense:
describing a situation;
reciprocal actions
Chapter projects
Cultural perspectives:
different Hispanic
celebrations around the
world
(Spring Break: 03/2104/01)
Quizzes, chapter tests
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Objectivesdescribe holyday
celebrations
Talk about your family and
relatives
Describe people places and
situations in the past
Understand cultural
perspectives on holydays and
special events
04/04-04/08
04/11-04/15
Capitulo 5A:
En las Noticias:
Un acto heroico
04/18-04/22
Vocabulary:
Emergencies , crises, heroic
acts, and rescues
Class discussion/participation
Grammar:
The imperfect tense: other
uses; preterite of the verb oir,
leer, creer, and destruir
Chapter projects
Cultural perspectives:
natural disasters
Objectives:
Discuss Emergencies , crises,
heroic acts, and rescues
Describe past situations and
settings
Describe weather conditions
Understand cultural
perspectives on natural
disasters and legends
Quizzes, chapter tests
Presentations
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Vocabulary:
Emergencies , crises, heroic
acts, and rescues
04/25-04/29
05/02-05/06
Capitulo 5A:
En las Noticias:
Un acto heroico
Grammar:
The imperfect tense: other
uses; preterite of the verb oir,
leer, creer, and destruir
Cultural perspectives:
natural disasters
05/09-05/13
Class discussion/participation
Quizzes, chapter tests
Chapter projects
Presentations
Objectives:
Discuss Emergencies , crises,
heroic acts, and rescues
05/16-05/20
05/23-05/27
05/31-06/03
06/06-10 Review for
semester finals
Finals: 06/13-17
Capitulo 6A:
La televisión y el cine:
¿Viste el partido en la
televisión?
Describe past situations and
settings
Describe weather conditions
Understand cultural
perspectives on natural
disasters and legends
Vocabulary:
Televised sporting events;
game shows; beauty contest
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester
Grammar:
Preterite of –ir stem
changing verbs; other
reflexive verbs
Chapter projects
Class discussion/participation
Quizzes, chapter tests
Presentations
Cultural perspectives:
televition programs in
Spanish speaking countries
Objectives:
Talk about what you saw on
television
Explain how you feel about
watching television
Understand cultural
perspectives on television
programs in Spanishspeaking countries
Assessments will take place at the end of each
chapter, quarter grades and end of semester