SPANISHI
PACINGGUIDE2014‐2015
AP THEMES: Semester One First Quarter: “Empecemos” (Lets Begin), topics should be reviewed on an ongoing basis Suggested reading exercises for this quarter: Las aventuras de Miguelito, capítulos 1 & 2 Theme: Personal and Public Identities – Language and Identity  Greetings – use and respond to greetings, introductions, and farewells.  Emotions and feelings – express emotions and current state  Verbs – estar, ser  Interrogative words – recognize and respond to interrogative words.  Commands – use and respond to classroom commands.  Human Body – identify body parts (introduction of definite and indefinite articles)  Adjectives – describe personality traits and physical characteristics  Definite and indefinite articles – introduce definite and indefinite articles. Theme: Global Challenges – Environmental Issues  Calendar and weather – identify and discuss weather and calendar (days, months, seasons  Numbers – 0‐100, 1000 +  Time – tell time using digital and analog clocks Theme: Contemporary life – Leisure and Sports  Activities and sports – express likes/dislikes extracurricular activities, and sports.  Subject pronouns – recognize and use subject pronouns.  Pastimes and hobbies – identify and discuss which hobbies or pastimes they prefer. Review and practice likes and dislikes.  Verbs – o ser, gustar, action verbs. o Identify ar‐er‐ir infinitives. Second Quarter: Suggested reading exercises for this quarter: Las aventuras de Miguelito, capítulos 3, 4, 5, 8 Theme: Contemporary life – Professions, Travel  Community‐ identify community locations and discusses places you go and what you will do there.  Professions‐ identify professions and workplaces in your community.  Verb/verb phrases – o ir o ir + a + infinitive o ir + a + noun Spanish 1 Pacing Guide 2014-15
Theme: Contemporary life – Education  Classroom items‐ identify classroom items and describe the location (preposition of location)  Possessive adjectives‐ express ownership using possessive adjectives.  Subjects / Classes‐ identify subjects, describe class schedule (introduce and practice ordinal numbers)  Prepositions of location  Ordinal numbers  Conjugations of regular –ar verbs  Comparisons – más que, mejor que Semester Two Third Quarter: Suggested reading exercises for this quarter: Las aventuras de Miguelito, capítulo 7 Theme: Global Challenges – Nutrition and Food Safety  Food – o identify food items o discuss what they eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner o talk about proper nutrition o describe food and talk about likes and dislikes.  Time – tell time of day: en la mañana, en la tarde, en la noche  Restaurant – Order food at a restaurant and express wants and needs. Identify place settings on the table.  Verbs – o regular –er and –ir verb conjugations o regular verbs – beber, comer, compartir, deber, mantener o stem‐changing verbs – pedir, querer, preferir o plural of verb gustar Theme: Families and Communities – Family Structures  Family – o Identify family members o Describe relationships, physical features, and personality traits  Comparisons words –más, menos, menor que, mayor que  Recycle possessive adjectives and regular verbs. 
Verbs – regular and irregular verbs Fourth Quarter: Suggested reading exercises for this quarter: Las aventuras de Miguelito, capítulos 6, 9, 10 Theme: Contemporary life – Housing and Shelter  House – describe different rooms in a house and household objects  Colors  Chores – o household chores vocabulary o regular and irregular affirmative ‘tú’ commands  Present progressive – Tell what people are currently doing.  Comparisons – mejor que, peor que, etc.  Verb – tener que + infinitive  Prepositions of location Spanish 1 Pacing Guide 2014-15
Theme: Contemporary life – Celebrations and Holidays  Celebrations‐ identify and discuss family celebrations.  Describe what people do to prepare for a party.  Talk about decorations and activities at a party.  Recycle family members, possessive adjectives, verb TENER. Readings‐ teachers can select from the following list of suggested titles  Las aventuras de Miguelito, Fabiola Canale  Carl no quiere ir a México, Karen Rowan  El primer trabajo de Roberto, Laura Stade  Pobre Ana, Blaine Ray Repaso ‐Review for Final Exam **Throughout the year it is suggested to include various cultural anecdotes, perspectives and additional vocabulary related to the themes listed above. Spanish 1 Pacing Guide 2014-15