Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Days 1-11
Standards
National
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
2.1, 2.2, 3.1,
3.2, 4.1, 4.2,
5.1
State
11.1.1, 11.1.2,
11.1.3, 11.1.4,
11.1.6, 11.2.1,
11.2.2, 11.2.3,
11.3.1, 11.3.2,
11.3.3, 11.3.4,
11.4.1, 11.4.3,
11.4.5, 11.4.6,
11.5.1, 11.5.2,
11.6.1, 11.6.2,
11.7.1, 11.7.2
Content
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Culture
Vocabulary - all things Spain
Geography and history of
Spain
Culture
Converse in Spanish about the
history, geography and delicacies
of Spain
Read about the history, geography,
sites, and cuisine of Spain
Analyze in Spanish the history,
geography, sites, and cuisine of
Spain
Workbook pages
Worksheets
Dialogues
Language Lab
activities
Oral quiz
Written quiz
Journal Essay Picasso’s
Guernica
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Textbook
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Workbook
Song CDs
Online videos
Worksheets
Enrichment
activities
Online resources
Video Tour - A visit
to old Madrid
Episodes from
Extra
Structure
Review of regular preterite
verbs
Review of radical preterite
verbs
Art
Pablo Picasso’s Guernica
Video Tour
A visit to old Madrid
Structure
Form and use regular preterite verbs
in Spanish conversation to talk
about past events
Form and use radical preterite verbs
in Spanish conversation to talk
about past events
Art
Study Picasso’s Guernica and write
about it in Spanish
Video Tour
Watch and discuss in Spanish a
documentary about old Madrid
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Chapter 1 Lesson 2
Days 12-17
Standards
National
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
2.1
State
11.1.1, 11.1.2,
11.1.3, 11.1.4,
11.1.6, 11.2.1,
11.2.3, 11.3.1,
11.3.3, 11.3.4,
11.4.2, 11.4.6,
11.4.7, 11.5.2,
11.6.1, 11.6.2,
11.7.1, 11.7.2,
11.7.4, 11.8.1,
11.8.3
Content
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Conversation
Vocabulary - air and surface
travel
A trip to Spain
Conversation
Learn and use vocabulary related to
air and surface travel
Discuss options to change travel
plans when certain problems arise
Listen to and read a conversation
about air and rail travel in Spain
Discuss the different types of trains
in Spain
Provide written and verbal
responses to related
comprehension questions
Workbook pages
Worksheets
Language Lab
activities
Written quiz
Informal
assessment historical
Spanish
buildings
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Textbook
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Workbook
Song CDs
Online videos
Worksheets
Enrichment
activities
PowerPoint Historical
buildings of
Spain
Online resources
Video Tour Winter in the
summer
Episodes from
Extra
PowerPoint El Cid
Structure
Review of irregular
preterite verbs
Art and architecture
Historical Spanish buildings
Video Tour
Winter in the summer
Spanish Poetry
El Cid
Holidays covered
9/3 (1st Monday in Sept.)
Día del obrero
Structure
Form and use irregular preterite
verbs to express actions in the
past
Art and architecture
Recognize some of the principle
historic buildings in Spain and
identify their architectural
elements
Video Tour
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
Content
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Workbook pages
Worksheets
Dialogues
Language Lab
activities
Oral quiz
Written quiz
Journal Essay Write a
newspaper
article about a
disastrous
event
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Textbook
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Workbook
Song CDs
Online videos
Worksheets
Enrichment
activities
Online resources
Video Tour - The
tradition of the
café
Episodes from
Extra
Watch and discuss in Spanish a
video about an indoor ski venue in
Madrid
Spanish Literature
Read, experience, discuss, and
analyze an excerpt from the
Spanish epic poem El Cid
Chapter 1 Lesson 3
Days 18-23
National
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
3.2, 4.2, 5.1
State
11.1.2, 11.1.3,
11.1.6, 11.2.1,
11.2.2, 11.2.3,
11.3.2, 11.3.3,
11.3.4, 11.4.1,
11.4.2, 11.4.3,
11.4.4, 11.5.2,
11.6.1, 11.6.2,
11.7.1, 11.7.2
Journalism / Current
events
Trains That Don’t Need
Conductors
Five Immigrants Perish in
Shipwreck
Structure
Feminine nouns beginning
in a- and haIrregular nouns ending in aReview of demonstrative
pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Video Tour
Journalism / Current events
Trains That Don’t Need
Conductors
Learn and use vocabulary related
to the subway system in Spain
Read a newspaper article about
the future of the Spanish
subway, and provide written and
verbal responses to related
comprehension questions
Five Immigrants Perish in
Shipwreck
Learn and use vocabulary related
to a disaster at sea
Read a newspaper article about
a Mediterranean shipwreck off
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
Content
The tradition of the café
Holidays covered
9/11 Día de patriotas
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Workbook pages
¡Buen Viaje! Level
the coast of Spain and provide
written and verbal responses to
related comprehension
questions
Structure
Use nouns beginning in a- and hawith the appropriate articles
Use irregular nouns ending in awith the appropriate articles
Form and use the correct forms of
demonstrative adjectives with the
nouns they modify
Correctly form and use possessive
pronouns with their noun referents
Form and use prepositional phrases
to clarify ambiguous possessive
pronoun referents
Video Tour
Watch and discuss in Spanish a
documentary about the Spanish
tradition of the café
Chapter 2 Lesson 1
National
Culture
Culture
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Days 24-29
Standards
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
2.1, 2.2, 3.1,
3.2, 5.1, 5.2
State
11.1.6, 11.2.1,
11.2.2, 11.2.3,
11.3.1, 11.3.2,
11.3.3, 11.3.4,
11.4.1, 11.4.2,
11.4.3, 11.4.4,
11.4.5, 11.4.6,
11.4.7, 11.5.1,
11.6.1, 11.6.2,
11.7.1, 11.7.2,
11.8.3
Content
Skills
Vocabulary - Andean
countries
Geography, history, and
culture of Ecuador, Peru
and Bolivia
Converse in Spanish about the
history, geography, sites, culture
and cuisine of Ecuador, Peru and
Bolivia
Read about the history, geography,
sites, culture and cuisine of
Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Analyze in Spanish the history,
geography, sites, culture and
cuisine of Ecuador, Peru and
Bolivia
Structure
Review of regular imperfect
verbs
Review of radical imperfect
verbs
Review of irregular imperfect
verbs
Time expressions
accompanying the
imperfect
Use of the imperfect to
describe the past
Art and architecture
Precolombian art in Bolivia
and Chan Chan, Peru
The buildings of Machu
Picchu
Structure
Form and use regular imperfect
verbs in Spanish conversation to
describe past events
Form and use radical imperfect
verbs in Spanish conversation to
describe past events
Form and use irregular imperfect
verbs in Spanish conversation to
describe past events
Use a variety of time expressions to
describe past events
Use the imperfect tense to express
Assessment
Worksheets
Dialogues
Language Lab
activities
Oral quiz
Written quiz
Journal Essay A significant
event or
element of
Andean
countries
Resources
3 Textbook
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Workbook
Song CDs
Online videos
Worksheets
Enrichment
activities
Online resources
Video Tour Mummies of the
Andes
Episodes from
Extra
Andrew Zimmer
episode: the
bizarre foods of
the Andes
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
Content
Video Tour
Mummies of the Andes
Holidays covered
9/16 Independencia de
México
9/22 el otoño
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Workbook pages
Worksheets
Dialogues
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Textbook
¡Buen Viaje! Level
habitual or repeated actions in the
past
Use the imperfect tense to describe
persons, places and things in the
past
Art and architecture
Study and discuss the detailed
artwork in Bolivia and in Chan
Chan, Peru
Study and discuss the architecture
in Machu Picchu and the mystery
behind its construction
Video Tour
Watch and discuss in Spanish a
documentary about the ancient
practice of mummy burial in
cemeteries near Lima, Peru
Chapter 2 Lesson 2
Days 30-36
National
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
Conversation
Vocabulary - criminal activity
A robbery
Conversation
Learn and use vocabulary related to
crime
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
2.1, 3.2, 4.2,
5.1, 5.2
State
11.1.1, 11.1.4,
11.1.6, 11.2.1,
11.2.2, 11.2.3,
11.3.1, 11.3.2,
11.3.3, 11.3.4,
11.4.1, 11.4.3,
11.4.4, 11.4.7,
11.6.1, 11.6.2,
11.7.1, 11.7.2,
11.7.3, 11.7.4,
11.8.3
Content
Structure
Review of the preterite tense
versus the imperfect tense
Preterite tense and imperfect
tense in the same
sentence
Video Tour
Peruvian train travel
Spanish Poetry
¡Quién sabe!
Skills
Role play a victim reporting a crime
to the police
Listen to and read a conversation
about a robbery
Provide written and verbal
responses to related
comprehension questions
Write a paragraph in which you
describe a real life robbery
Structure
Form and use the preterite tense to
express actions or events that
began and ended in a specific
time in the past
Form and use the imperfect tense to
talk about a continuous, habitual
or repeated past action
Form and use the imperfect tense
with verbs that describe a state of
mind or a feeling in the past
Form sentences expressing two
past events in the same sentence
Video Tour
Assessment
Language Lab
activities
Oral quiz
Written quiz
Portfolio
Composition Mi Niñez
Resources
3 Workbook
Song CDs
Online videos
Worksheets
Enrichment
activities
Online resources
Video Tour Peruvian train
travel
Episodes from
Extra
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
Content
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Workbook pages
Worksheets
Dialogues
Language Lab
activities
Oral quiz
Written quiz
Project - Todo
sobre mí
Journal Essay The lyrics of
Evita verus the
life of Eva
Perón
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Textbook
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Workbook
Song CDs
Online videos
Worksheets
Enrichment
activities
Online resources
Video Tour La Boca
Community
Theater
Episodes from
Watch and discuss in Spanish a
documentary about a mountainous
train trip from Cuzco to Machu
Picchu
Spanish Literature
Read, experience, discuss, and
analyze an excerpt from the
poem ¡Quién sabe!
Chapter 3 Lesson 1
Days 37-41
National
1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
3.1, 4.1, 4.2
State
11.1.1, 11.1.2,
11.1.3, 11.1.4,
11.1.6, 11.2.1,
11.2.2, 11.2.3,
11.3.1, 11.3.3,
11.3.4, 11.4.3,
11.4.4, 11.4.5,
11.4.6, 11.4.7,
Culture
Vocabulary - Argentina and
marine life
Geography, history, and
culture of Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay, Paraguay
Structure
Review of ser and estar
Art and architecture
Traditional gaucho clothing
Video Tour
Community theater of
Culture
Converse in Spanish about the
history, geography, indigenous
civilizations, and culture of Chile,
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay
Read about the history, geography,
indigenous civilizations, and
culture of Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay and Paraguay
Analyze in Spanish the history,
geography, indigenous
civilizations, and culture of Chile,
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay
Compare and contrast the
geography and indigenous
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
11.6.1, 11.6.2,
11.7.1, 11.7.2,
11.7.3, 11.7.4,
11.8.3
Content
Buenos Aires
Skills
influence between Andean
countries and those of the
Southern Cone
Read about and analyze in Spanish
a passage about the history of
Argentina’s presidency and the
role of Eva Perón
Structure
Use the verbs ser and estar to
contrast location and origin
Use the verbs ser and estar to
express characteristics and
conditions
Note the difference in meaning
between ser and estar and
correctly use their forms
depending on the intended
meaning
Art and architecture
Read about authentic Argentine
cowboys and identify articles of
their traditional clothing and
accessories
Assessment
Resources
Extra
Globetrekker Patagonia
Movie - Evita
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
Content
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Workbook pages
Worksheets
Dialogues
Language Lab
activities
Oral quiz
Written quiz
Journal Essay The Gauchos
of Argentina
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Textbook
¡Buen Viaje! Level
3 Workbook
Song CDs
Online videos
Worksheets
Enrichment
activities
Online resources
Video Tour Soccer Fever
Episodes from
Extra
PowerPoint
presentations
Video Tour
Watch and discuss in Spanish a
documentary about an acting
troupe in Buenos Aires that
depicts the history of Argentina
using giant puppets
Chapter 3 Lesson 2
Days 42-45
National
1.1, 1.3, 3.2,
4.1, 5.1
State
11.1.1, 11.1.2,
11.1.3, 11.1.4,
11.1.6, 11.2.1,
11.2.2, 11.2.3,
11.3.1, 11.3.2,
11.3.3, 11.3.4,
11.4.2, 11.4.3,
11.4.4, 11.4.5,
11.4.6, 11.4.7,
11.5.2, 11.6.1,
11.6.2, 11.7.1,
11.7.2, 11.7.3,
Conversation
Vocabulary - shoe store and
clothing store
Going Shopping
Structure
Review of verbs with indirect
objects
Expressing likes and needs
Affirmative and negative
ideas
Review of the personal “a”
Art and architecture
Major cities and key
geographical formations in
Chile, Argentina, Uruguay,
Conversation
Learn and use vocabulary related to
the purchase of shoes and
clothing
Discuss what articles of clothing go
together, and the fabrics from
which they are made
Listen to and read a conversation
about a shopping experience in a
shoe store and in a clothing store
Discuss the details of clothing and it
looks and fits
Provide written and verbal
responses to related
comprehension questions
Structure
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
11.7.4, 11.8.2
Content
Paraguay
Video Tour
Soccer fever in Buenos Aires
Spanish Poetry
La araucana
Martín Fierro
Holidays covered
10/12 Día de la raza
Skills
Form and use special verbs which
require indirect object pronouns
Form and use verbs that express
interests, likes and needs with
indirect object pronouns
Form and use sentences expressing
affirmative and negative ideas
Correctly use the personal “a” in
Spanish sentences
Art and architecture
Recognize and become familiar with
key attributes of in the cities of
Buenos Aires, Punta Arenas,
Montevideo, Poconchile,
Valparaíso, Viña del mar, and
Santiago
Recognize and become familiar with
the beaches of Chile and Uruguay,
and the volcanos and waterfalls of
Chile
Video Tour
Watch and discuss in Spanish a
video about the infamous Buenos
Assessment
Resources
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
Content
Skills
Aires Racing soccer team and the
sport’s importance to
Argentineans
Spanish Literature
Read, experience, discuss, and
recite the Chilean poem La
araucana
Read the poem Martín Fierro then
write a Spanish paragraph
summarizing its origin, history and
connection to the culture of
Argentina
Assessment
Resources
Franklin County Community School Corporation - Brookville, Indiana
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Spanish III (Grades 9-12)
Quarter: 1 (Weeks 1-9)
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Essential Questions for this Quarter:
1. What is the importance of Spain’s history, geography and cuisine to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world? 2. Why is studying the history and
geography of Spanish-speaking countries important to your language learning experience? 3. How does the use of verb tenses vary between Spanish
and English? 4. What role can Spanish play with regards to legal issues? 5. How can using Spanish make you more prepared for travel experiences?
6. How does accurate verb conjugation contribute to successful communication? 7. What is the importance of learning about Hispanic holidays? 8.
How can learning Spanish help to advance your skills in your native language? 9. How does the understanding of Hispanic culture affect your language
learning experience? 10. How does the appreciation of Hispanic art and literature affect your language learning experience?
Unit/Time Frame
Standards
Content
Skills
Assessment
Resources
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COMMON CORE AND INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
COMMUNICATION
Communicate in Languages Other Than English
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Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
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Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
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Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
CULTURES
Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
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Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied
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Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied
CONNECTIONS
Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
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Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language
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Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures
COMPARISONS
Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
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Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
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Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
COMMUNITIES
Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World
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Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting
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Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
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INDIANA STATE STANDARDS
Grade 9 (comparable to Level I)
Standard 1
COMMUNICATION: Write and speak in a language other than English
Learners engage in written and spoken conversations on a variety of topics. (Interpersonal)
9.1.1
9.1.2
Use multiple greetings and farewells in new social situations.
Recognize and state information about self and others in simple terms.
Examples: Name, age, origin, physical attributes, etc.
9.1.3
Recognize and express a variety of simple feelings and preferences of self and others.
Examples: Likes and dislikes
9.1.4
9.1.5
Exchange familiar information and opinions in brief guided conversations.
Exchange familiar information and opinions in written form with guidance.
Examples: Letters, e-mails, etc.
9.1.6
9.1.7
9.1.8
Make basic requests and ask basic questions.
Recognize and use situation-appropriate non-verbal communication.
Recognize speaking and listening strategies that facilitate communication.
Example: Ask for clarification
Standard 2
COMMUNICATION: Interpret information in a language other than English
Learners interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. (Interpretive)
9.2.1
9.2.2
9.2.3
Understand and respond to classroom requests, commands, and directions.
Recognize alphabets, sounds, and markings specific to the target language.
Demonstrate comprehension of both authentic and non-authentic written and spoken language through developmentally appropriate tasks.
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Examples: Identify familiar vocabulary from an authentic supermarket flyer, list main characters from a short authentic children’s story
9.2.4
Make educated guesses about meaning in familiar contexts, using cognates and familiar vocabulary.
Standard 3
COMMUNICATION: Present information in a language other than English
Learners present to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. (Presentational)
9.3.1
9.3.2
Recite rhymes, proverbs, and poetry or sing songs of the target language and cultures.
Present simple prepared material on selected topics.
Examples: Dialogues, short skits, etc.
9.3.3
9.3.4
9.3.5
Read passages aloud to practice intonation and pronunciation.
Write complete sentences with teacher guidance.
Describe objects, self, and others in written and spoken language in simple terms with teacher guidance.
Standard 4
CULTURES: Develop awareness of other cultures
Learners examine, experience, and reflect on the relationships among the practices, products, and perspectives of the cultures studied.
9.4.1
Recognize basic routine practices of the target cultures.
Examples: Family interactions, greetings, table manners, etc.
9.4.2
9.4.3
Examine products, perspectives, and symbols of the target cultures.
Examine factors that influence practices, products, and perspectives.
Examples: Geography, weather, demographics, etc.
Standard 5
CONNECTIONS: Make connections to other content areas
Learners use the target language to expand their knowledge of and make connections among multiple content areas.
9.5.1
Describe basic objects and concepts from other content areas in simple terms.
Examples: Probability (refers to Mathematics 5.6.4), body parts and exercise (refers to Science 4.4.9), map skills (refers to Social Studies 6.3.2)
9.5.2
Integrate content area concepts and skills through relevant activities.
Examples: Report on survey results in the target language, identify and describe body parts used for various activities, use a map or locational technology
to identify locations
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Standard 6
CONNECTIONS: Access and connect information through various media
Learners strengthen language proficiency and cultural knowledge by using current digital media and authentic resources.
9.6.1
Use digital media and culturally authentic resources to build vocabulary.
Examples: Electronic dictionaries, language websites, TV programs, etc.
9.6.2
Use digital media and culturally authentic resources to study target cultures.
Examples: Photographs, magazines, appropriate websites
Standard 7
COMPARISONS: Investigate the nature of language and culture
Learners understand the nature of language and culture through comparisons of the languages and cultures studied and their own.
9.7.1
9.7.2
Recognize and use cognates and words shared between English and the target language.
Recognize and use simple language structures.
Examples: Singular versus plural forms, word order
9.7.3
9.7.4
9.7.5
Recognize and use basic idiomatic and colloquial expressions in the target language.
Recognize and use authentic simple forms of address in a variety of familiar situations.
Identify some daily living patterns of other cultures and the learner’s own culture.
Examples: Food and mealtimes
9.7.6
9.7.7
Recognize celebrations and holidays of other cultures and compare them to those of the learner’s culture.
Describe contributions from other cultures in simple terms with guidance.
Standard 8
COMMUNITIES: Become an active global citizen by experiencing languages and cultures in multiple settings
Learners use their knowledge of the target language and cultures both within and beyond the school setting for personal enrichment and civic engagement.
9.8.1
Share experiences from the world language classroom within the school and/or community.
Example: Use the target language to teach basic vocabulary to friends and family, make simple presentations to family or friends using the target language
9.8.2
Recognize the use of the target language in the learner’s community.
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Examples: Signs, restaurants, etc.
9.8.3
9.8.4
Experience and report on the cuisine, music, drama, literature, etc. from the target cultures.
Research and present about a local and/or global need that is identified as authentic by the cultures of the target language.
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