GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM MAP
SPANISH I
st
1 4½
weeks
August –
September/
January –
February
Content
Skills
Topics:
 Alphabet
 Vowel Sounds
 Consonant sounds
 Grammar overview
 Polite words and
expressions
 Days of week & months
 Conversation (greetings,
farewells)
 Introductions
 Numbers
 Time
 Weather
 Body parts
 Activities
 Infinitives
 Negatives
 Adjectives
 Word order
Listening & Speaking
 Learn and use alphabet
 Learn and pronounce vowel
and consonant sounds
correctly
 Giving dates and schedule
information
 Greetings, describing self,
describing others, discussing
likes and dislikes
 Introductions
 Use numbers in telling time
& date
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Writing
 Construct sentences and
paragraphs in the target
language.
 Reflection in making
comparisons of culture topics
and experiences.
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Culture Topics:
 Greetings
 First names in the
Spanish-speaking world
 Mayan glyphs
 Aztecs
 Mexican holidays
 Reversed seasons in
Northern and Southern
Hemispheres
 Artists (Picasso,
González Colson,
Kahlo)
 Music & Dance
 Outdoor cafés
Study of structure (grammar).
 Recognizing verbs in the
infinitive form
 Masculine & feminine nouns
 Definite & indefinite articles
 Masculine & feminine nouns
 Sentence structure
 Adjective agreement
Assessment
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Journal
Responses
Timed
writings
Daily
participation
Daily
homework
Listening
activities
Reading
activities
Poema
diamante
Quizzes
Tests
2nd 4 ½ weeks
Topics:
September –
 Classes
October/February
 Ordinal numbers
– March
 School activities
 School supplies
 Adjectives
 Subject pronouns
 Present tense verbs
 Classroom objects
 Plural nouns and
adjectives
 Location
Culture topics:
 Famous people from
Spanish-speaking
countries (Botero, de
la Cruz)
 Spanish speaking
schools
 Romans in Spain
 Latin influence in
Spain
 Mayas
 24 hour clock
 Costa Rica
 Soccer
 School in Spanishspeaking countries
 Currency exchange
rates
 Central America
Listening & Speaking
 Communicate about
homework and classes;
preferences in school
subjects; preferences in
activities; people and
schedules at school
 Communicate about
personal and classroom
items.
 Discuss and understand the
locations of objects in a
classroom setting or people
in a photo.
Writing
 Construct sentences and
paragraphs in the target
language.
 Reflection in making
comparisons of culture
topics and experiences.
Study of structure (grammar).
 Cognates
 Regular –ar present tense
verbs
 Subject pronouns
 The verb “estar”
 Plural forms of nouns and
articles
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Journal
Responses
Timed
writings
Daily
participati
on
Daily
homework
Listening
activities
Reading
activities
Skits
Quizzes
Tests
3rd 4 ½ weeks –
Topics:
October –
 Food
November/March
 Present tense verbs
- April
 Likes & dislikes
 Adjectives
 The verb “to be”
 Places
 The verb “to go”
 Interrogatives
 Frequency
Culture topics:
 Artists from Spanishspeaking countries
(Bartolomé Murillo,
Diego Rivera,
Francisco de Goya)
 Food as it relates to
culture
 El mate
 Fiesta de laTomatina
 Markets
 South America
 La Bamba
Listening & Speaking
 Communicate about
preferences concerning
foods and beverages; eating
habits during different
meals; favorite activities.
 Present information about:
foods and beverages; eating
habits during meals; the
origins of food items; a
restaurant menu; food and
drink preferences.
 Communicate about food
groups and a healthy diet;
food preferences and
meals; healthy lifestyle
choices.
 Discuss personality traits of
various people.
 Talk about leisure activities
and locations.
 Discuss daily schedules
Writing
 Construct sentences and
paragraphs in the target
language.
 Reflection in making
comparisons of culture
topics and experiences.
 Write about a dining
experience based on a
menu from a Spanish
speaking country.
Reading
 Reading a menu from a
Spanish speaking country.
 Reading dining reviews in
the target language.
Study of Structure (grammar)
 Gustar/Encantar
 Nouns modifying nouns
 Regular, present tense, -er
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Journal
Responses
Timed
writings
Daily
participati
on
Daily
homework
Listening
activities
Reading
activities
Skits
Quizzes
Tests
Spanish
news &
restaurant
reviews
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& -ir verbs
Cognates
Adjective agreement (both
gender and number)
Ser
Accents
Ir
4th 4 ½ weeks
Topics:
November –
 Sports
December/April  The verb “to play”
May
 Time
 Invitations
 The verb “to have”
 Possessive Adjectives
 Family
 Age
 Parties & Celebrations
 The verb “to come”
 The verbs “to be”
 Adjectives
 Feelings
 Food & Dining
Culture Topics:
 The Paralympics
 Famous people from
Spanish speaking
countries (Rebecca
Robo, Carmen Lomas
Garza, Francisco de
Goya, Diego Rivera
 Differences in
extracurricular
activities
 Papel Picado
 Spanish royal family
 Celebrations –
quinceañera
 Restaurant etiquette
Listening & Speaking
 Communicate about: sports
and pastimes; emotions and
states of being; when
certain events and activities
occur; cell phone usage.
 Discuss daily life: families
and celebrations; classes
and school materials;
activities and preferences.
 Compare and contrast royal
family of Spain with first
family of US
 Discuss personal heroes in
Spanish
 Listen to and give
descriptions of family
members
 Listen to and give
information about
restaurants, table settings,
meal customs
Writing
 Construct sentences and
paragraphs in the target
language.
 Reflection in making
comparisons of culture
topics and experiences.
Reading
 Read and listen to
information about sports
and pastimes
 Read picture based stories.
 Read and listen to
information about family
celebrations
 Read about the royal
families of Carlos IV and
Juan Carlos I
 Read a child’s birthday
card
 Read about a quinceañera
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Journal
Responses
Timed
writings
Daily
participation
Daily
homework
Listening
activities
Reading
activities
Storybooks
Spanish
news
Skits
Quizzes
Tests
Study of structure (grammar)
 Cognates
 Ir
 Jugar & jugar idioms
 Tener & tener idioms
 Possessive adjectives
 Diminutives
 -ísimo
 Venir
 Ser vs. Estar