HS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL 1

UNIT 4 FAMILY

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCE(S)

KEY LANGUAGE USE

4-6 weeks/unit

Novice Mid

● Entre Culturas Unidad 3 ● Realidades 1 Tema 3A/5B/6A ● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Language Readiness

INFORM

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LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR NOVICE MID PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING When students exhibit Novice Mid listening pro fi ciency in Spanish, they can understand: 1. Simple words and phrases about family and friends 2. Simple questions about family and friends 3. Multi-step directions or instructions, especially when accompanied by gestures and repetition 4. What people say in a short conversation on food

When students exhibit Novice Mid speaking ability in Spanish, they can: 1. Answer simple questions to provide basic information 2. Ask simple, formulaic questions 3. Provide simple information to describe family members and friends

READING

WRITING

When students exhibit Novice Mid reading ability in Spanish, they can read: 1. Words on a list 2. Very simple information about family and friends 3. Short, simple descriptions, especially if there are pictures or other supportive visuals

When students exhibit Novice Mid writing ability in Spanish, they can: 1. Brie fl y describe family and friends mostly in list form 2. Respond to simple questions 3. Write simple information related to family and friends

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS Students demonstrate their ability to communicate about home life, family, and friends by creating and presenting a collection of images and descriptions that share information about their home, family members, activities, and traditions. Students:

Possible Evidence of Learning: - Digital slide presentation

- Exchange information about home life, family, and friends. - Describe family members, activities, and gathering places. - Explain where family members live in relation to one another. - Discuss routines and activities using expressions of frequency. - Present information about their home, family, and friends. - Explore traditions, languages, people, and geography of Spain and Colorado. Students create a collection of images, digital slides, poster, infographic, video, or presentation that includes: - Family members and relationships - Descriptions of family members and friends - Family activities and routines - Gathering places - Information about home life - Cultural connections to Spain or Colorado

- Video presentation - Poster or infographic - Family and friends photo collage

Students use the language functions and features: - Family members, descriptions, and activities - Gathering places - Where families live in relation to each other

- Expressions for frequency - Present tense of ir and estar - Present tense –er and –ir verbs - Irregular verbs dar, hacer, salir, and ver - Adjective agreement - Expressions for obligations (tener que/deber + in fi nitive)

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Use a variety of visuals with captions to de fi ne meaning of words and phrases related to family and friends. ● Use Total Physical Response to introduce and review new vocabulary. ● Pair with partners to practice conversation/group students to allow opportunity for them to practice speaking. Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters. ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts.

*Updated 6.23.26