HS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL 3

UNIT 2 LOS JOVENES DE HOY

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL

RESOURCE(S)

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

● Entre Culturas 3 Unit 1 ● Realidades 3 2A/B

3-4 weeks

Intermediate Low

EXPLAIN NARRATE

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

CULTURAL CONNECTION(S)

● España ● La vida familiar y social de adolescentes españoles de diferentes regiones del país ● La importancia de ser ciudadano/a intercultural ● La diversidad de la población española ● El servicio comunitario que hacen los jóvenes españoles

● ¿Cómo soy un re fl ejo de mis pasatiempos, mi personalidad y mis experiencias en el pasado? ● ¿En qué me parezco a un adolescente de España? ● ¿Cómo puedo crear un mundo mejor usando principios éticos?

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE LOW PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING When students exhibit Intermediate Low listening ability in Spanish, they can understand: 1. short conversations and oral presentations

When students exhibit Intermediate Low speaking ability in Spanish, they can: 1. have a simple conversation on topics of interest 2. express reactions and emotions to others 3. exchange information about school subjects 4. ask questions to gain new information and to keep a conversation going 5. ask for and give examples to help explain something further 6. communicate adequately to take care of daily needs 7. summarize an experience 8. give a presentation on a familiar topic 9. express simple ideas or give an opinion about something being learned 10.tell about something that happens on certain days or at certain events 11.tell about something that happened or will happen (only emerging ability) When students exhibit Intermediate Low writing ability in Spanish, they can: 1. write about things they know (e.g., information from subjects being studied; self; family; friends) 2. express opinion or point of view on familiar topics 3. compose questions to clarify 4. write about what happens at certain events or on certain days 5. write about what happened or what will happen in a story or at an event (only emerging ability) WRITING

2. instructions supported with visuals and/or gestures 3. media presentations on topics familiar to them 4. multi-step instructions on how to do something 5. multi-step directions to get to a location 6. information about subjects they are studying or have studied in school

READING

When students exhibit Intermediate Low reading ability in Spanish, they can understand: 1. messages in which the writer tells or asks about familiar topics of interest 2. information useful for practical purposes 3. more detailed directions 4. content-related texts on familiar topics

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS ● Talk about what you do in your free time and how it is similar or different to others. ● Explore, explain and re fl ect on how today's young intercultural citizens help create a better world. Language Functions & Features: ● words and phrases to indicate activities you and others do including volunteering ● adjectives to describe positive qualities and interrogatives to indicate what you and others are like using the verbs “ser y estar” (¿cómo somos?) *Updated 6.10.24