HS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL 3

UNIT 2 LOS JOVENES DE HOY

PACING 4-6 weeks

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCE(S)

KEY LANGUAGE USE

Intermediate Low

● Entre Culturas 3 Unit 1 ● Realidades 3 2A/B ● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Language Readiness

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LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE LOW PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING Students can: 1. Understand conversations and presentations about leisure

Students can: 1. Participate in conversations about leisure activities, interests, and preferences. 2. Ask and answer questions to compare experiences and opinions. 3. Describe people, personal qualities, and activities using connected sentences. 4. Share opinions about music, hobbies, and volunteer experiences. 5. Explain past experiences using the preterite and imperfect. 6. Compare experiences with those of Spanish-speaking youth. Students can: 1. Write about their interests, hobbies, and personal experiences. 2. Compare their lives with those of Spanish-speaking adolescents. 3. Express opinions and preferences with supporting details. 4. Describe people and volunteer experiences using connected sentences. 5. Narrate past events using the preterite and imperfect with emerging accuracy. WRITING

activities, music, volunteering, and personal interests. 2. Identify the main idea and supporting details in videos, podcasts, and blogs created for Spanish-speaking teens. 3. Follow multi-step instructions and explanations on familiar topics. 4. Understand comparisons between their own experiences and those of Spanish-speaking adolescents. 5. Interpret information about community involvement and cultural perspectives. Students can: 1. Understand blogs, podcasts, articles, and social media posts about familiar topics. 2. Identify key details and cultural perspectives in authentic texts. 3. Interpret information about leisure activities, music, volunteering, and daily life. 4. Compare information from multiple sources on familiar topics. READING

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS Students demonstrate their ability to communicate about leisure activities, interests, and volunteer experiences by comparing their own lives with those of Spanish-speaking adolescents and explaining how young people can positively contribute to their communities. Students: ● Compare their leisure activities, interests, and experiences with those of Spanish-speaking adolescents. ● Exchange information about hobbies, music, volunteer work, and personal preferences. ● Interpret authentic videos, blogs, and podcasts to identify cultural perspectives and practices. ● Explain how young people can contribute to their communities and make a positive impact. Students Use the Language Functions & Features: ● Compare and contrast leisure activities, interests, and cultural perspectives. ● Express likes, dislikes, preferences, and opinions. ● Describe people using positive qualities and characteristics. ● Ask and answer questions to exchange information and sustain conversations. ● Narrate and describe past experiences using the preterite and imperfect. ● Use ser and estar appropriately. ● Use verbs such as gustar, fascinar, interesar, molestar, and fastidiar to express preferences and reactions.

Evidence of learning: ● Participate in a conversation comparing their interests with those of a Spanish-speaking teen. ● Create a digital pro fi le, blog, podcast, infographic, or presentation comparing leisure activities and preferences. ● Analyze authentic videos, blogs, or podcasts and summarize key ideas.

● Use vocabulary related to leisure activities, music, volunteering, personal qualities, and preferences.

*Updated 6.29.26