HS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL 3

UNIT 5 UNA COMUNIDAD SOSTENIBLE

PACING 4-6 weeks

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCE(S)

KEY LANGUAGE USE

Intermediate Low

● Entre Culturas Unit 4 ● Realidades Tema 4 ● 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:

Students can: 1. Participate in conversations about sustainability and environmental responsibility. 2. Ask and answer questions about eco-friendly habits and sustainable communities. 3. Describe environmentally responsible practices at home, school, and in the community. 4. Explain how daily actions impact the environment. 5. Compare sustainable practices in their community with those in Spanish-speaking countries. 6. Present recommendations and possible solutions for creating a more sustainable community. Students can: 1. Write about sustainable habits and environmental responsibility. 2. Describe ways to improve homes, schools, and communities through sustainable practices. 3. Explain the bene fi ts of environmentally responsible choices. 4. Compare sustainable practices across cultures and from past to present. 5. Propose solutions that contribute to a more sustainable future. WRITING

1. Understand conversations and presentations about sustainability, environmental issues, and eco-friendly practices. 2. Identify the main ideas and supporting details in authentic videos, podcasts, and interviews about sustainable communities. 3. Understand explanations of environmental problems and possible solutions. 4. Interpret information about sustainable practices in Spanish-speaking communities. 5. Compare environmental initiatives across cultures. Students can: 1. Understand articles, infographics, blogs, and informational texts about sustainability and environmental issues. 2. Identify key details and cultural perspectives related to sustainable living. 3. Interpret information about recycling, conservation, transportation, and eco-friendly communities. 4. Compare ideas and solutions presented in authentic texts. READING

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS Students demonstrate their ability to communicate about sustainability by interpreting authentic resources, evaluating environmentally responsible practices, and proposing solutions that contribute to more sustainable homes, schools, and communities. Students: ● Exchange information about sustainable habits and environmental responsibility. ● Interpret authentic resources about sustainability in Spanish-speaking communities. ● Compare sustainable practices in their own community with those in Spanish-speaking countries. ● Evaluate how individual and community actions impact the environment. ● Present recommendations and solutions for creating more sustainable communities. Students use the language functions and features: ● Describe sustainable homes, communities, and environmental practices. ● Compare environmental initiatives and sustainable lifestyles across cultures. ● Express opinions and recommendations about sustainability. ● Explain purposes and environmental bene fi ts using para + in fi nitive and para que + subjunctive. ● Make suggestions using impersonal expressions with the subjunctive. ● Discuss possible outcomes and solutions using the conditional tense. ● Ask and answer questions to exchange information and sustain conversations. ● Use vocabulary related to recycling, reducing and reusing, *Updated 6.29.26 Evidence of learning: ● Participate in a discussion about sustainability and environmental responsibility.