MS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL A

INTRODUCTION PARA EMPEZAR

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

4-6 weeks

Novice Mid

Auténtico or Realidades A

INFORM

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

CULTURAL CONNECTION(S)

● Why study Spanish? ● How do you greet others and introduce yourself? ● How do you discuss time, weather, seasons? ● What strategies and/or resources will help me to

● Spanish-Spanish speaking countries ● Differences in alphabet, calendar, weather in Spanish-speaking countries

communicate in linguistically and culturally appropriate ways? ● How do Spanish speakers greet each other, demonstrate courtesy, and request information?

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 daily activities 2. Simple questions on familiar topics 3. Multi-step directions or instructions, especially when accompanied by gestures and repetition 4. What people say in a short conversation on familiar topics

When students exhibit Novice Mid speaking ability in Spanish, they can… 1. Greet someone in a culturally appropriate manner 2. Introduce self 3. Ask “how are you?” 4. Respond appropriately to the question “how are you?” 5. Answer simple questions to provide basic information 6. Ask simple, formulaic questions 7. Provide simple information on subject matter content When students exhibit Novice Mid writing ability in Spanish, they can … 1. Write basic personal information (name, address, phone number, birth date) 2. Brie fl y describe people or places mostly in list form 3. Respond to simple questions 4. Write simple information related to subject matter content WRITING

READING

When students exhibit Novice Mid reading ability in Spanish, they can understand … 1. Words on a list from very familiar topics 2. Very simple information on familiar topics 3. Short, simple descriptions, especially if there are pictures or other supportive visuals

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

● Greet and introduce yourself to others using the language functions and features: ● greet people at different times of the day (buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas noches, etc.) ● listen to greetings and announcements

● expressions of courtesy (hola, ¿cómo está(s)?, mucho gusto, por favor, lo siento gracias, perdón, etc.) ● exchange names using culturally appropriate greetings (eg. usted vs. tú) and body language. ● Discuss time, weather, seasons using the language functions and features: ● weather vocabulary and expressions (hace frio, hace calor, etc.) ● time expressions ● numbers (metric vs. imperial) ● Talk about things in the classroom using the language functions and features: ● ask questions about new words and phrases ● school vocabulary (el escritorio, la silla, el lápiz, el cuaderno, etc.) with masculine and feminine noun ending (a and o endings) ● Spanish alphabet (Ñ, LL, RR, R - beginning of word) to spell words

● Talk about things related to calendar using the language functions and features: ● calendar terms (starting week on Monday, no capitalization of days/months)

https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/ fi les/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf

* Updated 6.10.24