What is it we expect students to learn? Identifying Essential Standards

Grade Level: 9-12

Subject: Spanish 1 Team Members: Sandra Wood

1. Standard/ Description

2. Evidence of Proficiency

3. Prior Skills Needed

4. Common Summative Assessment

5. When Taught?

6. Enrichment Standards

The student will ask and answer basic personal questions and will describe the world in which he or she lives including time, weather, day and date.

Students will ask and answer questions such as ¿Cómo te llamas? And ¿de dónde eres? Students will give the time, day and date and describe weather.

None Unidad 1, Lección 1 and 2 tests Unidad 2, Lección 2 test

First quarter Lección Preliminar and Unidad 1 and Unidad 2 in Avancemos 1

The student will describe self using personal characteristics and conditions.

Student will write sentences such as: Soy un estudiante inteligente. Mi amigo es un chico bajo. Estoy alegre. Los estudiantes están emocionados.

Basic conversational expressions.

Unidad 1, Lección 1 and Lección 2 tests Unidad 2, Lección 2 test

Second quarter Unidad 1 and Unidad 2 in Avancemos 1

The student will discuss places, classes and activities at school.

Student will write sentences such as: Tengo la clase de biología con la Sra. Smith en el laboratorio. La clase de español es fácil.

Subject and verb agreement. Subject pronouns.

Unidad 2, Lección 1 and 2 tests

Second quarter Unidad 2 in Avancemos 1

The student will communicate basic needs and activities using the present tense of regular and irregular

Student will be able to conjugate verbs such as: comer, hablar, escribir, hacer, tener, cerrar, jugar. Student

Sentence structure Conjugation of verbs. Sentence structure. Vocabulary of schools and class activities.

Unidad 2, Lección 2 test Unidad 3, Lección 1 test Unidad 4, Lección 1

Third quarter Unidad 3 and Unidad 4 in Avancemos 1

What is it we expect students to learn? Identifying Essential Standards verbs. will write sentences

such as: Yo hablo español. Mis amigos hacen la tarea. Nosotros tenemos una fiesta.

Adjectives of characteristics.

and Lección 2 tests

The student will express likes/dislikes.

Students will use forms of the verb gustar. For example: Me gusta comer. Nos gustan hamburguesas.

Sentence structure. Use of subject pronouns. Vocabulary of basic school/home objects.

Unidad 3, Lección 1 test

Third quarter Unidad 3 in Avancemos 1

The student will describe his or her family, house and city.

Students will write sentences such as: Mi casa tiene dos pisos. Está cerca de la biblioteca. Vivimos en una ciudad grande.

Verb conjugations. Adjectives of characteristics. Noun/adjective agreement.

Unidad 4, Lección 2 test Unidad 5, Lección 1 test

Fourth quarter Unidad 5 in Avancemos 1

The student will discuss clothing and leisure items.

Students will describe the clothing and other articles they have in sentences such as: Tengo una camisa roja. Voy a comprar unos regalos para mi amigo.

Express likes and dislikes.

Unidad 4, Lección 1 test

Third quarter Unidad 4 in Avancemos 1

The student will order and describe food in restaurants and cafes.

Students will classify food eaten during different meals and order food in a restaurant. They will say things like: Quiero una hamburguesa con queso y una taza de café.

Descriptive adjectives. Use of numbers. Express likes and dislikes.

Unidad 1, Lección 1 test Unidad 3, Lección 1 test Unidad 4, Lección 2 test

First quarter and third quarter Unidad 1, Unidad 3 and Unidad 4 in Avancemos 1

The student will compare and contrast the United States and Hispanic countries in relation to food, schools, daily routine,

Students will be able to talk about: school dates and times, school subjects, meal times, the quinceaera, Christmas customs,

Description of food, schools, daily routines and transportation, vocabulary about family, days and dates. Conjugation of verbs.

Test questions on Unidad 1, Unidad 2, Unidad 3, Unidad 4, Unidad 5 tests

First, second, third, and fourth quarters Each unit in Avancemos 1

What is it we expect students to learn? Identifying Essential Standards transportation, names, family, celebrations, and holidays.

Hispanic festivals, and family structure in Hispanic countries.

The student will write a well-constructed paragraph in Spanish.

Students will write a paragraph of at least 5 sentences with a topic sentence and three examples. Students will use compound sentences.

Verb conjugation. Sentence structure. Basic vocabulary.

Unidad 4 and Unidad 5 writing assessments

Fourth quarter Unidad 4 and Unidad 5 in Avancemos 1

The student will answer questions about a simple reading selection in Spanish.

Students will read and answer questions about a passage in Spanish in the present tense which is at least 3 paragraphs long. The passage will contain verbs in various conjugations with a variety of vocabulary.

Dictionary skills. Recognition of cognates. Use of context clues.

Unidad 3, Unidad 4, and Unidad 5 lesson tests

Third quarter and fourth quarter Unidad 3, Unidad 4, and Unidad 5 in Avancemos 1

1. Standard: What is the essential standard to be learned? Describe in student-friendly vocabulary

2. Example/ Rigor: What does the proficient student work look like? Provide an example and/or description.

3. Prior skills needed: What prior knowledge, skills, and/or vocabulary is needed for a student to master this standard?

4. Common Assessment: What assessments(s) will be used to measure the student mastery?

5. When will this standard be taught?

6. Enrichment: What supplementary standards/ skills enrich the essential standard?

Mattos, Buffum, Weber, 2010