OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
2007-08 SUGGESTED PACING GUIDE
SPANISH I
SEMESTER: 1
THEME/UNIT
Basic Unit
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Spanishspeaking
Countries
Directions/
Commands
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PUEDO
CHAPTER
1-1
Greet and say good-bye
Understand and use #’s 1-100
Understand day and date
Teacher tells
Tell time
students daily
Recognize basic weather expressions
weather of the day
Recognize the 4 seasons
Recognize and pronounce the alphabet
Understand concept of gender
Understand simple conversations based on
above
Present skit incorporating vocabulary from unit
Etapa Preliminar
Identify Spanish-speaking countries of the
world
Locate countries/ area on map
Identify main body parts
Understand simple classroom commands and
daily routines
Ask: May I/Can I?
Give simple commands
Understand many common verbs
Teacher
MARKING PERIOD: 1
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CULTURE
Greet and say good-bye in culturally
appropriate ways
Concept of personal space
Concept of timeliness
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Why does this area speak Spanish?
Flags (Colors can be introduced here)
Latinos de los Estados Unidos
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LANGUAGE : Spanish LEVEL: I
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Myself
(All about me)
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SEMESTER: 1
MARKING PERIOD: 1
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Answer the following questions:
Como te llamas?
De donde eres?
Como estas?
Cuando es tu cumpleanos?
Que te gusta?
Que te gusta hacer?
Describe self
Present self to class
Interview classmates about their likes and
dislikes
I
SEMESTER: 1
THEME/UNIT
Friends
Clothing
Music & Dance
MARKING PERIOD: 2
PUEDO
CHAPTER
1.3
 Describe personality of friends with
accuracy using adjectives
 Discuss friends’ likes & dislikes
 Write a letter to a Spanish-speaking penpal introducing myself, my likes and
dislikes
 Give opposites for common adjectives
 Read for details and main idea
1.2
 Recognize clothing items upon hearing
description, including colors
 Describe what you like to wear in the
following situations:
1. para bailar
2. para comer en un restaurante elegante
3. para estar en casa
 Use expressions “Creo que si” Creo que
no” “No se”
 Give opinions
 Interview classmates about their favorite
colors and clothing
 Las silabas
 Learn Latino dance countries of origin
 Understand dance commands
 Understand pertinent music vocabulary
CULTURE
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Dia de los Muertos
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Dance
Music
School
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Comprehend /Use classroom objects
Show accuracy in using different verb
tenses of --- ar verbs
Read authentic time schedule (horario) and
answer questions based on it
Describe what people are doing based on a
picture
Tell your favorite subject
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SEMESTER:
THEME/UNIT
School
(con’t)
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Family
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En la Cafeteria
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1
MARKING PERIOD: 3
BENCHMARKS/PUEDO
CHAPTER
2.1
Tell how often you do things
Discuss obligations
Name what you have to do to do well in
school
Recognize family relationships on a family 1.3
tree
Describe family members
Tell professions of family members
Introduce family members
Request food in a culturally acceptable 2.2
fashion
Understand all question words
Invite someone
CULTURE
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Compare/Contrast schools in
different Hispanic cultures
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Quinceanera
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Una merienda mexicana
Understand main idea of short reading selections using theme vocabulary for 1st semester
LANGUAGE : Spanish LEVEL: I
THEME/UNIT
Leisure Time/
Places
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Technology
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SEMESTER:
PUEDO
Tell where you go and when
Discuss plans—tell where I’m going and
what I’m going to do after school or next
weekend
Answer using ‘because’
Tell daily routine
Sequence events
Use correct forms of ‘oir’
Accept or refuse an invitation
Me gustaria
Que lastima
No puedo porque…….
Practice phone etiquette
Tell what you did on the week-end
Use vocabulary associated with the
computer
2
MARKING PERIOD: 4
CHAPTER
2.3
CULTURE
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3.1
(5.1)
Teacher
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Mexico
LANGUAGE : Spanish
THEME/UNIT
FEELINGS
HEALTH
FOOD
& SPORTS
SEMESTER: 2
CHAPTER
3.1
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PUEDO
Express emotions
Express how you feel about various topics
Express opinions about good health
Explain the 5 food groups and their
importance
Explain what one needs to do to maintain
good health
Discuss food likes and dislikes
Answer how often
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Name where one goes to buy various items
Ask the price/ how much
Role-play a shopping scene
Request the check
4.1 & 4.2
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SHOPPING
LEVEL: I
3.2
MARKING PERIOD: 5
CULTURE
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Internet
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LANGUAGE :
THEME/UNIT
HOUSE
(Rooms,
Furniture)
Vacation
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I
SEMESTER: 2
MARKING PERIOD: 6
CHAPTER
5.2
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PUEDO
Express location of objects
Talk about chores
Comprehend vocabulary associated with
the home
Present home to a classmate
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Plan a trip to a Spanish-speaking country
Teacher
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CULTURE
Compare and contrast homes in
target cultures with ours
Telephone etiquette