Spanish
Grade: 6th, 7th, 8th
IB MYP Level: Phase 1
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
In this course every learner will use Spanish, in addition to English, to engage in meaningful,
intercultural communication, understand and interpret the spoken and written language, and present
information, concepts and ideas in local and global communities. Through learning the language, they
will gain an understanding of the perspectives of other cultures and compare the language and cultures
learned with their own.
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
 INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS
 HOLISTIC LEARNING
 COMMUNICATION
THE LEARNER PROFILE
The primary focus in language B is developing students as communicators who understand and
express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language. Students also grow
as risk-takers as they learn to express themselves in a new language and as open-minded individuals
as they learn the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities.
MYP AIMS ADDRESSED BY THIS COURSE
Some of the aims of the study of Language B are to:
 enable the student to use language effectively as a means of practical communication,
providing a sound base of communication skills necessary for future study, work and leisure
 enable the student to understand the nature of language and the process of language
learning
 offer insight into the cultural characteristics of the communities where the language is spoken
 foster curiosity, and a lifelong interest and enjoyment of language learning
MYP OBJECTIVES ADDRESSED BY THIS COURSE
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
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communicate information, ideas and opinions
demonstrate comprehension of specific factual information and attitudes, expressed in spoken
and written contexts
understand and appropriately use structures and vocabulary
request and provide information in both spoken and written contexts
engage actively in oral production using comprehensible pronunciation and intonation
STANDARDS:
2013 South Carolina Standard for World Language Proficiency
CORE PERFORMANCE COMPETENCIES
Language Competencies:
1. Interpretive Listening (IL) and Reading (IR)
I can interpret information, concepts, and ideas from a variety of culturally authentic sources on a
variety of topics.
2. Interpersonal Communication (IC)
I can exchange information, concepts, and ideas with a variety of speakers or readers on a
variety of topics in a culturally appropriate context.
3. Presentational Speaking (PS) and Writing (PW)
I can present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety
of topics in a culturally appropriate context.
Intercultural Competencies:
4. Investigation of cultural Products and Practices (CPP)
I can use my language skills to investigate the world beyond my immediate environment.
5. Understanding of Cultural Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to recognize and understand others’ ways of thinking as well as my
own.
6. Participation in Cultural Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and cultural understanding to interact in a cultural context other than
my own.
COURSE OUTLINE
6th grade Spanish
Suggested 6th grade Spanish Curriculum Pacing.
Core Skills:
Semester 1
Language Competencies
1st Nine Weeks
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a variety of
culturally authentic sources on a
variety of topics.
*Interpersonal Communication (IC)
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a variety of
speakers or readers on a variety of
topics in a culturally appropriate
context.
UNIT 1: WHY LEARN SPANISH?
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
information, concepts, and ideas to
an audience of listeners or readers
on a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
UNIT 5: CLASS COMMANDS
Intercultural Competencies
*Investigation of cultural Products
and Practices (CPP) I can use my
language skills to investigate the
 I can give reasons why it is good to know a second language
UNIT 2: LOS COGNADOS
□ I can identify cognates and false cognates.
UNIT 3: SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
□ I can identify all Spanish speaking countries on a map.
Classroom Expressions
□ I can follow directions
□
I can use survival expressions
□
I can identify interrogative words
world beyond my immediate
environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand other´s
ways of thinking as well as my own.
*Participation in Cultural
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
cultural understanding to interact in
a cultural context other than my
own.
2nd Nine Weeks
UNIT 6: ALPHABET
□ I can recite the alphabet.
□ I can pronounce letters of the alphabet, vowels, and special
sounds.
□ I can spell out basic words.
UNIT 7: GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS
□ I can greet others.
□ I can express where I am from.
□ I can say good-bye.
□ I can introduce myself and others.
Core Skills:
□ I can carry on a basic conversation.
Language Competencies
Culture: LA NAVIDAD
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a variety of
culturally authentic sources on a
variety of topics.
*Interpersonal Communication (IC)
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a variety of
speakers or readers on a variety of
topics in a culturally appropriate
context.
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
information, concepts, and ideas to
an audience of listeners or readers
on a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
Intercultural Competencies
*Investigation of cultural Products
and Practices (CPP) I can use my
language skills to investigate the
world beyond my immediate
environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
 I can compare and contrast Christmas in Mexico and America
Semester 2
3rd Nine Weeks
UNIT 8: NUMBERS 0-100
Numbers 0-100
□ I can identify numbers 0 - 100 based on audio and visual cues.
□ I can count from 0-30.
UNIT 9: CALENDAR
□ I can identify days of the week, months of the year, and
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand other´s
ways of thinking as well as my own.
*Participation in Cultural
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
cultural understanding to interact in
a cultural context other than my
own.
seasons.
□ I can express the date.
4th Quarter
CULTURE: CINCO DE MAYO
 I can express why we celebrate 5 de mayo
UNIT 12: ALL ABOUT ME
 I can ask and answer questions about age, birthdate, family,
pets, sports, classes, favorite foods, books, and music.
 I can express likes and dislikes using “me gusta” or “ No me
gusta”
 I can describe my personality using “yo soy” and adjectives.
7th Grade
Suggested 7th grade Spanish Curriculum Pacing
Core Skills:
Semester 1
Language Competencies
1st Nine Weeks
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR) I can interpret
information, concepts, and ideas
from a variety of culturally
authentic sources on a variety of
topics.
*Interpersonal Communication
(IC)
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a variety
of speakers or readers on a variety
of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
PRELIMINARY LESSONS (Review) :
 Greeting people
 Saying goodbye to people
 Finding out and telling days of the week, months, and date
 Expressing simple courtesies
Unit 1: AMIGOS Y ALUMNOS
Topics:
 Describing people and places
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
readers on a variety of topics in a
culturally appropriate context.
Intercultural Competencies
*Investigation of cultural
Products and Practices (CPP) I can
use my language skills to
investigate the world beyond my
immediate environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
Perspectives(CP) I can use my
language skills to recognize and
understand other´s ways of
thinking as well as my own.
*Participation in Cultural
Interaction (CIA) I can use my
language skills and cultural
understanding to interact in a
cultural context other than my
own.
 Nationalities
 Numbers 1-30
 School subjects and courses
Culture:
 Schools in Spanish speaking countries
 Enrique Iglesias Y Gloria Stefan
Learning Targets:
 I can ask who someone is
 I can ask or tell what something is
 I can ask or tell where someone is from
 I can describe people or things
 I can identify people or things
 I can count from 1-30
 I can discuss classes in school
 I can express opinions about classes
Core Skills:
Language Competencies
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a variety
of culturally authentic sources on
a variety of topics.
*Interpersonal Communication
(IC)
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a variety
of speakers or readers on a variety
of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
Structures:
 Singular and plural forms of definite and indefinite articles—
el, la/un, una
 Singular and plural forms of adjective, nouns and “ser”
2nd Nine Weeks
UNIT 2: MIFAMILIA Y MI CASA
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
readers on a variety of topics in a
culturally appropriate context.
Intercultural Competencies
Topics:
 Family relationships
 Telling your age
 Numbers 31-100
*Investigation of cultural
 Rooms in a house or apartment
Products and Practices (CPP) I can
use my language skills to
Culture:
investigate the world beyond my
immediate environment.
 Quinceañera
*Understanding of Cultural
Perspectives(CP)
Learning Targets:
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand other´s
 I can talk about my family
ways of thinking as well as my
 I can count from 31-100
own.
*Participation in Cultural
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I can describe my home
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
 I can tell and find out ages
cultural understanding to interact
in a cultural context other than my
 I can talk formally and informally
own.
 I can talk about birthdays
 I can talk about what belongs to me and others
Core Skills:
Language Competencies
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information, concepts,
and ideas from a variety of culturally
authentic sources on a variety of
topics.
*Interpersonal Communication (IC)
I can exchange information, concepts,
and ideas with a variety of speakers
or readers on a variety of topics in a
culturally appropriate context.
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
information, concepts, and ideas to
an audience of listeners or readers on
a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
Intercultural Competencies
 I can talk about families in Spanish speaking countries
Structures:
 Singular and plural forms of the verb tener
 Tu vs Usted
 Possessive adjectives
*Investigation of cultural Products
and Practices (CPP) I can use my
language skills to investigate the
world beyond my immediate
environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand other´s
ways of thinking as well as my own.
*Participation in Cultural Interaction
(CIA)
I can use my language skills and
cultural understanding to interact in a
cultural context other than my own.
Semester 2
3rd Nine Weeks
UNIT 3: EN CASA Y EN CLASE
Topics:
 Activities at home
 Going to school
 Activities at school
 Numbers 100-1000
 Places you go
Culture:
 Daily activities in the Spanish speaking world compare to in
the United States
 Gabriela Mistral
Core Skills:
Language Competencies
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a variety
of culturally authentic sources on
a variety of topics.
*Interpersonal Communication
(IC)
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a variety
of speakers or readers on a variety
of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
 Computer terms in Spanish
Learning Target:
 I can talk about afterschool activities
 I can talk about what I and others do at home
 I can talk about going to school
 I can talk about school activities
 I can count from 100-1000
 I can say where I and others go
 I can say where I and other are
Structures:
 Singular and plural forms –ar verbs
 Singular and plural forms of ir, dar, estar
readers on a variety of topics in a
culturally appropriate context.
 Contraction al
Intercultural Competencies
*Investigation of cultural
Products and Practices (CPP) I can
use my language skills to
investigate the world beyond my
immediate environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
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recognize and understand other´s 4 Nine Weeks
ways of thinking as well as my
UNIT 4: DE COMPRAS
own.
*Participation in Cultural
Topics:
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
 School supplies
cultural understanding to interact
 Shopping
in a cultural context other than my
own.
 Numbers 1000-2000000
 Clothing
 Colors and size
Culture:
 Similarities between the clothes young people wear in the
United States and the Spanish speaking countries
 Oscar de la Renta
 Indigenous clothing in central and south America
 Discussing school uniforms
Leaning targets:
 I can identify and describe school supplies
 I can count from 1000-2000000
 I can describe articles of clothing
 I can state colors and sizes
 I can discuss what I am going to do
 I can tell what I have to do
Structure:
 Ir a, tener que
 Adjective agreement of colors
 Expressing amazement using Que… Mas…
 La contraction del
8th Grade
Suggested 8th grade Spanish Curriculum Pacing
Core Skills:
Semester 1
Language Competencies
1st Nine Weeks
UNIT 1: EN CASA Y EN CLASE
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
Topics:
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a
 Activities at home
variety of culturally authentic
sources on a variety of topics.
 Going to school
*Interpersonal Communication
(IC)
 Activities at school
I can exchange information,
 Numbers 100-1000
concepts, and ideas with a
variety of speakers or readers on
 Places you go
a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
Culture:
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
 Daily activities in the Spanish speaking world compare to in the
Writing (PW) I can present
United States
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
 Gabriela Mistral
readers on a variety of topics in
a culturally appropriate context.
 Computer terms in Spanish
Intercultural Competencies
Learning Target:
*Investigation of cultural
Products and Practices (CPP) I
can use my language skills to
investigate the world beyond my
 I can talk about afterschool activities
 I can talk about what I and others do at home
immediate environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand
other´s ways of thinking as well
as my own.
*Participation in Cultural
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
cultural understanding to
interact in a cultural context
other than my own.
 I can talk about going to school
 I can talk about school activities
 I can count from 100-1000
 I can say where I and others go
 I can say where I and other are
Structures:
 Singular and plural forms –ar verbs
 Singular and plural forms of ir, dar, estar
 Contraction al
Core Skills:
Language Competencies
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a
variety of culturally authentic
sources on a variety of topics.
nd
*Interpersonal Communication 2 Nine Weeks
(IC)
UNIT 2: DE COMPRAS
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a
Topics:
variety of speakers or readers on
a variety of topics in a culturally
 Shopping,
appropriate context.
 Numbers 1000-2000000
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
 Clothing
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
 Colors and size
readers on a variety of topics in
a culturally appropriate context. Culture:
Intercultural Competencies
*Investigation of cultural
Products and Practices (CPP) I
can use my language skills to
investigate the world beyond my
immediate environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
 Similarities between the clothes young people wear in the
United States and the Spanish speaking countries
 Oscar de la Renta
 Indigenous clothing in central and south America
 Discussing school uniforms
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand
other´s ways of thinking as well
as my own.
*Participation in Cultural
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
cultural understanding to
interact in a cultural context
other than my own.
Leaning targets:
 I can count from 1000-2000000
 I can describe articles of clothing
 I can state colors and sizes
 I can discuss what I am going to do
 I can tell what I have to do
Structures:
 Ir a, tener que
 Adjective agreement of colors
Core Skills:
 Expressing amazement using Que… Mas…
Language Competencies
 La contraction del
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a
variety of culturally authentic
sources on a variety of topics.
*Interpersonal Communication
(IC)
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a
variety of speakers or readers on
a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Semester 2
Writing (PW) I can present
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
3rd Nine Weeks
readers on a variety of topics in
a culturally appropriate context. UNIDAD 3: EN EL CAFÉ Y EN EL MERCADO
Intercultural Competencies
*Investigation of cultural
Products and Practices (CPP) I
can use my language skills to
investigate the world beyond my
immediate environment.
Topics:
 Foods and beverages
 Eating at el café
 Shopping for food
*Understanding of Cultural
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand
other´s ways of thinking as well
as my own.
*Participation in Cultural
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
cultural understanding to
interact in a cultural context
other than my own.
Culture:
 The importance of cafes
 Different types of popular Latin-American foods
 Open-air markets, indigenous markets, and supermakets in
Latin America and Spain
 Eating habits in Spanish speaking countries
 The metric system
Learning targets:
 I can find a table in a café
Core Skills:
 I can order in a café
Language Competencies
 I can identify some foods
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
 I can shop for food
Reading (IR)
I can interpret information,
 I can talk about what I and other do
concepts, and ideas from a
Structures:
variety of culturally authentic
sources on a variety of topics.
 Singular and plurals forms of –er and –ir verbs
*Interpersonal Communication
(IC)
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a
variety of speakers or readers on
a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
readers on a variety of topics in
a culturally appropriate context.
Intercultural Competencies
*Investigation of cultural
Products and Practices (CPP) I
4th Nine Weeks
can use my language skills to
investigate the world beyond my
UNIDAD 4: Los deportes
immediate environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
Topics:
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
recognize and understand
other´s ways of thinking as well
as my own.
*Participation in Cultural
Interaction (CIA)
I can use my language skills and
cultural understanding to
interact in a cultural context
other than my own.
 Team sports
 Physical activities
Culture:
 The importance of sports in the Spanish speaking world
 The world cup of soccer
 Famous sport stars from Latin America
Learning targets:
 I can talk about sports
 I can talk about people’s physical activities
 I can tell what I begin, want to, and prefer to do
 I can express what interests, bores, or pleases me.
StructureS:
 Stem-changing verbs e-ie, o-ue
 Interesar, aburrir and gustar