Spanish IVH
2014- 2015 Pacing Guide
First Semester: 18 weeks
Quarter 1: (9 weeks)
AP THEME: Contemporary Life (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEMES: Leisure and Sports, Housing and Shelter, Travel
• Explain and discuss camping and ecotourism practices, leisure activities and sports.
•Demonstrate comprehension of authentic audio visual and written texts relating to camping and
ecotourism practices, leisure activities and sports.
 Produce oral and written reports on safe camping and ecotourism practices and attitudes.
• Demonstrate the process of preparing a successful and safe camp site, respecting and protecting the
environment, using the preterit and the imperfect tenses.
 Express opinions, compare, and offer suggestions for safe camping and ecotourism practices, leisure
activities and sports using the present subjunctive with verbs of influence.
AP THEME: Global Challenges (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEME: Environmental Issues
 Discuss and debate important environmental issues.
 Express opinions and react to the role of the individual citizen in the conservation of the environment
using the present perfect, and the subjunctive with verbs of emotion and doubt.
 Produce oral and written reports on the conservation of the environment using commands and the
subjunctive.
• Demonstrate comprehension of authentic audio visual and written texts relating to important
environmental issues.
Quarter 2: (9 weeks)
AP THEME: Beauty and Aesthetics (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEMES: Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Contributions to World Artistic Heritages, Music,
Ideals of Beauty, Architecture
• Maintain a discussion related to different styles of art, dance, music, architecture and theater.
• Discuss and/or debate personal preference with regard to styles of art and music.
• Express and explain how history has affected art, dance, music, architecture and theater.
• Express opinions and reactions (both oral and written) to a work of art (song, painting, sculpture, etc.)
• Demonstrate comprehension of authentic audio, visual and written texts relating to art, dance, music,
architecture and theater.
AP THEME: Global Challenges and Contemporary Life (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEMES: Health Issues, Nutrition and Food Safety, Leisure and Sports
• Discuss and/or debate the benefits/challenges of living a healthy lifestyle.
• Express and explain how to lead a healthy lifestyle and the changes one may have to make with regard to
nutrition/exercise.
• Express opinions and react to global health issues, exercise, and the different diets available.
• Demonstrate comprehension of content from authentic audio, visual and written texts relating to health
issues and exercise.
• Produce oral and written reports on healthy diets or exercise plans.
• Produce an activity showing an exercise routine using formal commands.
Second Semester: 18 weeks
Quarter 3: (9 weeks)
AP THEME: Families and Communities, Personal and Public Identities (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEMES: Family Structures, Friendship and Love, Beliefs and Values
• Express opinions and react to how people resolve conflicts in their personal lives.
• Demonstrate comprehension of content from authentic audio, visual and written texts relating to
relationships.
• Produce oral and written reports on suggestions for interpersonal relationships using commands and the
subjunctive.
• Produce an activity demonstrating suggestions for interpersonal relationships between friends or family
members.
• Produce an oral or written presentation reflecting current trends and/or attitudes in society related to
conflict resolution/relationships.
• Discuss and/or debate the benefits/challenges of types of family structures.
AP THEME: Contemporary Life (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEMES: Professions/Education
• Maintain a discussion related to the type of job you would like in the future.
• Discuss and/or debate the benefits/challenges of different types of jobs.
• Express and explain how to apply for a job using commands and/or the subjunctive.
• Express opinions and react to what it would be like to work in different jobs.
• Demonstrate comprehension of content from authentic audio, visual and written texts relating to
employment/job choices.
Quarter 4: (9 weeks)
AP THEME: Personal and Public Identities (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEMES: Beliefs and Values, Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Patriotism
• Discuss and/or debate the rights/responsibilities of students in a high school.
• Express and explain how students can make changes through participation within their community.
• Express opinions and react to the role of student government in a high school.
• Demonstrate comprehension of content from authentic audio, visual and written texts relating to the
themes.
• Produce oral and/or written activities on student government and student rights and responsibilities.
AP THEME: Science and Technology (4 weeks recommended)
AP SUBTHEMES: Discoveries and Inventions, Future Technologies, The New Media, Social Impact
of Technology
• Maintain a discussion related to the future (including discussion on technology, mankind, the
environment, etc.)
• Discuss and/or debate orally or in written form new inventions/technological advances.
• Express and explain views on technology use in schools.
• Demonstrate comprehension of content from authentic audio, visual and written texts relating to the themes.
• Produce oral and/or written activities relating to future technologies and professions of the future.