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
 Going to school
sources on a variety of topics.
 Activities at school
*Interpersonal Communication
 Numbers 100-1000
(IC)
 Places you go
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a
variety of speakers or readers on Culture:
a variety of topics in a culturally
 Daily activities in the Spanish speaking world compare to in the
appropriate context.
United States
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
 Gabriela Mistral
Writing (PW) I can present
 Computer terms in Spanish
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
Learning Target:
readers on a variety of topics in
a culturally appropriate context.
 I can talk about afterschool activities
 I can talk about what I and others do at home
Intercultural Competencies
 I can talk about going to school
 I can talk about school activities
*Investigation of cultural
Products and Practices (CPP) I
 I can count from 100-1000
can use my language skills to
 I can say where I and others go
investigate the world beyond my
 I can say where I and other are
immediate environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
Structures:
Perspectives(CP)
I can use my language skills to
 Singular and plural forms –ar verbs
recognize and understand
 Singular and plural forms of ir, dar, estar
other´s ways of thinking as well
 Contraction al
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.
Core Skills:
2nd Nine Weeks
Language Competencies
UNIT 2: DE COMPRAS
Topics:
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
 Shopping,
I can interpret information,
 Numbers 1000-2000000
concepts, and ideas from a
 Clothing
variety of culturally authentic
 Colors and size
sources on a variety of topics.
*Interpersonal Communication
Culture:
(IC)
I can exchange information,
 Similarities between the clothes young people wear in the
concepts, and ideas with a
United States and the Spanish speaking countries
variety of speakers or readers on
 Oscar de la Renta
a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
 Indigenous clothing in central and south America
 Discussing school uniforms
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
Writing (PW) I can present
Leaning targets:
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
 I can count from 1000-2000000
readers on a variety of topics in
 I can describe articles of clothing
a culturally appropriate context.
 I can state colors and sizes
 I can discuss what I am going to do
Intercultural Competencies
 I can tell what I have to do
*Investigation of cultural
Structures:
Products and Practices (CPP) I
can use my language skills to
 Ir a, tener que
investigate the world beyond my
 Adjective agreement of colors
immediate environment.
*Understanding of Cultural
 Expressing amazement using Que… Mas…
Perspectives(CP)
 La contraction del
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.
Core Skills:
Semester 2
Language Competencies
3rd Nine Weeks
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
UNIDAD 3: EN EL CAFÉ Y EN EL MERCADO
Reading (IR)
Topics:
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a
 Foods and beverages
variety of culturally authentic
 Eating at el café
sources on a variety of topics.
 Shopping for food
*Interpersonal Communication
(IC)
Culture:
I can exchange information,
concepts, and ideas with a
 The importance of cafes
variety of speakers or readers on
 Different types of popular Latin-American foods
a variety of topics in a culturally
 Open-air markets, indigenous markets, and supermakets in
appropriate context.
Latin America and Spain
*Presentational Speaking (PS) &
 Eating habits in Spanish speaking countries
Writing (PW) I can present
 The metric system
information, concepts, and ideas
to an audience of listeners or
Learning targets:
readers on a variety of topics in
a culturally appropriate context.
 I can find a table in a café
 I can order in a café
Intercultural Competencies
 I can identify some foods
*Investigation of cultural
 I can shop for food
Products and Practices (CPP) I
 I can talk about what I and other do
can use my language skills to
investigate the world beyond my Structures:
immediate environment.
 Singular and plurals forms of –er and –ir verbs
*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.
Core Skills:
Language Competencies
4th Nine Weeks
UNIDAD 4: Los deportes
*Interpretive Listening (IL) &
Reading (IR)
Topics:
I can interpret information,
concepts, and ideas from a
 Team sports
variety of culturally authentic
 Physical activities
sources on a variety of topics.
*Interpersonal Communication
Culture:
(IC)
I can exchange information,
 The importance of sports in the Spanish speaking world
concepts, and ideas with a
 The world cup of soccer
variety of speakers or readers on
 Famous sport stars from Latin America
a variety of topics in a culturally
appropriate context.
Learning targets:
*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.
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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