Design and Architecture Senior High School
2013-2014
Spanish 2
Syllabus
Course Description:
This is a second year course for students who are learning the Spanish language in school. If students
come from a Spanish-speaking home and are able to comprehend - to a great extent - the spoken
language, even if they lack adequate knowledge of written, reading and the communicative aspects of
the language, they are considered Heritage Speakers and must take Spanish for Native Speakers I, or
Spanish for Native Speakers II.
This course focuses on the acquisition of communicative language competence. Attention is paid to
using the language presented in class for communication, where students demonstrate what they can
do with the language. Grammatical structures are presented and explained in class to achieve
communicative competence. Knowledge about the cultures and practices of the Spanish speaking world
and the skills of speaking, reading, writing and listening are developed through an ample amount of
activities and extensive exposure to high frequency spoken and written forms. The textbook program
Realidades, Level 1 and Realidades, Level 2, will be used.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the year, students should have developed oral, written, reading and listening skills with a
novice-high to intermediate-low level of fluency and accuracy in the target language.
Textbook:
Boyles, Peggy P., Met, Myriam, Sayers, Richard S., Wargin Carol Eubanks, Realidades, Levels 1 & 2.
Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson, 2008, 1st edition.
Boyles, Peggy P., Met, Myriam, Sayers, Richard S., Wargin Carol Eubanks, Realidades, Levels 1 & 2
Workbook. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson, 2008, 1st edition.
Course of Study Based is on the Realidades program and Additional Resources from other sources
such as (but not limited to) the Internet.
This is a tentative course calendar. Units of study will be modified according to the needs of the class.
Month
Units of
Study/Themes
Grammar
Culture
August
Review Units
covered in
Spanish I last year
Infinitives, negatives,
definite and
indefinite articles,
adjective placement
and agreement,
subject pronouns,
present tense of –ar, er and –ir ending
regular verbs,
“gustar”, “encantar”,
“ser”, “ir”, “jugar”.
The immediate future
Review cultural
information
about
The verbs “tener” ,
“venir”, “ser”, and
“estar”. Possessive
adjectives
Understand
cultural
perspectives on
family and
celebrations
Chapters 1-4
September
Una fiesta de
cumpleaños
¡Vamos a un
restaurante!
October
Making comparisons.
The superlative,
En mi dormitorio
stem-changing verbs:
¿Cómo es tu casa? “poder” and
“dormir”.
Affirmative “tú”
commands. The
present progressive
November
¿Cuánto cuesta?
¡Qué regalo!
Stem-changing verbs:
“pensar”, “querer”,
and “preferir”.
Demonstrative
Connections
to other
Disciplines
Geography
Spain
Mexico
Caribbean
Central and
South America
Art
Mathematics
Understand
Mathematics,
History,
cultural
perspectives on Social Studies
homes,
different types
of housing
Understand the
cultural
perspectives on
shopping. gift-
Mathematics
History
adjectives.
giving,
December
De vacaciones
The preterit of –ar, er, and -ir verbs.
Verbs ending in –car,
and –gar. Direct
object pronouns.
Preterit of “ir”, the
personal “a”.
Understand the
cultural
perspectives on
travel and
vacation.
Mathematics,
History,
Geography
January/February
Ayudando en la
comunidad.
The present tense of
“decir”, indirect
object pronouns,
present of “hacer”
and “dar”. “Acabar
de + infinitive”.
“Gustar” and similar
verbs. The present
tense of “pedir” and
“servir”, “saber” and
“conocer”.
Understand
cultural
perspectives
volunteer
work, common
gestures, using
technology
Mathematics,
Technology
Stem-changing verbs;
affirmative and
negative words;
making comparisons;
the verbs “saber”,
“conocer”; hace +
time expressions
Compare and
contrast school
rules and
customs in
other countries
with their own.
Understand
cultural
perspectives in
extracurricular
activities
Literature
Computer
Science
Reflexive verbs; the
verbs “ser” and
“estar”; possessive
adjectives.
Understand
cultural
perspectives on
clothing
Health
History
El cine y la
televisión
La tecnología
March
Tu día escolar
Realidades, Level 2
¿Qué haces
después de la
escuela?
¿Qué haces
después de las
clases?
April
Un evento
especial
¿Cómo te
preparas?
¿Qué ropa
May/June
compraste?
Tú y tu
comunidad:
Reflexive verbs; “ser”
and “estar”; preterit
of irregular direct
¿Qué hiciste ayer? object pronouns;
irregular preterit
¿Cómo se va?
verbs: “ir”, “ser”,
“hacer”, “tener”,
Recuerdos del
“estar”, “poder”.
pasado
Irregular present
progressive; irregular
Cuando éramos
“tú” affirmative
niños
commands; imperfect
tense; indirect object
Celebrando los
pronouns
días festivos
Understand
cultural
perspectives on
parties;
shopping; and
neighborhoods.
Understand
cultural
perspectives on
childhood
songs
Literature,
Mathematics,
Art, and
Science