Hancock County High School Curriculum
1st Nine Weeks
Course: ____AP Spanish
Teacher: ___Wagner/Lasley____
School: _______High School_________________
Week
1
2
Topic
Course Introduction
Unit 1 Themes discussion:
• Alienation and Assimilation
• Heroes and Historical
Figures
• National and Ethnic
Identities
• Personal Beliefs
• Self-Image
Self-esteem
Personal beliefs
Immigrants
Racism
Unit Title
Individuals and
Identities
Target Standard(s)
*These are the 2 or 3 core standards of focus for this
week
IH.PS.3 I can present my point of view and provide
reasons to support it.
IH.IL.3 I can understand the main idea of and a few
supporting facts about famous people and historic
events.
Diversity
Immigration
US Latin American
Heroes
 I can identify a US Hispanic hero and identify
contributions they have made for the well being of
society
 I can discuss and compare ethnic and national
identities
 I can tell someone what my personal beliefs are
Individuals and
Identities
AL.PW.1 I can meet basic school and academic writing
needs.
AL.IC.1 I can participate in conversations on a wide
variety of topics that go beyond my everyday life.
IH.IL.3 I can sometimes understand situations with
complicating factors.
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Learning Target
(Objective - The student will…)
Individuals and
Identities
IH.IR.1 I can understand accounts of personal events or
experiences.
IH.PS.3 I can present my point of view and provide
reasons to support it.
I.CP.1 I can describe some basic cultural viewpoints.
 I can explain the importance of selfesteem/personal beliefs and how they affect
individuals
 I can identify struggles/challenges faced by
Hispanic immigrants in the United States
 I can discuss positive changes that can be made to
improve immigrants conditions in the US
 I can identify challenges faced by immigrants to
Spanish and compared them to those of US
Hispanic immigrants
 I can identify the qualities of successful Hispanic
immigrants in the United States
 I can identify the struggles faced by Hispanic
families and risks faced immigrating to US
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5
6
Impact of
Assimilation on
National/ Ethnic
identity and
Culture/Language
Individuals and
Identities
Technological
Vocabulary, Effects of
technology on self and
society
The effects of
technology
Access to technology
& Innovation in
Technology
IH.PW.3 I can write about community topics and events
I.CPP. 1 I can explore and reference current and past
examples of authentic cultural products and practices.
 I can list and use terms associated with technology
I.CP.2 I can make some generalizations about a culture.
 I can explain/compare the impacts of technology
on myself and society.
IH.PS.1 I can present information on academic and work
topics.
IH.IL.1 I can easily understand straightforward
information or interactions.
IH.PW.2 I can write about work and career topics.
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Healthcare/
Medicine
Science/Ethics
The effects of
technology
IH.IC.2 I can use my language to do a task that requires
multiple steps.
IH.PS.2 I can make a presentation on events, activities
and topics of particular interest.
IH.PS.3 I can present my point of view and provide
reasons to support it.
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 I can compare challenges of assimilation in my
community to those faced by immigrants
IH.PS.2 I can make a presentation on events, activities
and topics of particular interest.
IH.IC.1 I can exchange information related to areas of
mutual interest.
The effects of
technology
 I can write about the challenges of assimilation
individuals identities and culture
 I write about different generations of my
family/community and the impact technology has
had on their life and compare it to my own
 I can discuss Apple and Steve Jobs and explain the
role they have played in improving access to and
innovation in technology
 I can compare innovation and access to
technology in my community to those of Hispanics
communities of the world.
 I can identify and give example of how technology
has changed healthcare in my country and
Hispanic countries
 I can discuss my views on the ethical uses of
technology in medicine as well as those of others
and of communities
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Future of Technology
World
Challenges/Technological
Solutions
The effects of
technology
IH.PS.3 I can present my point of view and provide
reasons to support it.
AL.IR.1 I can find and use information for practical
purposes.
Natural Phenomena
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AP Practice Test
IH.IL.3 I can understand the main idea of and a few
supporting facts about famous people and historic events.
Practice
Assessment:
Units 1 & 2
Intermediate High Levels 1-4
 I can compare natural phenomena from the past
to the present and explain the differences and
impacts as a result of technology available then
and now
 I can identify challenges the world faces and
possible present and future technological
advances to help solve those problems
 Students take all 5 sections of AP Practice Exam 1
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2nd Nine Weeks
Week
Topic
Unit Title
1
Families/Societies
Families and
Communities
Custom/Values
Target Standard(s)
*These are the 2 or 3 core standards of focus for this week
I.CPP. 3 I can compare and contrast some behaviors or
practices of other cultures and my own.
AL.IC.1 I can participate in conversations on a wide variety
of topics that go beyond my everyday life.
AL.IC.2 I can compare and contrast life in different
locations and in different times
2
Social Networks
Families and
Communities
IH.PW.3 I can write about community topics and events
Learning Target
(Objective - The student will…)
 I can define and compare families from different
societies and communities
 I can identify and discuss the roles individuals play
in families and societies.
 I can describe how a family acquires traditions and
values and the importance they play in
communities
I.CP.1 I can describe some basic cultural viewpoints.
 I can compare the impact of social media networks
on Hispanic countries and the Unites States
I.CPP.2 I can compare and contrast some common
products of other cultures and my own.
 I can discuss the importance of belonging to
communities
 I can write about prejudice and how individuals
and societies can avoid it
3
Global Citizenship
Families and
Communities
AL.PS.1 I can deliver short presentations on a number of
academic and workplace topics.
AL.IR.1 I can find and use information for practical
purposes.
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Education
Communities
Human
Geography
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Families and
Communities
I.CPP. 3 I can compare and contrast some behaviors or
practices of other cultures and my own.
IH.PS.3 I can present my point of view and provide reasons
to support it.
 I can identify and present on global issues
 I can discuss “Global Citizenship” and what it means
 I can compare education in Hispanic countries to
the US
 I can read and analyze graphs and make inferences
on data about societies and communities in the
Hispanic world and my own
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•Architecture
•Defining Beauty
•Defining Creativity
•Fashion and Design
•Language and Literature
Beauty and
Aesthetics
Chac Mool by Carlos
Fuentes
Beauty and
Aesthetics
AL.IC.1 I can participate in conversations on a wide variety
of topics that go beyond my everyday life.
AL.PS.1 I can deliver short presentations on a number of
academic and workplace topics.
AL.IL.2 I can understand the main idea of popular genres.
A.CP.1 I can explain how peoples’ actions reflect their
cultural beliefs.
A.CP.2 I can explain how social, political, religious, and
economic institutions reflect cultural beliefs.
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Un día de estos by García
Márquez
Beauty and
Aesthetics
A.CPP.2 I can analyze how peoples’ practices and
behaviors reflect their cultures.
A.CP.1 I can explain how peoples’ actions reflect their
cultural beliefs.
AH.IR.3 I can read most general fiction and non-fiction.
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La persistencia de la
memoria by Dalí
Beauty and
Aesthetics
AH.PS.3 I can use appropriate presentational conventions
and strategies.
Sueño de una tarde
domical en la alameda
central by Diego Rivera
AH.IC.3 I can support my opinion and construct
hypotheses.
Gaudí’s
Sagrada Familia
AH.PW.3 I can write using target language and culture
conventions for formal purposes.
 I can list and discuss unit 4 vocabulary with my
classmates
 I can tell what things are beautiful or not to me and
support/defend my opinion
 I can discuss and identify both the elements and
examples of magic realism
 I can answer comprehension questions from
selected readings
 I can make connections to Mayan history in the
short story Chac Mool
 I can identify elements of realism in literature
 I can re-tell a classic answering all the key
Questions What? Who? Where? When? Why?
 I create and answer comprehension questions from
selected readings
 I can research and analyze the meanings of
paintings
 I can present and provide my opinion on topics or
items I have researched
 I can write or paint my own work representing
realism or fantasy
 I can describe how perceptions change over time
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AP Practice Test
Practice
Assessment:
Units 3 & 4
Intermediate High Levels 1-4
Advanced Low Level 1
 Students take all 5 sections of AP Practice Exam 2
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3rd Nine Weeks
Week
Topic
Unit Title
1
Social, political &
environmental challenges
Global Challenges
Philosophical thought,
population demographics,
social welfare & well being
Target Standard(s)
*These are the 2 or 3 core standards of focus for this
week
AH.IC.2 I can exchange detailed information on topics
within and beyond my fields of interest
AH.IL.2 I can often understand various viewpoints in
extended arguments.
Learning Target
(Objective - The student will…)
 I can identify vocabulary necessary for telling a
story or for use with a global theme
 I can reflect on global questions and give spoken
responses supported by a picture, map, chart or
other graphics
 I can respond to a peers comment by questioning,
analyzing, suggesting, inferring etc.
2
Spain’s Economy
Global Challenges
A Columbian trying to
save coral reefs
3
Philosophical Thought
Global Challenges
Social Welfare/Wellbeing
AM.IR.2 I can understand general information on topics
outside my field of interest.
 I can discuss the crisis of Spain’s economy and its
effect on the social welfare of its citizens
AM.PS.1 I can present information about events of public
or personal interest.
 I can explain what a Columbian is doing to save
coral reefs and the importance of his work for the
environment
AL.PS.4 I can deliver presentations for a specific
audience.
AL.PS.3 I can explain issues of public and community
interest, including different viewpoints.
Population/Demographics
AL.IR.2 I can read texts that compare and contrast
information.
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Latin American
Global Challenges
Global Challenges
AL.PS.2 I can deliver short presentations on social and
cultural topics.
AL.IR.1 I can find and use information for practical
purposes.
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 I can participate in a group discussion on global
topics and challenges
 I can provide and defend my position/opinion on
global topics and challenges
 I can research global topics and challenges
 I can prepare a presentation to describe a global
challenge faced by a Latin American country
 I can present a project on global challenges to my
classmates/peers
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6
Practices,
perspectives &
products of societies
El día de la raza
Neocolonialism
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Los Sanfermines de
Pamplona
La Tomatina
Contemporary
Life
AL.PW.1 I can meet basic school and academic writing
needs.
A.CPP.2 I can analyze how peoples’ practices and
behaviors reflect their cultures.
Contemporary
Life
Unit 6:
Contemporary
Life
Carlos Slim Domit vs.
Warren Buffet y Bill Gates
Contemporary
Life
The role of men/women
 I can cite and give examples of neocolonialism
AL.IC.2 I can compare and contrast life in different
locations and in different times.
 I can explain the perspectives of people in the
celebration/feast of El día de la raza
AL.PS.2 I can deliver short presentations on social and
cultural topics.
A.CP.1 I can explain how peoples’ actions reflect their
cultural beliefs.
AL.PS.3 I can explain issues of public and community
interest, including different viewpoints.
AM.PS.1 I can present information about events of public
or personal interest.
AM.IC.2 I can exchange general information on topics
outside my fields of interest.
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Practice AP Exam
Practice
Assessment:
Units 5 & 6
 I can write about the practices, perspectives, and
products of societies
AL.IC.1 I can participate in conversations on a wide
variety of topics that go beyond my everyday life.
Career Paths for
Students
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 I can identify and compare practices, perspectives
& products of my community with those of Latin
American communities
Advanced Low Levels 1-4
 I can explain the history of Hispanic traditions
and identify their importance and meaning to the
Hispanic society
 I can discuss and compare career paths available
to Latin Americans to those available to myself.
 I can make comparisons between successful
entrepreneurs in my country and those of Latin
American countries
 I can identify the similarities and differences in
the roles of men and women in Latin American
countries and compare them to those of my own
country.
Students take all 5 sections of AP Practice Exam 3
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4th Nine Weeks
Week
Topic
Unit Title
1
Written
Persuasive/Argumentative
Essay
AP Test Practice
2
Comparing Cultures and
Communities
AP Test Practice
3
2 minute oral Prompts
AP Test Practice
Target Standard(s)
*These are the 2 or 3 core standards of focus
for this week
AL.PW.3 I can meet basic social and civic
writing needs.
 I can write persuasive and argumentative
essays when provided three sources (1
supportive, 1 neutral, 1 against) on a topic
AM.PS.1 I can present information about
events of public or personal interest.
 I can compare my community and culture
to Hispanic/Latin American communities
and culture
A.CPP.2 I can analyze how peoples’ practices
and behaviors reflect their cultures.
AL.PS.2 I can deliver short presentations on
social and cultural topics.
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E-mails
AP Test Practice
AL.PW.1 I can meet basic school and academic
writing needs.
5
20 Second Response
Dialogues
AP Test Practice
A.CIA.2 I can interact with people in some
situations outside of my normal routine.
AL.IC.1 I can participate in conversations on a
wide variety of topics that go beyond my
everyday life.
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Learning Target
(Objective - The student will…)
 I can speak for two minutes on topics
comparing my community and culture to
Latin American communities and culture
 I can write a response to an e-mail formally,
answering the questions asked of me and
asking questions in return
 I can carry on a dialogue with four or five
responses to questions asked of me.
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Final Practice AP Exam
Practice Assessment:
Units 1-6
7
Spanish Meals
Experiencing Culture
Advanced Low Levels 1-4
A.CPP.2 I can analyze how peoples’ practices
and behaviors reflect their cultures.
Spanish Films
 I can present on a Spanish
tradition/Holiday or have and activity
related to it for my classmates
Immigration/Assimilation
(El Norte)
(La misma Luna)
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Spanish in
College/Professions and
Careers/Communities
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 I can prepare a Spanish meal
 I can identify and describe the background,
history and importance of a Spanish meal
Spanish
Traditions/Holidays
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Students take all 5 sections of Final AP Practice
Exam
My Future in Spanish
A.CP.2 I can explain how social, political,
religious, and economic institutions reflect
cultural beliefs.
A.CPP.3 I can explore topics of personal and
professional interest.
 I can discuss, present and write about
immigration/assimilation challenges faced
by Latin-American Immigrants on both
sides of the border
 I can plan/research my Spanish college
experience
 I can research and explain the
importance/role of Spanish in my future
career choices and communities I will live
in