Personal and Public Identities
SPANISH II CRMS – KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (with essential vocabulary added)
1st Six Weeks
Public Identity
Students will know…
• Key terms for greetings.
• How to formulate questions
to gain information.
• Key terms for physical
characteristics and
personality traits.
• Ser and estar.
• Noun-adjective agreement.
• Key terms for school related
vocabulary; classes, supplies,
verbs, activities and clubs.
• Time expressions.
• Differences among schools in
other countries.
• Terms for comparing and
contrasting.
• Differences among schools in
other countries.
• Terms for comparing and
contrasting.
Students will be able to…
• Express their identity.
• Describe how their language
and culture influence their
identity.
• Compare and contrast self
with others.
• Talk about their daily
routines at school.
• Tell what they are proud of.
• Compare and contrast self
with others.
Personal Identity
• Family and household
vocabulary.
• Descriptive adjectives.
• Terms for expressing likes
and dislikes.
• Terms for comparing and
contrasting.
• Appropriate questions to
inquire about other people’s
identities.
• Describe their family.
• Describe their house and
personal space.
• Compare and contrast their
personal and public
identities.
• Compare and contrast their
personal and public
identities with other
cultures.
• Interview a native speaker
about their identity.
Cultural Identity
• Bloom’s Taxonomy
questioning.
• Question words.
• Meaning of cultural
relativism.
• The concept and origin of
stereotypes.
• The story of Mexican
• Communicate in order to
learn about others in the
Spanish speaking world.
• Observe other cultures with
an objective lens.
• Identify and avoid
stereotyping.
• Identify similarities and
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Review from Spanish I:
greetings, question words,
adjectives for physical
description and personality
traits, class subjects, leisure
activities, sports, daily
routines
Joven, viejo, una barba, el
bigote, liso, ondulado,
rizado, castaño, calvo, las
pecas
Genial, ambicioso, arrogante,
encantador, alegre, frío,
conservador, liberal,
envidioso
A diferencia de
Al contrario
Al igual que
Del mismo modo
Por un lado
Por otro lado
De la misma manera
Sin embargo
Review from Spanish I:
family, parts of the house
Activo, aventurero, valiente,
aburrido, cuidadoso, limpio,
torpe, presumido, cobarde,
complicado, organizado,
desorganizado, rico, pobre,
fuerte, débil, orgulloso,
avergonzado
A diferencia de
Al contrario
Al igual que
Del mismo modo
Por un lado
Por otro lado
De la misma manera
Sin embargo
Gustar, interesar, aburrar,
encantar, molestar
Review from Spanish I:
question words
¿Cuánto/a? ¿Cuántos/as?
¿Cuál? ¿Cuáles?
Nationalities – will vary
La cultura, el idioma, el
estereotipo, el imagen, la
raza, la identidad, la patria,
independence.
• The story of the Virgin of
Guadalupe.
• The words for different
nationalities.
Families and Communities
2nd Six Weeks
Family Structure
• Cultural Anchor: El diez y
seis.
Students will know…
• Extended family vocabulary.
• Regular preterit tense
necessary to perform the
tasks.
• 24 hour clock.
• Metric system.
• Cultural Anchor: Travel words and expression s related
to travel.
• Imperfect tense for the
purpose of contrasting
changes in the family.
differences between
Mexican and US wars for
independence.
• Identify why the Virgin of
Guadalupe is so prominent
in Mexican cultural products
and perspectives.
• Identify nationalities.
Students will be able to…
• Talk about present and past
events.
• Use impersonal structures
for description.
• Describe what constitutes
the family unit.
• Compare and contrast
family structures in
different cultures and over
time.
Daily Routines
and Customs
• Daily routines vocabulary.
• The present tense of daily
routines.
• Terms for expressing an
opinion.
• Frequency adverbs.
• Names of common holidays
and celebrations.
• Describe different routines
and customs.
• Analyze the importance of
the generational transfer of
customs.
• Identify common holidays
and celebrations and their
origins.
• Compare and contrast
routines and customs.
Communities
• Parts of town vocabulary.
• Characteristics of
communities.
• Environmental vocabulary
relating to quality of life.
• Vocabulary surrounding
individualism and the
collective.
• Different definitions of
community.
• Identify the communities in
which they are participants.
• Describe different
communities.
• Discuss environmental
impact on quality of life.
• Articulate the relationship
between individuals and
their communities.
• Compare and contrast
different communities.
la guerra, el público, la
justicia, la creencia, el
símbolo
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Review from Spanish I:
Family vocabulary, travel
vocabulary
Suegro, cunado, yerno,
nuera, medio hermano,
padrastro, madrastra,
hermanastro, hermanastra,
padrino, madrina, bisabuelo
La aduana, la aerolínea, el
aeropuerto, la almohada, el
asiento, el boleto, el avión, la
clase ejecutiva, la clase
turista, confirmar una
reservación, el destino, el
horario, el itinerario, la
reservación, la tarifa
Review from Spanish I:
daily routines
Es posible, es imposible, es
bueno, es mejor, es
probable, es necesario, es
fácil, es difícil
Nunca, jamás, casi nunca,
casi jamás, siempre, raras
veces, bastante, de vez en
cuando, cada vez, todos los
días
Recycle terms for comparing
and contrasting
El banco, la librería, la
estación de bomberos, el
hospital, la biblioteca, el
mercado, el museo, la
policía, la gasolinera, la
iglesia, el edificio, la
comunidad
el calentamiento global, el
cambio climático, el
ecosistema, el ecoturismo, el
medio ambiente, la tierra, la
biodiversidad, la
conservación, la
contaminación, la energía
eólica, la energía solar, la
3rd Six Weeks
Contemporary
Practices
Students will know…
Students will be able to…
• Holiday and celebration
vocabulary.
• Regular preterit, imperfect,
and present tenses necessary
to perform the tasks.
• Talk about celebrations.
• Describe customs and
traditions related to
celebrations.
• Compare and contrast
target celebrations with
personal celebrations.
Contemporary Life
• Cultural Anchor: Fashion –
use words and expressions
related to style, products,
and fashion.
• Imperfect tense for the
purpose of contrasting
changes in celebrations.
Leisure Activities
and
Entertainment
• Pastime and hobby
vocabulary.
• The present, preterit, and
imperfect tenses to
communicate.
• Terms for expressing an
opinion.
• Making purchases.
• Numbers up to 1000 review.
• Popular pastimes in different
cultures.
• Identify leisure activities
and entertainment.
• Describe different pastimes
and hobbies.
• Analyze the importance of
leisure activities.
• Analyze the relationship
between socioeconomic
class and access to leisure
activities.
• Compare and contrast
pastimes in different
cultures.
Challenges of
Contemporary
Life
• Basic background of global
problems.
• Terminology surrounding
current events and global
problems.
• Distinguish between
different information sources
and their corresponding
perspectives and biases.
• Transitional phrases and key
terms for expressing an
opinion.
• Identify contemporary
challenges.
• Compare and contrast
opposing viewpoints
regarding modern
challenges.
• Express a viewpoint
regarding a particular
contemporary challenge.
• Interpret a point of view
regarding a contemporary
challenge from a different
world culture.
especie en peligro de
extinción, la naturaleza, la
reforestación
orgánico, plantar, proteger,
reciclable, reciclar,
renovable, verde
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
El cumpleaños, el pastel, la
torta, el bizcocho
Las velas, la boda, el novio, la
dama de honor, el regalo
La Navidad, la Nochebuena,
el árbol de navidad, el año
nuevo, los reyes magos, el
camello, la paja
Hanuka, la menora
Review from Spanish I:
clothing vocabulary, colors
el pañuelo, los guantes, el
cinturón, las medias, del
algodón, de la lana, de la
seda, del cuero, a rayas, a
cuadros, claro, oscuro
las joyas, el anillo, los arete,
la pulsera, el collar, la bolsa
Review from Spanish I:
leisure activities, numbers
El ajedrez, el caballo, el
crucigrama, los sellos, la
lotería, los juegos de video,
la sala de juegos, navegar
por Internet
El parque, el bote, el lago, el
parque zoológico, el parque
de atracciones
Creo que, en mi opinión,
considero que, en cuanto a,
según que yo entiendo, me
da la impresión que, a mi
parecer
Review from Spanish I:
Vocabulary for environment,
current events, global
challenges, terms for
comparing and contrasting
Recycle terms for expressing
opinion from above
No obstante, ni siquiera, en
cambio, sin embargo, al
contrario, a causa de,
además de, a pesar de, con
respecto a, en contra de, en
vez de, tal vez
th
Students will know…
• Scientific vocabulary.
• Regular preterit, imperfect,
present, and future tenses
necessary to perform the
tasks.
Students will be able to…
• Talk about discovery and
invention.
• Describe how technology
both connected and
separated world cultures.
Advances in
Communication
• Communication and
computer vocabulary.
• The present, preterit,
imperfect tenses.
• Commands.
• Communication styles in
other countries.
• Cultural Anchor: Social
Media.
• Describe and use electronic
communication devices in
the target language.
• Simulate
workplace/business
scenarios.
• Compare and contrast
cultural communication
styles.
Effects of
Science and
Technology
• Modern communication,
transportation, public health,
and warfare terminology.
• Argumentation styles and the
vocabulary of persuasion.
• Identify the effects of
science and technology on
modern communication,
transportation, public
health, and warfare in
target language.
• Propose a scientific solution
to a contemporary problem.
5th Six Weeks
Students will know…
Students will be able to…
Science and Technology
4 Six Weeks
Discovery and
Invention
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
El hipótesis, predecir, una
pregunta, el método, una
medida, el informe, el
resultado, la tabla, el gráfico,
el cuadro, el gráfico de
barras, el gráfico linear, el
gráfico circular
Concluir, una conclusión,
evaluar, una evaluación,
vigilar, observar, una
observación, el grupo,
Seleccionar, probar,
Grande, pequeño, mediano,
ancho, estrecho, cuadrado,
circular, corto, largo, plano,
redondo, triangular, duro,
blando, pesado, ligero, caro,
barato
Review from Spanish I:
computer and technology
vocabulary
El disco compacto, la
impresora, prender la
máquina, apagar, boca
arriba, boca abajo, el
documento, el botón, el
teléfono, el teléfono celular
Dejar un mensaje, el prefijo
de país, la clave de área, el
número de teléfono
Hacer una llamada, marcar el
número, sonar, contestar
Review from Spanish I:
computer and technology
vocabulary, travel
la salud, la dieta, la comida
basura, la información
nutricional, las diabetes, las
vitaminas, el peso, hacer
ejercicio, el entrenador,
sano, el estrés
derrotar, fracasar, rendirse,
la paz, la guerra, el ejército,
la traición, superar
Para empezar, en primer
lugar, para ilustrar, en
resumen, por un lado, por
otro lado, aunque, como
resultado, por eso, en
realidad, todavía, hoy en día
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
Global Challenges
Health and
Nutrition
• Key terms for health and
nutrition.
• Informal and formal
command forms of verbs.
• Comparatives and
superlatives.
• Eating habits in different
countries.
The World
Around Us
• Key terms for social, political
and environmental issues.
• Phrases for expressing
opinions.
• The conditional tense.
• Transitional phrases.
• Key terms for human rights.
• Direct and indirect object
pronouns.
• Cultural Anchor:
Immigration.
Beauty and Aesthetics
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6 Six Weeks
Visual Arts:
Architecture,
Sculptures,
Paintings
Students will know…
• Key terms for architectures,
sculptures, paintings.
• Comparatives and
superlatives.
• Past, present and future
tenses.
• Express opinions.
• Terms for agreeing and
disagreeing.
• Famous artists in the US and
other countries.
• Express how one is feeling
physically.
• Express concern for others.
• Communicate advice to
others.
• Discuss what they do to stay
healthy.
• Talk about food and
nutrition.
• Explain similarities and
differences between eating
habits of different cultures.
• Discuss how culture impacts
one’s diet or eating habits.
• Identify social, political and
environmental problems
facing our world societies.
• Justify their opinions about
these problems.
• Make recommendations for
solving problems.
• Summarize information.
Students will be able to…
• Identify periods, elements
and characteristics of
architecture, sculptures and
paintings.
• Compare different works of
art.
• Give opinions about works
of art.
• Identify social or historical
events that have impacted
artists.
Review from Spanish I:
Body parts, sick vocabulary
Recycle health vocabulary
from above
La nutrición, los legumbres,
las frutas, las verduras
Productos lácteos, cereales
Los huesos, los músculos, la
piel, la sangre, las venas, el
cerebro, los intestinos, los
riñones, el corazón
Los problemas sociales
El juez, la víctima, el
acusado, el detective, el
ladrón, el testigo, el criminal
Inocente, culpable
La cárcel, el castigo, la ley, un
crimen
Juzgar, testificar
El/la activista, el voto
El Congreso, El/la demócrata,
el/la republicano(a)
El Colegio Electoral, la
elección, el gobernador
El partido, el presidente
Apoyar, votar
Los gases contaminantes,
reciclar, la conservación, la
deforestación, orgánico, el
ozono, el cambio climático,
el ecosistema, la extinción, el
medio ambiente
Amenazar, asegurar,
detener, disfrutar, exigir,
escoger, garantizar,
promover, proteger, violar
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
La arquitectura, el arco, el
azulejo, el balcón, la reja, la
torre
La obra, la cerámica, la
escultura, el mural, la
pintura, el cuadro
El autorretrato, la naturaleza
muerta
El surrealismo, el realismo, el
cubismo, abstracto, el barro,
la piedra, el taller, el lienzo,
el escultor, el muralista
La fuente de inspiración,
Performing Arts:
Music, Dance,
Theater
• Key terms for music, dance
and theater.
• Comparatives and
superlatives.
• Past, present and future
tenses.
• Express opinions.
• Terms for agreeing and
disagreeing.
• Identify periods, elements
and characteristics of music,
dance and theater.
• Compare different works of
art.
• Identify social or historical
events that have impacted
the output found in
performance arts.
• Give opinions about works
of art.
representar, expresar,
inspirar
Recycle terms for expressing
opinions
Review from Spanish I:
vocabulary for
entertainment
el instrumento, la música, la
sinfonía, el concierto, el
tiempo, la banda, el
conjunto, el solista, el coro,
el director
El bailarín, instructor de
baile, más rápido, más lento,
marcar, seguir, el ritmo, los
pasos, adelante, atrás,
izquierda, derecha
La obra teatral, la exposición,
el público, dar una
representación, la audición,
aplaudir