New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC)
This Curriculum Map is a model for content, skills, and pacing. Teachers will adapt the map in light of students’ prior knowledge.
Department: World Languages
Course Title: Spanish 1B 8th Grade
Unit 1, September TB Preliminary Lesson
Unit 2, October TB Unit 5 – Lesson 1
 What do you and your family like to eat?
 Do you live in an apartment or a house?
 What do you do for fun when you are not in school?
 How do you describe people and the location of things?
Essential
 When do you use plural possessive adjectives in Spanish?
 How do you express the order of things in Spanish?
Question/Learning(s):
 How is conjugating ER/IR verbs similar to/different than conjugating AR
 How do you know when to use “ser” or “estar”?
verbs?
 How do Ecuador and Argentina have unique geographical sites?
Content
Skills:
Standards/Benchmarks
Assessments
Resources
 Vocabulary: Activities; describing people; in class; in school; breakfast and
lunch foods; family; in the clothing stores; in the restaurant.
 Grammar: Subject pronouns and ser; present tense of –ar, –er, and –ir
ending verbs; Stem-changing verbs: e  ie, o  ue, e  i; direct object
pronouns; possessive adjectives, comparatives; ir + a + infinitives; “tener”
expressions.
 Review: All the topics in this unit are a review of 7th grade material.
 Talk about activities.
 Describe yourself and others.
 Say what you like and don’t like.
 Describe classes and classroom objects.
 Talk about foods and beverages.
 Talk about family.
 Talk about what clothes you want to buy.
 Identification of vocabulary.
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
 7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
 Guided practices
 Partner Speaking exercises
 Read aloud
 Homework assignments
 Oral presentations
 Oral and written quizzes
 Unit test
 Notebooks
 Website activities
 Avancemos Level 1b textbook
 Practice workbook
 Classzone.com
 Teacher-made materials
 Audio CD
 Internet
 Cultural Video
 Vocabulary: Describing a house, household items, furniture and ordinal
numbers.
 Grammar: “Ser” vs. “estar” and ordinal numbers.
 Review: colors, clothing, and location words.
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Describe a house and household items.
Indicate the sequential order of things.
Describe people and locations.
Compare US culture to Ecuadorian culture.
Identification of vocabulary.
Communicate meaning through written messages.
Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
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7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
Guided practices
Partner Speaking exercises
Read aloud
Homework assignments
Oral presentations
Oral and written quizzes
Unit test
Notebooks
Website activities
Avancemos Level 1b textbook
Classzone.com
Audio CD
Cultural Video
 Practice workbook
 Teacher-made materials
 Internet
New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC)
This Curriculum Map is a model for content, skills, and pacing. Teachers will adapt the map in light of students’ prior knowledge.
Department: World Languages
Course Title: Spanish 1B 8th Grade
Unit 3, November TB Unit 5 – Lesson 2
Unit 4, December TB Unit 6 – Lesson 1
 How do you ask someone to help you plan a party?
 What is your favorite sport?
 What makes a verb a stem-changing verb?
 Which sports are popular in Dominican Republic and Venezuela?
Essential
 How can you discuss chores and responsibilities in Spanish?
 Cultures often share similar sports.
Question/Learning(s):
 Languages may vary on expressions of basic grammar concepts.
 How do you know when to use “saber” or “conocer” when speaking or writing
in Spanish?
 Languages involve formal and informal elements.
 Languages may vary on expressions of basic grammar concepts.
 Vocabulary: Parties and chores.
 Vocabulary: Sports and sports equipment.
 Grammar: Irregular verbs (decir, venir, dar, poner, salir, and traer);
 Grammar: The use of the verbs “jugar”, “saber” and “conocer” and the use
Content
affirmative “tú” commnands; “acabar de” + infinitive.
of personal a.
 Review: “Tener que”, interrogative words, expressions of frequency, and
 Review: Numbers from 200 to 1,000,000, “gustar” with nouns and
direct object pronouns.
comparatives.
 Plan a party.
 Talk about sports.
 Talk about chores and responsibilities.
 Talk about whom and what you know.
 Tell someone what to do.
 Understand the difference between “saber” and “conocer”.
 Say what you just did.
 How to conjugate “saber” and “conocer” correctly.
 Identification of vocabulary.
 Identification of vocabulary.
Skills:
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
Standards/Benchmarks
Assessments/Resources
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7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
Guided practices
Partner Speaking exercises
Read aloud
Homework assignments
Oral presentations
Oral and written quizzes
Chapter test
Notebooks
Website activities
Avancemos Level 1b textbook
Classzone.com
Audio CD
Cultural Video
Practice workbook
Teacher-made materials
Internet
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7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
Guided practices
Partner Speaking exercises
Read aloud
Homework assignments
Oral presentations
Oral and written quizzes
Chapter test
Notebooks
Website activities
Avancemos Level 1b textbook
Classzone.com
Audio CD
Cultural Video
Practice workbook
Teacher-made materials
Internet
New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC)
This Curriculum Map is a model for content, skills, and pacing. Teachers will adapt the map in light of students’ prior knowledge.
Department: World Languages
Course Title: Spanish 1B 8th Grade
Unit 5, January TB Unit 6 – Lesson 2
Unit 6, February TB Unit 7 – Lesson 1
 How do you communicate with others by using technology?
 What outdoor activities do you like to do to stay healthy?
 What happens when a virus infects your computer?
 How do you state that a body part hurts in Spanish?
Essential
 What are some aspects of Argentine culture?
 What are some elements of Dominican Republic culture?
Question/Learning(s):
 Languages may vary on expressions of basic grammar concepts.
 Verb formations show patterns in usage.
 Verb formations show patterns in usage.
 Cultures often share similar outdoor activities.
 Vocabulary: Parts of the body; staying healthy; outdoor activities.
 Vocabulary: Technology words and sequence vocabulary.
 Grammar: The verb “doler” and past tense of –ar ending verbs.
 Grammar: Past tense of regular –er and –ir ending verbs, and affirmative
Content
and negative words.
 Review: Stem-changing verbs: o  ue and telling time.
 Review: Affirmative “tú” commands, telling time, food and beverages, and
past tense of regular –ar verbs.
 Talk about parts of the body.
 Talk about technology.
 Read and understand authentic Spanish materials.
 Talk about a series of events.
 Say what you did.
 Say what you did.
 Make excuses.
 Talk about indefinite and or negative situations.
 Talk about staying healthy.
 Identification of vocabulary.
Skills:
 Identification of vocabulary.
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
Standards/Benchmarks
 7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
 7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
 Guided practices
 Guided practices
 Partner Speaking exercises
 Partner Speaking exercises
 Read aloud
 Read aloud
 Homework assignments
 Homework assignments
Assessments/Resources
 Oral presentations
 Oral presentations
 Oral and written quizzes
 Oral and written quizzes
 Chapter test
 Chapter test
 Notebooks
 Notebooks
 Website activities
 Website activities
 Avancemos Level 1b textbook
 Avancemos Level 1b textbook
 Classzone.com
 Classzone.com
 Audio CD
 Audio CD
 Cultural Video
 Cultural Video
 Practice workbook
 Practice workbook
 Teacher-made materials
 Teacher-made materials
 Internet
 Internet
New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC)
This Curriculum Map is a model for content, skills, and pacing. Teachers will adapt the map in light of students’ prior knowledge.
Department: World Languages
Course Title: Spanish 1B 8th Grade
Unit 7, March TB Unit 7 – Lesson 2
Unit 8, April TB Unit 8 – Lesson 1
 How do you describe your daily routine in Spanish?
 What are the names of some well-known amusement parks in the Unites
States?
 What is the difference between a reflexive verb and other Spanish verbs?
 Have you visited an amusement park in another country?
Essential
 What do you do and where do you go when you go on vacation?
Question/Learning(s):
 How do you tell your friends about past events and activities?
 What are some aspects of culture in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Uruguay?
 Verb formations show patterns in usage.
 Verb formations show patterns in usage.
 Languages may show variation in arrangement of grammar structure.
 Languages may show variation in arrangement of grammar structure
 Vocabulary: At the amusement park; on the phone; places of interest;
 Vocabulary: Daily routine, grooming, and vacation words.
extending invitations.
 Grammar: Reflexive verbs, reflexive pronouns, and present progressive.
Content
 Grammar: ¡Qué + adjective!, preterite of “ir”, “ser”, and “hacer”; pronouns
 Review: Past tense of “hacer”, chores, houses, direct object pronouns, parts
after prepositions.
of the body, and telling time.
 Review: Places around town, and stem-changing verbs: e  i.
 Talk on the phone.
 Describe one’s daily routine through speaking and writing.
 Say where you went, how it was, and what you did.
 Ask and answer questions about daily routines in Spanish.
 Extend invitations.
 Talk about your daily routine while on vacation.
 Conjugate reflexive verbs.
 Identification of vocabulary.
 Identification of vocabulary.
Skills:
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
Standards/Benchmarks
 7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
 7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
 Guided practices
 Guided practices
 Partner Speaking exercises
 Partner Speaking exercises
 Read aloud
 Read aloud
 Homework assignments
 Homework assignments
Assessments
 Oral presentations
 Oral presentations
 Oral and written quizzes
 Oral and written quizzes
 Chapter test
 Chapter test
 Notebooks
 Notebooks
 Website activities
 Website activities
 Avancemos Level 1b textbook
 Avancemos Level 1b textbook
 Classzone.com
 Classzone.com
 Audio CD
 Audio CD
Resources
 Cultural Video
 Cultural Video
 Practice workbook
 Practice workbook
 Teacher-made materials
 Teacher-made materials
 Internet
 Internet
New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC)
This Curriculum Map is a model for content, skills, and pacing. Teachers will adapt the map in light of students’ prior knowledge.
Department: World Languages
Course Title: Spanish 1B 8th Grade
Unit 9, May TB Unit 8 – Lesson 2
Unit 10, June Review
 What are demonstrative adjectives and how are they used in Spanish?
 What are some ways you can prepare for a cumulative exam?
Essential
 How do you express the present progressive in Spanish?
Question/Learning(s):
 How do you bargain in Costa Rica and Uruguay?
 Discus the coffee industry in Costa Rica?
 Vocabulary: Leisure and vacation activities; Shopping and Bargaining;
 Vocabulary: subject pronouns, possessive adjective, demonstrative
jelewelry and handicraft.
adjectives and question words.
Content
 Grammar: Indirect object pronouns and demonstrative adjectives.
 Grammar: affirmative “tu” command; ar, er, ir ending verbs; reflexive verbs;
‘gustar”, “ser” vs. “estar”; stem changing verbs; “saber” vs. “conocer”.
 Review: Family, classroom objects, number 200 to 1,000,000, “gustar” with
an infinitive, and present progressive.
 Talk about buying souvenirs while on vacation.
 Conjugate regular and irregular verbs correctly.
 Talk about vacation activities.
 Read and comprehend a short reading sample in Spanish.
 Bargain at the market.
 Determine the correct answer to multiple choice questions based upon
previously taught grammar concepts.
 Identification of vocabulary.
Skills:
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Review
summative exam taking strategies.
 Communicate meaning through written messages.
 Demonstrate mastery of TB units 5-8.
 Communicate orally utilizing vocabulary.
 Identify meaning and appropriate responses to oral questions.
 Identify meaning in oral presentations, videos and audio presentations.
Standards/Benchmarks
 7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
 7.1.NM.A1-5,B1-5,C1-5
 Guided practices
 Guided practices
 Partner Speaking exercises
 Partner Speaking exercises
 Read aloud
 Read aloud
 Homework assignments
 Homework assignments
Assessments
 Oral presentations
 Oral presentations
 Oral and written quizzes
 Oral and written quizzes
 Chapter test
 Chapter test
 Notebooks
 Notebooks
 Website activities
 Website activities
 Avancemos Level 1b textbook
 Avancemos Level 1b textbook
 Classzone.com
 Classzone.com
 Audio CD
 Audio CD
Resources
 Cultural Video
 Cultural Video
 Practice workbook
 Practice workbook
 Teacher-made materials
 Teacher-made materials
 Internet
 Internet