World Language Department at Northgate High
“The study of languages and cultures is for all students.”
Goals for the WL Department:
a. To develop high levels of proficiency in several of the world's languages and
cultures.
b. To move beyond traditional approaches in which students learn about languages
and cultures.
c. To provide opportunities for students to learn languages for real-world purposes in
culturally-appropriate ways.
KNOWS AND DOS
A. Levels 1 & 2 (formulaic language): KNOWS AND DOS
Students in Spanish I & II, French I & II, German I & II and Mandarin:
1. Engage in conversations
School-Wide Goals
2. Write notes, lists, poems, postcards, and short
letters.
Speak efficiently and
effectively
Write efficiently and
create original work.
3. communicate effectively with some hesitation and
errors, which do not hinder comprehension
Speak and listen
effectively and clearly
Levels 1 & 2 at Northgate High are the equivalent to Stage I in the 2009 “World Languages Content Standards for California Public
School”. Based on those, the students can perform the knows/do in the following content:
1.0 Students acquire information, recognize distinctive viewpoints, and further their
knowledge of other disciplines.
1.1 Students address discrete elements of daily life, including:
a. Greetings and introductions
b. Family and friends
c. Pets
d. Home and neighborhood
e. Celebrations, holidays, and rites of passage
f. Calendar, seasons, and weather
g. Leisure, hobbies and activities, songs, toys and games, sports
h. Vacations and travel, maps, destinations, and geography
i. School, classroom, schedules, subjects, numbers, time, directions
j. Important dates in the target culture
k. Jobs
l. Food, meals, restaurants
m. Shopping, clothes, colors, and sizes
n. Parts of the body, illness
o. Technology
Pacing Calendar 2014-2015 Northgate High School
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AUGUST
Para Empezar (08/25-09/15) (15 days)
• En la escuela: greetings; introductions; leave-takings; numbers; time; body parts
• En la clase: classroom, date, asking for help
• El tiempo: weather, seasons
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
En la escuela: greetings
Introductions
PE-1
PE-1
Leave-takings
Numbers & time
Body parts
The classroom
Nouns
The alphabet
Date
Asking for help
Weather
Seasons
Assessment
PE-1
PE-1
PE-1
PE-2
PE-2
PE-2
PE-2
PE-2
PE-3
PE-3
PE1-3
Greet people at different times of the day
Introduce and respond to introductions
(tú/Usted)
Respond to classroom directions
Tell time & use numbers (numbers/time)
Identify body parts
En la clase: classroom
Differentiate masculine and feminine gender
Spell in Spanish/ accent marks
Tell the date
Ask questions about new words and phrases
Describe weather conditions
Identify the seasons
Quiz/tests/projects
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Chapter 1A (09/16-10/02) (13 days)
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Vocabulary: activities and expressions for saying what you like and don’t like to do
Grammar: infinitives; making negative statements
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary - Activities
VocabularyLikes/dislikes
Vocabulary- Activities
Assessment
Infinitives
1-A
1-A
Talk about activities
Say what you like and don’t like to do
1-A
1-A
1-A
Infinitives
Infinitives
Infinitives
Assessment
Negatives
Negatives
1-A
1-A
1-A
1-A
1-A
1-A
Negatives
1-A
Assessment
1-A
Ask others what they like to do
Quiz/tests/projects
Communicate effectively with some hesitation
and errors using infinitives
Use learned words and phrases when writing
Say what you like and don’t like to do
Ask others what they like to do
Quiz/test/projects
Expressing agreement or disagreement
Understand some ideas and familiar details
using negatives
Engage in conversations and use negative
statements
Quiz/tests/projects
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Chapter 1B (10/03-10/24) (15 days)
¿Y tú cómo eres?
Vocabulary: adjectives and vocabulary to ask about and describe someone’s personality
Grammar: adjectives; definite and indefinite articles; word order
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
PACING
(Days)
1
Vocabulary - Personality
1-B
Vocabulary- Personality
Vocabulary- Personality
Assessment
Adjectives
1-B
1-B
1-B
1-B
Adjectives
Adjectives
Adjectives
Assessment
Definite and indefinite
articles
Definite and indefinite
articles
Definite and indefinite
articles
Word order
Word order
1-B
1-B
1-B
1-B
1-B
1-B
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about what people are like
Ask people to talk about themselves and others
Describe your own personality traits
Quiz/tests/projects
Writing notes, lists, poems, postcards, short
letters using adjectives
Use learned words and phrases when writing
Speaking face-to-face using adjectives
Begin to provide information
Quiz/test/projects
Communicate effectively with some hesitation or
errors
Understand some ideas and familiar details
1-B
Quiz/test/projects
1
1-B
1-B
1
1
Assessment
1-B
Placement of adjectives
Use short sentences, learned words and
phrases when writing
Quiz/test/projects
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Chapter 2A (10/27-11/13) (14 days)
Tu día en la escuela
Vocabulary: classroom items and furniture; parts of the classroom; prepositions of location
Grammar: subject pronouns; the present tense of -ar verbs
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – School
Vocabulary- Schedules
Vocabulary- Subjects
Assessment
Subject pronouns
2-A
2-A
2-A
2-A
2-A
Subject pronouns
Subject pronouns
Assessment
2-A
2-A
2-A
2-A
Discuss the school day
Understand some ideas when listening
Begin to provide information about subjects
Quiz/tests/projects
Begin to provide information using subject
pronouns
Writing subject pronouns
Demonstrate culturally acceptable behavior
Quiz/test/projects
Conjugate a –ar verb
2-A
Listening to audio texts
1
2-A
Writing simple sentences with –ar verbs
1
2-A
Use short sentences, learned words and
phrases when writing
Begin to provide information conjugating –ar
verbs
Quiz/test/projects
1
The present tense of -ar
verbs
The present tense of -ar
verbs
The present tense of -ar
verbs
The present tense of -ar
verbs
The present tense of -ar
verbs
Assessment
2-A
2-A
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Chapter 2B (11/14-12/10) (14 days)
Tu sala de clases
Vocabulary: classroom items and furniture; parts of the classroom; prepositions of location
Grammar: the verb estar; plurals of nouns and articles
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – Classroom
2-B
Vocabulary- Equipment
Vocabulary- Location
Assessment
The verb “estar”
The verb “estar”
The verb “estar”
2-B
2-B
2-B
2-B
2-B
2-B
The verb “estar”
2-B
Assessment
2-B
2-B
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about classroom
Understand most important information
Begin to provide information
Quiz/tests/projects
Conjugate “estar”
Ask and tell how someone feels
Talk about where someone or something is
located
Communicate effectively with some hesitation
and errors
Quiz/tests/projects
Using plurals
2-B
Writing lists
1
2-B
Speaking using plurals
1
2-B
Begin to provide information using plurals
1
2-B
Quiz/test/projects
1
The plurals of nouns and
articles
The plurals of nouns and
articles
The plurals of nouns and
articles
The plurals of nouns and
articles
Assessment
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Chapter 3A (12/11-01/13) (14 days)
¿Desayuno o almuerzo?
Vocabulary: foods; beverages; adverbs of frequency; expressions to show surprise
Grammar: present tense of -er and -ir verbs; me gusta(n), me encanta(n)
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – Food
3-A
Vocabulary- Breakfast
Vocabulary- Lunch
Assessment
3-A
3-A
3-A
3-A
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about food
Ask/tell about breakfast and lunch
Express likes and dislikes about food
Quiz/tests/projects
Conjugate “-er & -ir” verbs
3-A
Use short sentences using “-er & -ir”
1
3-A
Understand most important information
1
3-A
Communicate effectively with some hesitation
and errors
Quiz/tests/projects
Express likes and dislikes with gustar &
encantar
Writing lists using gustar & encantar
Speaking using gustar & encantar
Begin to provide information using
gustar/encantar
Quiz/test/projects
1
Present tense of -er and -ir
verbs
Present tense of -er and -ir
verbs
Present tense of -er and -ir
verbs
Present tense of -er and -ir
verbs
Me gustan, me encantan
Assessment
3-A
3-A
Me gustan, me encantan
Me gustan, me encantan
Me gustan, me encantan
3-A
3-A
3-A
Assessment
3-A
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
REVIEW FIRST SEMESTER (1/14-1/20)
3B (01/27-02/11) (12 days)
Para mantener la salud
Vocabulary: food; beverages; expressions to discuss health; expressions to discuss preferences, agreement,
disagreement, and quantity; adjectives to describe food
Grammar: the plural of adjectives; the verb ser
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – Health
3-B
Vocabulary- Food
Vocabulary- Exercise
Assessment
3-B
3-B
3-B
3-B
3-B
3-B
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about food groups on the Food Guide Pyramid
Ask/tell about good health
Use short sentences when speaking and writing
Quiz/tests/projects
Conjugate “-er & -ir” verbs
Use short sentences using “-er & -ir”
Communicate effectively with some hesitation
and errors using “-er & -ir” verbs.
Conjugate the verb “ser”
Use short sentences using the verb “ser”
Speaking using verb “ser”
Begin to provide information using “ser”
Quiz/test/projects
The plural of adjectives
The plural of adjectives
The plural of adjectives
The verb “ser”
The verb “ser”
The verb “ser”
The verb “ser”
Assessment
3-B
3-B
3-B
3-B
3-B
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4A (02/12-03/04) (13 days)
¿Adónde vas?
Vocabulary: leisure activities; places; expressions to tell where and with whom you go; expressions to talk about
when things are done
Grammar: the verb ir; interrogative words
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – Locations
4-A
Vocabulary- Leisure
Vocabulary- after school
activities
Assessment
4-A
4-A
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about places to go after school
Ask/tell about leisure activities
Tell where you go and with whom
The verb “ir”
The verb “ir”
The verb “ir”
Assessment
Interrogative words
Interrogative words
Interrogative words
Interrogative words
Assessment
4-A
4-A
4-A
4-A
4-A
4-A
4-A
4-A
4-A
4-A
Quiz/tests/projects
Conjugate the verb “ir”
Use short sentences using the verb “ir”
Communicate effectively with some hesitation
and errors using the verb “ir”
Quiz/tests/projects
Make requests
Understand some ideas and familiar details
How to ask questions
Obtain information using interrogative words
Quiz/test/projects
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4B (03/05-03/23) (12 days)
¿Quieres ir conmigo?
Vocabulary: leisure activities; feelings; expressions for extending, accepting, and declining invitations; expressions to
tell when something happens
Grammar: ir + a + infinitive; the verb jugar
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – activities
outside schools
Vocabulary- favorite
activities
Vocabulary- activities
Assessment
4-B
4-B
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about activities outside the school
Extend, accept and decline invitations
4-B
4-B
4-B
4-B
4-B
4-B
4-B
4-B
4-B
4-B
Use short sentences when speaking and writing
Quiz/tests/projects
Conjugate “ir + a” verbs
Tell when an event happens
Say what you are going to do
Conjugate the verb “jugar”
Use short sentences using the verb “jugar”
Speaking using verb “jugar”
Begin to provide information using “jugar”
Quiz/test/projects
Ir+a+Infinitive
Ir+a+Infinitive
Ir+a+Infinitive
The verb “jugar”
The verb “jugar”
The verb “jugar”
The verb “jugar”
Assessment
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5A (03/24-04/14) (11 days)
Una fiesta de cumpleaños
Vocabulary: family and parties
Grammar: the verb tener; possessive adjectives
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – Families
5-A
VocabularyCelebrations
Assessment
5-A
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about families
Communicate about families and parties
Possessive adjectives
5-A
5-A
5-A
5-A
5-A
Possessive adjectives
5-A
Possessive adjectives
Possessive adjectives
5-A
5-A
Assessment
5-A
The verb tener
The verb tener
The verb tener
Quiz/tests/projects
Conjugate the verb “tener”
Ask and tell people’s age
Tell to whom something belongs
Understand short texts enhanced by visual
clues when reading
Use short sentences using possessive
adjectives
Speaking using possessive adjectives
Begin to provide information using possessive
adjectives and diminutives
Quiz/test/projects
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5B (04/15-04/30) (12 days)
¡Vamos a un restaurante!
Vocabulary: describing people and ordering a meal
Grammar: the verb venir; the verbs ser and estar
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary - Family
5-B
Vocabulary- Restaurant
Vocabulary-celebrations
Assessment
The verb “venir”
The verb “venir”
5-B
5-B
5-B
5-B
5-B
The verb “venir”
The verbs “ser” & “estar”
The verbs “ser” & “estar”
5-B
5-B
5-B
The verbs “ser” & “estar”
The verbs “ser” & “estar”
5-B
5-B
5-B
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about description of family members
Describe people and foods
Order a meal in a restaurant
Quiz/tests/projects
Conjugate the verb “venir”
Tell that somebody is coming to a place or an
event
Communicate using the verb “venir”
Conjugate the verbs “ser” & “estar”
Use short sentences using the verbs “ser” &
“estar”
Talk about where people are and how they feel
Know the difference between “ser” and “estar”
Quiz/test/projects
Assessment
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6A (05/01-05/18) (12 days)
En mi dormitorio
Vocabulary: bedroom items; electronic equipment; colors; adjectives to describe things
Grammar: comparisons and superlatives; stem-changing verbs: poder and dormir
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – Bedroom
6-A
Vocabulary- Furniture
Vocabulary- electronic
equipment and colors
Assessment
6-A
6-A
6-A
6-A
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about your bedroom
Name items found in your bedroom
Talk about electronic equipment and use colors
to describe things
Quiz/tests/projects
Use comparatives to compare
6-A
Use superlatives to describe things in a house
1
6-A
Use comparatives and superlatives in short
sentences and simple questions
Quiz/tests/projects
How to conjugate a stem-changing verb
1
1
6-A
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about “poder” and “dormir”
Use “poder” to discuss electronic equipment
6-A
Obtain information using “poder” and “dormir”
1
6-A
Quiz/test/projects
1
Comparisons and
superlatives
Comparisons and
superlatives
Comparisons and
superlatives
Assessment
Stem-changing verbs:
“poder and dormir”
Stem-changing verbs:
“poder and dormir”
Stem-changing verbs:
“poder and dormir”
Stem-changing verbs:
“poder and dormir”
Assessment
6-A
6-A
6-A
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6B (05/19-06/08) (14 days)
¿Cómo es tu casa?
Vocabulary: rooms in a house and household chores
Grammar: affirmative tú commands; the present progressive tense
TOPICS
SECTION
KNOWS/Dos
Vocabulary – Room in a
house
Vocabulary- chores
Vocabulary
Assessment
6-B
Understand some ideas and familiar details
about rooms in a house
Name household chores
Tell where you live
Quiz/tests/projects
Tell someone you know how to do something
Listening and follow directions
Use familiar “Tu” commands
Conjugate verbs in the present progressive
Writing accurately using present progressive
Use commands and present progressive in
writing and speaking
Use short sentences using present progressive
Quiz/test/projects
Affirmative tú commands
Affirmative tú commands
Affirmative tú commands
The present progressive
The present progressive
The present progressive
The present progressive
Assessment
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
6-B
PACING
(Days)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1