Scope and Sequence
Spanish Heritage Speakers – SHS1A – Themes 1-3 (see below for Themes 4-6)
BIG IDEAS Personal and Public Identities
THEMES  ABC
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Who am I?
Personal interests
READINGS Novels
Selections from:
 Me llamo María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
 La casa en Mango Street (chapter titled “Mi
nombre”) by Sandra Cisneros
Nonfiction
 www.significadodelosnombres.org
 www.heraldaria.com
Additional Readings
 “Yo Noami Leon” by Pam Muñoz Ryan
 “Esperanza Renace” by Pam Muñoz Ryan
 “Felipe Alou” by Carol Gaab
 “El nuevo Houdini” by Carol Gaab
 “Beísbol en abril” by Gary Soto
 “Nacer bailando” by Alma Flor Ada
 “El color de mis palabras” by Lynn Joseph
 “House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
 “Caramelo” by Sandra Cisneros
 “Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le
enseñó a volar” by Luis Sepúlveda
Families and Culture
Beauty and Aesthetics
Family and Values
 Myself
 Family history
 Country of origin
Personal Style/Hygiene
 Health and illness
 Food pyramid
 Nutritional habits
 Balanced diet
 Traditional meals
Novels
Selections from:
Como agua para chocolate by
Laura Esquivel
Novels
Selections from:
 Como las hermanas García
perdieron su acento by Julia
Álvarez
 M’as allá de mí by Francisco
Jiménez
Short Stories
 “Un oso y un amor” by Sabine
Ulibarrí
 “Los chicos” by Ana María Matute
 “Bernardino” by Ana María Matute
 “La Rama Seca” by Ana María
Matute
 “La llorona de Mazatlán” by Katie
Baker
 “No oyes ladrar los perros” by
Juan Rulfo
Poetry
“Yo voy soñando caminos” by Antonio
Machado
Nonfiction
Prevention en Español (articles on
*nutrition and food poisoning)
*need specific editions
Selecciones
Articles relating to the theme or
subthemes, such as:
 “Por qué debes comer
vegetales,” People en Español
(August 2012)
 “Alto alambre,” by Isis
Sauceda, Buenhogar (Spanish
newspaper) (September 2012)
Other sources
 El País
 El Diario
 La Prensa
 El Periódico
 La Vanguardia
THEMES Personal and Public Identities
FINAL
PRODUCTS 1. A fill-in-the-blank poem that uses adjectives
VOCABULARY
STRUCTURES
AND
MECHANICS
2. Explanation of family name through the creation
of a coat of arms at Heraldaria.com (read Ch. 2
of Me llamo María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada)
3. Descriptive paragraph using a T-Chart to
support writing
4. Descriptive short essay (150 words or three
paragraphs) using the above activities to create
a PowerPoint presentation
 Oración (simple)
 Párrafo, puntuación (coma y punto)
 Sujeto
 Predicado
 Sustantivos
 Adjetivos (grande, gordo, mediano, rubio,
moreno, chaparro)
 Pronombres
 Género (masculino/femenino)
 Verbos (ser, estar, tener, llevar, gustar)
 El Alfabeto (signos y sonidos)
 Estructura de la oración: puntuación (usos de
la coma y del punto); mayúsculas (nombres
propios y según puntuación).
 Oración: oraciones simples, sujeto y
predicado, sustantivos, pronombres, verbos
adjetivos, el número, el género.
 El párrafo (5 o 6 oraciones usando comas y
puntos seguidos y punto final)
 Los adjetivos: el adjetivo, los grados del
adjetivo: los grados comparativos (igualdad,
inferioridad y superioridad).
THEMES Personal and Public Identities
RESOURCES  “El Abecedario” YouTube video:
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Creating a family coat of arms
T-chart for Ch. 2, Me llamo Maria Isabel by
Alma Flor Ada
Families and Culture
Beauty and Aesthetics
Family Tree / Family Description
1. Creating a multimedia project that
uses podcasts, videos, texts,
music, and/or photos chronicling a
student’s family history and
traditions
2. The biography of a family member
Personal Diary
1. Creation and hosting of a
cultural food fair
2. Create a class recipe book
which presents balanced diet
recipes
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Miembros de la familia
Biografía
ˑ Dieta balanceada
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Pronombres personales
Los adjetivos: los grados del
adjetivo: los grados comparativos
(igualdad, inferioridad,
superioridad)
Verbos: infinitivo vs. conjugación.
Los enlaces: palabras y frases de
enlace y transición
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Families and Culture
“Selena” (movie)
ˑ Libro de recetas
ˑ Sistema métrico
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El adverbio
Introducción al tiempo
presente
Verbos Reflexivos
Beauty and Aesthetics
ASSESSMENTS
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SHS1A folder on Google Drive
DPS SHS Fall Assessment – administer the
first week of the fall semester
Alphabet
- Become familiar with the letters of the
alphabet through worksheets and games
(War, flashcards, memory games, lottery,
Go Fish, Basta, etc.)
- YouTube examples (like “El Abecedario”)
(See SHS1A folder for resources; each activity
is leveled according to proficiency.)
- Study phonemes and graphemes
- Decode words through sound/sight
recognition
- Organize objects, places, names using the
games in the SHS1A folder on Google Drive
Coat of arms poster
Make a family coat of arms poster
(research using the Heraldaria website)
which describes you and present it to the
class through a PowerPoint presentation
Write a three-paragraph descriptive essay
about yourself with the help of the T-Chart
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Create a family tree
Use a T-Chart to write a
description of your family.
Read a biography of a famous
person
Do a timeline of your life and then
write an autobiography
Interview another student to write
his or her biography using a
timeline chart
Interview a family member and
report findings
Compare and contrast your life
with an older relative’s
Research a tradition, custom or
ritual that is no longer practiced in
your family and create a poster
about it
Write a journal entry comparing
family members
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Create a chart listing diseases
that most affect society;
include symptoms, prevention,
treatment and cure
Discuss different aspects of
personal hygiene (body, oral,
etc.) and its impact on health
and illness
Bring in traditional recipes to
share with class
Write a paragraph about
favorite foods and/or meals
Read, interpret, and create
food labels
Research and report on the
impact of unhealthy diets
Write an e-mail to a friend in
the student’s native country,
informing him/her of the
importance of a balanced diet
Prepare a balanced menu
Compare traditional and nontraditional foods
Scope and Sequence (continued)
Spanish Heritage Speakers SHS1A (Themes 4-6)
THEMES Contemporary Life
TOPICS My Community
READINGS
 Directions
 Modes of transportation
 Public transit routes
 Local trips
 Tourist trips
 Environmental conservation
 Eco-tourism
Novels
 La casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
 Vida y muerte en la mara salvatrucha
(Anonymous)
 Esperanza by Carol Gaab
 La guerra sucia by Nathaniel Kirby
 La hija del sastre by Carrie Toth and Carol
Gaab
 Cajas de cartón by Francisco Jiménez
 Senderos fronterizos by Francisco Jiménez
 Vuelvo a la libertad by Ana Veciana Suárez
 El soñador by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Nonfiction
 Travel brochures
 Travel guides
 Driver’s manual
 Subway maps
 Airline carrier magazines
 Newspaper articles about natural reserves
Science and Technology
Global Challenges
The Impact of Technology for the
Individual
 Science
 Ethics
 Challenges
 Rights and responsibilities
 Censorship
The Earth
 Recycling
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Energy Conservation
 Waste Reduction
 Water Conservation
 Disposing Electronics /Clothes
Short Stories
 “Rosa” by Angel Balzarino
 “Nosotros, no” by José Bernardo
Adolph
Short Stories
Cuentos del fondo del mar, Silvia
Dubovoy
Nonfiction
 Biographies/memoirs
 Selections from:
“Citywide Standards of Discipline
and Intervention Measures:
The Discipline Code and Bill of
Student Rights and Responsibilities,
K-12” by the New York City
Department of Education
Autobiography
Selections from:
Cuando era Puertorriqueña by
Esmeralda Santiago
Novels
Selections from:
La casa on Mango Street, Sandra
Cisneros
The Lorax (in Spanish), Dr. Seuss
La ciudad de las bestias, Isabel
Allende
El clan de la loba, Maite Carranza
Nonfiction
 Spanish newspaper articles
relating to the
theme/subthemes. (Sources
may include El País, El Diario
La Prensa, El Periódico, La
Vanguardia…)
Poetry
―El ave y el nido,‖ Salomé Ureña
de Henríquez
―Río Grande de Loíza,‖ Julia de
Burgos
―Árbol muerto,‖ Gabriela Mistral
THEMES Contemporary Life
FINAL 1. Community map
PRODUCTS 2. Community description
3. Travel brochures
a. For a natural reserve (based on a visit
or a virtual tour)
b. For the top ten destinations in Denver
4. An environmental conservation brochure
5. Planning a trip within Denver using the
light-rail or bus maps
VOCABULARY 
Localidades
Preposiciones
STRUCTURES 
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MECHANICS
Introducción a mandatos
El predicado: el verbo y sus
complementos
La preposición
El verbo y sus complementos hojas de
trabajo
La preposición hojas de trabajo
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RESOURCES
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Science and Technology
Global Challenges
1. Opinion essay
2. A wiki (an online digital community
which visitors can participate in and
contribute to) containing a catalog of
accessible technology
3. Participate in discussions on which
technologies can enrich learning
experiences on the Wiki
4. A blog about technology and privacy
5. A technology handbook
6. An inventory of available technology
in school
1.Research online Denver City’s
recycling laws, and developing a
recycling plan for the school
2. Visit a recycling plant and write
an editorial for the school website
3. Organize a conservation fair for
the school community
4. Plant a community garden
Reciclar
Conservación
Medio ambiente
El tenso futuro
THEMES Contemporary Life
ASSESSMENTS
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Reading and interpreting a mass-transit
map
Studying traffic signals
Writing directions to get to a place
Reading and interpreting road maps
Identifying destination points
Researching tourist attractions and
creating a travel brochure
Visiting or doing a virtual tour of a natural
reserve
Drawing a neighborhood map
Writing a neighborhood description
Science and Technology
Global Challenges
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DPS SHS Spring Assessment
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Comparing the celebrations of
one’s native country and the
United States
Creating a budget for a
celebration
Writing invitations for different
types of parties
Discussing and comparing
wedding traditions
Deciding pros and cons of a
traditional and a nontraditional
wedding
Discussing and comparing
funeral traditions: mourning,
flowers, burials, etc.
Writing a point-of-view essay
on the importance of social
status
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Visiting the school library or computer
center and listing available sources
Selecting a subtheme and creating an
e-books list
Researching the impact of technology
on science and writing an expository
essay
Researching careers of the future and
preparing a brochure showcasing them
Researching new Denver public school
policies and students’ rights and writing
an e-mail to a friend sharing what was
learned
Discussing the pros and cons of
technology and writing an
argumentative essay on the findings
Developing a list of technology etiquette
Completing a close reading on an
article related to Internet censorship
Debating the use of Internet filters
within the New York City Department of
Education, citing text-based evidence
and using correctly formatted
references
Writing an argumentative essay on the
digital society and its effects on social
skills
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