BIENVENIDOS A LAS CLASES
DE ESPAÑOL 1A & 1B
CON LA SRA. JOHNSON
OUR MISSION
To develop an appreciation, tolerance and
understanding of other cultures
 To encourage life-long interest and love for world
languages and cultures
 To help eliminate racism, prejudice, and bias
 To increase understanding of those different than
ourselves
 To cultivate the ability to communicate with a
range of people
 To cultivate linguistic proficiency
 To develop 21st century global citizens
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CURRICULUM
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The curriculum uses the Understanding by
Design (UbD) approach and is organized in
thematic units to provide meaningful context to
academic and cultural content, address national
and state standards and assure that students are
21st century college-, careers- and world-ready.
The entire program sequence can be found on the
Curriculum link for World Languages
PROGRESSION OF STUDY
FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF COURSE RE-ALIGNMENT INITIATIVE AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL ANTICIPATED BY 2017
SPANISH IA UNITS
 Unit
1- Let’s get started
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Unit 2- We are students
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Unit 3- At school
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Unit 4- My favorite foods
UNIT1 TOPIC: LET’S GET STARTED- SKILLS
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Engage in introductory conversation by greetings & farewells
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Make introductions
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Write words in language by sound or having them spelled out in
target language
Ask & say how to spell words
Recognize words that are familiar in their own language
(cognates)
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Ask & tell your telephone numbers
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Ask and respond to questions about origin
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Talk about the calendar
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Talk about the weather
UNIT 2- WE ARE STUDENTS SKILLS
Describe yourself and other
 Say where people are from
 Say what you like and don’t like to do
 Talk about daily routine and school activities
 Ask and respond to questions about school
subjects, supplies and activities
 Talk about school schedules
 Telling time
 Tell what you do before, during & after school
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UNIT 3- AT SCHOOL SKILLS
Say what you do and how often
 Identify and describe classes and classroom
objects
 Say where things are located
 Talk about how you feel
 Ask & tell where you are going
 Implement strategies to keep a conversation
going
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UNIT 4- MY FAVORITE FOOD SKILLS
 Talk
about food & beverages
 Say what foods you like & dislike
 Say what you have to do
 Say what you are going to do
SPANISH IB
UNIT
TOPICS
 Recycle
vocabulary and
grammatical structures from 7th
Spanish
 Unit 1 Family Life
 Unit
2 House & home activities
 Unit
3 Sports and a healthy body
 Unit
4 My daily and vacation
routines
UNIT 1-FAMILY LIFE
Talk about family
 Describe family members
 Give dates
 Express possession with “de”
 Make comparisons
 Say what to buy & wear
 Say what you want/prefer
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UNIT 2- HOUSE & HOME ACTIVITIES
Describe places & events in town
 Talk about different means of transportation
 Order food
 Express what you see
 Tell what you re going to do
 Describe a house & household items
 Indicate the order of things
 Describe people & locations
 Talk about chores & responsibilities
 Plan a party
 Tell what you must do
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UNIT 3- SPORTS & A HEALTHY BODY
 Talk
about sports people play
 Talk
about body parts & what hurts
 Talk
about what activities you do to
stay healthy
 Tell
what you do at the beach
UNIT 4- MY DAILY & VACATION
ROUTINES
 Talk
about a typical day
 Talk
about ways to travel
 Talk
about a daily routine while on
vacation
 Identify
things far & near using
demonstrative adjectives
MAIN GOALS: TEACH STUDENTS
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to speak and understand everyday
communicative exchanges in Spanish
basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary needed to
communicate
about the culture of the several Spanish speaking
countries
IMPORTANT LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Interpersonal Skills of listening & speaking
Interpretational Skills of written & oral words
Presentational Skills of writing & speaking
Activities used to achieve these goals
are:
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Dialogues, information gap and paired oral activities
Written activities
Listening comprehension activities - videos, song, taped
conversations, YouTube clips
Skits- rehearsed & spontaneous
Frequent short assessments (written, oral)
Mini projects
Posters
NEW JERSEY STANDARDS
Communication
 Culture
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Presentational
 Interpersonal
 Interpretive
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EVALUATIONS
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Language Learning Effort-25% WORK HARD, BE KIND,
NO EXCUSES Preparedness, positive contribution &
participation, positive attitude, homework completion are
an integral part of the class
Communicative Skills Development activities- 40%
Dialogues, skits, gap activities, dictations, quizzes, short
writing & interpretive assignments, letters, postcards, etc.
Assessments 35% - Unit Assessments are performance
based and integrate all the skills of a language learnerOral Interpersonal communication, Written Presentational
assessments including grammar & vocabulary, and
Interpretive listening and reading tasks.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Encourage your son or daughter to show interest
in Spanish and its various cultures.
 Listen to the news, radio, or watch a Spanish TV
program or movie.
 Visit Spanish language websites to play games &
do interactive online activities.
 Encourage your son or daughter to share what
they’ve learned in class and ask them to teach
you words and phrases regularly.
 Visit Parent Resources to follow your son’s or
daughter’s progress.
 Encourage your child to complete all
assignments in a timely manner and
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PARTICIPATE
RESOURCES
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Avancemos I on-line resources are
accessed at www.classzone.com
 Oxford
dictionary link is accessed through
UMS Media Center link or Mrs.Wasiak’s
staff page
PERSONAL INFORMATION
I studied Spanish language and literature at
Douglass College and Curriculum & Instruction
at Temple University
 I have been teaching Spanish for 25 years- 14
years in Montgomery
 I have enjoyed traveling to Spain, Peru & Mexico
several times
 Email: ljohnson@mtsd.us
 After school help: THURSDAY Room B108
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