Spanish 2 Pacing Guide
Course Description: Continued development of language skills to produce in the
EOC
language. Students will be able to combine and recombine learned elements to produce simple
conversations, interact on issues of everyday life in present and past time, and compose related
sentences which narrate, describe, compare, summarize and synthesize on familiar topics.
AP/IB
Day Date
1
2
3
SCS
Objectives
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
Content
Para empezar
Vocabulary for Communication:
 How do we describe
people?
greetings
introductions
2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.06
 How do we communicate
in the classroom?
adjectives
nationalities
3.01, 3.04
 Why learn Spanish?
4
4.01, 4.04, 4.06, 4.07
5
5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
5.04, 5.05, 5.06
6
6.01, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
7
7.05, 7.06
8
Essential Questions
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
 How does language work?
Tu día escolar
¿Qué haces en la escuela?
¿Qué haces después de las
clases?
Structures needed
Comprehensive Spanish 1 review
Formulaic expressions
ser
word attack skills
regular present tense verb
conjugation
Interrogatives
Subject pronouns
Study skills for foreign language
(in English)
Culture
Geography review with
nationalities
Vocabulary for Communication:
VOCATS
Teacher-made
final exam
Tasks/Strategies
Suggested Activities
Pair activities
Role-play with greetings/intros
Maps
Graphic Organizers
Tongue-twisters
Skits
Bio-poems
Suggested Activities
Pair activities
School and after-school activities
Skits
Interviews/surveys
9
10
2.01, 2.02, 2.03,
2.04, 2.05, 2.06
How does our school day
compare with those in
Spanish-speaking countries?
3.01, 3.04, 3.06, 3.07
Who and what do know?
4.01, 4.02, 4.06, 4.07
11
How long have we been
doing activities?
12
5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
5.04, 5.05, 5.06,
5.07, 5.08, 5.09
What do we do after school?
13
6.01, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
How do we exchange
personal information?
14
7.04, 7.05, 7.06
15
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
16
17
18
2.01, 2.02, 2.03,
2.04, 2.05, 2.06
Graphic organizers
Structures Needed:
Authentic maps, pictures, Internet
Continue comprehensive Spanish
1 review
stem-changing verbs
affirmative and negative words
comparisons of equality (tan
expressions)
saber & conocer
hace + time expressions
Culture:
Illustrations
Role play
TPR
En busca de la verdad video
Un evento especial
¿Cómo te preparas?
¿Qué ropa compraste?
What do we do every day?
Compare/contrast leisure activities
Vocabulary for Communication:
Suggested Activities
Catalogs
Discuss daily routines
Give Assessment #1
or #8
Discuss preferences
Discuss shopping for clothing and
accessories
3.01, 3.03, 3.04,
3.06, 3.07
4.01, 4.02, 4.06, 4.07
5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
5.04, 5.05, 5.06,
5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10
How do we get ready for our
day?
Interviews/surveys
TPR
What clothing do we wear?
Internet
Day Date
19
SCS
Objectives
6.01, 6.02, 6.03,
6.04, 6.05
Essential Questions
Where do we buy clothing?
Content
Tasks/Strategies
Structures Needed:
reflexive verbs
Give Assessment #2
or #9
Graphic organizers
regular preterit verbs
Role play
21
recycle ser/estar
En busca de la verdad video
22
demonstrative adjectives
23
Give Assessment #3
or #10
20
7.04, 7.05, 7.06
How much do we pay for
clothing?
What are methods of
payment for clothing?
24
26
Culture:
Compare and contrast daily
activities in Spanish-speaking
countries to U.S.
Compare and contrast shopping,
sizes, and styles
27
History of clothing styles
25
28
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
Tú y tu comunidad
¿Qué hiciste ayer?
¿Cómo se va…?
Vocabulary for Communication:
Suggested Activities
Role play
Discuss errands and where they
are carried out
29
2.01, 2.02, 2.03,
2.04, 2.05, 2.06
Where do we go to run
errands?
Talk about cities and towns
Maps of cities
30
3.01, 3.02, 3.04,
3.05, 3.06, 3.07
How do we find our way
around a city/town?
Discuss methods of transportation
Railway/bus/plane schedules
31
4.01, 4.02, 4.05,
4.06, 4.07
What do we see in a
city/town?
Give directions around town.
33
5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
5.04, 5.05, 5.06,
5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10
6.01, 6.02, 6.03,
6.04, 6.05
34
7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06
32
How do we travel?
Give Assessment #4
or #11
Structures Needed
Traffic signs
Driving games
What do we need to know to
drive in a city/town?
direct object pronouns
Puzzles
How do we give directions?
irregular preterit of ir, ser, hacer,
tener, estar, poder, dar, ver
Illustrations/Drawings
35
all affirmative tú commands
Kinesthetic games
36
present progressive (regular and
irregular)
Navigating the Metro system
37
38
Culture
Compare/contrast U.S.
cities/towns with Spanishspeaking cities/towns
39
Compare means of transportation
40
41
42
43
44
45
Midterm Assessment/Review/Enrichment Activities (as required by school)
46
Day Date
SCS
Objectives
Essential Questions
Recuerdos del pasado
Cuando éramos niños
Celebrando los días festivos
47
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
48
2.01, 2.02, 2.03,
2.04, 2.05, 2.06
What were you like as a child?
49
3.01, 3.02, 3.03,
3.04, 3.06, 3.07
What did you play with?
50
4.01, 4.02, 4.05,
4.06, 4.07
Where did you like to go?
51
5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
5.04, 5.05, 5.06,
5.07, 5.08, 5.09,
5.10
How did your family celebrate
birthdays and other holidays?
52
6.01, 6.02, 6.03,
6.04, 6.05
53
Content
Vocabulary for
Communication
Talk about toys and childhood
activities
Describe typical childhood
behaviors
Describe etiquette
Talk about holidays and family
celebrations
Structures Needed:
imperfect tense
Give Assessement
#5 or #12
indirect object pronouns
reciprocal actions
Culture
Compare childhood toys and
games
7.03, 7.04, 7.05,
7.06
Discuss family celebrations in
target culture
Tasks/Strategies
Suggested Activities
Family trees
Kinesthetic games
Graphic organizers
Compare/contrast
Collages
Diaries
Timelines
Photographs
Toys/games from childhood
54
55
56
57
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
En las noticias
2.01, 2.02, 2.03,
2.04, 2.05, 2.06
3.01, 3.02, 3.03,
3.04, 3.05, 3.06,
3.07
Un acto heroico
Un accidente
Describe natural
disasters/emergencies and giving
aid.
4.01, 4.02, 4.05,
4.06, 4.07
Who is a hero?
Describe, compare, and
contrast holidays of target
cultures
Discover birthdays of culturally
important people
Vocabulary for
Communication:
Nursery rhymes/childhood
songs
Suggested Activities
Discuss natural disasters and
emergencies
First aid packs
Discuss the role of heroes and
rescue personnel
Emergency preparedness
posters
Parts of the body
58
60
5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
5.04, 5.05, 5.06,
5.07, 5.08, 5.09,
5.10
6.01, 6.02, 6.03,
6.04, 6.05
61
7.03, 7.04, 7.05,
7.06
59
62
How does a hero act?
Give Assessment
#6 or #13
Talk about how to give and
receive emergency aid
What happened?
What hurts?
How can I help?
Graphic organizers
Illustrations/drawings
Role play/Skits
Structures Needed
Doctor, ¡ayúdame!
imperfect tense
Operation game
63
preterit of oír, leer, creer,
destruir
Radio/video emergency
broadcasts
64
preterit of venir, poner, decir,
traer
65
imperfect progressive with
preterit interruption
66
Culture
Discuss weather/typical natural
events in target countries
Day Date
SCS
Objectives
67
Essential Questions
En las noticias (cont.)
68
69
Content
Tasks/Strategies
Discuss role of
family/government in
emergency aid
Compare emergency facilities
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
La televisión y el cine
Vocabulary for
Communication:
Suggested Activities
television programs
70
2.01, 2.02, 2.03,
2.04, 2.05, 2.06
¿Viste el partido en la televisión?
¿Qué película has visto?
sporting events
71
3.01, 3.02, 3.03,
3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07
What did you see on TV last night?
movies/movie making
72
4.01, 4.02, 4.05,
4.06, 4.07
What have you seen recently?
Structures Needed
What movies have you seen?
preterit of stem-changing verbs
Who has made a movie recently?
other reflexive verbs
74
5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
5.04, 5.05, 5.06,
5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10
6.01, 6.02, 6.03,
6.04, 6.05
75
7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06
73
verbs that use indirect objects
76
present perfect tense
77
Culture
78
What is on TV in other
countries?
79
What sports are popular?
80
Who are the major film makers
in the target culture?
Buen provecho
81
1.01, 1.02, 1.03,
1.04, 1.05
82
2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04,
2.05, 2.06
¿Cómo se hace la paella?
¿Te gusta comen al aire libre?
83
3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
3.05, 3.06, 3.07
What do we eat at home/on a
picnic?
84
4.01, 4.02, 4.05, 4.06,
4.07
5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04,
5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08,
5.09, 5.10
6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04,
6.05
Vocabulary for
Communication:
Food & cooking expressions
Recipes
Give Assessment
#7 or #14
Drawings/Illustrations
Movie posters/brochures
Interviews/surveys
Role play/Skits
Videos
Kinesthetic activities
TPR
Script-writing/filming
TV guides
Suggested Activities
Menus
camping/cookout food
85
86
7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06
Structures Needed
Recipes
How do we prepare food?
negative tú commands
impersonal se
Interviews/comparison charts
What food is good for
camping/picnics?
usted & ustedes commands
uses of por
Webquests
Give directions to cook
Culture
What foods are traditional in
other countries?
Cooking
Role play
Where are popular camping
spots?
Who are the famous chefs of
the target culture?
87
88
Final Assessment/Review/Enrichment Activities (as required by school)
89
90