ISS Course Syllabus
Teacher:
Ms.Grace Hurtado
Grade: Advanced
Course Title: Spanish as a Second Language
Course Description: The Spanish as a Second Language program will be divided into reading, writing and
oral communication.
Course Contents:
Reading: SSL
Reasoning and Critical thinking
 Use context clues and word placement to determine the meaning of words
 Make inferences while reading
 Rephrase and summarized the main idea of the story
 Predicting a story ‘s outcome.
 Read and respond journals
 Respond to literature through drama, by illustrating and retelling
 Identify the structure of a given text
Writing: SSL
Word Analysis
 Use different spelling patterns for consonants that have the same sound
 Recognize and use suffixes and prefixes to form new words
Grammar: Structural Analysis
Nouns
 Gender and number
 Common and Proper
 Singular and plural
 Especial Endings
 Exceptions to the rule
Articles
 Definite and Indefinite
 Use of del, de la, de las, de los, al, a, a los,
Pronoun
 Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns
 Possessives and demonstratives
 Interrogatives, prepositional
 Direct and Indirect combines
 Relative and exclamative pronouns
Adjectives
 Noun/Adjective. agreement
 Possessive and demonstrative
 Exceptions to the rule
 Determinant and Qualifying adjectives
 Making comparisons
Adverbs
 Manner, place and time
 Adverbs of quantity
Verbs and tenses
 Reflexive verbs
 Verbs in the negative
 Use of “acabar de”
 Past imperfect of regular and irregular verbs
 Compound tenses
 Subjunctive
 Imperative moods.
 Conocer Vs Saber and verbal constructions
Prepositions and conjunctions
 Por – para,
 Preposition of location and time
 Common coordinating conjunctions
Writing productions
 Use Spanish conventional marks of intonation (acentos)
 Sentence fluency
 Spell correctly words when writing
 Conventional signs of punctuation
 Report writing
 Write texts with different content and communicative approach
Vocabulary:
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Use the vocabulary learned during SSL class
Oral Communication: SSL
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Oral reports
Oral contributions in class
Use the vocabulary learned during SSL class
Verbalize personal experiences.
Answer questions related to a specific subject
Talk about preferences, hobbies, etc.
Use the appropriate tense when speaking.
Resources: Various texts and books that equally combined grammar and oral language, audiovisual
aids, computers, web sites, games
Evaluation System: Students will be regularly assessed throughout the year. This will include but
not limited to homework, self-evaluation, quizzes, exams, teacher observations, and participation
Curriculum Document – Scope and Sequence
- Teacher: -Grace Hurtado
- Grade Level:
August/Sept.
Beginner
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Intermedia
te
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Advanced
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October
Greetings
Expression
s of
courtesy
The
alphabet
Numbers
0- 10
Subject
pronouns
Vocabulary
and
grammar
review
Numbers to
100
Nouns and
articles:
singular
and plural
Indicative
Tense: ARER verbs
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Reflexive
Verbs
Talking
about
routines in
the present
Commonly
used
idiomatic
expressions
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-Subjects: Spanish
-Semester: 1st
November
Colors
Months
Days of the
week
Seasons
Animals
To be verb
(Ser)
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Interrogativ
e words
Simple
negative
Pronouns
Convention
al
punctuation
Simple
present
tense
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Preterite of
the regular
and
irregular
verbs
Use of
”acabar de”
in the
imperfect
indicative
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December
Parts of the
body
Health
Clothing
Feelings
Qualifying
adjectives
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Calendar
Time
Appointmen
ts
Indefinite
Articles
Adverbs
Superlatives
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Compound
tenses
Participle
Present
perfect, past
perfect
Adverbs of
time and
places (
more)
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January
Shapes
Family
Numbers 029
Conjugation
s: verb –
subject
agreement
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Time
Fruits
Adjectives:
singular
and plural
Animals
Parts of the
body (more)
Three Dshapes
Prepositions
: por Para
Simple
Present
tense
Irregular
verbs
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Occupation
s
Places
Ordinal
Numbers
Use of
Preposition
“de - Al”
To be Verb
“Ser o
Estar”
contrasting
uses
Future
tense:
Regular and
Irregular
verbs
Reflexive
Verbs
Pronouns
Proper
names in
Spanish and
English
Conditionals
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Conditional
s+
participle
Possessive
adjectives
and
pronouns
Subjunctiv
e
Curriculum Document – Scope and Sequence
- Teacher: - Grace Hurtado -Subjects: Spanish
- Grade Level:
February
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Beginners
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Intermediate
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March
Places
Communit
y helpers
Proper and
Common
nouns
Use of
would
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Family
(more)
Adjectives:
demonstrat
ives and
possessives
Making
compariso
ns of
equality
and
Inequality
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April
Classroo
m objects
Use of
there
is/are
Genre of
Nouns
Personal
Pronouns
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Giving
Direction
s
Adverbs:
manner,
place and
time.
Stem
changing
verbs of
AR-ER
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Advanced
Subjunctiv
e
(continue)
 Subjunctiv
e with
expression
s
 Imperative
moods
 Negative
commands
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Imperfect
of the
subjuncti
ve
Uses of
“gustar”
Saber Vs
Conocer
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Sports
Action
words
Possessive
adjectives
and “de”
use
Past tense
-Semester: 2nd
May/June
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Food
Stores
Expressing
likes and
dislikes
Future
tense
The
 Hispanic
infinitive
nationalitie
after
s
preposition
 Diminutive
Direct and
s and
Indirect
Superlative
object
s
pronouns
 Future
Interrogativ
 Conditiona
e and
ls
demonstrati
ve
pronouns
Simple
Past
Present
Perfect
tense
Passive voice:
Present
progressive tenses and moods
Active Vs Passive
Past
progressive
Hay and its
other forms
Just finish
use
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June
House
object
Future
tense (
contin
ue)