Scope and Sequence
Significant Knowledge (K), Skill (S) and
Understanding (U) aka ‘Big Ideas’.
Major Assessments
TEKS
Semester 1
(Introductions,
greetings, origins,
express likes, family,
dates, frequency
words.)
Communication (S):
FORMATIVE:
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Frequent vocabulary and
grammar quizzes
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Ongoing reading, writing,
listening, and speaking
practice activities
1.B
Demonstra
te
understan
ding, 3.A
Use
resources,
1.A
Engage in
exchanges,
4.A Nature
of
language,
1.C Present
informatio
n, 2.A
Practices,
2.B
Products,
4.B
Concept of
culture,
4.C
Influence,
3.B Use
the
language,
5.A Within
and
beyond
school, 5.B
Lifelong
learner.
Discuss the sounds of the letters in Spanish.
Count 1- 10
Greet others, make introductions and say
where they are from.
 Express likes and dislikes.
 Discuss the cultural importance of Día de los
Muertos in México and other central American
countries.
 Describe people and their clothing.
 Describe family members.
 Ask and tell ages
 Express what you have or don’t have using
TENER
 Say the date using the days of the week,
months and numbers.
 Express possession
 Discuss classroom objects and the students’
schedule.
 Discuss frequency words.
Structures and vocabulary (K):
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Alphabet
Greetings, familiar v formal
Subject pronouns
Ser
Ser + de + place
Gustar + Inf. Verb
Colors
Noun/Adjective agreement
Numbers 1-100
Dates (days, months and numbers 1-100)
Tener
Conjugate AR verbs in the present tense.
Possessive adjectives
Tener + que
Areas of
Interaction
Unit Questions
SUMMATIVE:
 Write a letter to introduce
yourself.
 Orally describe a person
from a photo, and answer
follow-up questions
 Write a paragraph describing
your best friend
(appearance, personality,
clothing)
 Write a letter to describe
your family to a foreign
exchange student
Etapa Tests
Etapa test include a listening
activity, reading comprehension,
multiple choice questions to
assess vocabulary and grammar
understanding and a written
assessment that includes
vocabulary from the current and
previous etapas.
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Learning about where Spanish is spoken and
the basic geography of the Spanish-speaking
world.
Semester 2:
Communication (S):
FORMATIVE:
Time & schedules;
leisure activities; likes
and dislikes; expressing
emotions; talking on the
phone; sports; making
comparisons.
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Frequent vocabulary and
grammar quizzes
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Ongoing reading, writing,
listening, and speaking
practice activities
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Talk about schedules, ask and tell time.
Ask questions using interrogative words.
Say where someone is going using the verb IR
Use the verb ESTAR to talk about location
Talk about plans and sequence events.
Discuss places and people that you know using
the verb CONOCER
Say what you are going to do, using IR + a +
infinitive
Invite others to events
Express feelings and emotions
Talk about where you are coming from.
Discuss what just happened
Discuss sports and sports equipment
Talk about preferences
Express what you know using SABER
Make comparisons
Structures and vocabulary (K):
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Telling time
Interrogative words.
Venir
Ir and Ir + a + inf. Verb
Present tense regular ER and IR verbs.
Estar, location v feelings
Sequence words.
Acabar + de
Irregualr YO forms: conocer, hacer, oir
Personal “a”
Stem-changing verbs EIE, UUE
Irregular “boot” verbs.
Comparative words.
SUMMATIVE
Write a typical schedule for a
week of school, including
subjects studied, times classes
meet, lunch, and extracurricular
activities
Orally describe a photo of a
school setting, and answer
follow-up questions
Phone conversation, including
discussion of plans and an
invitation
Write an advertisement to an
event, including activities,
schedule, and food
Etapa Tests
Etapa tests include a listening
activity, reading comprehension,
multiple choice questions to
assess vocabulary and grammar
understanding and a written
assessment that includes
vocabulary from the current and
previous etapas.
2.A
Practices,
2.B
Products,
4.B
Concept of
culture,
1.B
Demonstra
te
understan
ding, 3.A
Use
resources,
1.A
Engage in
exchanges,
1.C Present
informatio
n, 4.A
Nature of
language,
4.C
Influence,
3.B Use
the
language,
5.A Within
and
beyond the
school, 5.B
Lifelong
learner