COURSE PLANNER AND AREAS OF STUDY ACCORDING TO GEORGIA STANDARDS
Dates
Semester One
August/September/
October
(1 st nine weeks)
October/November/
December
(2 nd nine weeks)
Units
Introduction
 Greetings and introductions
 Geography of the
Spanish
World
 Calendar
 Basic classroom instructions and discussions
Self, Family and
Friends
 Basic descriptions of self and others
 Clothing and colors
 Family and Home
 Celebrations
UEQs
1) What is it like to learn a foreign language?
2) What is the Spanish Speaking
World like?
3)What is a family? Who makes up a family?
4) What would it be like to live in a home in a foreign country?
Dec 18-21 Mid Term Exam
Semester Two
January/February/
March
(3 rd nine weeks)
March/April/May
(4 th nine weeks)
May 22-25
School and Daily
Routine
 Schedule and
Subjects
 Classroom items
 Time
 Sports
 Leisure Activities
Exploring Cities
 Geography
 Extended Weather
 Stores
 Restaurants
5) How might the experience of going to school in another country be different from going to school in the US?
6) What do Hispanic teens like to do in their spare time?
7) What is it like to go to a restaurant in a Spanish-speaking country?
What do I need to know to feel confident when I talk to a waiter?
8) What is? shopping like in a Spanish-
Speaking Country? How is shopping here in the US different than in a
Spanish Speaking country? Is fashionable the same in all countries?
Final Exam
Spanish 1 common greetings and farewells basic expressions of courtesy basic introductions basic parts of the body days of the week months of the year and dates basic weather expressions
Basic Classroom Instructions
Sequencing and Language
Structure simple description of people simple physical characteristics and basic personality traits simple description of things and basic colors immediate family basic parts of the house basic professions basic educational words basic items found in the classroom basic mathematical operations numbers telling time
Names of Sports and equipment
After school and weekend activities simple places in a city basic directions basic travel expressions transportation city landmarks shopping ordering food