ESPAOL 4 Term #1 High School

Mrs. Navarro: cnavarro@daltonschool.kr

http://cdsspanish1.weebly.com/
https://classroom.google.com/c/MTI1MDU0MjY1

Outcome: Term #1 covers Unit 1, lesson 1 and a general review of

grammar and vocabulary from last year. We start a new academic year in
Spanish: are you ready to learn a lot? It is expected from you to revise the
grammar and vocabulary from previous levels. Presente, pasado, subjuntivo,
condicional, imperativo Do you remember them? Are you sure when and how to
use them properly?
Well, that will be our task during this first term; to catch up with what you already
know, and to make sure that you feel safe and confident about your Spanish
grammar and vocabulary.
Interest Packet: During this term, we will be learning new verbs and vocabulary
related to job search. We will be doing a general review of verbal forms,
conjugations and vocabulary from previous terms. We will be talking about
Spanish and Korean job opportunities/careers. During the term there will be many
opportunities for you to think about what kind of jobs you are more inclined to
apply for, and you will discuss with your classmates about what you like/dont like
about each of them. You will be representing some sketches in class about
different real-life situations in a Spanish setting.
Essential Key Topics:
Talk about careers and jobs
Describe several duties and characteristics
Prepare your own Curriculum Vitae in Spanish
Prepare yourself to take part in a job interview
Review grammatical structures in Spanish
Reflect about and experience new Spanish verbal forms
Continue learning new vocabulary, verbs and grammar
***SUMMATIVE ASSESMENT ITEMS***
Project 1
Qu
iz #1
Quiz #3

 Qu
iz #2

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:
Throughout term #1 you will be receiving several rubrics that will help you to
make a self evaluation of your own learning progress in Spanish. Grading rubrics
and other activities will be presented to you periodically, so that you can reflect
about your learning. Also, I have included a new section in powerschool called:
Behaviour where I will be including some weekly valuable feedback for you, to
give you some friendly suggestions about how you could improve the way you do,
talk and act in class. Most of the times, the way you act and talk in class have a
lot to do with what is going on inside of you, personally. Sometimes you are aware
of it, others you are not. When you are aware about how you talk and act, you are
more likely to make good choices for yourself. Your objective in class should be to
learn not only the subject in question, but how to behave in a respectful, kind and
calm way. Once you are there, you learn easily and feel good about yourself! I am
here to support you, so feel free to ask me how do you behave at any time!
Grading Breakdown:
1. Quizzes: 30%
2. Project #1: 30%
3. Participation, Attendance and Behaviour in class: 20%
4. Assignments: 20%
Grading Rubrics
Attendance and participation, behavior in class, homework completion, project
preparation
and
presentation,
and
performance
in
quizzes.
SKILLS

Grading Rubrics
SPEAKING TEST/QUIZ - RUBRIC TABLE
SKILLS

0-4 points

5-7 points

8-10 points

Listening:
I understand the
question/s

I have lots of
difficulties
understanding the
question/s

I can understand
question/s

I can understand
right away what I
am being asked

Creativity:
I answer the
question/s

I am not able to
answer the
question/s

I am able to
answer most of
the question/s

I am able to
answer all the
question/s

Speaking:
I speak clearly
and fluently

I am not able to
pronounce with
clarity

I can speak with

clear
pronunciation

I can speak with a

native-like fluency

Language
Awareness:
I use correct
grammar

I am not aware of
how I use
grammar

I choose the right

grammar for most
sentences in my
speech

I am able to use
grammatically
correct sentences
for each of the
question/s

Homework: Students should check regularly the Spanish 1 class website to find
their assigned homework: http://cdsspanish1.weebly.com/
https://classroom.google.com/c/MTI1MDU0MjY1

ABSOLUTELY NO LATE HOMEWORK is accepted!

HOMEWORK: All assignments are to be kept in a 3 ring binder, so that the
student can review them daily, and also for quiz/test preparation. The binder can
be collected at any time, so students need to keep their homework, class notes,
in-class assignments, handouts, quizzes, and tests well-organized in their binders.
If a student is absent and therefore fails to present an assignment, a make up is
typically required. It is the students responsibility to arrange the make-up with
the teacher within the allotted time span. (This time span is usually two days for
every day absent, with exceptions for unusual circumstances verified by parental
contact or a doctors note).
Participation & Attendance: Every day we have class, each student has the
opportunity to obtain up to 2 points for Participation & Attendance. Your grade will
be determined by how you share your ideas, get involved with your classmates,
answer questions and complete tasks in class.
By the end of the week, I will be putting students grades on Powerschool.
Students are graded on their daily participation & attendance. It is absolutely
necessary for each student to be participative, engaged and responsive while the
class is on. I expect students to raise hands and ask questions, to come to the
board or in front of the class, to share opinions and talk with classmates in
SPANISH.
Learning a language means SPEAKING it and USING it (reading, listening and
writing) as much and as frequent as possible. Participation grades will be assigned
based on effort, overall command of the language, pronunciation, attitude and
behavior in class.
Project and Oral Presentations: Given that the class has an emphasis on
developing communicative skills in Spanish, students will be required to give an
oral presentation. This will be graded on pronunciation, fluency, grammatical
structure and content.
Students will prepare a project during Term #1 and will be asked to give an oral
presentation about it. The project will cover cultural aspects of the Spanishspeaking countries.
The project will be explained on our class website: http://cdsspanish1.weebly.com/
Quizzes and Exams: approximately every 7 days of class, depending on the
rhythm of each group, students will be taking a short quiz. Students are expected
to study for the quiz, and to pass it with good grade, as the GPA will be depending
on students effort. There will be a final Test on Term #5 which will be covering
everything learned during term #5. This term is the shortest one, so please keep
yourself together and hold on to your learning!!!
Skills List: (California Department of Education, 2010)
Communication: Listening and Speaking:
Exchange and support opinions and individual perspectives on a
variety of topics dealing with contemporary and historical issues. (1.1b)
Communication: Reading and Listening:
Demonstrate competencies previously introduced (1.2a)
Communication: Speaking and Writing:

 Prepare a research-based analysis of a current event or issue from

the perspective of both the native and target language cultures. (1.3b)
Cultures: Practices and Perspectives:
Interact with culturally appropriate patterns of behaviour in familiar
situations (2.1b)
Connections: Distinctive Viewpoints of Information:
Distinguish the viewpoints in print and in on-line newspapers,
magazines and e-mails to identify perspectives of target culture. (3.2a)
Communities: Language Use within and beyond the classroom:
Present information about the target language and culture to
others. (5.1b)
Communities: Language Use for Personal Enjoyment and Enrichment:
Read, listen or watch authentic materials or media for personal
enjoyment. (5.2c)

Required Textbook: Avancemos! 4 (2010: Holt

McDougal) Textbook and Cuaderno. Required Material to bring to class: book,
notebook, pencils, pens, eraser, 3-ring binder. During the course, students will be
asked to bring extra materials when working on specific projects.
Daily Lesson and Assignment Overview: the following schedule is tentative,
and can be modified according to students progress in class.
Cultural activities: We will be seeing in class some videos on free time
activities, events and places. We will be learning about interesting and unique
festivals celebrated in several Spanish-speaking countries. We will be listening
and singing together some Spanish songs with their nice lyrics.
Day 1: (17/08/15) : Presentation of assignment packet, books and google
classroom. Review of grammar structures (present and past tenses and some
related vocabulary from levels 1, 2 & 3. Students will receive several worksheets
and activities to complete during class time. (1.1d, 1.2a, 2.1b)

Tarea # 1: Go to your google classroom and sign in. Complete

the homework and send it back to me.
Day 2: (19/08/15) Jobs and professional careers: Have you ever applied for a
job? How was the process? Have you ever filled out a job application? Today you
will be discussing about your preferences, opinions, likes and dislikes related to
your ideal career. There are many different ways to work: full-time, part time,
shifts, etcWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them for you?
You will be using verbs such as: prefiero, creo que, pienso que, opino que, etc..
(1.1c, 1.2b, 2.1c)
Day 3: (20/08/15) Working environment: students will be able to talk about
vocabulary related to the workplace. We will be working with the textbook in
class. The skills that will be trained today are: listening, reading, and writing.
(2.1b, 2.1c, 3.1c)

: Tarea # 2: Write a letter of interest for an imaginary job. Include

these details: describe yourself, talk about your hobbies, education and interests.
Be precise about your time availability. Explain why would you be a good person
for the job.
Day 4: (24/08/15) Writing a Job application: students will be preparing a job
application following the Spanish standards. Speaking skill: in pairs, students
compare their job application and share it with their classmate. Role play: in pairs,
students will ask each other questions about their applications. (2.2a, 3.1a)

Day 5: (26/08/15) Review of Ser and Estar verbs and their uses. Students will be
reviewing the several uses of these two verbs and will complete exercises in class.
Once the verbs are reviewed, students will be divided in two groups (Ser/Estar)
and work out a scheme with their different uses. By the end of the class, both
groups will swap their work (1.2b, 2.1c, 2.2b)

Tarea # 3: Exercises: Textbook and Workbook

Day 6: (27/08/15) Reading and Listening: Ser y Estar in a conversation.
Students will be listening to some conversations where people use verbs Ser and
Estar. They will then choose the right verb in different situations. The last 20
minutes of class will be dedicated to review and self-study in preparation for Quiz
#1. (3.1a, 3.1b, 3.1c)

Tarea # 4: Study for Quiz #1 Topics that need to be prepared

and reviewed are: the use of verbs Ser & Estar, vocabulary related to workplaces,
writing a job application and a letter of interest.
Day 7: (31/08/15) You will be taking Quiz #1 in class today. Quiz #1 covers the
first part of Unit 1, lesson 1. Presentation of Project for Term#1. Job Fair in
Spanish. You will work individually doing some research on Spanish speaking
countries and their work opportunities. Through your internet research, you will
first collect information in different countries, then you will be presenting in class
(5 min.) what you have found out. (2.1c, 2.2b, 3.2b)
Day 8: (02/09/15) Direct and Indirect object pronouns. Review and expand on
uses of direct and indirect object pronouns. Then practice, using them to describe
people, places, things and events in workplace situations. Use Object pronouns to
answer questions about what people do/like. Role play about several situations
where you can use the objects. (2.2b, 3.1c, 4.1b)

Tarea # 5: Search in Internet a webpage related

to employment. Write down a description of the contents, what type of jobs are
offered. Where are the offices located? How can you contact them? What do you
find interesting?

Day 9: (03/09/15) Training your Listening and Speaking skills: you will hear some
conversations about work: http://www.portal-espaol.es/es/Alumnos.php?
id=8&type=1&number=4&nivel=A1
In groups, you will prepare your own set of questions and answers related to work.
Finally, you will be presenting in class your conversations.
(2.2c, 3.1a, 3.2b)
Day 10: (07/09/15) Tune your listening skills. Today you will be exposed to
several audio and audiovisual material, where people with different accents will
be talking about topics you have learned in this unit. You practice using grammar
and vocabulary to integrate unit #1, lesson 1. During this day, you will be
completing the textbook activities on pages to review the lesson. (1.2c, 1.1e,
2.1a)

Tarea #6: Listen to the audio tracks from the textbook as they
were shared with you in class.
Day 11: (09/09/15) Culture and connections: today you will be learning about
some cultural costumes such as: la quinceaera, encierros de San Fermin, el
camino de Santiago, etc. We will be watching several clips, videos and discuss
about what we have learned. To start with, you will be first reflecting on what do
you already know or think you know about those cultures. You will be recording
your impressions about it in Spanish and sharing them by e-mail. (2.1a, 2.1b,
2.2c)

Tarea # 7: Work on your Class Project: JOB FAIR IN SPANISH.

Day 12: (10/09/15) Unit 1, lesson 2: Communication at work. In this lesson, you
will be learning how to talk about your workplace, how to use e-mails, how to
describe ideal employers/employees. Today you will be reading pages 32 y 33
from your textbook and comparing the Korean and Spanish workplaces.
(2.2a, 2.2c, 3.2b)

Tarea # 8: Work on your Project for Term #1: JOB FAIR IN SPANISH
Day 13: (14/09/15) Grammar: Uses of Conditional Tense. Students will be
reviewing the form and use of the conditional tense. How would you like to work?
Where would you like to live? If you would win the lottery, how would you spend
your money? (2.2a, 2.2b, 3.1a) First draft for Project 1 due today!!!

Tarea # 9: STUDY FOR QUIZ # 2 covers unit 1: conditional tense,

workplace and vocabulary.

Day 14: (16/09/15) Quiz #2. During the first part of the class you will be taking a
listening quiz. During the second part of the class you will be recording your voice
as part of your listening quiz #2. Each student will be given time (15 min.) to
prepare a short description of their most wanted job. (why, how, when, what?)
Then, in pairs, students will be asked to use their laptop/phone to record a real
Spanish conversation. Once finished, it will be e-mail to me. (1.3a, 1.3b, 2.2a)
Day 15: (17/09/15) Review and expand on uses of prepositions with verbs.
(pags. 43-44) Then, practice using them to describe people, places, things, and
events in workplace situations. Second part of the class will be dedicated to work
on individual projects. Students can bring and use their laptops in class. (3.1a,
3.1c, 4.1a)

Tarea # 10: PREPARE FOR YOUR PROJECT PRESENTATION

Day 16: (21/09/15) Project presentation term #1. Each student will be
presenting a project in class. (5 min.) After each presentation, students can ask
questions. A rubric will be given for each student to perform a self-assessment.
We will be completing several activities to review Unit #1 in class. (pags. 46-51)
(2.2a, 3.1c, 5.2b)
Day 17: (23/09/15) Review of grammar unit 1. (continued) You will be
completing several exercises to review all the basic grammar topics covered
during term#1 in your Spanish 4 class. Use of conditional tense, direct and
indirect object pronouns, use of prepositions with verbs, vocabulary related to
workplace etc. (2.2a, 3.1a, 4.1b)

Tarea # 11: PREPARE FOR YOUR QUIZ #3: Study all the verbs and
grammar. You will receive a worksheet with all the Spanish verbs/grammar topics
you are expected to know for your final test.
Day 18: (24/09/15) QUIZ #3: Reading and Writing You will be taking your
FINAL TEST today. Make sure you come prepare, with all the vocabulary and
grammar fresh in your head so that you can use it properly for your exam.
Students will be reading several paragraphs in Spanish containing the vocabulary
covered during Unit#1. (2.2a, 3.1a, 4.1a)

Tarea # 12: STUDY FOR YOUR SPEAKING AND LISTENING

TESTS
Day 19: (01/10/15) QUIZ #3: Speaking and Listening. Students receive some
cues with vocabulary/situations related to work environment and they prepare
themselves to talk about them both individually and in twos. Also, students will
complete a listening test related to the topics covered during Unit#1. (4.1a, 4.1b,
5.1a)
Day 20: (05/10/15) Test Results and Self-assessment: Students receive their
grades for all the tests and projects for Term#1. Students will be completing a

rubric on self-assessment and will be asked to reflect on what went well and not
so well during Term#1. Most importantly, each student will identify 2 points were
he/she will be working to improve during Term#2. (4.2a, 5.1a)
Day 21: (07/10/15) Final Day: presenting cultural perspectives through music,
art and cinema. Students enjoy the projection of several clips, short movies and
other art representations of the Spanish-speaking world. We will discuss in class
what are the different opinions, preferences and ideas these cultural
representations arouse among the students. (5.2a, 5.2b, 5.2c)

CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION (DAILY)

We are a group of very unique young/adult members which very different
characters and ways of being. School life can feel a bit stressful sometimes. In
order to go smoothly in Spanish class, I want you to please memorize these daily
routines, so that there is no need to receive detention or embarrassment in front
of the class.
CLASS RYTHM: as you will notice, in Spanish, most of the time you are the MAIN
CHARACTER!!! LEARNING IS YOURS!
- YOU ARE ACTIVE: (10 minutes of class) (Time to take a deep breath,
and get some space to be
1) Take your challenge and read it (Toma tu Reto)
2) Write on the board a topic you need clarification on (optional)
3) Sit, hang your backpack on the hanger of your desk, get your book,
notebook, pencil case and binder out
4) Work on your Reto individually
-TEACHER IS ACTIVE, YOU OBSERVE AND LISTEN (No interruptions,
SILENCIO please!) (20 minutes)
5) I present the outcomes and goals of the class to all of you (in English)
6) I introduce new vocabulary/grammar/content (in Spanish)
-YOU ARE ACTIVE: You can talk in Spanish (not important whether you
make mistakes...just use the language)
7) You are given some exercises to work (individually, in pairs, in groups)
(15 minutes)
8) You are requested to share your results with your classmates & teacher
(10 minutes)
-WE ALL LISTEN/OBSERVE/READ/WRITE (10 minutes)
no sleeping, SILENCIO please!)

(No interruptions,

9) Every day we will be presented to some cultural aspect of the Spanishspeaking countries followed by some individual activities to explore and develop
creative skills in Spanish.
-YOU ARE ACTIVE: the last 5 minutes of the class, will be used to get
ready for your next class/lunch/home

10) Leave your tarea in the basket, pack your things, put your books in the
shelves (optional), get ready to go.

TAREA: this year we are going to deposit your tarea in a designated basket
during the last 5min. of class. Tareas is due the day after EXCLUSIVELY!!! (No
exceptions, please)
LAB: My lab time will be available in our Classroom page. Please leave a
message on the wall. During this year, I am going to be calling everyone to have
a chat where we can share things. Basically to offer you my support on how you
can improve your Spanish.

BATHROOM:
When can you use the bathroom? At the beginning and end of each period in
between classes.
When can you not use the bathroom? When the class starts, when the teacher is
explaining the lesson, when you are working in groups. and it will be exclusively if
there is an emergency and when we are working in groups. The delegate will take
note of who is going to the bathroom for me in each class.
Other than that, only 2 people can use the bathroom in each lesson, and it will be
exclusively when we are working in groups.
Procedure: 1) Stand up 2) go to the front and grab the hall pass 3) leave the
class in silence, open and close the door quietly
4) do your business and come
back quickly 5) quietly return to your seat.
DELEGATE:
Every term, some individuals will volunteer to be selected
DELEGAD@. This person will be working with me to support me with small tasks
such as: keep track of people going to bathroom, collect info/ideas when
necessary, discuss possible issues, help organize cultural events, and so on. You
will be the link between students and teacher. What you get from this experience
is to learn to be organized, mature and responsible. It will be also part of your
presentation letter when you apply to university. I will be supporting you in
everything. No worries!

PERSONAL EXPECTATIONS FROM ME TO YOU:

1) Respect me, respect others and their belongings, respect yourself
2) Be kind, supportive, open-minded, optimistic and fun if possible
3) Use your passion, intelligence and creativity to learn Spanish
4) Expect from yourself not only a high grade but a high responsibility:
this is your LIFE!!!
5) We are both getting paid to do what we are doing: me from the
school, you from your parents. So, we are equally in need to be grateful
and do our utmost to succeed in every way possible. LETS GROW
TOGETHER!!!

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