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Spanish 4 unit 4-Beauty vs Intelligence

Structures Desventaja/ventaja Ha sido bendecido Si pudiera ser, sería/tendría/podría Gana (dinero) Consigue Es importante/necesario que Se alega PQA Behavior: How do you behave when you are talking to someone you think is beautiful? Do you perceive them differently? Beauty vs intelligence: If you could be anyone, who would it be? …

Spanish 4 unit 3-Beauty and Objectifying Women

Structures Se siente Se atreve Explotación Percibe Se comporta Se ve como PQA Behavior: How do you behave at home? Do you behave differently with friends? Why? How do teachers see you as compared to how you really are? How do other peer perceive you to be? If you could …

Spanish 4 unit 2-Cell Phone Addiction

Essential Questions ¿Cómo ha cambiado el papel de la tecnología en la escuela? ¿Cómo ha cambiado la tecnología la manera en que se comunica? Structures Desarrolla Suele La red social Desconecta de la pantalla Usa el internet como una herramienta Es necesario que pase tanto tiempo en la red social …

Spanish 4 unit 1-Skipping Class

The goal of every unit is to find and interesting article (or 2 or 3) aligned to an AP or IB theme and either pull structures from that article and/or think about what structures students need to know in order to have a discussion around that topic or a separate …

Unit 24

Structures Le dio- S/he gave to him/her Se rio– S/he laughed Buscó– S/he looked for Encontró-S/he found Parecía-S/he seemed/appeared   PQA/Actividades These are review structures and this is meant to be a review week. Cuentos Mini Story 1 Coming soon… Cultura/Noticias La siesta ¿Te gusta dormir? ¿Tienes sueño a la 1:00 o a las …

Spanish 3 unit 6

Structures Si pudiera Comparte Le cae bien Es importante que PQA Si pudiera- Comparte- Le cae bien- Es importante que-   Cuentos Coming this summer…     Activities Coming this summer…

Spanish 3 unit 5

Structures De vez en cuando imagina Si fuera posible Está harto de Quiere que  PQA De vez en cuando imagina- Si fuera posible- Está harto de- Quiere que-   Cuentos Coming this summer…     Activities Coming this summer…

Spanish 3 unit 4

Structures Si tuviera el tiempo/dinero adecuado, disfrutaría … Hay que Según _______ iba a desarrollar Apoya PQA Si tuviera el tiempo/dinero adecuado, disfrutaría …- Hay que- Según _______ iba a desarrollar- Apoya-   Cuentos       Activities Coming this summer…

Spanish 3 unit 3

Structures Le pide que traiga Tiene ganas de vengarse de Se queda + adj. (boquiabierta, agitado) Ha dicho PQA Le pide que traiga- Tiene ganas de vengarse de- Se queda + adj. (boquiabierta, agitado)- Ha dicho-   Cuentos Pedro tiene una clase que no le gusta por nada. Piensa que …

Spanish 3 unit 2

Structures No puede aguantar más aunque quiera/tenga que/etc. Ha soñado con (pesadillas) Para que sobrevive PQA No puede aguantar más aunque quiera/tenga que/etc.- Ha soñado con (pesadillas)- Para que sobrevive-   Cuentos Una joven le gusta mucho a otro joven. Ella piensa que él es perfecto. Es todo lo que …

Spanish 3 unit 1

Make sure you have read Goals, Planning, and Pacing to have an understanding of the two ways to use this curriculum. This unit should take 2-3 weeks depending on how often you see your students. Structures Espera que descanse/sea/tenga/pueda Debería haber pasado (dicho/mirado/etc.) Se (le) acerca  (le) había conocido PQA …

Spanish 3 review (1st semester)

I like to take my time on review to make sure that all of my students have acquired the basic structures from levels 1 and 2. I use the book Maldición de la cabeza reducida and Problemas en paríaso as my review guide. During the semester of review I cover present tense, past …

Goals, Planning, and Pacing

Spanish 3-4 year at a glance End of year goal In levels 3 and 4 my main goal is to speak comprehensible Spanish 100% of the time using nearly all tenses naturally. I expect my students to be able produce basic subjunctive forms and si clauses as well as preterit, …

Week 15

  Present Past Il aimerait– He would like Il se bat contre– He fights Il le doit – He owes him Il se manqué– He is missing Il aimerait– He would like Il s’est battu contre– He fought Il le devait– He owed Il se manquait– He was missing Enrichment …

Week 14

  Present Past Il sort avec– He goes out with Il pue– It stinks Il sent– It smells Il ne se baigne jamais– He never takes a bath Il sortait avec– He went out with Il puait– it stunk Il sentant– it smelled Il ne se baignait jamais– He never …

Week 13

  Present Past Il préfère– he perfers Il vient-he comes Il revient-he comes back Il enlève-he removes/takes out Il amène-he brings Il preferait– He prefered Il est venu– he came Il est revenu– he came back Il a enlevé– he took out/ he removed Il a amené-He brought Enrichment vocabulary …

Week 12

  Present Past Il se lève-He gets up Il se brosse les dents/les cheveux– He brushes his hair Il prend-He takes Il met– he puts Il s’est levé Il s’est brosse les dents/les cheveux  Il a pris Il a mis Have students come up with a character and create a …

Week 11

  Present Past Il se réveille– He wakes up Il doit– he must Il apprend– he learns Il s’habille– he dresses himself Il s’est reveillé– He woke up Il devait– he needed to Il a appris– He learned Il s’est habillé – He dressed himself Enrichment vocabulary Great time to …

Week 10

  Present Past Il rend visite– He visits Il travaille-He works Il reste-He stays Il croit-He believes Il peut-Il can Il a rendu visite– He visited Il a travaillé– He worked Il est resté– He stayed Il a cru– He believed Il pouvait– He couldn’t  Enrichment vocabulary Mémé/grand-mére- grandma (use …

Week 9

  Present Past Il vient-He comes Il sort-He exits Il essaie-He tries Il gagne-He wins Il triche-He cheats Il est venu– He came Il est sorti– He exited Il a essayé-He tried Il a gagné– He won Il a triché-He cheated Enrichment vocabulary Un renard- a fox Tout a coup- …

Week 8

  Present Past Pense– thinks Voyage– travels Apprend – learns Demande – asks Se trompe-make a mistake Pensait– thought A Voyagé– travelled A appris– learned A demand­é– asked S’est trompé– made a mistake Enrichment vocabulary L’avion- plane Bête- stupid Valise- suitcase Billet- ticket Siège- seat L’été- summer   PQA/Activities Coming …

Week 7

  Present Past Mange-eat Boit-drink Apporte -bring Dort– sleep Marque– score Glisse– slip A mange– ate A bu-drank A apporté– brought A dormi-slept A marqué A glissé Enrichment vocabulary La norriture– food Un coca– soda La viande– meat Le poulet– chicken Le fromage– cheese Les legumes– vegetables Les pommes frites– …