Pentucket Regional High School

Teacher_Luana Cavallaro Subject: Spanish III H

Time Frame	Essential Questions	Content/Concepts	Skills/Thinking Processes	Assessment
September	Am I able to communicate using both the present and simple immediate past tense? Can I describe important locations in Cuba?	Vocabulary: Emotions, Personality traits, appearance, comparisons, automobile, large numbers Grammar: Present tense verbs regular and irregular, present participles, Preterit tense, ser vs. estar Culture: Bilingual experiences in North America, Tourist sights in Cuba.	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Cuba Project Oral presentation Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework Message on my answering machine.
October	Can I describe the appearance of clothing? Can I speak about my present, past and future? Do I recognize the sound of Mambo music?	Vocabulary: Clothing materials, fashion, likes and dislikes, past times, technology terms and objects. Halloween vocab Grammar: Por vs. para, verbs like gustar, imperfect tense and, reflexive verbs, impersonal construction with se Culture: Tito Fuentes, La casa en Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons Dancing	Presentations on mambo Oral skits Veggie fashions shows Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework
November	Am I able to make polite requests in a formal setting? Can I express things that I have done? Can I explain the assimilation of Catholic beliefs with the native customs such as day of the Dead?	Vocabulary: Community Service, recycling, making polite requests, Grammar: The passive voice, past participles, present and past perfect Culture: Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemala, Day of the Dead	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Presentations on Guatemala Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework Create a company
December	Can I use the future to discuss possible solutions to environmental problems Can I identify thematic and environmental issues facing Mexico due to environmental issues	Vocabulary: Pollution, Environmental Problems, Solutions, Nature, in the wild, animals and birds, camping, weather Grammar: Future tense Culture: Victor Cuadra Rojas paintings. Navidad, Virgen de Guadalupe. Music by Mana	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Presentations on Tropical Rain forest. Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework Community service project
January	Can I use the conditional tense. Can I describe the events centered around a South or Central American Holiday?	Vocabulary: False congnates, Grammar: Conditional tense. Culture: Holidays and traditional foods for these holidays Reading: Instantes by Borges	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Presentations on a selected holiday Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework Midterm exams
February	Can I distinguish between the Subjunctive and the Indicative? Can I compare life in Mexico City to life here in Massachusetts	Vocabulary: Abolition of slavery, Patriotism, Government, Leaders Grammar: Commands formation and usage. Subjunctive tense. Culture: Mexico City slides and artifacts Reading: La Abeja Harragana by Horacio Quiroga	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Presentations on a South American Political issue Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework
March	Am I able to write a resume and conduct a job interview in Spanish. What are the cultural differences between Uraguay and Paraguay?	Vocabulary: Course work Abilities and Experience, written information, professions, personal background, in the work place, industries, statistics Grammar: Imperfect Subjunctive continued. Reading: Jorge Luis Borges	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework Research essay on Social controversies in Latin American.
April	Can I critique literature, art and music in Spanish? What are some sights you would recognize in the Prado Museum.	Vocabulary: Art and Painting Musical instruments, Dance, Literature, Crafts, The New World. Grammar: Relative Pronouns, Que vs. Cual, Demonstrative Pronouns Culture: the movie El Norte Prado, Flamenco Reading Isabela Allende Movie: El Tunel	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Latin American Craft/Dance demonstration Rubric Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework
May	Am I able to follow the story line in Authentic Spanish Media? What are common themes in the writings of Federico Garcia Lorca?	Vocabulary: Literature and criticism, films Grammar: Double object pronouns, Normalization Culture Federico Garcia Lorca, Cinco de mayo. Reading:Como agua para Chocolate	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Film Review Project Creation of film Project Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework
June	Am I able to communicate effectively in Spanish in every day situations? Am I able to communicate effectively in written Spanish in every day situations?	Vocabulary: TV Equipment, Programs, shopping, accidents, Cyberspace, software Grammar: Implementation of all grammar from the last 4 years!	Speaking Listening Reading Writing Verb conjugation Making comparisons	Spanish Web page rubric Oral skits Recycling commercials Vocabulary quizzes Grammar test Written journal entries Homework