Janesville Curriculum

World Language - Level IA Spanish
Standard A: Interpersonal: Conversation Benchmark: A.1 Carry on a short conversation about personal interests and activities.
Skills:	Strategies/Activities/Assessment:	Resources/Teaching Tools:
D - Use the present tense, tell what activites they and others do.	songs/chants for verb conjugation describe pictures TPR - act out verbs create and present a conversation written test dice game Turtle game role playing
Standard A: Interpersonal: Conversation Benchmark: A.2 Ask and answer a variety of questions including biographical information.
S - Ask someone's name and tell his/her own. S - Ask someone's age and tell his/her own. S - Ask where someone is from and tell where he/she is from. S - Express greetings and salutations. Make introductions. S - Describe themselves and others using adjectives. (Physical description and personality).	Partner interviews skit poster about yourself poem about yourself Question / Answer games Whiteboards Games (race, turtle, matamoscas, loteria, etc.) Writing activities formative quiz summative test
Standard A: Interpersonal: Conversation Benchmark: A.3 State personal preferences and feelings
S - Ask and answer how they are feeling and tell how others are feeling. S - Use the verb to like to talk about likes and dislikes. Learn basic vocabulary for food and drinks.	TPR - act out emotions Games Poster skits Partner activities Quiz Photostory / PowerPoint
Standard A: Interpersonal: Conversation Benchmark: A.4 Express personal needs
D - Express needs related to procedures in the classroom such as sharpening a pencil, requesting supplies B - Use the phrases "I need" and "I want" with appropriate vocabulary B - Correctly form and use the verb "to be able to" or "to need" in the first person.	TPR Question and answer games Simón dice Quiz song lotería matamoscas poster (ex. mi mochila)
Standard A: Interpersonal: Conversation Benchmark: A.5 Ask for repetition and repeat to ensure understanding
B - Identify the need for repetition and can ask for help accordingly. B - Demonstrate awareness of audience by repeating as needed/requested in communicating to others	TPR drills
Standard B: Interpretive: Listening and Reading Benchmark: B.1 Understand spoken language on familiar topics that has a strong visual support
B - Identify information when given visual support. B- Learn to recognize visual clues.	flashcards, pictures
Standard B: Interpretive: Listening and Reading Benchmark: B.2 Comprehend simple daily conversations on familiar topics and selected, age-appropriate authentic media at a beginning proficiency level.
B - Understand basic concepts when given authentic auditory and literary media. B - Develop skills to recognize context clues. Develop listening and reading comprehension skills.	Read children's book Listen to children's stories Read magazines / articles
Standard B: Interpretive: Listening and Reading Benchmark: B.3 Understand written materials on familiar topics that have strong visual support
B - Identify, compare and contrast information when given written materials with visual support. B - Develop skills to recognize context clues. Develop reading comprehension skills.	Read books with many pictures Listen to short stories Books on tape
Standard B: Interpretive: Listening and Reading Benchmark: B.4 Comprehend the main idea of selected, short authentic written materials
B - Understand basic concepts when given authentic literary media.	complete a book report Read children's book Listen to children's stories Read magazines / articles
Standard B: Interpretive: Listening and Reading Benchmark: B.5 Use previous classroom experience with the language to understand its spoken and written forms
B - Incorporate previously learned vocabulary and grammar in the classroom setting. (ex. commands, requests, common questions)	TPR command book/poster Simón dice 20 questions Guess who Match game Dear Abby
Standard C: Presentational: Speaking and Writing Benchmark: C.1 Dramatize student-created and/or authentic songs, short poems, skits, or dialogues
S - Produce and perform short presentations in the target language. D - Integrate past skills, grammar concepts and learned vocabulary to produce presentations.	create songs / sing songs create poems create skits create skits create dialogues create videos
Standard C: Presentational: Speaking and Writing Benchmark: C.2 Write and present a short narrative about themselves
S - Design and present a brief autobiography. (state your name, tell where you are from, describe yourself, and tell your age) D - Understand and use basic vocabulary related to numbers, colors, greetings, clothing, daily activities, time, foods, school, weather, months, days, family, and feelings	skits create your school schedule weather forecast fashion show restaurant / cafe create a menu family tree emotion poster (drawings or photos) lotería brochure about yourself create a classroom (diorama, video, multi-media or poster) math Maya math create a calendar phone activity to practice numbers pass on your phone number down the row (speaking game)
Standard C: Presentational: Speaking and Writing Benchmark: C.3 Give simple commands and make requests of another person or group
D - Use simple classroom appropriate commands.	TPR Simón dice
Standard C: Presentational: Speaking and Writing Benchmark: C.4 Tell a simple story
B - Use past and new knowledge to tell a short story.	create a story create a nonsense story the real world vs. the "loco" world
Standard C: Presentational: Speaking and Writing Benchmark: C.5 Write personal journals and/or brief messages to friends (postcard, letter, or e-mail)
B- Integrate past and new knowledge to write journal entries or messages.	pen pal letter Three Kings letter Nicenet.org
Standard D: Practices Benchmark: D.1 Observe and imitate appropriate patterns of behavior (such as greetings or gestures) used with friends and family in the cultures studied
B- Understand unique cultural differences. (ex. personal space in conversations, kissing when greeting)	cultural movies movie clips
Standard D: Practices Benchmark: D.2 Participate in and learn about age-approrpriate cultural activities (such as games, songs, and holiday celebrations)
B- Understand various cultural activities and holidays.	discuss holiday customs watch holiday videos art projects songs games food
Standard D: Practices Benchmark: D.3 Identify some common beliefs and attitudes within the cultures studied such as social etiquette or the role of the family
B - Compare and contrast common practices of different cultures to your own.	create graphic organizer movies guest speakers read short stories
Standard D: Practices Benchmark: D.4 Identify reasons for different patterns of interaction
S - Understand and identify the reasons for interactions using formal and informal language (forms of "you").	corbatas - wear a tie to show who is formal and informal situational conversations curriculum based assessment activity
Standard E: Products Benchmark: E.1 Identify objects and symbols, such as flags or currency, that are used day-to-day and represent other cultures
B - Learn about flags and/or national symbols from target language counties	create flags for different countries discuss national symbol (ex. eagle and snake from Mexican flag)
B - Learn about currency from target language countries	practice converting currency (ex. in cafe unit)
Standard E: Products Benchmark: E.2 Identify some major contributions and historical figures from the cultures studied that are significant in the target culture
B - Learn about major historical events and important persons of the target language cultures (ex. Day of the Dead and Cinco de mayo)	Read and write about the holidays Around the World in 60 Minutes
Standard E: Products Benchmark: E.3 Identify some historical and contemporary influences from other cultures that are significant in their own culture such as explorers and settlers, music and sports
B - Exposure to art, music and sports through different forms of media.	sing songs create posters and art projects for holidays watch videos on holidays scavenger hunt on internet
Standard E: Products Benchmark E.4 Identify countries, regions, and geograpic features where the target language is spoken
B - Identify geography of the countries where the target language is spoken	5 senses project - groups of 5 - describe country
Standard F: Across Disciplines Benchmark: F.1 Use topics and skills from other school subjects to discuss and/or write in the language studied
D - Synthesize previously learned topics from other classes to the target language. (language arts, geography, history, culture, math, science - weather, music, physical education, etc.)	weather forecast mayan math dribble / hula-hoop counting activity sing songs country project Around the World in 60 Minutes
Standard F: Across Disciplines Benchmark: F.2 Read material, listen to and/or watch programs in the language studied on topics from other classes
B - Compare realia from target language cultures to common topics of their own culture. (example: watching programs, listening activities)	Read and discuss magazine articles (ex. Scholastic) watch text video program listen to text audio program
Standard F: Across Disciplines Benchmark: F.3 Access resources in the language studied on topics being discussed or researched in other classes
B - Use vocabulary in the target language that correlates to the topics studied in other subjects.	research a country on internet
Standard G: Added Perspective Benchmark: G.1 Read, view, listen to, and talk about subjects contained in popular media from other countries to gain a perspective on other cultures
B - Compare and contrast pop and current cultures of the countries they study to that of their own. B - Exposure to art, music and sports through different forms of media.	listen to different types of music discuss clothing for quinceañera discuss school uniforms Pablo Picasso activity
Standard G: Added Perspective Benchmark: G.2 Access information in the language studied to gain greater insight about other cultures and/or their own
B - Use technology to research and/or explore other countries.	research the country with the five senses
Standard H: Language Benchmark: H.1 Identify cognates (words similar to English), word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and sentence structure to derive meaning
S - Understand the concept of a cognate. Be able to identify cognates as they progress through their language studies. B - Use context clues to determine cognates and false cognates.	50 Cognates activity matamoscas lotería
D - Deduce meaning through their prior knowlege of prefixes, suffixes, root words and sentence structure.	50 cognates activity find words in English that come from Latin roots or Spanish
Standard H: Language Benchmark: H.2 Identify expressions that cannot be translated word for word in order to derive meaning
D - Understand that some expressions may not be translated word for word. (ex. being hot or cold, likes, weather, age)	Create a skit or poster using "tener" expressions and weather
Standard H: Language Benchmark: H.3 Identify words and expressions that have no equivalent in another language
B - Understand that there is no equivalent for some expressions in the target language. D - Understand that all nouns have gender and there is a lack of neutral pronouns	whiteboards games - around the world flashcard pictures - tell article
Standard H: Language Benchmark: H.4 Identify cultural characteristics of language such as formalities, levels of politeness, informal and formal language
D - Identify when formal and informal speech is used. (understand, identify and use the forms of "you")	corbatas skits situational conversations - celebrity faces
Standard H: Language Benchmark: H.5 Compare the sound-symbol association of English to that of the language studied
D - Compare and contrast the phonetics of the English language to that of the target language. (Teach alphabet and letter sounds and combinations, silent letters, vowel sounds and accents)
Standard I: Culture Benchmark: I.1 Discuss the meaning of perspectives, products, and practices in different cultures
B - Exposure to broad based cultural issues (school systems, foods, clothing styles, religion and last names)
Standard I: Culture Benchmark: I.2 Compare the form, meaning, and importance of certain perspectives, products, and practices in different cultures
B - Compare and contrast ideas related to broad based cultural issues
Standard I: Culture Benchmark: I.3 Understand the concept of culture as they compare other cultures to their own
B - Understand how other cultures compare or contrast to their own.
Standard J: Practical Applications Benchmark: J.1 Recognize service opportunities to their school and community through such activities as tutoring, teaching, translating, interpreting, and assisting speakers of other languages
B - Identify opportunites to use the target language outside of the classroom
Standard J: Practical Applications Benchmark: J.2 Particpate in activities where the ability to communicate in a second language may be beneficial, including business internships, exchange programs, and sister city projects
B -Discuss, understand, and explain the benefits of learning and using the target language outside of the educational setting.
Standard J: Practical Applications Benchmark: J.3 Exchange information with people locally and around the world through avenues such as penpals, e-mail, videos, speeches, and publications
B - Communicate with others in the target language through technology, writing or speaking.
Standard K: Personal Enrichment Benchmark: K.1 Use various resources in the language studied for study, work, or pleasure
B - Engage in the use of various media in the target language. (websites, magazines, virtual tours, etc.)
Standard J: Practical Applications Benchmark: K.2 Investigage careers where skills in another language and/or cross-cultural understanding are needed.
B - Explore career possibilities, identify and understand the benefits of learning and using the target language to better enrich their future.
Standard J: Practical Applications Benchmark: K.3 Deepen their understanding of other cultures through various avenues
B - Research various cultural topics. (foods, sports, etc.)
Standard J: Practical Applications Benchmark: K.4 Look for opportunities to learn more about languages and cultures
B - Share the opportunities they have found to use the target language outside of the classroom. (clubs, field trips, community events)
Standard J: Practical Applications Benchmark: K.5 Travel to communities where the language studied is spoken and/or host someone from a country where the language studied is spoken
B - Talk about future possiblities to travel abroad and host exchange students.