SPIV Curriculum Map
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August
Content and Essential Skills
Cuadro 1: EL ARTE
1. How does art reflect life past and present?
2. How does art provide insight into another culture?
3. You don't forget multiplication tables. so why do you forget verb conjugations?
4. What is agreement and why is it so important?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss the life and works of El Greco
•discuss the life and works of Velázquez
•discuss the life and works of Goya
•discuss the life and works of Picasso
•discuss the life and works of Dalí
•discuss the life and works of Kahlo
•discuss the Los fusilamientos de Moncloa
•introduce a poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read essays about each artist
•read a poem by Manuel Machado
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each essay
•select an artist and prepare a presentation in Spanish
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•record the word of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the present tense
•discuss possessive adjectives and pronouns
•focus on agreement of adjectives
•discuss demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
•discuss specific conjunctions
Cultural
The students will:
•identify masterpieces by Hispanic artists
•view video clips about some of the artists
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Note: This Cuadro takes a good deal of time to complete, particularly if the students catch the spirit and want to explore other works of art.
Optional
September
Content and Essential Skills
Continuation...
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss the life and works of El Greco
•discuss the life and works of Velázquez
•discuss the life and works of Goya
•discuss the life and works of Picasso
•discuss the life and works of Dalí
•discuss the life and works of Kahlo
•discuss the Los fusilamientos de Moncloa
•introduce a poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read essays about each artist
•read a poem by Manuel Machado
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each essay
•select an artist and prepare a presentation in Spanish
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•record the word of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the present tense
•discuss possessive adjectives and pronouns
•focus on agreement of adjectives
•discuss demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
•discuss specific conjunctions
Cultural
The students will:
•identify masterpieces by Hispanic artists
•view video clips about some of the artists
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Unit written exam
Unit listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
October
Content and Essential Skills
Cuadro 2: EL HUMORISMO
¿De qué color es el caballo blanco de Napoleón?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss two short stories
•read a short play
•learn a poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read Una carta a Dios
•read El gato de Sèvres
•read Signos de puntuación
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each story or poem
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned for each Cuadro
•record the word of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review reflexive verbs
•review the imperative
•review the use of ser VS estar
•discuss gerunds
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss the role of humor in Hispanic culture
•compare and contrast each story as to plot, characters, setting, etc.
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
November
Content and Essential Skills
Cuadro 3: EL HEROÍSMO
What makes a hero?
What constitutes a heroic act?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss two short stories
•discuss two articles about heroic youth
•compare and contrast each story as to plot, characters, setting, etc.
•learn a poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read El mensajero de San Martín
•read Viva Numancia
•read stories about two contemporary heroes
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each story or poem
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned for each Cuadro
•record the word of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the present subjunctive
•discuss the uses of the subjunctive
•discuss the passive voice
Cultural
The students will:
•define heroism
•discuss whether the definition is the same for everyone
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
December
Content and Essential Skills
Cuadro 4: EL INDIO
Are the indigenous people of the Hispanic world really downtrodden?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss three short stories
•read an essay
•recite the poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read La yaquí hermosa
•read Rosa Leyes
•read Manuel
•read El nahual
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each story or poem
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned for each Cuadro
•record the word of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the use of personal a
•review the preterite tense
•compare and contrast usage of the preterite VS the imperfect
Cultural
The students will:
•examine the lives of four indios
•compare and contrast each story as to plot, characters, setting, etc.
•discuss what social changes are needed
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Semester written exam
Semester oral exam
Recitation of poem
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
January
Content and Essential Skills
Cuadro 5: LA LEYENDA
What is a legend?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss four short stories
•introduce a poem by Antonio Machado
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read El lago encantado
•read La vieja del candilejo
•read La camisa de Margarita
•read La leyenda de Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each story
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned for each Cuadro
•record the proverb of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•understand the use of por VS para
•review the perfect tenses
•focus on irregular past participles
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss two South American legends and two Spanish legends
•compare and contrast each story as to plot, characters, setting, etc.
•discuss what elements makes each a story worth re-telling
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
February
Content and Essential Skills
continue Cuadro 5...
Cuadro 6: SENTIMIENTOS Y PASIONES
Is there really such a thing as Latin temper?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss two short stories
•interpret three poems
•discuss a conversation entitled Comunicándose sin hablar
•learn a poem by Antonio Machado
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read El abanico
•read El arrepentido
•read Hemos perdido aún
•read La leyenda de Santo Domingo de la Calzada
•read lyrics to Cuando un amigo se va
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each story
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned for each Cuadro
•record the proverb of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the future and the conditional
•review the future perfect and the conditional perfect
•understand the usage of saber VS conocer
•analyze the use of estar with a past participle
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss the readings and focus on the emotions depicted in each
•state opinions as to which best conveys emotion- the written word or the object of art
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
continue Cuadro 6...
Cuadro 7: TIERRA Y LIBERTAD
At what price liberty?
In many Hispanic countries, change comes only after resorting to revolution. Why?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss three short stories
•compare and contrast each story as to plot, characters, setting, etc.
•learn a poem by Antonio Machado
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read Una esperanza
•read Mejor que perros
•read Espuma y nada más
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each story
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned for each Cuadro
•record the proverb of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the imperfect subjunctive
•understand when it is needed
•survey common suffixes
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss the universal theme of fighting for freedom
•identify the statement made by each reading
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
continue Cuadro 7...
Cuadro 8: EL ÚLTIMO VIAJE
Cuadro 9: CAPRICHOS DEL DESTINO
Cuadro 10: LA MUJER
Death, whimsical fate, and women...hmm, is there a connection here?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss three short stories, one from each Cuadro
•compare and contrast each story as to plot, characters, setting, etc.
•learn a poem by Antonio Machado
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read En el fondo del caño hay un negrito
•read La cita
•read Cartas de amor traicionado
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each story
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned
•record the proverb of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
•understand the formation of adverbs
•focus on relative pronouns
•list ordinal numbers
•survey common suffixes
Cultural
The students will:
•identify the statement made by each reading
•discuss what cultural insight is gleaned by the reader
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
Cuadro 11: LA FANTASÍA Y LA IMAGINACIÓN
Cuadro 12: LA INSPIRACIÓN Y LA ESPERANZA
Do these two cuadros reflect themes that are complementary or contrary?
What do they reveal about Hispanic culture?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play Lotería to review vocabulary
•take dictation
•read to the class
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss one short story and one poem
•respond to the content question
•recite the poem by Antonio Machado
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read El leve Pedro
•read Hoy he nacido
Writing
The students will:
•answer comprehension questions after each reading
•become familiar with each author
•complete cloze activities with the new vocabulary
•an essay will be assigned
•record the proverb of the day
Grammar
The students will:
•review the basic verb chart
•look for examples in magazine articles
Cultural
The students will:
•identify the statement made by each reading
•discuss what cultural insight is gleaned by the reader
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Semester written exam
Semester oral exam
Recitation of poem
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
