Standard 1 Communication Students will utilize the Spanish language to further

their understanding of Spanish in a variety of written and spoken forms on diverse

topics.
1-1 Students express feelings and emotions and exchange opinions through conversation. (CE, CM,
LS)
1-2 Students understand and discuss a variety of topics through spoken and written language. (CE,
CM, LS)
1-3 Student present oral and written information on a variety of topics. (CE, CM, GE, LS, T)
*Students will operate within benchmarks 1-1 to 1-3 in the following areas
activities in the past! present and simple future! past actions ongoing "imperfect# and completed
"preterite#! excuses! repeating conversations and $uotes! entertainment vocabulary! directions!
bargaining! telling stories! reacting to news! problems and how to deal with them.
Standard 2 Cultures Students will gain knowledge and understanding of the
cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
2-1 Students demonstrate understanding of %ispanic culture. (CM, GE, LS)
2-2 Students demonstrate understanding of relationship between products and perspective of %ispanic
cultures. (CM, GE, HOTS, LS, MCGF)
& Students will operate within benchmarks 2-1 to 2-2 in the following areas
"'ulture focus pending textbook adoption.#
Standard 3 Connections Students will connect and acquire information with other
subject areas.
3-1 Students will further their knowledge of other disciplines through Spanish. (HOTS, LS)
3-2 Students ac$uire information and recogni(e the distinctive viewpoints of the Spanish language and
cultures. (CM, GE, HOTS, LS, MCGF)
& Students will operate within benchmarks 3-1 to 3-2 by discussing both the history and geography of
the cultures mentioned in Standard 2! as well as discussing grammatical parallels with the )nglish
language.
Standard 4 Comparisons Students will develop insight into the nature of language
and culture.
*-1 Students demonstrate understanding of language through comparisons between )nglish and the
target language. (CM, GE, HOTS, LS)
*-2 Students demonstrate understanding of cultural concepts through comparisons between %ispanic
cultures and their own. "CM, GE, HOTS, LS, MCGF)
& Students will operate within benchmarks *-1 and *-2 in the following ways
reflexive actions! comparisons of verb structures in +ermanic and ,omance languages! discussion of
preterite vs. imperfect! use of cognates! syntactical differences in asking and answering $uestions! and
comparisons of -merican culture to the cultures leaned about in Standard 2.
Standard 5 Communities Participate in communities at home and around the
world.
5-1 Students use Spanish within and beyond the school setting. (CE, CM, GE, MCGF, T)
5-2 Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using Spanish for personal enjoyment
outside of mandated classroom activity. (CE, CM, GE, HOTS, LS, MCGF, T, SCUBA)
*Students will operate within benchmarks 5-1 and 5-2 in the following ways:
continue to develop conscientiousness of the Hispanic culture around them through independent
observations and interactions outside of school, seek out individual opportunities to practice new skills
within the native-speaking community.