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MYP Course Outline - Spanish II

Level: (9-10)
Course Title: Spanish II
Course Description:
Spanish II students will begin to polish their skills in the BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) i.e. discussing their daily routine, hobbies, discussing their childhood, emergencies In Spanish 2 students will continue to acquire new vocabulary, progress in their fluency and develop their written comprehension and expression. The Spanish program at ERHS is fully aligned with the California Standards for Foreign Language Learning and the Language Learning Continuum.

Stage 1: Formulaic
Learners comprehend and produce (functions) learned words and
phrases (text-types) dealing with discrete elements of life (content)
in highly predictable common daily settings (contexts/accuracy)

Stage II: Created
Learners comprehend and produce (functions) sentences and strings of sentences (text-types) dealing with topics related to self, the immediate environment, survival and courtesy (content) in transactional and some informal settings (contexts/accuracy)

*** (Please see attachment for Foreign Language Standards)
MYP Aims Addressed by this Course:
The aims of the teaching and study of modern foreign languages are to:

enable the student to use language(s) effectively as a means of practical communication, providing a sound base of communication skills necessary for future study, work and leisure
enable the student to understand the nature of language and the process of total language learning, which comprises the integration of linguistic, cultural and social components
enable the student to develop an appreciation of a variety of literary and non-literary texts
offer insight into the cultural characteristics of the communities where the language(s) is (are) spoken
encourage an awareness and understanding of the perspectives of people from other cultures
promote involvement with different communities, where relevant
provide access to varied sources of information
foster curiosity, a lifelong interest and enjoyment in language learning.

Time
(weeks)

Instructional Units
for the Year

Essential and/or Guiding Questions

Area of Interaction

Assessment

2 Weeks

3-5 Weeks
Sept./Oct.

4-5 Weeks
Nov./Dec./Jan.

5-6 Weeks

4-5 Weeks
Feb./March

4-5 Weeks

3 Weeks
April/May

5-6 Weeks
June

1A. Your School Day

1B. A Special event

2A. Your community & You

2B. Memories

3A. Disasters and heroic acts

3B. Television & Cinema

4A. Food & Culture

4B. Tourism

5A. What can we do to help our environment?

- What do I do at school?
- What do I do in my free time?

- How do I prepare for a special event?
- What clothing did I buy?

- What did I do yesterday?
- How do I give directions?

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What was I like as a child?
- How were holidays celebrated?

- What was the disaster and a hero?

- What is important about television?
- How is society reflected in the movies?

- What skills do I need in order to know how to cook?
- How does food vary in different cultures?

- What is important about traveling?
- What international cities would I like to visit? Why?

- How should we work together in order to protect the environment?
- What would I like to do in the future in order to protect the environment?

1A. Approaches to learning

1B. Human ingenuity

2A. Environments

2B. Health and Social Education

3A. Community and Service

3B. Human Ingenuity/ Environments

4A. Social education

4B. Health and Social Education/ Environments

5A. Environment/ Community and service

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