UNIT 1

Unit Name: Para Empezar/ Welcome to Spanish Class

Length of Unit: 4 Weeks

UNIT LEARNING GOALS

Day 1:
SWBAT identify the 4 classroom expectations & why they exist
SWBAT explain procedures & the peso system in order to have a great year!
1A SWBAT ask for and provide a name in Spanish
SWBAT identify cognates
Day 2
SWBAT identify characteristics of professionals & req’ts for getting into college
SWBAT identify classroom expectations & procedures (entering classrm,borrowing pencil, raising
hands)
Day 3 –
1K1. SWBAT identify the benefits of studying another language
1F1. SWBAT exchange greetings and take leave from others
SWBAT identify signals to ask to use the bathroom, tissue, pencil, & how to how enter the classrm
SWBAT explain the concept of malleable intelligence
SWBAT explain how to lose and keep participation points
SWBAT explain how to move forward or backward on the “Viaje al éxito” – classwide behavior
tracker
Day 4:
SWBAT identify how to earn stamps on the stamp chart & how it affects their grade
SWBAT explain how to enter class, use planner, when they can use the bathroom, & cell/ipod rules
1A SWBAT review how to ask for and provide a name in Spanish
1F SWBAT review how to Exchange greetings respond to introductory conversations.
1K Identify the benefits of studying another language and culture
Day 5 –
SWBAT explain why we have assigned seats & importance of stamp charts
SWBAT identify 1 fact about their country for their designated country team & explain how their team
can lose or earn points – review importance of raising hands
SWBAT create an introductory dialogue in Spanish between themselves & a celebrity
Day 6 –
SWBAT create their own Spanish 1 textbook(decorate & identify how & why to organize binder) in
order to set the norms for organizational skills
1I SWBAT Describe the origin of the Spanish language and where it is spoken in the world.
Day 7:
SWBAT identify benefits of being and characteristics of professionals in order to exhibit them in the
classroom
SWBAT identify our class big goals & importance of raising hands, bathrm procedure, pencils…
1C1 Recognize useful classroom expressions, objects,
1G Recognize and use basic classroom commands and questions and classroom objects
Day 8
SWBAT explain the importance of bringing their binder everyday & keeping it organized
SWBAT identify 3 facts about their country for their country team
1H SWBAT interpret & present seasons & weather in Spanish
Day 9 –
SWBAT explain how to earn stamps on the stamp chart & how to keep participation pts
SWBAT identify benefits of learning Spanish
1D Recognize spoken numbers. /1E Use numbers to exchange telephone numbers
Day 10 –
1F2. SWBAT ask and answer how they and others are doing using “estar”
1J1. SWBAT recognize appropriate salutations (formal v informal) and gestures
1C3. SWBAT ask for and present the date and day of the week in order to review #s
Day 11 –
SWBAT identify class big goals & how they relate to their personal goals
SWBAT 1C3 use numbers in order to tell time in Spanish
Day12 – 1B Recognize and use the Spanish alphabet in order to spell Spanish words.
Day 13 – SWBAT review in order to master the test
SWBAT identify the steps necessary to study for the test (highlight key points, flashcards, sleep)
Day 14 – SWBAT review reading in writing in order to master the test
SWBAT identify which objectives they did not master on the practice test in order to focus study
Day 15 - Unit 1 Test / Investment- why study Spanish / Spanish culture(travel pics?)
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 ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS (EUs) ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS (EQs)
Students will understand that… 1. Why should we not let a computer just
• Language study builds on prior study. translate what we want to say or write?
We need a bank of knowledge to use 2. Why are some words in English similar to
when communicating, and that means those in Spanish?
studying and memorizing vocabulary. 3. How does learning culture help me
• Word-by-word translation does not work! communicate?
Grammatical patterns as well as 4. Where can I apply what I’m learning?
expressions vary with language and When will I ever use this?
culture. We must learn to communicate
in the language, not merely memorize
words. This makes learning Spanish get
easier and easier!
• Language is meant to be used creatively.
Once we know certain patterns, we can
apply new vocabulary to those patterns.
• We live in an increasingly globalized
world. We are all interconnected and
understanding others’ perspectives is
critical to building peace and partnership.
• In the United States, the Spanish-
speaking population is growing. Learning
Spanish enables us to not only engage in
activities previously unavailable to us,
such as music, literature, and plays, but
also helps us reach out and become
more of a community. Being able to
communicate in Spanish is increasingly
valuable in sectors such as healthcare,
law, and education and for meeting the
goals of going to college, getting jobs,
traveling, and making money.

PRIORITIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

What will lead students to the EUs and EQs?
These are the prioritized knowledge and skills you unpacked from your learning goals.

Knowledge Skills

Basic building blocks: - Introduce themselves to others and use

Accents greetings
Alphabet - Distinguish between formal and informal
Numbers 0-30 address
Date format
Classroom commands and questions - Ask how others are and answer how they
are
• Hacer with weather
- Pronounce Spanish letters correctly and
• Ser with days of the week, recognize alphabet and spoken sounds
• dates and telling time - Use numbers to exchange telephone
• Llamarse numbers
• Estar with greetings - Ask for and provide the date or day of the
week
- Ask and provide the correct time,
recognize military time
- Recognize classroom object vocab
- Talk about the weather
- Respond to classroom commands
- Describe the origin of the Spanish
language and where it is spoken in the
world
 CALENDAR OF DAILY OBJECTIVES
Aug/Sept. 2009
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8/23 A 8/24 B 8/25 8/26 8/27
SWBAT identify SWBAT identify 1K1. SWBAT identify
1A SWBAT ask for and 1A SWBAT ask for and characteristics of characteristics of the benefits of studying
provide a name in provide a name in professionals & req’ts for professionals & req’ts for another language
Spanish Spanish getting into college getting into college
SWBAT identify 1F1. SWBAT exchange
SWBAT identify cognates SWBAT identify SWBAT identify greetings and take leave
cognates classroom expectations classroom expectations from others
SWBAT identify the 4 & procedures (entering & procedures (entering
SWBAT identify the 4 classroom expectations classrm,borrowing classrm,borrowing SWBAT identify signals
classroom expectations & why they exist pencil, raising hands) pencil, raising hands) to ask to use the
& why they exist bathroom, tissue, pencil,
SWBAT explain & how to how enter the
SWBAT explain procedures & the peso classrm
procedures & the peso system in order to have
system in order to have a great year! SWBAT explain the
a great year! concept of malleable
intelligence

SWBAT explain how to

lose and keep
participation points

SWBAT explain how to

move forward or
backward on the “Viaje
al éxito” – classwide
behavior tracker

8/30 B 8/31 9/1 9/2 9/3 B

-1K1. SWBAT identify
the benefits of studying SWBAT create an -SWBAT create an
1A SWBAT review how 1A SWBAT review how
another language introductory dialogue in introductory dialogue in
to ask for and provide a to ask for and provide a
Spanish between Spanish between
name in Spanish name in Spanish
-1F1. SWBAT exchange themselves & a celebrity themselves & a celebrity
greetings and take leave
1F SWBAT review how 1F SWBAT review how
from others SWBAT explain why we -SWBAT explain why we
to Exchange greetings to exchange greetings
have assigned seats & have assigned seats &
respond to introductory and respond to
-SWBAT identify signals importance of stamp importance of stamp
conversations. introductory
to ask to use the charts charts
conversations.
bathroom, tissue, pencil,
1K Identify the benefits
& how to how enter the SWBAT identify 1 fact -SWBAT identify 1 fact
of studying another 1K Identify the benefits
classrm about their country for about their country for
language and culture of studying another
their designated country their designated country
language and culture
-SWBAT explain the team & explain how their team & explain how their
concept of malleable team can lose or earn team can lose or earn
SWBAT identify how to
intelligence points – review points –
earn stamps on the SWBAT identify how to
importance of raising
stamp chart & how it earn stamps on the
-SWBAT explain how to hands -review importance of
affects their grade stamp chart & how it
lose and keep raising hands
affects their grade
participation points
SWBAT explain how to
enter class, use planner, SWBAT explain how to
-SWBAT explain how to
when they can use the enter class, use planner,
move forward or
bathroom, & cell/ipod when they can use the
backward on the “Viaje
rules bathroom, & cell/ipod
al éxito” – classwide
rules
behavior tracker
9/6 No school 9/7 B 9/8 9/09 B 9/10
-SWBAT create their -SWBAT create their *No school SWBAT identify
own Spanish 1 own Spanish 1 benefits of being and
textbook(decorate & textbook (decorate & characteristics of
identify how & why to identify how & why to professionals in order
organize binder) in organize binder) in to exhibit them in the
order to set the norms order to set the norms classroom
for organizational skills for organizational skills
SWBAT identify our
-1I SWBAT Describe 1I SWBAT Describe class big goals &
the origin of the the origin of the importance of raising
Spanish language and Spanish language and hands, bathrm
where it is spoken in where it is spoken in procedure, pencils…
the world. the world.
1C1 Recognize useful
1D spoken numbers. 1D Recognize spoken classroom expressions,
numbers. objects,

1G Recognize and use

basic classroom
commands and
questions and
classroom objects

9/13 B 9/14 9/15 B 9/16 9/17 B

SWBAT identify SWBAT explain the SWBAT explain the SWBAT explain how to SWBAT explain how to
benefits of being and importance of bringing importance of bringing earn stamps on the earn stamps on the
characteristics of their binder everyday & their binder everyday & stamp chart & how to stamp chart & how to
professionals in order keeping it organized keeping it organized keep participation pts keep participation pts
to exhibit them in the
classroom SWBAT identify 3 facts SWBAT identify 3 facts SWBAT identify SWBAT identify
about their country for about their country for benefits of learning benefits of learning
SWBAT identify our their country team their country team Spanish Spanish
class big goals &
importance of raising 1H SWBAT interpret & 1H SWBAT interpret & 1D Recognize spoken 1D Recognize spoken
hands, bathrm present seasons & present seasons & numbers. /1E Use numbers. /1E Use
procedure, pencils… weather in Spanish weather in Spanish numbers to exchange numbers to exchange
telephone numbers telephone numbers
1C1 Recognize useful
classroom expressions,
objects,

1G Recognize and use

basic classroom
commands and
questions and
classroom objects

9/20 9/21 9/22 9/23 9/24 Prof.Dev.

1F2. SWBAT ask and 1F2. SWBAT ask and SWBAT identify class SWBAT identify class
answer how they and answer how they and big goals & how they big goals & how they
others are doing using others are doing using relate to their personal relate to their personal
“estar” “estar” goals goals

1J1. SWBAT recognize 1J1. SWBAT recognize SWBAT 1C3 use SWBAT 1C3 use
appropriate salutations appropriate salutations numbers in order to tell numbers in order to tell
(formal v informal) and (formal v informal) and time in Spanish time in Spanish
gestures gestures

1C3. SWBAT ask for 1C3. SWBAT ask for

and present the and present the
date and day of date and day of
the week in order the week in order
to review #s to review #s
9/27 9/28 9/29 9/30 10/1
1B Recognize and use 1B Recognize and SWBAT review in order SWBAT review in SWBAT review reading
the Spanish alphabet in use the Spanish to master the test order to master the in writing in order to
order to spell Spanish alphabet in order to test master the test
words. spell Spanish words. SWBAT identify the SWBAT identify which
steps necessary to SWBAT identify the objectives they did not
study for the test steps necessary to master on the practice
(highlight key points, study for the test test in order to focus
flashcards, sleep) (highlight key points, study
flashcards, sleep)

10/4 10/5 10/6 10/7 10/8

SWBAT review reading Unit 1 Test Unit 1 Test Track Unit 1 Test Track Unit 1 Test
in writing in order to
master the test Culture/travel pics Culture/travel pics SW reflect on why they SW reflect on why they
mastered which mastered which
SWBAT identify which objectives/study habits objectives/study habits
objectives they did not
master on the practice Review/compare class Review/compare class
test in order to focus avgs avgs
study