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Benchmarks for 6th Grade French and Spanish, 7th Grade Spanish and 8th Grade Spanish  Course: Cultural World Language Grade Level: 6 Benchmark 1 Students will be able to appreciate the importance of learning an additional language. They will explore Spanish and French languages and cultures to make an informed decision for the future of their language-learner career. Standard 2.1, 2.2 Standard 4.2 Standard 5.1- 5.3 Standard 6.2-6.4 Benchmark 2 Students will be able to understand and speak specified vocabulary in the target language to be used as a foundation for second language acquisition. Standard 1.1, 1.2 Standard 4.1 Benchmark 3 Students will be able to recognize Spanish and French-speaking countries. Standard 4.7 Benchmark 4 Students will be able to articulate some of the traditions and characteristics native to the Spanish and French-speaking cultures. Standard 4.3- 4.6 GRADE 7 Course: Spanish Big Unit of Study: Chapter 1A: “What do you like to do?” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 1A: ¿Qué te gusta hacer? VOCABULARIO: leisure activities, what people like to do and don't like to do, expressing agreement and disagreement GRAMATICA: infinitives, negative statements Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand a description of what someone likes to do. Students will be able to talk about themselves and what they like and don’t like to do. Students will be able to read, write and understand a description of himself or herself. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 1B: “What are you like?” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 1B: ¿Y tú, cómo eres? VOCABULARIO: personality traits, asking and telling what people are like, GRAMATICA: definite and indefinite articles, adjective-noun agrement, placement of adjectives, the verb ser. Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities:5.1, 5.2 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand a description of a friend. Students will be able to describe themselves. Students will be able to read and understand a description of someone. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 2A: “Your day at school?” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 2: LA ESCUELA CAPÍTULO 2A: Tú día en la escuela VOCABULARIO: school schedules, school subjects, discuss what students do during the day GRAMATICA: subject pronouns, present tense of "ar" verbs Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen and understand conversation about schedules and classes. Students will be able to talk about activities that they have in common with their friends. Students will be able to write their own schedule. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 2B: “Your classroom?” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 2B: Tu sala de clases VOCABULARIO: classroom items, prepositions GRAMATICA: the verb estar, plurals of nouns and articles Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and identify classroom objects and their location. Students will be able to talk or write about postion and location. Students will be able to discuss the cultural differences in schools. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 3A: “Breakfast or lunch?” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 3: LA COMIDA CAPÍTULO 3A: ¿Desayuno o almuerzo? VOCABULARIO: food and beverages for breakfast and lunch, likes and dislikes, adverbs of frequency, GRAMATICA: present tense of "er" and "ir" verbs Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand people describe what they eat and drink for lunch and breakfast. Students will be able to read and understand words that are found on menus. Students will be able to write a list of foods that they like and dislike. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of cultural differences regarding snacks and meals. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 3B: “To maintain health” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 3B: Para mantener la salud VOCABULARIO: food and berages for dinner. describing people or things GRAMATICA: the verb ser , plurals of adjectives Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen, compare and understand as people describe a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle. Students will be able to express their opinions about food preferences. Students will be able to write a list of things that a person should do to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 4A: “To where do you go?” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 4A: ¿Adónde vas? VOCABULARIO: discuss leisure activities, places you go and with whom GRAMATICA: the verb ir, asking and answering questions Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen and understand as people ask questions about weekend events. Students will be able to talk about and read about places to go and things to do during the week and on the weekend and after school. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 4B: “Do you want to go with me?” Key Concepts: CAPÍTULO 4B: ¿Quiéres ir conmigo? VOCABULARIO: leisure activities, sports, pastimes, feelings, expressions for extending, accepting, declining invitations, expressions to tell when something happens GRAMATICA: all conjugations of jugar, ir + a + infinitive, tengo que + infinitive, puedo(es), gustaría Matching National Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand information about when and where to meet someone. Students will be able to make excuses for not accepting an invitation. Students will be able to write a note telling what you are going to do during the week. Course: Spanish Grade Level: 8 Big Unit of Study: Chapter 5A: “Birthday Party” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 5A: Una fiesta de cumpleaños VOCABULARIO: family, talk about and describe celebrations and parties, ask and tell ages GRAMATICA: all conjugations of tener, possessive adjectives Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand someone’s description of a family member. Students will be able to describe family members and what they like to do. Students will be able to write a note telling two facts about a friend of family member. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of some ways that Spanish speaking families celebrate special occasions. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 5B: “Let’s go to a restaurant” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 5B: ¡Vamos a un restaurante! VOCABULARIO: descriptive adjectives for people, ordering a meal, describing food and table settings GRAMATICA: all conjugations of venir, ser and estar Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand people describe something missing from their order. Students will be able to describe physical characteristics of people. Students will be able to read and understand a letter about an upcoming visit with a relative. Students will be able to write a report telling whether people are coming to an event and what they are bringing. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 6A: “In my bedroom” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 6A: En mi dormitorio VOCABULARIO: bedroom items, electronic equipment, colors, descriptive adjectives GRAMATICA: comparisons and superlatives, stem-changing verbs, all conjugations o poder and dormir. Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand descriptions of bedrooms. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about your bedroom and that of a classmate. Students will be able to read and understand descriptions of bedrooms. Students will be able to write a short paragraph comparing your bedroom to a classmate’s. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 6B: “What’s your house like?” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 6B: ¿Cómo es tu casa? VOCABULARIO: rooms in a house, household chores, tell where you live GRAMATICA: affirmative tú commands, present progressive tense conjugations Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to and understand excuses for not doing chores. Students will be able to use affirmative tú commands and present progressive. Students will be able to read and understand ads for apartments. Students will be able to write a list of household chores. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 7A: “How much does it cost?” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 7A: ¿Cuánto cuesta? VOCABULARIO: clothing, shopping, numbers 100-1000 GRAMATICA: verbs: pensar, querer, preferir and demonstrative adjectives Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand why people are returning clothing items. Students will be able to describe and buy gift certificates and clothing items from a store or online. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 7B: “What a gift!” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 7B: ¡Qué regalo! VOCABULARIO: places to shop, gifts, accessories, buying and selling GRAMATICA: preterite of –ar, -car and –gar verbs, direct object pronouns Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand as someone describes what she bought as a gift and where she bought it. Students will be able to exchange opinions about cost of items. Students will be able to write an explanation of items that they have bought. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 8A: “On Vacation” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 8A: De vacaciones VOCABULARIO: vacation places, activities, modes of transportation GRAMATICA: preterite of –er and –ir verbs, preterite or ir , personal “a” Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand what someone says he did and where he went during vacation. Students will be able to talk about your best trip or vacation. Students will be able to read and write a postcard. Big Unit of Study: Chapter 8B: “Helping in the Community” Key Concepts: CAPITULO 8B: Ayudando en la comunidad VOCABULARIO: recycling and volunteer work, places in a community GRAMATICA: el verbo decir, indirect object prounouns, preterite of hacer and dar. Matching Frameworks Standards Strand for Concept Communication: 1.1-1.3 Culture: 2.1, 2.2 Connections: 3.1, 3.2 Comparisons: 4.1, 4.2 Communities: 5.1, 5.2 Benchmarks for that Unit: Students will be able to listen to and understand describe what he did in the community. Students will be able to talk about what you or someone you know did to help others. Students will be able to read and understand what people gave as donations to organizations. Students will be able to write a list of what teenagers can do to help in the community. Chapters 5A-9B Matching Massachusetts Frameworks Standards Communication: 1-3 Culture: 4 Comparisons: 5-7 Communities: 8
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