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At-a-glance look at unit objectives, language skills
covered, lesson duration, themes, functions and forms,
and cultural activities
Standards covered in the unit and
crosswalk of communicative and cross-
curricular standards
87A
Evaluation criteria
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To identify people and things.
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To describe one’s house.
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To describe in detail.
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To express existence and location.
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To describe one’s classroom.
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To identify the location of objects.
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To express common activities.
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To describe characteristics of the tropics.
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To express obligation or necessity.
Objectives
Vocabulary
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Parts of a house.
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Furniture.
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Household items.
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Household chores and actions.
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Leisure activities.
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Useful expressions.
Grammar
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To identify nouns,gender,number,
and articles.
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To express existence using the verb
haber
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To express location or place.
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To conjugate present tense verbs.
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To express obligationwith
tenerque
and
hay que
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To specify frequency using adverbs.
Culture
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The composition of the streets in
OldSan Juan.
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Units ofmeasure used in PuertoRico.
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Design and rationale of roofs
in PuertoRican buildings.
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Symbols of PuertoRico.
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Famous PuertoRicanmonuments.
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Geographicmap of PuertoRico
and theCaribbean.
Contents
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Ask and give information about people
and things.
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Recognize and use nouns,articles, regular
verbs,and adverbs of frequency.
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Describe the rooms and furnishings
in a house.
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Tell chores that one has to do and talk
aboutwhat one feels like doing.
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Describe someone’s normal activities at
home and how frequently he or she does
them.
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Use the verb
haber
and expressionswith
tener que
and
hay que
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Express understanding of some of Puerto
Rico’s customs,geographical aspects,
and historical facts.
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Recognize the differences between
linguistic expressions inSpanish-speaking
countries and theUnitedStates.
Unit 2
Puerto Rico
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To ask and state frequency of chores
performed.
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To identify key concepts in an informational
text and the facts that support them.
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To explore cultural aspects of PuertoRico.
Unit 2
87B
Unit plan
Estimated time:
2 sessions.
Mapa cultural:
PuertoRico and
theCaribbean.
Reading:
ElMorro.
MAPA CULTURAL/LECTURA
Estimated time:
2 sessions.
Vocabulary:
Repaso.
Grammar:
Repaso.
REPASO
Estimated time:
2 sessions.
Project:
Una visita guiada por
la CasaBlanca.
Self-evaluation:
Autoevaluación.
PROYECTO
Estimated time:
6 sessions.
Dialogue:
¿Quién prende la luz?
Functions& forms:
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Expressing certain actions using
regular
-ar
,
-er
,and
-ir
verbs.
Culture:
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LaBahía deMosquito.
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Asopao.
DESAFÍO3
Estimated time:
2 sessions.
Dialogue:
En San Juan.
Functions& forms:
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Greeting people.
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Using useful conversational
expressions.
Culture:
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San Juan.
La llegada
Estimated time:
6 sessions.
Dialogue:
La casamás colorida.
Functions& forms:
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Expressing the number and gender
of nouns.
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Using articleswith nouns.
Culture:
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Las calles delViejo San Juan.
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Los techos tropicales.
DESAFÍO1
Estimated time:
6 sessions.
Dialogue:
Los coquíes en la casa.
Functions& forms:
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Expressing existence using the
verb
haber
.
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Asking questionswith
hay
.
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Expressingwhere things are using
the expression
estar en
.
Culture:
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Los coquíes.
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La CasaBlanca.
DESAFÍO2
Estimated time:
6 sessions.
Dialogue:
Una excursión.
Functions& forms:
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Expressing an obligation that
somebody has using
tener que
+ infinitive.
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Expressing a general obligation
using
hay que
+ infinitive.
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Expressing how often something is
done by using certain adverbs.
Culture:
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Las cuevas de Camuy.
DESAFÍO4
Estimated time:
2 sessions.
Functions& forms:
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Review of
Desafíos1–4.
Culture:
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Las casas de los indígenas de
PuertoRico.
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ElViejo San Juan.
Todo junto/El encuentro
Overview
Unit 2
Puerto Rico
87C
Standards for learning Spanish
1.1. Interpersonalmode
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Participate in discussions on a given topic.
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Talk to aclassmate about the challenges.
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Discuss impressions of a photo.
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Play a guessing game.
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Participate in a question-and-answer
based on describing the loc
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Compare two photoswith a
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Take a poll among classma
household chores.
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Interviewstudentsto gathe
1.2. Interpretivemode
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Watch a story onDVD and a
comprehension questions.
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View a story and demonstra
bymatching, true/false, fill-
and/ormultiple choice.
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Read a text andmake comparisons to student’s
own experience.
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Read a text and gain information through
the second language.
1.3.Presentationalmode
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2.1.Practices and perspectives
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Understand the reasons fo
old streets in PuertoRico.
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Recognizethe systemofme
Rico.
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UnderstandwhyPuertoRica
and roofs theway they do.
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Understand theoriginsofPu
dishes.
2.2.Products and perspectives
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Obtain informationabout
La
Las cuevas de Camuy
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ElYu
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3.1. Interdisciplinary connections
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Research the building of roa
the colonial period.
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Learn aboutOldSan Juan.
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Research apartmentadvert
and in newspapers.
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Research tropical rainforest
characteristics.
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Research the phenomena o
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Use a Venn diagramto disp
3.2. Viewpoints through language/culture
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4.1.Compare languages
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Compare gender
and number of nouns
inSpanish and English.
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Compare noun-adjective
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4.2.Compare cultures
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5.1. Spanish beyond
the school setting
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5.2. Spanish for lifelong
learning
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Write captions fora series of photos.
Write a description of one’s house.
Give an oral description ofa floor plan.
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Compare the punctuation
usedwith questions
Unit 2
87D
Communicative skills
Activities
Activities
Interpersonal mode
Speaking
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Participate in discussion on a given topic.
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Initiate a guessing gamewith another student.
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Discuss photoswith a classmate.
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Interview students to gather information.
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11,24,25,26,36,41,42,60,70,75,
83,86,88,97,102
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27,34,56,99
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25,27,41,44,50,64,87
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36,60,70,83,90,97
Writing
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Write captions for a series of photos.
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Write a descriptive letter or postcard.
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22,31,80
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49,73,91
Listening
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Interview a classmate and interpret his/her answers.
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Play a guessing gamewith a partner.
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36,60,70,83,90,97
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6,27,34,99
Reading
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Read a text or blog about PuertoRico.
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Read an online article.
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49,82,91,94,
Lectura
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Tu desafío
Interpretive mode
Listening
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Listen and identify ideas or photos.
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Listen and evaluate or interpret the information.
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2,10,17,25,35,54,57,68,77,
89,93
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30,40,48,71,79,81,82,85
Reading
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Read a text and answer comprehension questions.
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Fill in keywords in a story or paragraph.
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Read about culture,synthesizing key concepts.
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94,96,103
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6,18,23,28,29,51,52,74,92
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Lectura
Presentational mode
Speaking
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Present information or results orally to the class.
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Act out a script or dialogue.
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49,60,95,101
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28,51,74,92
Writing
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Summarize or report information.
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24,45,46,58,59,70,72,85,89,90,
95,104
Cross-curricular standards
Subject
Standard
Activities
Activities
Activities
Language
Arts
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Compare elements of English grammarwithSpanish equivalents.
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Proofread an original piece ofwriting.
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15,20,38,43,61,66,84
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Proyecto
Social
Studies
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Locate political and geographical divisions of PuertoRico
and theCaribbean.
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Research the early history of PuertoRico.
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99
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Proyecto
Art
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Learn about indigenous andmodern architecture.
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Learn about famous PuertoRican artists and designers.
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19,96
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101
Drama
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Write a script.
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Act out a dialogue.
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Proyecto
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28,51,74,92,
Proyecto
Overview
Video Program
The video program includes nine video segments that
present:
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The geographical and cultural context of the unit
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The cultural challenges (or
Desafíos
) the student book
characters embark on
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The dialogues that model the target vocabulary and
language covered in the unit
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