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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.
Actoutadialoguewrittenbythestudent
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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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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
Audio Program
The audio program is used in conjunction with Student
Book lessons and Speaking and Listening Workbook
activities to help develop speaking and listening skills.
Two CDs included:
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Student Book Audio CD
•
Speaking and Listening
Workbook CD
Video Program
The video program includes nine video segments that
present:
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The geographical and cultural context of the unit
•
The cultural challenges (or
Desafíos
) the student book
characters embark on
•
The dialogues that model the target vocabulary and
language covered in the unit
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