Spanish | Middle School 6-8
Spanish Scope and Sequence for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades
Middle school language classes use acquisition-driven instruction. Throughout all three years of instruction, the focus is on using interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication.
6th Grade
| Topic | AP Theme | Resources | Essential Questions | Language Functions |
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The calendar and introductions Contemporary Life Personal and public identities |
Calendar/Weather, Dice |
How do I present myself to the world? What information do I want to know about someone else when I first meet them? |
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Likes/dislikes with food, feelings, and emotions Contemporary Life |
¿Cómo estás? (Señor Wooly), ¡Qué asco! (Señor Wooly) | How can we describe our likes and dislikes, families, friends, and community? |
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Who am I? Personal and public identities |
Guapo, (Señor Wooly) Unit 2 |
How can I tell someone else about myself and others? |
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Animals and family Families and communities |
Unit 3, Wildebeest El Capibara con botas (Class novel) |
How would I describe characters from a story? |
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Resources
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Señor Wooly Stories: Guapo, ¡Qué asco!, ¿Cómo estás?
- Movies:Ferdinand
- Novel(s): Capibara con botas
- Clipchat: Wildebeest el niño y el pulpo
- Stories/Legends:Señora Picasso y su perro
- Dreaming Spanish: Grande y pequeño, what animal is it?
- Música: Song of the quarter
7th Grade
| Topic AP Theme | Resources | Essential Questions | Language Functions |
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The calendar and our everyday life Contemporary life and Personal and public identities |
Calendar/weather, No lo tengo, Pip, La Universidad |
What can I do to prepare myself for my future? What are my unique talents, abilities, and interests? |
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Life at school Contemporary life and Personal and public identities |
Soy yo, ¿Puedo ir al baño?, El Cucuy | What is my school day like? Is my school similar or different from schools in other countries? |
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Food and sports Families and communities and Contemporary life |
Pan, Lobo Hambriento, La comida latina, deportes |
How has Latin cuisine influenced food and food culture where I live? What foods and flavors do I associate with my culture(s)? How do sports and sport fandom influence my culture? |
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Describing events Contemporary life |
La confesión de Víctor, Las Torres de Tarragona |
How do I help others in my family, school, community, and my world? What risks do I take in my day-to-day? |
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Resources
- Wooly stories: La Confesión de Víctor, ¿Puedo ir al baño?, No lo tengo, Pan
- Movies: El Libro de la Vida, Mad Hot Ballroom, Vivo, McFarland USA, Sweet 15
- Novel(s): La lucha de limonada, Peter va a Colombia
- Clipchat: Pip, el gato de Simón, Soy yo, Ovejas
- Stories/Legends: La Llorona, El lobo hambriento, El hombre despreciable, El Cucuy
- Holidays: Woolentine’s, Tío Nadal, Día de los muertos
- Dreaming Spanish: Is Spain always hot? La llorona
- Music: Locotubre/Locura music brackets
8th Grade
| Topic AP Theme | Resources | Essential Questions | Language Functions |
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The calendar and descriptions Contemporary life and Personal and public identities |
Calendar/weather in the past tense super 7/persona especial |
How can I describe our past activities? |
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Daily life Contemporaryilife |
No Voy a Levantarme, Foundations, lotería |
How can I discuss things that happened in the past? How can I talk about what I and others have said, where we have gone, and what we have seen? |
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Our desires Families and communities |
La muchacha y la ardilla, Excusas, Biblioburro |
How do I pursue the things that I want? What am I willing to do to get what I want? |
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Relationships Families and communities |
Feo, Popo e Ixta, Storybook project | How do I talk about relationships among friends and family members? |
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Resources
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Wooly stories: Feo, Excusas, No Voy a Levantarme, El Banco
- Movies: Selena, Misma Luna, Tierra Incognita, Pelotero
- Novel(s): El Nuevo Houdini?, Papacito
- Clipchat: Oktapodi, Jack Jack
- Stories/Legends: Popo e Ixta
- Project: Storybook project
- Holidays: V-day directed drawing, lotería, Rosh Hashanah
- Dreaming Spanish: Amey, Biblioburro, Popo e Ixta, Messi, Football club, going to bed
- Music Locotubre/Locura Brackets
- Directed Drawings