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Clases Y Cultura [9th-12th Grades], Jonelle Bailey

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This unit incorporates curriculum content to equip students with the communicative skills to be able to identify and describe school schedules, classroom items, as well as cultural comparisons and contrasts between education in the United States and Spanish- Speaking Countries. Students will apply the use of descriptive classroom vocabulary and phrases to discuss details about their schedules, school activities, class times, and other information related to their school experiences and those of others both locally and internationally.

Encuentro Entre Culturas [9th-12th Grades], Jennifer Aranda, Juanita Castillo

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In the teaching of the Spanish language, we know that it is not only assuring that students know the grammatical concepts and vocabulary, but also ensuring that the students understand the cultural references and connections. It is this way that students are able to fully involve themselves in the language and become life-long learners.

The Unit, “Encuentro entre culturas”, fuses the Spanish culture with the united states, depicting some of the beautiful architectural influences that have been fused to our own.

In this Unit, students will be able to describe how different cultures interact, and be able to understand cultural …

Spanish I Resumen/ Overview [9th-12th Grades], Jonelle Bailey

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This unit is designed to encourage students to comprehensively synthesize all previously learned content knowledge to show mastery. The performance assessment includes the evaluation of previous work completed by the student as well as the application of multiple curriculum components to show active and consistent use of the target language in various contexts and real life situations. The understanding for students to attain, as stated within the unit, is that the information they have learned throughout Spanish I can be applied in various settings to effectively and successfully communicate using the target language.