World Languages Curriculum

Spanish IV Curriculum

Grades 9-12 Unit 1: California, el suroeste, y otros estados

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Course Description

Philosophy

Paterson Public Schools are committed to seeing that all students progress and develop the required skills to support second language acquisition. At the completion of a strong series of course studies, students will be able to:

● Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary pertaining to thematic unit contexts ● Express thoughts and ideas on a variety of topics ● Move progressively from simple sentence structures to a more complex use of verbs, adjectives, adverbs, richer expressions, etc.

● Rely on background knowledge to develop fluency in the second language related to their daily lives, families, and communities

● Compose short dialogues, stories and narratives on a variety of topics ● Describe the products, practices and perspectives of the target culture ● Read, listen, and understand age-appropriate authentic materials presented by natives for natives, as well as familiar materials translated from English into the target language

● Become global citizens, understanding and respecting cultural differences, and promoting acceptance of all people from all cultures

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Overview: The Spanish program in Paterson Public Schools is guided by the NJ DOE Model Curriculum for World Languages. Students will focus on acquiring communication skills and cultural exposure through 7 units of study. This course encompasses the N.J.C.C.C. Standards for World Languages, which address the need to prepare all students for an interdependent world.

The World Languages units for Spanish IV consist of the following:

Unit 1 California, el suroeste y otros estados Unit 2 Centroamérica: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá Unit 3 México Unit 4 Sudamérica: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina Unit 5 El Caribe: Cuba Unit 6 República Dominicana Unit 7 Puerto Rico

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Educational Technology Standards

8.1.12.A.1, 8.1.12.A.2, 8.1.12.B.2, 8.1.12.C.1, 8.1.12.D.1, 8.1.12.D.2, 8.1.12.D.3, 8.1.12.E.1, 8.1.12.F.1

 Technology Operations and Concepts  Create a personal digital portfolio which reflects personal and academic interests, achievements, and career aspirations by using a variety of digital tools and resources  Produce and edit a multi-page digital document for a commercial or professional audience and present it to peers and/or professionals in that related area for review.

 Creativity and Innovation  Apply previous content knowledge by creating and piloting a digital learning game or tutorial.

 Communication and Collaboration  Develop an innovative solution to a real world problem or issue in collaboration with peers and experts, and present ideas for feedback through social media or in an online community.

 Digital Citizenship  Demonstrate appropriate application of copyright, fair use and/or Creative Commons to an original work.  Evaluate consequences of unauthorized electronic access and disclosure, and on dissemination of personal information.  Compare and contrast policies on filtering and censorship both locally and globally.

 Research and Information Literacy . Produce a position statement about a real world problem by developing a systematic plan of investigation with peers and experts synthesizing information from multiple sources.

 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making  Evaluate the strengths and limitations of emerging technologies and their impact on educational, career, personal and or social needs.

Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that all educators in all content areas should seek to develop in their students. They are practices that have been linked to increase college, career, and life success. Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. CRP1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee Career-ready individuals understand the obligations and responsibilities of being a member of a community, and they demonstrate this understanding every day through their interactions with others. They are conscientious of the impacts of their decisions on others and the environment around them. They think about the near-term and long-term consequences of their actions and seek to act in ways that contribute to the betterment of their teams, families, community and workplace. They are reliable and consistent in going beyond the minimum expectation and in participating in activities that serve the greater good.

CRP2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive. They make connections between abstract concepts with real-world applications, and they make correct insights about when it is appropriate to apply the use of an academic skill in a workplace situation

CRP3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. Career-ready individuals understand the relationship between personal health, workplace performance and personal well-being; they act on that understanding to regularly practice healthy diet, exercise and mental health activities. Career-ready individuals also take regular action to contribute to their personal financial wellbeing, understanding that personal financial security provides the peace of mind required to contribute more fully to their own career success.

Career Ready Practices

CRP4. Communicate clearly and effectively and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas, and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal, and/or visual methods. They communicate in the workplace with clarity and purpose to make maximum use of their own and others’ time. They are excellent writers; they master conventions, word choice, and organization, and use effective tone and presentation skills to articulate ideas. They are skilled at interacting with others; they are active listeners and speak clearly and with purpose. Career-ready individuals think about the audience for their communication and prepare accordingly to ensure the desired outcome.

CRP5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. Career-ready individuals understand the interrelated nature of their actions and regularly make decisions that positively impact and/or mitigate negative impact on other people, organization, and the environment. They are aware of and utilize new technologies, understandings, procedures, materials, and regulations affecting the nature of their work as it relates to the impact on the social condition, the environment and the profitability of the organization.

CRP6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. Career-ready individuals regularly think of ideas that solve problems in new and different ways, and they contribute those ideas in a useful and productive manner to improve their organization. They can consider unconventional ideas and suggestions as solutions to issues, tasks or problems, and they discern which ideas and suggestions will add greatest value. They seek new methods, practices, and ideas from a variety of sources and seek to apply those ideas to their own workplace. They take action on their ideas and understand how to bring innovation to an organization.

CRP7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies. They use reliable research process to search for new information. They evaluate the validity of sources when considering the use and adoption of external information or practices in their workplace situation.

Career Ready Practices CRP8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem. They are aware of problems when they occur and take action quickly to address the problem; they thoughtfully investigate the root cause of the problem prior to introducing solutions. They carefully consider the options to solve the problem. Once a solution is agreed upon, they follow through to ensure the problem is solved, whether through their own actions or the actions of others.

CRP9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. Career-ready individuals consistently act in ways that align personal and community-held ideals and principles while employing strategies to positively influence others in the workplace. They have a clear understanding of integrity and act on this understanding in every decision. They use a variety of means to positively impact the directions and actions of a team or organization, and they apply insights into human behavior to change others’ action, attitudes and/or beliefs. They recognize the near-term and long-term effects that management’s actions and attitudes can have on productivity, morals and organizational culture.

CRP10. Plan education and career paths aligned to personal goals. Career-ready individuals take personal ownership of their own education and career goals, and they regularly act on a plan to attain these goals. They understand their own career interests, preferences, goals, and requirements. They have perspective regarding the pathways available to them and the time, effort, experience and other requirements to pursue each, including a path of entrepreneurship. They recognize the value of each step in the education and experiential process, and they recognize that nearly all career paths require ongoing education and experience. They seek counselors, mentors, and other experts to assist in the planning and execution of career and personal goals.

CRP11. Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems. They are flexible and adaptive in acquiring new technology. They are proficient with ubiquitous technology applications. They understand the inherent risks-personal and organizational-of technology applications, and they take actions to prevent or mitigate these risks.

Career Ready Practices

CRP12. Work productively in teams while using cultural global competence. Career-ready individuals positively contribute to every team, whether formal or informal. They apply an awareness of cultural difference to avoid barriers to productive and positive interaction. They find ways to increase the engagement and contribution of all team members. They plan and facilitate effective team meetings.

Pacing Chart – Unit 1 4 weeks # Student Learning Objective CCSS

1 Determine the role and the influence of 7.1.IL.A.3 Spanish culture in California and the 7.1.IL.A.4 Southwest. 7.1.IL.B.5 7.1.IH.B.6

2 Identify and determine Spanish cultural 7.1.IL.A.2 aspects in North America including food, art, 7.1.IL.A.3 music, and customs. 7.1.IL.C.2 7.1.IL.C.4 7.1.IH.B.6

3 Identify and determine Spanish cultural 7.1.IH.A.4 aspects in New York, New Jersey and Miami 7.1.IH.C.2 including food, art, movies, and music. 7.1.IH.B.3 7.1.IH.C.3

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Differentiated Instruction Accommodate Based on Students Individual Needs: Strategies

Time/General Processing Comprehension Recall ● Extra time for assigned ● Extra Response time ● Precise step-by-step ● Teacher-made checklist tasks ● Have students verbalize directions ● Use visual graphic ● Adjust length of assignment steps ● Short manageable tasks organizers ● Timeline with due dates for ● Repeat, clarify or reword ● Brief and concrete ● Reference resources to reports and projects ● Communication system directions directions promote independence between home and school ● Mini-breaks between tasks ● Provide immediate ● Visual and verbal ● Provide lecture ● Provide a warning for feedback reminders notes/outline transitions ● Small group instruction ● Graphic organizers ● Reading partners ● Emphasize multi-sensory learning

Assistive Technology Tests/Quizzes/Grading Behavior/Attention Organization ● Computer/whiteboard ● Extended time ● Consistent daily ● Individual daily planner ● Tape recorder ● Study guides structured routine ● Display a written agenda ● Spell-checker ● Shortened tests ● Simple and clear ● Note-taking assistance ● Audio-taped books ● Read directions aloud classroom rules ● Color code materials ● Frequent feedback

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Enrichment Accommodate Based on Students’ Individual Needs: Strategies

● Adaption of Material and Requirements ● Open-ended Activities ● Elevated Text Complexity ● Additional Projects ● Independent Student Options ● Projects Completed Individually or with Partners ● Individual Response Boards ● Tiered/Multilevel Activities ● Learning Centers ● Circumlocution Strategies ● Picture Similarity Description ● R.A.F.T. ● Opportunities to Sustain Discourse

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Assessments

Suggested Formative/Summative Classroom Assessments

● Timelines, Maps, Charts, Graphic Organizers

● Unit Assessments, Chapter Assessments, Quizzes

● Integrated Performance Assessments

● Accountable Talk, Debate, Oral Report, Role Playing, Think/ Pair/ Share

● Projects, Portfolio, Presentations, Prezi, Gallery Walks, Padlet

● Homework

● Concept Mapping

● Primary and Secondary Source Analysis

● Photo, Video, Song Analysis

● Create an Original Song, Film, or Poem

● Glogster to make Electronic Posters

● Tumblr to create a Blog; Makebeliefscomix to Create a Comic Strip

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Enduring Understandings: ➢ Latin-American history and the presence of the Latin culture today has a significant influence on the culture of the American Southwest ➢ Spanish language dominance in North America influences our foods, music and signage

Grade: 9-12 Unit: One Topic: California, el suroeste, y otros estados

NJCCCS: 7.1.IL.A.1, 7.1.IL.A.2, 7.1.IL.A.3, 7.1.IL.A.4, 7.1.IL.B.5, 7.1.IL.C.2, 7.1.IL.C.4, 7.1.IL.C.5

ACTFL Modes of Communication:

➢ Interpersonal ➢ Interpretive ➢ Presentational

NJDOE Student Essential Question Sample Activities Resources Interdisciplinary Learning Objectives Connections SLO # 1 Journal Entry Los hispanos ya son Since Latinos became the Determine the role and  What was the Write in your journals a one- mayoría en California - largest ethnic minority in the influence of Spanish outcome of the page entry about the Spanish video the United States, there has culture in California and Mexican American cultural influences in your  http://www.bbc.com/mun been a massive growth in the Southwest. War? Were the neighborhood or a nearby do/video_fotos/2014/04/1 Spanish media, music, art, issues resolved? neighborhood. 40313_video_hispanos_c and literature, which in turn Page | 10 UNIT 1

7.1.IL.A.3 alifornia_mayoria_jg is having an increasingly Compare and contrast the Compare/Contrast  http://www.univision.co dramatic effect on use of verbal and non-  How do individuals In pairs, compare and contrast m/noticias/inmigracion/hi American culture. verbal etiquette (i.e., the and cultures the Mexican culture with that spanos-mayoria-en- use of gestures, determine human of the American culture of california Mexican Americans have intonation, and cultural rights, needs, and California. Fill in a graphic used the word “Chicano” to practices) in the target privileges? organizer with your findings. Spanish and Mexican describe people of Mexican culture(s) and in one's Influences in California origin living in the United own culture. Mexican Mural http://www.csun.edu/neh/ States since the early The class is divided into two twentieth century. 7.1.IL.A.4 teams. Each team designates Hispanic Influence on Use the target language an artist. The rest of the team California Originally known as the to describe people, lines up behind the artist. https://prezi.com/_3sgcld_1k National Farm Workers places, objects, and daily One by one, each team ui/hispanic-influence-on- Association, the UFW was activities learned about member approaches the artist california/ founded in 1962 and came through oral or written and provides one detail of a to national prominence descriptions. picture that is displayed on Cultura Hispana en los when it led the Delano the screen. When time is Estados Unidos grape strike three years 7.1.IL.B.5 called the two pictures are https://telos.fundaciontelefon later. After five years of Engage in short evaluated to see which one ica.com/telos/articulotribuna. strikes and boycotts under conversations about got the most details correct. asp@idarticulo=1&rev=59.ht the leadership of UFW co- personal experiences or m founders Cesar Chavez and events and/or topics Dolores Huerta, the UFW studied in other content Children’s Literature ¡Avancemos! 4 pushed the grape industry to areas. Read aloud one of the Contexto Diálogo negotiate contracts with the following selections: Carlos Textbook: pp 226-227 union. and the Squash Plant, Si se puede/Yes we can, or Cosechando Esperanza. Using these as a springboard, Page | 11 UNIT 1

individuals create their own children’s book about the theme of the American Farm Worker’s movement or Cesar Chavez’s role in peaceful protests.

SLO # 2  How does language Video Discussion 10 Places In California Mexican telenovelas are Identify and determine evolve? Watch a short video segment With Strong Hispanic viewed throughout the Spanish cultural aspects on "celebra la cultura latina". Influences Spanish-speaking world and in North America  What is it like to be In pairs, students discuss the http://www.huffingtonpost.c are dubbed in many including food, art, a Spanish speaker arts, music, food and customs om/2013/12/16/california- countries worldwide. music, and customs. in the US? featured in the video. hispanic- influences_n_4454800.html TexMex cuisine originally 7.1.IL.A.2  What did Selena’s Latin Pride began as an abbreviation for Demonstrate music represent to Students create a short poem Cesar Chávez the Texas and Mexican comprehension of oral the Tejano in honor of the Latin Pride. http://www.ufw.org/_page.p Railroad, chartered in 1875. and written instructions population? Cinquain or Haiku formats hp?menu=research&inc=hist By the 1920s, some people connected to daily may be used. ory/07.html were using “Tex-Mex” activities through  Do celebrities (with hyphen added) to appropriate responses. impact our lives Headlines Disney !Viva Navidad! describe people of Mexican beyond listening to Students read the article "Los Celebra la Cultura Latina- descent living in Texas— 7.1.IL.A.3 their music or Ángeles respira la cultura video more accurately called Compare and contrast the viewing their mexicana". In pairs, they https://www.youtube.com/wa Tejanos—and eventually use of verbal and non- performances? discuss the contents and tch?v=mixHhCELd9g the label would be applied verbal etiquette (i.e., the create 3 headlines to to the Mexican-style food use of gestures, summarize. Pairs choose the typical of the region. intonation, and cultural best one and post it on the practices) in the target board for the class to review. culture(s) and in one's Page | 12 UNIT 1

own culture. Video viewing: Bidi Bidi Bom Bom View a segment of the movie, https://www.youtube.com/wa El Álamo was named for 7.1.IL.C.2 Selena and her interview on tch?v=hWEGYGhpK6c the grove of cottonwood Present student-created Sábado Gigante. trees in which it stands. It and/or authentic short https://www.youtube.com/wat Festival-Feria Cultural was the chapel of the plays, skits, poems, ch?v=urAy7RJIWUs Latinoamericana Mission San Antonio de songs, stories, or reports. https://www.youtube.com/wat http://www.prnewswire.com/ Valero, founded in 1716. In ch?v=rn2h7IS2fPc news-releases/universal- December 1835, Texans 7.1.IL.C.4 https://www.youtube.com/wat music-latin-entertainment- were at war with Mexico, Compare and contrast ch?v=fN91TLbaGWk crea-el-primer-festival-de- seeking independence. age- and level- cultura-latina-en-los-estados- Members of the volunteer appropriate culturally Venn Diagram: unidos-514544431.html army captured the city of authentic materials orally Compare the life and careers San Antonio, and occupied and in writing. of Jennifer Lopez and Selena Los Ángeles respira la the Álamo. The leader of Quintanilla. cultura mexicana the Texas independence http://www.laopinion.com/20 movement, Sam Houston, Cloze Listening 12/07/09/los-angeles-respira- advised the volunteers to Fill in the blanks as Selena la-cultura-mexicana/ abandon the Álamo, but performs the song, Bidi Bidi they refused. In February Bom Bom. La comida mexicana 1836, Mexican troops under http://www.donquijote.org/c the command of General ultura/mexico/sociedad/gastr Anotnio López de Santa Digital Voice Recorders onomia/ Anna began a seige of the In groups of two, students Álamo. plan an interview of Selena. Los Ángeles estrena centro They are given two minutes to cultural mexicano Selena was a popular prepare and two minutes to http://eleconomista.com.mx/ Tejano singer who died at a speak into a digital voice entretenimiento/2011/04/13/a young age. Her story was recorder. Speech samples are ngeles-estrena-centro- immortalized in a movie collected into a teacher folder cultural-mexicano starring Jennifer López. Page | 13 UNIT 1

for grading with a rubric. Yolanda Saldivar was ¡Avancemos! 4 convicted of killing her at Comparación cultural the age of 23. El muralismo mexicoamericano Textbook: p. 327

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SLO # 3  Does the media Discussion Arranca festival "A bailar" West New York (18.02%) Identify and determine determine our In pairs, discuss the various que explora la cultura and Union City (14.24%) Spanish cultural aspects culture? How does cultural aspects present in NY latina have the highest in New York, New culture spread? and NJ. Include celebrations, http://www.ny1noticias.com/ percentages of Cuban Jersey and Miami parades, restaurants, etc. ca/antelope-valley/arte-cine- population in the State of including food, art, Consider cities that have a teatro/2015/02/18/arranca- New Jersey. movies, and music. large dominant Latino groups festival--a-bailar--que- i.e. Union City, Paterson, etc. explora-la-cultura-latina.html Citi.data.com estimated 7.1.IH.A.4 57.6% of the population in Analyze historical and Food Festival ¡Avancemos! 4 Paterson in 2010 was of political contexts that Students present a cultural Comparación Cultural Hispanic or Latino decent. connect or have dish including a recipe. They Textbook: p. 225 connected famous will explain the preparation people, places, and steps to their peers and ¡Avancemos! 4 events from the target answer questions. Recipes Nota Cultural culture(s) with the United will be shared through a class Textbook: p. 266 States. cookbook assembled by the teacher. ¡Avancemos! 4 7.1.IH.C.2 A Pesar de todo Page | 14 UNIT 1

Create and perform Biography Textbook: pp 267-269 stories, poems, short Students will choose a Latin plays, or oral reports American artist and prepare a ¡Avancemos! 4 based on personal biography using PowerPoint, Comparación Cultural experiences and/or that Photostory or iMOVIE. They La música latina reflect cultural will present their work to be Textbook: p. 301 perspectives associated judged using a rubric. with the target culture(s). Reading Comprehension ¡Avancemos! 4 7.1.IH.B.3 Students read "A pesar de Comparación cultural Interact in a variety of todo" in groups, discuss the Programas de ayer y de hoy familiar situations using situation and feelings of the Textbook: p. 371 culturally appropriate exile from Cuba according to verbal and non-verbal the narrator. Individually, communication students write a short essay of strategies. an experience where they had similar feelings. 7.1.IH.C.3 Use language creatively in writing for a variety of purposes.

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Unit 1 Vocabulary

Unidad 1: Vocabulario: California, el suroeste, y otros estados Vocabulario La televisión Los mexicanos Los personajes Los cubanos El artista Los dominicanos El reportero Los puertorriqueños La geografía Los tejanos El clima Los chicanos Los dialectos Los hispanos El español Los latinos Los estados unidos Los inmigrantes El barrio latino La inmigración La cocina regional El norte El TexMex El sur El este Las ciudades/Los estados El oeste California - Los Angeles, etc... El suroeste Nueva York - Washington Heights, Flushing, Corona, Sunset Park El arte Nueva Jersey - West New York, Union City, Paterson, etc... La música Florida - Miami La baile Texas - Dallas, Houston, Austin El festival Revisión La escultura La comida El restaurante Los actividades El grafiti Las celebraciones El concierto El tiempo

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Unit 1 Grammar

This Unit will focus on the following grammatical concepts:  Verb tense review: o Present o Present perfect o Present progressive o Future o Conditional  Reflexive verbs  Stem changing verbs

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Unit Project (Choose 1)

1. Museum Docent. Pretend that you are a museum docent and take 2. American Farm Workers Union. Design a flyer to be published by the us on a tour of 5 Hispanic artifacts found in a Texas museum. Name American Farm Workers Union. Create a title that moves the reader to the museum and introduce yourself. Name and describe each item, action. Write a paragraph that communicates the background of the telling who it belonged to and how it contributed to the culture of the movement and calls for justice. Include a compelling graphic to garner American SouthWest. support for your cause.

Rubric Required Rubric Required

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