LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPANISH 2: Pacing Guide
SY 2018-19
-QUARTER 1 –
UNIT 1 – De regreso a clases
AP THEME: Personal and public identities
AP SUBTHEME: Language and Identity
Time Suggested:
3 weeks
A - Mis amigos y yo
• Greetings and Farewells
• Talk about what you and other people are like
• Talk about things you and other people like to do
Language Structures:
o adjectives and personality traits
o verbs: ser, tener, gustar, estar
o question words and transition words
B – Los objetos escolares y mi horario de clases
• talk about classroom objects and describe their location
• talk about items you need for class
• describe classes and schedules
Language Structures:
o indefinite and definite articles
o verb estar & prepositions of location
o verbs: ser & tener, hay
o gustar + classes
UNIT 2 – Tu día escolar
AP THEME: Contemporary life, science and technology
AP SUBTHEME: Education, Impact of Technology in the Classroom
Time Suggested:
3 weeks
Actividades en las clases
• Talk about classroom activities
• Compare activities in different classes
Language Structures:
o regular verb conjugation of –ar, -er, and –ir verbs in the present tense
o Yo – go verbs
o stem- changing verbs in present tense
o ser vs estar
o present progressive
Las reglas en las clases y en la escuela
• talk about classroom and school rules
• compare rules in different classes
• express affirmative and negative ideas
Language Structures:
o tener que + inf, (no) se prohíbe + inf, hay que + inf
o affirmative and negative words
Culture: Compare the school rules and customs in other countries with those of your own school
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPANISH 2: Pacing Guide
SY 2018-19
UNIT 3 – Actividades extracurriculares
AP THEME: Contemporary life
AP SUBTHEME: Education, Leisure, and Sports
Time Suggested:
3 weeks
Actividades extracurriculares y los pasatiempos
• talk about extracurricular activities
• talk about what people know or what they know how to do
• ask and tell how long something has been going on
Language Structures:
o verbs: saber, conocer
o ir + a + infinitive
o comparatives
o superlatives
o hace + time + que + present tense
Culture
• Understand cultural perspectives on extracurricular activities
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPANISH 2: Pacing Guide
SY 2018-19
-Quarter 2-
UNIT 4 – La rutina diaria y eventos especiales
AP THEME: Families and communities
AP SUBTHME: Customs and Ceremonies
Time Suggested:
3 weeks
La rutina diaria
• Talk about daily routines and things you need to get ready
• Describe getting ready for a special event
• Express possession
• Review differences between ser and estar
Language structures:
o Reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns
o Present tense of verbs Ser & Estar and telling time
o Possessive adjectives (long form)
Culture
• Compare special events in Spanish-speaking countries with those in the US
UNIT 5 – La ropa y la moda
AP THEME: Beauty and aesthetics
AP SUBTHEME: Ideals of Beauty
Time Suggested:
3 weeks
La ropa y la moda
• Describe and compare clothes
• Talk about fabrics and sizing
• Talk about what you want and what you prefer
• Point out specifics items
• Express fit
Language structures:
o Stem-changing verbs pensar, querer & preferir
o Indefinite articles
o Adjective/noun agreement
o Demonstrative adjectives
o Verb ‘quedar’ to express fit
o Verb “parecer” to express opinions
o Verb “gustar” to express likes and dislikes
o Verbs “llevar puesto” y “estar hecho”
o Indirect object pronouns
Culture
• Compare clothing and fashion in Spanish-speaking countries and the US
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPANISH 2: Pacing Guide
SY 2018-19
UNIT 6 – De compras
AP THEME: Contemporary life, global challenges
AP SUBTHEME: Advertising and Marketing, Economic Issues
Time Suggested:
3 weeks
Compras, ventas y precios
• Talk about: going shopping and prices, gifts and accessories, different types of stores and
events in the past
Language structures:
o Preterite tense for regular verbs -AR
o Preterite tense for irregular verbs -car/ -gar/-zar
o Demonstrative adjectives
o Using adjectives as nouns
Culture
• Understand cultural perspectives on gift-giving and shopping
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPANISH 2: Pacing Guide
SY 2018-19
-Quarter 3-
UNIT 7 – Los quehaceres y las diligencias en la comunidad
AP THEME: Contemporary life
AP SUBTHEME: Customs and Ceremonies
Time Suggested:
35 weeks
Quehaceres y diligencias
• Talk about things you did and where you did them
• Explain why you couldn’t do certain things
• Describe things you bought and where you bought them
Language structures:
o Direct object pronouns
o Irregular preterite forms of ir, ser, hacer, tener, estar, dar, poner and poder
Culture
• Describe open-air markets and the role they play in the Spanish-speaking cultures
UNIT 8 – Caminando por la ciudad
AP THEME: Families and communities, contemporary
life
AP SUBTHEME: Citizenship, Rites of Passage
Time Suggested:
2 weeks
Pidiendo y dando direcciones
• Give directions on how to get to places in town
• Talk about types of transportation
Language structures:
o Regular and irregular affirmative tú commands
Culture
• Describe neighborhoods (barrios) in Spanish-speaking countries
UNIT 9 – De vacaciones
AP THEME: Personal and public identities,
contemporary life
AP SUBTHEME: Multiculturalism, Travel
Time Suggested:
35 weeks
Experiencias, viajes, vacaciones y medios de transporte
• Talk about things you did on vacation
• Describe places you visited while on vacation and how you travel there
Language structures:
o Personal ‘a’
o The preterite of regular verbs
o The irregular preterite of ir & ser
Culture
• Describe a typical souvenir of a Spanish-speaking country
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPANISH 2: Pacing Guide
SY 2018-19
-Quarter 4-
UNIT 10 – Cuando éramos niños
AP THEME: Families and communities
AP SUBTHEME: Childhood and Adolescence, Friendship and
Love
Time Suggested:
4 weeks
Cuando éramos niños
• Discuss childhood toys and games
• Describe what you were like as a child
• Talk about activities that you used to do as a child
Language structures:
o The imperfect tense of regular verbs
o The imperfect tense of the irregular verbs ir, ver and ser
o Imperfect vs Preterite
Culture
• Discuss popular children’s songs or games from Spanish-speaking countries
UNIT 11 – Celebrando el pasado
AP THEME: Families and communities, personal and public
identities, contemporary life
AP SUBTHEME: Family structures, beliefs and values, holidays
and celebrations
Time Suggested:
4 weeks
Familia, comida, fiestas y celebraciones
• Describe holiday celebrations
• Talk about your family and relatives
• Describe people and situations in the past
• Talk about how people interact
• Talk about typical foods eaten during celebrations
Language structures:
o The imperfect tense: describing a situation in the past
o Reciprocal actions
Culture
• Understand cultural perspectives on holidays and special events
