Foreign Language Level 1

Unit 1

• Recognize descriptions of people and pastime preferences as found in culturally authentic oral and written texts.
• Ask memorized questions related to physical characteristics, personality qualities, age, and pastime activities using digital tools.
• Answer simple questions related to physical characteristics, personality qualities, age, and pastime activities using digital tools.
• Use correct sentence structure when making statements vs. asking questions.
• Describe self and others using oral or written text.
• Retell highlights from a culturally authentic children’s text (oral or written) that includes physical characteristics, personality qualities, pastime activities, and likes and dislikes.
• Identify culturally specific pastime activities.
• Ask and respond to questions about physical characteristics to describe themselves.
• Express likes and dislikes

Unit 2

• Recognize familiar school vocabulary as found in culturally authentic video clips from the target culture.
• Demonstrate understanding of commands related to school routine.
• Identify information related to class schedules and school activities as found in culturally authentic electronic information sources and other written texts.
• Ask memorized questions related to school life by interacting with classmates and members of the target culture using digital tools and face-to-face communication.
• Answer simple questions related to school life by interacting with classmates and members of the target culture using digital tools and face-to-face communication.
• Inquire about preferences related to school.
• Respond to questions about preferences related to school.
• Compare school life in the home and target culture(s).
• Indicate location using prepositional phrases.

Unit 3

• Describe their emotional state/condition using estar with adjectives.
• Identify main idea of an authentic text dealing with food products and practices.
• Demonstrate comprehension of a series of oral and written directions as related to food products and practices.
• Recognize and use common gestures and cultural practices associated with food.
• Ask memorized questions related to food preferences, products, and practices.
• Answer simple questions related to food preferences, products, and practices.
• Engage in an unrehearsed conversation to order a meal.
• Present information related to food preferences, products, and practices in the target culture based on information found in age- and level-appropriate, culturally authentic materials.
• Identify and describe family members

Unit 4

• Identify household chores found in authentic materials from an electronic information source and other sources.
• Identify furniture and items in the home as found in videos of home tours from authentic electronic sources, advertisements for homes on the market, and/or written articles on homes and chores.
• Ask memorized questions related to homes (rooms, descriptions of one’s home, items in a home, furniture, and chores) using digital tools.
• Respond to simple questions related to homes (rooms, descriptions of one’s home, items in a home, furniture, and chores) using digital tools.
• Use memorized language to express preferences related to the division of household chores.
• Compare homes in the target and home cultures.Compare common household chores in the home culture with common chores in the target culture.
• Create a tour of a home from the target culture.Create multimedia rich visual representation of one’s home or a home representative of the home culture.
• Retell highlights from an authentic video or simple written text that includes description of the home and its contents.