Alabama

COMM Communication

• Interpersonal Mode

  • COMM.1 Communicate and share on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in the present time frame.

    • COMM.1.a Greet and leave people in a polite way.

      • Greeting people and saying goodbye (S-1.M)
      • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
      • Introductions (S-1.O)
      • Listen and choose the appropriate response to basic questions (S-1.Q)

    • COMM.1.b Exchange basic information about self and others.

      • Introductions (S-1.O)
      • Listen and choose the appropriate response to basic questions (S-1.Q)
      • Listen to questions about student life and choose the appropriate response (S-4.N)
      • Ask questions related to plans and preferences (S-6.U)
      • Respond to plans and invitations by giving reasons and excuses (S-7.U)

    • COMM.1.c Exchange basic information about their everyday lives.

      • Listen to questions about student life and choose the appropriate response (S-4.N)
      • Ask questions related to plans and preferences (S-6.U)
      • Respond to plans and invitations by giving reasons and excuses (S-7.U)

• Interpretive Mode

  • COMM.2 Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the present tense.

    • COMM.2.a Identify main characters, themes, and ideas from narrative text.

      • Listen to people describe themselves and others (S-2.P)
      • Listen to people talk about the school day (S-3.R)
      • Read materials related to school and student life (S-3.S)
      • Listen to people talk about their school and everything in it (S-4.O)
      • Listen to people talk about their families (S-5.S)
      • Read about families from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-5.T)
      • Listen to people talk about their favorite foods and drinks (S-6.S)
      • Listen to people talk about sports, hobbies, and free time (S-7.S)
      • Read street interviews about plans, habits, and free time (S-7.T)

    • COMM.2.b Recognize words, phrases and simple sentences in an informational text.

      • Read about famous people from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-2.Q)
      • Read materials related to school and student life (S-3.S)
      • Read about schools and education in the Spanish‑speaking world (S-4.P)
      • Read about families from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-5.T)
      • Read about typical meals and foods from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-6.T)
      • Read street interviews about plans, habits, and free time (S-7.T)

    • COMM.2.c Interpret visual and auditory cues.

      • Weather and seasons (S-1.H)
      • Listen and fill in a form with personal information: letters and numbers (S-1.P)
      • Listen and choose the appropriate response to basic questions (S-1.Q)
      • Recognize nouns to identify people (S-2.A)
      • Provide nouns to identify people (S-2.B)
      • Recognize adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.C)
      • Provide adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.D)
      • Recognize adjectives that describe personalities (S-2.E)
      • Provide adjectives that describe personalities (S-2.F)
      • Listen and identify the person from the description (S-2.O)
      • Listen to people describe themselves and others (S-2.P)
      • Recognize school subjects (S-3.C)
      • Name school subjects (S-3.D)
      • Recognize school supplies (S-3.E)
      • Name school supplies (S-3.F)
      • Recognize ‑ar verbs related to school (S-3.G)
      • Provide ‑ar verbs related to school (S-3.H)
      • Common adjectives (S-3.J)
      • Common ‑ar verbs (S-3.K)
      • Listen and recognize classes and school supplies (S-3.Q)
      • Listen to people talk about the school day (S-3.R)
      • Recognize things in the classroom (S-4.A)
      • Name things in the classroom (S-4.B)
      • Recognize places in school (S-4.C)
      • Name places in school (S-4.D)
      • Listen to questions about student life and choose the appropriate response (S-4.N)
      • Listen to people talk about their school and everything in it (S-4.O)
      • Recognize immediate family members and pets (S-5.A)
      • Name immediate family members and pets (S-5.B)
      • Recognize extended family members (S-5.C)
      • Name extended family members (S-5.D)
      • Adjectives for feelings or states of being: recognize the correct word (S-5.E)
      • Adjectives for feelings or states of being: provide the correct word (S-5.F)
      • Common ‑er and ‑ir verbs (S-5.I)
      • Listen and match the statement to the image (S-5.R)
      • Listen to people talk about their families (S-5.S)
      • Recognize meals and types of food (S-6.A)
      • Name meals and types of food (S-6.B)
      • Recognize food items (S-6.C)
      • Name food items (S-6.D)
      • Recognize drinks (S-6.E)
      • Name drinks (S-6.F)
      • Recognize fruits and vegetables (S-6.G)
      • Name fruits and vegetables (S-6.H)
      • Verbs for talking about food, eating, and drinking (S-6.I)
      • Listen to statements about actions and habits related to food (S-6.R)
      • Listen to people talk about their favorite foods and drinks (S-6.S)
      • Recognize day‑to‑day activities (S-7.A)
      • Name day‑to‑day activities (S-7.B)
      • Recognize pastimes and hobbies (S-7.C)
      • Name pastimes and hobbies (S-7.D)
      • Recognize sports (S-7.E)
      • Name sports (S-7.F)
      • Recognize people, places, and things associated with sports (S-7.G)
      • Name people, places, and things associated with sports (S-7.H)
      • Listen to conversations about making plans (S-7.R)
      • Listen to people talk about sports, hobbies, and free time (S-7.S)

• Presentational Mode

  • COMM.3 Present information on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in the present time frame.

    • COMM.3.a Present basic information orally and in writing.

      • Write sentences about yourself, your family, or people you know (S-5.V)
      • Write sentences that are true for you about sports, hobbies, and free time (S-7.V)

    • COMM.3.b Give simple instructions.

    • COMM.3.c Tell about familiar objects, experiences, and daily routines.

      • Write sentences about yourself, your family, or people you know (S-5.V)
      • Write sentences that are true for you about sports, hobbies, and free time (S-7.V)

    • COMM.3.d Recite short memorized phrases, poems, and/or rhymes.

CLTR Culture

• CLTR.4 Identify practices of the target cultures.

  • CLTR.4.a Use basic appropriate gestures in common interactions.

  • CLTR.4.b Identify behaviors in a variety of environments.

    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
    • Introductions (S-1.O)
    • What is the conversation about? (S-1.R)
    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)

  • CLTR.4.c Identify typical activities, events, and celebrations of the target cultures.

    • Read about schools and education in the Spanish‑speaking world (S-4.P)
    • Read about families from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-5.T)
    • Read about typical meals and foods from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-6.T)

• CLTR.5 Identify products of the target cultures.

  • CLTR.5.a Recognize arts, crafts, or graphic representations of the target culture.

  • CLTR.5.b Identify the cultural elements found in music and short video clips.

  • CLTR.5.c Listen to, read, and identify the products from the target culture.

    • Read about famous people from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-2.Q)
    • Read about typical meals and foods from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-6.T)

CONN Connections

• CONN.6 Connect with other disciplines while using the target language.

  • CONN.6.a Use math skills to convert English measurements to metric system and to convert currencies.

  • CONN.6.b Locate cities, states, and countries where the target language is spoken.

    • Recognize Spanish‑speaking countries: North and Central America, Europe, and Africa (S-1.I)
    • Name Spanish‑speaking countries: North and Central America, Europe, and Africa (S-1.J)
    • Recognize Spanish‑speaking countries: South America (S-1.K)
    • Name Spanish‑speaking countries: South America (S-1.L)

  • CONN.6.c Describe weather in different locations around the world.

• CONN.7 Interpret information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

  • CONN.7.a Exchange ideas on various audio and visual documents to interpret content.

  • CONN.7.b Explore authentic websites and materials to interpret topics.

COMP Comparisons

• COMP.8 Identify characteristics of the target language and the native language.

  • COMP.8.a Observe formal and informal forms of language.

    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
    • Introductions (S-1.O)
    • What is the conversation about? (S-1.R)
    • Subject pronouns (S-2.G)
    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)

  • COMP.8.b Identify word order for dates and placement of descriptors.

    • Provide the date (S-1.G)
    • Sentence structure in affirmative and negative sentences (S-3.P)

  • COMP.8.c Identify high-frequency idiomatic expressions.

    • Greeting people and saying goodbye (S-1.M)
    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)

  • COMP.8.d Identify cognates.

    • Read about famous people from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-2.Q)
    • Read materials related to school and student life (S-3.S)
    • Read about schools and education in the Spanish‑speaking world (S-4.P)
    • Cognates and parts of speech (S-5.J)
    • Read about typical meals and foods from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-6.T)
    • Read street interviews about plans, habits, and free time (S-7.T)

• COMP.9 Identify products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

  • COMP.9.a Identify daily routines in the target culture and the native culture.

    • Read materials related to school and student life (S-3.S)
    • Read about schools and education in the Spanish‑speaking world (S-4.P)
    • Read about typical meals and foods from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-6.T)
    • Read street interviews about plans, habits, and free time (S-7.T)

  • COMP.9.b Identify celebrations in the target culture and the native culture.

  • COMP.9.c Identify games, stories, songs, and rhymes from the native culture and those from the target culture.

COMT Communities

• COMT.10 Communicate using the target language within the classroom and globally.

  • COMT.10.a Communicate with speakers of the target language in person or virtually.

  • COMT.10.b Identify professions that utilize the target language.

• COMT.11 Identify opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment.

  • COMT.11.a Plan real or imaginary travel.

  • COMT.11.b Attend or view cultural events in person or virtually.