Mississippi
Skills available for Mississippi Spanish standards
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- Mississippi State Frameworks: Modern Languages COMMUNICATION - LEVEL 1 Mississippi State Frameworks: Modern Languages COMMUNICATION - LEVEL 1
- ACTFL World Readiness Standards ACTFL World Readiness Standards
Actions
1 Interpersonal – Communicate on very familiar topics using a variety of words and phrases that have been practiced and memorized.
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1.a Engage in greetings and introductions.
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1.b Ask and answer a variety of simple questions.
- 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)
- Question words: review (S-7.I)
- Respond to plans and invitations by giving reasons and excuses (S-7.U)
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1.c Communicate basic information about myself and people I know.
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1.d Communicate basic information about everyday life.
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1.e Exchange information using texts, graphs, or pictures.
2 Presentational Speaking – Present information orally about myself and some other very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, and memorized expressions.
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2.a Present information about myself and others.
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2.b Express likes, dislikes, and preferences.
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2.c Present information about daily activities and familiar items.
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2.d Present simple information based upon research.
3 Presentational Writing – Write short messages and notes on familiar topics related to everyday life.
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3.a Fill out simple forms with basic information.
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3.b Write about myself and others I know.
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3.c Write lists of daily activities.
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3.d Write about something I researched.
4 Interpretive Listening – Understand spoken words, phrases, and simple sentences related to everyday life and recognize pieces of information and the main topic of what is being said.
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4.a Understand simple courtesy phrases.
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4.b Recognize basic information in words and phrases.
- 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)
- Listen and identify the person from the description (S-2.O)
- Listen and recognize classes and school supplies (S-3.Q)
- Listen to questions about student life and choose the appropriate response (S-4.N)
- Listen and match the statement to the image (S-5.R)
- Listen to statements about actions and habits related to food (S-6.R)
- Listen to conversations about making plans (S-7.R)
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4.c Understand simple questions or statements.
- Listen to people describe themselves and others (S-2.P)
- Listen to people talk about the school day (S-3.R)
- Listen to people talk about their school and everything in it (S-4.O)
- Listen to people talk about their families (S-5.S)
- 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)
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4.d Understand simple information presented in pictures and graphs.
5 Interpretive Reading – Understand familiar words, phrases, and sentences within short and simple texts related to everyday life and understand the main idea of what is being read.
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5.a Recognize words, phrases, and characters when associated with already known material.
- Weather and seasons (S-1.H)
- What is the conversation about? (S-1.R)
- Recognize nouns to identify people (S-2.A)
- Recognize adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.C)
- Recognize adjectives that describe personalities (S-2.E)
- Recognize school subjects (S-3.C)
- Recognize school supplies (S-3.E)
- Recognize ‑ar verbs related to school (S-3.G)
- Common adjectives (S-3.J)
- Common ‑ar verbs (S-3.K)
- Recognize things in the classroom (S-4.A)
- Recognize places in school (S-4.C)
- Recognize immediate family members and pets (S-5.A)
- Recognize extended family members (S-5.C)
- Adjectives for feelings or states of being: recognize the correct word (S-5.E)
- Common ‑er and ‑ir verbs (S-5.I)
- Recognize meals and types of food (S-6.A)
- Recognize food items (S-6.C)
- Recognize drinks (S-6.E)
- Recognize fruits and vegetables (S-6.G)
- Verbs for talking about food, eating, and drinking (S-6.I)
- Time expressions to talk about frequency (S-6.M)
- Recognize day‑to‑day activities (S-7.A)
- Recognize pastimes and hobbies (S-7.C)
- Recognize sports (S-7.E)
- Recognize people, places, and things associated with sports (S-7.G)
- Time expressions to talk about the present and the future (S-7.K)
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5.b Understand short, simple messages on familiar topics.
- 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)
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5.c Understand the main idea of published materials.
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5.d Understand simple everyday notices in public places on familiar topics.