Tennessee

1 Communicate in a Language Other Than English

• 1.1 In the target language, engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

  • 1.1.1 express likes, dislikes, and personal preferences (e.g., people, events, favorite activities, food);

    • Respond to plans and invitations by giving reasons and excuses (S-7.U)

  • 1.1.2 express needs, feelings, and ideas related to everyday situations (e.g., personal response to a movie, agreement or disagreement on a topic);

    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)

  • 1.1.3 exchange information about general events (e.g., classes, meals) and plan future activities (e.g., place, date, time);

    • Ask questions related to plans and preferences (S-6.U)

  • 1.1.4 ask and answer information questions.

    • Listen and choose the appropriate response to basic questions (S-1.Q)
    • Question words: review (S-7.I)

• 1.2 Understand and interpret both written and spoken forms of the target language on a variety of topics.

  • 1.2.1 use vocabulary for a wide range of topics (e.g., animals, weather, geographical concepts; categories such as numbers, shapes, colors, size);

    • 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)
    • What is the conversation about? (S-1.R)
    • Listen and identify the person from the description (S-2.O)
    • Listen to people describe themselves and others (S-2.P)
    • Read about famous people from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-2.Q)
    • Schedules with ordinal numbers and times (S-3.I)
    • Listen and recognize classes and school supplies (S-3.Q)
    • Listen to people talk about the school day (S-3.R)
    • Read materials related to school and student life (S-3.S)
    • 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)
    • Read about schools and education in the Spanish‑speaking world (S-4.P)
    • Listen and match the statement to the image (S-5.R)
    • Listen to people talk about their families (S-5.S)
    • Read about families from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-5.T)
    • 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)
    • Read about typical meals and foods from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-6.T)
    • Listen to conversations about making plans (S-7.R)
    • 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)

  • 1.2.2 give and follow simple instructions (e.g., in games, with partners or groups, giving commands suggested by a picture).

• 1.3 Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

  • 1.3.1 describe assorted objects and people (e.g., dress, types of dwellings, foods);

    • Choose the correct form to describe an image (S-3.T)
    • What's happening at school? (S-4.R)
    • 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)

  • 1.3.2 use appropriate vocabulary, gestures, and oral expressions for greetings, introductions, leave takings, and other common or familiar interactions (e.g., exchanging names, address, phone number, place of origin, general health/state of being; using the telephone; making and responding to requests).

    • Greeting people and saying goodbye (S-1.M)
    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
    • Introductions (S-1.O)
    • Listen and fill in a form with personal information: letters and numbers (S-1.P)

2 Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures

• 2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

  • 2.1.1 identify, compare and develop modes of interaction, gestures, oral expressions, greetings, leave-takings and common classroom interactions;

    • Greeting people and saying goodbye (S-1.M)
    • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
    • Introductions (S-1.O)
    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)

  • 2.1.2 develop familiarity with basic geographical features (countries, capitals, major rivers, mountain ranges, natural resources, etc.) of the regions being studied;

    • 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)

  • 2.1.3 develop familiarity with basic historical moments and figures.

• 2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

  • 2.2.1 begin to experience songs, stories, games, traditional celebrations, art literature, film and other products of the cultures being studied.

  • 2.2.2 develop the vocabulary necessary for discussing housing, food, dress, and other tangible items of everyday life in the cultures being studied.

    • Recognize adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.C)
    • Provide adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.D)
    • Recognize school subjects (S-3.C)
    • Name school subjects (S-3.D)
    • Recognize school supplies (S-3.E)
    • Name school supplies (S-3.F)
    • Common adjectives (S-3.J)
    • 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)
    • Describe scenes from around school (S-4.Q)
    • What's happening at school? (S-4.R)
    • 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)
    • 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)

3 Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information

• 3.1 Reinforce and further knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.

  • 3.1.1 identify words and roots from the target language class in other school subjects and extracurricular activities;

  • 3.1.2 reinforce data obtained from other subjects in the target language class;

    • 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)

  • 3.1.3 recognize some famous figures whose native language is the target language.

    • Read about famous people from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-2.Q)

• 3.2 Acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.

  • 3.2.1 identify idiomatic expressions in both languages;

  • 3.2.2 recognize the difference in time and person as related to verb forms;

  • 3.2.3 use new information and perspectives to expand their personal knowledge.

    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)

4 Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture

• 4.1 Demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

  • 4.1.1 recognize "borrowed" words and 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)

  • 4.1.2 be familiar with similarities and differences in sound system and pronunciation;

  • 4.1.3 identify basic grammar differences (e.g., gender, noun/adjective agreement);

    • Basics of gender and noun‑adjective agreement: singular forms (S-2.L)
    • Basics of number and forming the plural (S-2.M)
    • Categorize words based on gender and number (S-2.N)
    • Definite and indefinite articles (S-3.L)
    • Gender and number agreement: articles, adjectives, and nouns (S-3.M)
    • Sentence structure in affirmative and negative sentences (S-3.P)
    • Choose the correct form to describe an image (S-3.T)
    • The prepositions a and de and the contractions al and del (S-4.M)
    • Select the correct possessive adjective (S-5.L)
    • Provide the correct possessive adjective (S-5.M)
    • Recognize the correct form of gustar + infinitive (S-7.L)
    • Provide the correct form of gustar + infinitive (S-7.M)

  • 4.1.4 demonstrate awareness of formal and informal language;

    • Subject pronouns (S-2.G)
    • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)

  • 4.1.5 identify idiomatic expressions in both languages;

  • 4.1.6 recognize the difference in time and person as related to verb forms.

    • Select the correct present‑tense form of ser (S-2.J)
    • Provide the correct present‑tense form of ser (S-2.K)
    • Select the correct present‑tense form of regular ‑ar verbs (S-3.N)
    • Provide the correct present‑tense form of regular ‑ar verbs (S-3.O)
    • Use ‑ar verbs in conversations about classes and school supplies (S-3.U)
    • Select the correct present‑tense form of estar (S-4.I)
    • Provide the correct present‑tense form of estar (S-4.J)
    • Select the correct present‑tense form of ir (S-4.K)
    • Provide the correct present‑tense form of ir (S-4.L)
    • Complete conversations about student life (S-4.S)
    • Present tense of tener: recognize the correct form (S-5.N)
    • Present tense of tener: provide the correct form (S-5.O)
    • Select the correct present‑tense form of regular ‑er/‑ir verbs (S-5.P)
    • Provide the correct present‑tense form of regular ‑er/‑ir verbs (S-5.Q)
    • Complete a letter to a pen pal (S-5.U)
    • Common stem-changing verbs: e to ie (S-6.L)
    • Select the correct present-tense form of ver (S-6.N)
    • Present tense of stem‑changing verbs: e to ie (S-6.P)
    • Acabar de + infinitive (S-6.Q)
    • Time expressions to talk about the present and the future (S-7.K)
    • Recognize the correct form of gustar + infinitive (S-7.L)
    • Provide the correct form of gustar + infinitive (S-7.M)
    • Present tense of stem‑changing verbs: o to ue and jugar (S-7.N)
    • Ir a + infinitive to talk about the future (S-7.O)
    • Select the use of tener or tener que (S-7.P)

• 4.2 Recognize that cultures use different patterns of interaction and can apply this knowledge to their own culture.

  • 4.2.1 demonstrate awareness of body language and gestures in both cultures;

  • 4.2.2 compare simple patterns of behavior;

  • 4.2.3 identify different cultures' belief/value systems;

    • Read about schools and education in the Spanish‑speaking world (S-4.P)

  • 4.2.4 recognize different ways people live in different regions/communities;

    • 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 street interviews about plans, habits, and free time (S-7.T)

  • 4.2.5 be familiar with tangible products (e.g., paintings, handicrafts, foods) of many cultures;

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

  • 4.2.6 be familiar with intangible products (e.g., nursery rhymes, songs, holidays) of many cultures;

  • 4.2.7 observe customs of different regions and countries.

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

5 Participate in Multicultural Communities and Global Societies

• 5.1 Use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

  • 5.1.1 know professions that require proficiency in the target language;

  • 5.1.2 acquire information about the target language and the target culture;

  • 5.1.3 understand simple messages found on signs, posters, maps, etc. in the target language;

  • 5.1.4 locate on a map and pronounce the names of countries and cities in which 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)

• 5.2 Show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

  • 5.2.1 understand the main ideas of beginning level videos, television commercials, etc.;

  • 5.2.2 write simple letters or emails in the target language to the teacher and/or classmates;

  • 5.2.3 read, watch, and share news about countries where the target language is spoken.