Tennessee

ML.C1 Communication

• Interpersonal Communication

  • ML.C1.1 Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

    • ML.C1.1.NL Novice Low (NL)

      • ML.C1.1.NL.a greet peers.

        • Greeting people and saying goodbye (S-1.M)
        • Informal and formal language: tú and usted (S-2.H)
        • Informal and formal language: greetings and introductions (S-2.I)

      • ML.C1.1.NL.b state one's name.

        • Introductions (S-1.O)
        • Informal and formal language: greetings and introductions (S-2.I)

      • ML.C1.1.NL.c answer a few basic questions.

        • How are you doing? (S-1.N)
        • Listen and choose the appropriate response to basic questions (S-1.Q)

    • ML.C1.1.NM Novice Mid (NM)

      • ML.C1.1.NM.a greet and leave people in a polite way.

      • ML.C1.1.NM.b introduce oneself and others.

      • ML.C1.1.NM.c answer a variety of basic questions.

        • Listen to questions about student life and choose the appropriate response (S-4.N)

      • ML.C1.1.NM.d make some basic statements in a conversation.

      • ML.C1.1.NM.e ask some basic questions.

        • Ask questions related to plans and preferences (S-6.U)
        • Question words: review (S-7.I)

      • ML.C1.1.NM.f communicate basic information about oneself and familiar people.

      • ML.C1.1.NM.g communicate some basic information about everyday life.

    • ML.C1.1.NH Novice High (NH)

      • ML.C1.1.NH.a exchange some personal information.

      • ML.C1.1.NH.b exchange information based on texts, graphs, or pictures.

      • ML.C1.1.NH.c ask for and give simple directions.

      • ML.C1.1.NH.d make plans with others.

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

      • ML.C1.1.NH.e interact with others in everyday situations.

• Interpretive Communication — Listening

  • ML.C1.2 Demonstrate understanding, interpret, and analyze what is heard on a variety of topics.

    • ML.C1.2.NL Novice Low (NL)

      • ML.C1.2.NL.a identify the sound of a letter or character.

        • The Spanish alphabet (S-1.A)
        • Listen and fill in a form with personal information: letters and numbers (S-1.P)

      • ML.C1.2.NL.b determine isolated words, particularly when accompanied by gestures or pictures.

    • ML.C1.2.NM Novice Mid (NM)

      • ML.C1.2.NM.a identify simple greetings and a few courtesy phrases (e.g., greetings and basic commands/directions).

        • Listen and choose the appropriate response to basic questions (S-1.Q)

      • ML.C1.2.NM.b isolate words and phrases that they have learned for specific purposes.

        • Listen and identify the person from the description (S-2.O)
        • Listen and recognize classes and school supplies (S-3.Q)

    • ML.C1.2.NH Novice High (NH)

      • ML.C1.2.NH.a comprehend basic questions or statements on familiar topics.

        • Listen to people describe themselves and others (S-2.P)
        • Listen to people talk about the school day (S-3.R)
        • 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)
        • Listen to statements about actions and habits related to food (S-6.R)

      • ML.C1.2.NH.b understand simple information when presented with pictures, graphs, and other visual supports.

        • Listen and match the statement to the image (S-5.R)

      • ML.C1.2.NH.c indicate the main idea of a simple conversation on familiar topics.

        • Listen to conversations about making plans (S-7.R)

      • ML.C1.2.NH.d follow the narrative of a simple story being read aloud.

        • 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)

• Interpretive Communication — Reading

  • ML.C1.3 Interpret, analyze, and demonstrate understanding of written materials on a variety of topics.

    • ML.C1.3.NL Novice Low (NL)

      • ML.C1.3.NL.a identify a few letters or characters.

      • ML.C1.3.NL.b connect some words, phrases, or characters to their meaning.

        • Numbers 0‑10 (S-1.B)
        • Numbers 11‑20 (S-1.C)
        • Numbers 21‑31 (S-1.D)
        • Days of the week (S-1.E)
        • Months of the year (S-1.F)
        • 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 ‑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)
        • Recognize numbers: 30‑100 (S-5.G)
        • 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)
        • 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)

    • ML.C1.3.NM Novice Mid (NM)

      • ML.C1.3.NM.a identify words, phrases, and characters with support of visuals.

        • Weather and seasons (S-1.H)
        • Common adjectives (S-3.J)
        • Prepositions of place (S-4.E)
        • Describe scenes from around school (S-4.Q)
        • Common prepositions: a, con, de, en, para (S-5.K)

      • ML.C1.3.NM.b distinguish words, phrases, and characters associated with 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)
        • Time expressions to talk about the present and the future (S-7.K)

    • ML.C1.3.NH Novice High (NH)

      • ML.C1.3.NH.a understand short, simple texts on familiar topics.

        • 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)

      • ML.C1.3.NH.b understand the main idea of short published material (e.g., schedules, brochures, birthday cards, public notices, signs).

        • Read materials related to school and student life (S-3.S)

      • ML.C1.3.NH.c comprehend simple descriptions with visual support.

        • Time expressions to talk about frequency (S-6.M)
        • Acabar de + infinitive (S-6.Q)
        • Ir a + infinitive to talk about the future (S-7.O)

• Presentational — Speaking

  • ML.C1.4 Present information on multiple topics for a variety of purposes using appropriate formats, considering the intended audience.

    • ML.C1.4.NL Novice Low (NL)

      • ML.C1.4.NL.a present limited personal information.

      • ML.C1.4.NL.b state the names of familiar people, places, and objects with visual support.

      • ML.C1.4.NL.c recite short songs and simple rhymes or chants.

    • ML.C1.4.NM Novice Mid (NM)

      • ML.C1.4.NM.a describe familiar items in one's immediate environment.

      • ML.C1.4.NM.b describe oneself and others.

      • ML.C1.4.NM.c state likes and dislikes.

      • ML.C1.4.NM.d describe daily activities.

      • ML.C1.4.NM.e present simple information about familiar topics.

    • ML.C1.4.NH Novice High (NH)

      • ML.C1.4.NH.a describe a familiar event, experience, or topic.

      • ML.C1.4.NH.b present basic information about a familiar person, place, or thing.

      • ML.C1.4.NH.c give basic instructions.

• Presentational — Writing

  • ML.C1.5 Present information on multiple topics for a variety of purposes using appropriate formats, considering the intended audience.

    • ML.C1.5.NL Novice Low (NL)

      • ML.C1.5.NL.a copy some letters, words, and phrases presented from a variety of texts.

        • Days of the week (S-1.E)
        • Months of the year (S-1.F)
        • Provide the date (S-1.G)
        • Name Spanish‑speaking countries: North and Central America, Europe, and Africa (S-1.J)
        • Name Spanish‑speaking countries: South America (S-1.L)
        • Provide nouns to identify people (S-2.B)
        • Provide adjectives that describe appearance (S-2.D)
        • Provide adjectives that describe personalities (S-2.F)
        • Telling time: provide hours and minutes (S-3.A)
        • Telling time: provide complete sentences (S-3.B)
        • Name school subjects (S-3.D)
        • Name school supplies (S-3.F)
        • Provide ‑ar verbs related to school (S-3.H)
        • Name things in the classroom (S-4.B)
        • Name places in school (S-4.D)
        • Name immediate family members and pets (S-5.B)
        • Name extended family members (S-5.D)
        • Adjectives for feelings or states of being: provide the correct word (S-5.F)
        • Provide numbers: 30‑100 (S-5.H)
        • Name meals and types of food (S-6.B)
        • Name food items (S-6.D)
        • Name drinks (S-6.F)
        • Name fruits and vegetables (S-6.H)
        • Name day‑to‑day activities (S-7.B)
        • Name pastimes and hobbies (S-7.D)
        • Name sports (S-7.F)
        • Name people, places, and things associated with sports (S-7.H)

      • ML.C1.5.NL.b label familiar people, places, and objects in pictures and posters.

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

    • ML.C1.5.NM Novice Mid (NM)

      • ML.C1.5.NM.a fill out a simple form with some basic personal information.

        • Listen and fill in a form with personal information: letters and numbers (S-1.P)

      • ML.C1.5.NM.b write about oneself.

        • 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)

      • ML.C1.5.NM.c make lists that aid in day-to-day life.

    • ML.C1.5.NH Novice High (NH)

      • ML.C1.5.NH.a describe daily life in a letter, email, blog, or discussion board.

      • ML.C1.5.NH.b describe a familiar experience or event using practiced material.

      • ML.C1.5.NH.c ask for basic information.

ML.C2 Culture

• Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives

  • ML.C2.1 Investigate, draw comparisons between, and explain the interaction of practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

    • ML.C2.1.NR Novice Range (NR)

      • ML.C2.1.NR.a use appropriate gestures and oral expressions in social interactions.

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

      • ML.C2.1.NR.b identify authentic or simulated age-appropriate cultural activities (e.g., games or birthday celebrations).

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

      • ML.C2.1.NR.c use words and phrases to describe what people from the target culture are doing in texts or visual media (e.g., images, film, vase paintings, statues).

      • ML.C2.1.NR.d list practices and ask simple questions after viewing media about everyday life.

      • ML.C2.1.NR.e identify characteristics of culturally specific events.

      • ML.C2.1.NR.f simulate age-appropriate practices from the target culture.

      • ML.C2.1.NR.g identify cultural practices from authentic materials (e.g., videos or news articles).

• Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives

  • ML.C2.2 Investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between products and perspectives of the culture(s) studied.

    • ML.C2.2.NR Novice Range

      • ML.C2.2.NR.a identify tangible and intangible products of the target culture and their purpose.

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

      • ML.C2.2.NR.b determine and discuss the perspective of artwork, crafts, or graphic representations common within the peer group of the target culture.

      • ML.C2.2.NR.c identify the author and country of origin of short poems, stories, and plays from the target culture.

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

      • ML.C2.2.NR.d provide simple reasons for the role and importance of products from the target culture.

ML.C3 Connections

• Making Connections

  • ML.C3.1 Build, reinforce, and expand knowledge of other content areas while using the target language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.

    • ML.C3.1.NR Novice Range (NR)

      • ML.C3.1.NR.a identify the target countries on a map.

        • 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)

      • ML.C3.1.NR.b identify items on charts or visuals used as instructional materials in other content areas, such as math (e.g. measurements), science (e.g. animals), the arts (e.g. musical instruments), and social studies (e.g. geographical formations).

      • ML.C3.1.NR.c read or listen to stories from the target culture and compare them to familiar stories from the same genre (e.g., folklore, fables, myths, legends).

      • ML.C3.1.NR.d use technology and resources introduced in other content areas to explore authentic resources in the target language.

      • ML.C3.1.NR.e identify the various systems (i.e., measurement and time) used throughout the target countries and in one's own in order to compare time, distance, and size.

      • ML.C3.1.NR.f discuss currency exchange rates between the target countries and the United States in order to understand the price of goods and services.

      • ML.C3.1.NR.g observe climate around the world, giving reasons for weather patterns based on location and time of year.

      • ML.C3.1.NR.h compare typical food items from the target countries and one's own.

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

      • ML.C3.1.NR.i explore people from the past and present who have had an influence locally and/or globally.

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

• Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives

  • ML.C3.2 Access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the target language and its cultures.

    • ML.C3.2.NR Novice Range (NR)

      • ML.C3.2.NR.a identify the content areas and expand on vocabulary for each.

      • ML.C3.2.NR.b interpret information from infographics.

      • ML.C3.2.NR.c use media from the target culture to increase knowledge of topics from other content areas.

      • ML.C3.2.NR.d identify the main idea of current events reported in news from the target culture.

ML.C4 Comparisons

• Language Comparisons

  • ML.C4.1 Investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of the classical language and one's own.

    • ML.C4.1.NR Novice Range (NR)

      • ML.C4.1.NR.a recognize and use words that are similar in the target language and their one's own language, and predict the reasons for borrowing such words.

        • 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)

      • ML.C4.1.NR.b identify idioms and their functions in one's own language and target language.

        • Weather and seasons (S-1.H)
        • Acabar de + infinitive (S-6.Q)
        • Select the use of tener or tener que (S-7.P)
        • Provide the correct form of tener or tener que (S-7.Q)

      • ML.C4.1.NR.c compare formal and informal speech in one's own and target language.

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

      • ML.C4.1.NR.d compare and contrast the sounds and writing systems of one's own language with the target language.

        • The Spanish alphabet (S-1.A)
        • Definite and indefinite articles (S-3.L)
        • Recognize question words: set 1 (S-4.F)
        • Provide question words: set 1 (S-4.G)
        • 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)
        • Write sentences about yourself, your family, or people you know (S-5.V)
        • Recognize question words: set 2 (S-6.J)
        • Provide question words: set 2 (S-6.K)
        • Write sentences that are true for you about sports, hobbies, and free time (S-7.V)

      • ML.C4.1.NR.e identify features of language specific to the target language that may not exist in one's own language (e.g., gender, tense, character components).

        • 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)
        • Gender and number agreement: articles, adjectives, and nouns (S-3.M)
        • Choose the correct form to describe an image (S-3.T)

      • ML.C4.1.NR.f compare word order between one's own and the target language.

        • Sentence structure in affirmative and negative sentences (S-3.P)
        • Recognize the correct form of gustar + infinitive (S-7.L)
        • Provide the correct form of gustar + infinitive (S-7.M)

• Cultural Comparisons

  • ML.C4.2 Investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the target culture and one's own.

    • ML.C4.2.NR Novice Range (NR)

      • ML.C4.2.NR.a contrast tangible and intangible products of the target culture to one's own.

        • 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)

      • ML.C4.2.NR.b compare simple patterns of behavior or interaction in various cultural settings (e.g., transportation to school, eating habits).

        • 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)

      • ML.C4.2.NR.c compare appropriate gestures to greet friends, family, or new acquaintances in one's own and the target culture.

        • 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)
        • Informal and formal language: greetings and introductions (S-2.I)

      • ML.C4.2.NR.d compare games, stories, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and one's own.

      • ML.C4.2.NR.e contrast daily life, celebrations, and communities from the target culture and one's own.

        • Read about families from the Spanish‑speaking world (S-5.T)
        • Read street interviews about plans, habits, and free time (S-7.T)

ML.C5 Communities

• School and Global Communities

  • ML.C5.1 Use language to interact both within and beyond the classroom.

    • ML.C5.1.NR Novice Range (NR)

      • ML.C5.1.NR.a identify places in the community where the target language is spoken.

      • ML.C5.1.NR.b research opportunities for participation in school, community, or language competitions.

      • ML.C5.1.NR.c access speakers of the language either in person or using technology.

      • ML.C5.1.NR.d explore professions that require proficiency in another language.

• Lifelong Learning

  • ML.C5.2 Use the target language for enrichment and advancement.

    • ML.C5.2.NR Novice Range (NR)

      • ML.C5.2.NR.a interpret materials and/or media from the target language and culture.

      • ML.C5.2.NR.b exchange information about topics of personal interest.

      • ML.C5.2.NR.c identify music or songs in the target language.

      • ML.C5.2.NR.d set learning goals for language acquisition.