Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

Course Title: Spanish 8 Grade: 8

Unit: Paso a Paso 2 – Chapter 3 – Style & Fashion

Month Presented: December - January Unit Length (in weeks): 6-8

Essential Question (s):

• What clothing is in style? - ¿Qué ropa está de moda?

Learning Objectives:

• Describe clothing in detail.
• Indicate clothing preferences and make comparisons
• Say how you paid for purchases
• Talk about the currency in Spain and in various Latin American countries.

Skills:

• Use advanced vocabulary to describe clothing in detail. Is it striped? Is it plaid? What is it made of?
• Use expression “va bien con” to talk about what articles of clothing go well together.
• Use vocabulary to talk about how one pays for clothing. Money? Check? Credit card?
• Talk about the currency in Spain and in various Latin American countries.

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

• Vocabulary Bingo
• Card Game
• Power Point presentation
• Language Lab activities
• Listening activities
• Video activities
• Project – Fashion show. Presentation of clothing
• Dress up day. Students dress up in clothing that they normally don’t wear and talk about what they’re wearing.
• Activities on www.quia.com
• Paired discussions on fashion and clothing.
• Teacher led discussions on fashion

Materials Utilized:

• Textbook
• Workbook
• Teacher-made worksheets
• Language Lab
• Audio tapes
• Video tapes
• Clothing
• Computers
• Power-Point
• Readings on fashion from Spanish-speaking countries
• Magazine pictures from Spanish-speaking countries

Assessment Strategies:

• Quizzes
• Unit test
• Classroom Participation
• Fashion project
• Homework completion
• Language lab “check-ins”
• Cooperation during group/paired work.