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 * Units of study for 2012 - 2013 **

**__I. Vuelta al cole (August 28 - Sept. 7) 8 days__** Vocabulary: Spanish I/II and Chapter 6 completion from Spanish II Grammar: Review of Infinitives, Present Indicative, Preterite Culture: Music Project: Photopeach

**__2. Chapter 7 (Sept. 10 - Oct. 19) 29 days__** Vocabulary: Food Grammar: Preterite, Imperfect, Object Pronouns Culture: Puerto Rico Project: PhotoStory Field Trip: La Tolteca October 17 and 18 David Bisbal in concert in D.C. on October 19

**__3. Chapter 8 (Oct. 22 - Nov. 30) 26 days__** Vocabulary: Clothing/Jewelry/Handicrafts Grammar: Preterite vs. Imperfect, Comparatives and Superlatives, Por vs. Para Culture: Chile Project: Fashion spontaneous conversations Field Trip: group adventures filmed at the mall "Wicked" in N.Y. October 24

__**4. Chapter 9 (Dec. 3 - 21 and Jan. 2 - 18) 28 days**__ Vocabulary: Nature, Climate, Geography, Weather Grammar: Preterite vs. Imperfect, brief glimpse of Present Subjunctive` Culture: El Paso, Texas Project: Puppet Show Field Trip: Baltimore Aquarium on Dec. 14

**__5. Chapter 10 ( Jan. 22 - Feb. 22) 23 days__** Vocabulary: Travel, News, Money Grammar: Present Subjunctive, Preterite vs. Imperfect Culture: Argentina/PhotoPeach Project: Wikispace/Postcard Field Trip: filmed tours of Salisbury

__**6. La Música, La Geografía, y los tópicos de hoy en día** **(Feb. 25 - Apr. 5) 26 days**__ 1. Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Baute, y otros artistas de Colombia, la República Dominicana, y Venezuela 2. La Geografía del Caribe y América del Sur 3. Los tópicos de la gente, de la vida, del arte, de políticos, etc. Project: Multimedia Choice

**__7. Chapter 2 in Exprésate 3 (April 8 - May 10) 25 days__** Vocabulary: Pastimes, Sports, Friendships and Relationships, jai-alai, la corrida de toros Grammar: Present Perfect, Present Subjunctive Culture: España Project: Field Trip: Shorebirds game

**__7. Chapter 3 (May 13 - May 31) 15 days__** Vocabulary: Attitudes and Opinions, School, Relationship problems, Complaining Grammar: Present Subjunctive, Future and Conditional Tenses Culture: El Caribe

__**8. Final Project: Photopeach June 3 - 6**__