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The Somos Curriculum 2

Revolutionize your Level 2 or 3 Spanish courses by exploring past tenses through a whole-language, acquisition-friendly approach.

Become a more confident language teacher with the support of The Somos Curriculum.

SOMOS 2 Overview

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Grammar in Context

This bundle includes 19 Grammar In Context lessons intended for students in Spanish Levels 1 and 2.

 

All lessons feature brief guided notes in English followed by at least one Spanish-language reading that includes many instances of the pattern at hand plus activities that draw students' attention to the role it plays in creating meaning.

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UNIT 1

Foundations

Lay a solid foundation in the past tenses for a year of rich, student-centered, comprehension-based instruction. Originally designed to launch a Level 2 Spanish course, the four lessons included in this unit can be scattered throughout a Level 1 or 2 course in order to expose students to contextualized input in the past tense.

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UNIT 2

La muchacha y la ardilla

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

preterite regular -ar verbs

CORE VOCABULARY:

vio que había, se acercó a, se lo llevó

UNIT 3

La madre de Jasón

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

preterite regular -er/-ir verbs

CORE VOCABULARY:

volvió temprano, se divirtieron, conoció a un joven

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UNIT 4

¿Soy gringo?

Explore the meaning and origins of the term 'gringo' with these flexible materials that offer options for use as sub plans.

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

preterite stem change verbs (e-i)

UNIT 5

Ruidos en la noche

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

preterite i-y stem change verbs

CORE VOCABULARY:

oír, leer, concluir, caer

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UNIT 6

El secreto

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

preterite irregular verbs

CORE VOCABULARY:

no pudo, trajo, supo la verdad.

UNIT 7

El acosador

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

imperfect irregular

CORE VOCABULARY:

era, iba, veía

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UNIT 8

El hombre feliz

Explore Axel Arnaud's short film El hombre feliz through embedded readings, discussion, and text discovery.

UNIT 9

La chancla

Learn about the power of the chancla, the Latina mother's solution to many of motherhood's problems.

 

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

imperfect regular -ar verbs

CORE VOCABULARY:

se quejaba de, aguantaba, le dio con la chancla

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UNIT 10

El chico ideal

GRAMMAR FOCUS: 

imperfect regular -er/-ir verbs

UNIT 11

El que se enoja, pierde

Present the Mayan fable "El que se enoja, pierde" with differentiated lesson plans that can be completed in groups or individually.

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UNIT 12

El lago encantado

Shake the Incan legend "El lago encantado" through reading, acting, and cultural discovery.

UNIT 13

La escena del crimen

GRAMMAR FOCUS:

estar + past participle

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UNIT 14

Present Perfect with Reading

In Unit 10 of the SOMOS 2 curriculum, students will have repeated exposure to -ER/-IR verbs in the imperfect tense through a variety of content. The materials are more than enough for 6 full class days of instruction.

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INCLUDED PRODUCTS

When you purchase the SOMOS 2 Complete Curriculum Bundle, you also gain immediate access to the following resources. When units are purchased individually, these are not included, but are recommended as additional purchases:

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SOMOS 2 Bundles

Bundle Purchasing Options

Buying the full curriculum is the best bang for your buck. If you aren't ready to purchase SOMOS 2 in its entirety and be prepared for the entire year teaching Spanish Level 2, you might consider purchasing some of our smaller bundle options.

BUNDLE 1

UNITS 1-5

$5 OFF

SOMOS 1

Keep the continuity and keep it comprehensible with SOMOS 1!

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