Grade 7
Bienvenidos...
to a new school year!
This course meets every other day for the year and offers in introduction to Spanish conversation, basic vocabulary and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Each student should have a class description which includes information about assessments, grading, and class requirements. Students will work with the En Espanol 1a textbook and handouts. In the classroom, students will engage in speaking, listening, reading and writing activities including Total Physical Response storytelling. Students will also have homework practice. Please contact me with concerns or questions.
Material Covered through week of 11/6: Days 1 & 2 overview of class rules, requirements and course description
distribution of text
simple greetings (Como estas, Como te llamas, De donde eres, Mucho gusto)
the Spanish alphabet
Total Physical Response actions for recognition
Simple conversation in Greetings and Expression of Courtesy handout
Spanish speaking countries
numbers 0-30
date, birthday
days of the week
classes. classroom objects
Cultural Unit: Dia de los muertos
New Material Week of 11/9 Days 1 & 2
- more TPRS actions
- more simple conversation (date, weather, age, birthday, classes)
- Classwork: oral practice and response to simple conversation, reponse to TPR vocabulary, review of Spanish-speaking countries, review concepts/vocabulary
- review of Spanish alphabet
- short dictations, listening comprehension
Classroom commands
- Homework:
on-going:
review maps, review vocabulary in handouts and notes, use link to flashcards for practice and link to alphabet sound file for additional practice
New: Finish assigned work in classroom commands packet that is not completed in class
Quizzes: alphabet sounds/short word dictation, simple conversation from handout and class notes, TPR response, numbers, classroom objects,Spanish speaking countries, months, days, dates, classes other review material
Day 1: Thursday 11/13; Day 2 Friday 11/12 Looking forward:
weather, more TPR,
Use the link below for classzone for En espanol 1a to take a practice quizzes and the other links to study with flashcards.
Grade 8:
This course meets every other day for the year and is a continuation of Spanish Grade 7 covering. We will review and add to topics of Spanish conversation, basic vocabulary and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Each student should have a class description which includes information about assessments, grading, and class requirements. Students will work with the En Espanol 1b textbook and handouts. In the classroom, students will engage in speaking, listening, reading and writing activities including Total Physical Response storytelling. Students will also have homework practice. Please contact me with concerns or questions.
Material Covered /Review Material through Week of 11/6 Days 1 & 2
Total Physical Response Storytelling-review of vocabulary
- Greetings, introductions, simple conversation (date, time, weather)
- Classroom commands, objects
- colors
- p. 11 vocabulary in text; review of grade 7 vocabulary
- forms and uses of the verb 'ser', 'ser de'
- review of Spanish alphabet
- Spanish-speaking countries and capitals
- adjective agreement, personality and physical appearance
- clothing vocabulary, colors/agreement of colors
- gender/number of nouns/adjectives
- gusta/n with activities (from notes & p. 11)
- dia de los muertos - culture
New Material Week of 11/9: Days 1 & 2
- tener and expressing possession (text pages 20 - 27)
- review of family
- review of dates
- weather
TPRS vocabulary review (in class notes), More work with: Spanish-speaking countries and capitals, simple conversation, review of classroom vocabulary
Homework: review countries and capitals from maps
review vocabulary from handouts and textuse on-line links and flashcardsgender/number of nouns/adjectives, agreement,review ser, gustar
exercises from text and handout will be assigned during class
Quizzes: Dia 2: 11/12 Dia 1: 11/13 forms and uses of the verb 'tener', p. 27 vocabulary, TPRS review vocabulary from class notes (use flashcards for practice), also:
- simple conversation
- classroom commands and objects
- Spanish alphabet/dictation of short words (sound link attachment for practice)
- gender/number of nouns/adjectives, agreement,
- review material
Looking forward: review the following
numbers 0 - 1.000.000, telling time more practice with Spanish-speaking countries & capitals seasons, weather
Use the link below for classzone for En espanol 1b to take a practice quizzes, review verb conjugation and study with flashcards. We are working in the Bridge Unit.
High School Spanish:
Class Descriptions are attached
Use links below for additional practice or assignments
http://members.tripod.com/spanishflashcards/