COURSE DESCRIPTION COURSE TITLE: Spanish I Course Number: NM 12528000 RISD 01201 Open to Grades: 7-8 Prerequisites: Credit: Length of Course: None None 2 semesters COURSE DESCRIPTION: Spanish I introduces the basics of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. The major emphasis is on oral fluency and listening comprehension. As much as is possible, the class will be conducted in Spanish. Students are expected to speak Spanish daily. Student will thereby learn the proper grammatical constructions in order to express themselves. State Standards and Benchmarks met within this curriculum: A. Students will; by speaking, writing, and/r signing, etc.; express themselves in a culturally appropriate manner for many purposes. B. Students will; by listening, observing, reading, and discussions; comprehend and interpret oral, written, and visual messages on a variety of topics. C. Students will understand the relationship between language and culture. D. Students will develop an understanding of other cultures, including such elements as their value systems, languages, traditions, and individual perspectives. E. Students will understand how languages work. F. Students will use languages studied to reinforce and expand knowledge of other disciplines. G. Students will use the languages studied for personal enjoyment, personal enrichment, and employability. COURSE MEASUREMENT: A. Students are required to complete listening, speaking, writing, and reading activities with a minimum 60% proficiency during the given grading period in order to receive credit for the course. 1
COURSE OUTLINE: (Fall Semester) A. VOCABULARY 1. Greetings 2. Introductions 3. Places Names 4. Alphabet 5. Numbers 6. Phone Numbers 7. Likes/dislikes 8. Physical features 9. Clothing/Accessories 10. Describe family 11. Ages 12. Birthdays 13. Dates 14. Classes and classroom objects 15. Obligations 16. Schedules 17. School 18. Days of the week 19. Time 20. Food 21. Plans 22. Sequence events 23. People/Places you know 24. Invitations 25. Feelings 26. Sports/preferences/comparisons 27. Activities 28. Weather B. GRAMMAR 1. Subject pronouns and ser 2. Plurals 3. Definite articles 4. Indefinite articles 5. Noun-adjective agreement gender 6. Noun-adjective agreement number 7. Possession using de 8. Possessive adjectives 9. Present tense of regular ar verbs 10. Adverbs of frequency 11. Articles with titles 12. Estar + location 13. Interrogative words 14. ir a + infinitive 15. Present tense regular er and ir verbs 16. Irregular yo forms; hacer, conocer; personal a 17. Estar + adjectives 18. Acabar de + infinitive 19. Gustar + infinitive 20. Stem-changing verbs e-ie 21. Comparatives 22. Direct Object Pronouns 23. Present Progressive C. READING Selections are provided within and following each chapter that include a variety of difficulty from poster to travel brochures that are simple enough for basic understanding, but difficult enough to challenge the students curiosity. D. CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION Grammar and vocabulary of chapters are centered on various aspects of Hispanic culture: friendships,, meal content and schedules, family relationships, names, Hispanic architecture, Hispanic communities in the U.S. Spanish-language television, Mexican food and celebrations. 2
LEARNING ACTIVITIES: A. Participation B. Discussion C. Presentation D. Assessments 1. Examination 2. Students notebooks 3. Oral presentation 4. Daily work INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INFORMATION: A. Student materials 1. McDougal Littel En Español! 1a B. Teacher materials 1. Visual Grammar Word Tiles 2. Total Physical Response Storytelling 3. Back-to-School Pack 4. Posters 5. Edition CD-ROM 6. Video Program (VHS) 7. Edition CD-ROM 8. Video Program (DVD) 9. Edition CD-ROM Lab Pack 10. Video Program (DVD) 11. Audio CD Program 12. Edition Plus Online 13. Sing-Along Grammar and Vocabulary Songs Audio CD 14. Canciones del mundo hispano Audio CD 15. Take-Home Tutor CD-ROM 16. Take-Home Tutor CD-ROM LabPack 17. Test Generator CD-ROM 18. EasyPlanner CD-ROM 19. Intrigas y aventuras CD-ROM 20. Intrigas y aventuras CD-ROM 5-Pack 21. Intrigas y aventuras CD-ROM (networkable) 22. Teacher edition 3
COURSE OUTLINE: (Spring Semester) A. VOCABULARY 1. Identify places 2. Give addresses 3. Choose transportation 4. Request directions 5. Give instructions 6. Shopping 7. Purchases 8. Gifts 9. Bargains 10. Talk about food 11. Order food 12. Request the check 13. Daily routine 14. Grooming B. GRAMMAR 1. Preposition of location 2. Regular affirmative 3. Tú commands 4. Indefinite articles 5. Stem changing verbs o ue 6. Indirect object pronouns 7. Indirect object pronoun placement 8. Gustar nouns 9. Affirmative and negative words 10. Stem changing verbs e i 11. Reflexive verbs 12. Irregular affirmative tu commands 13. Negative tu commands 14. Pronoun placement with commands 15. Pronoun placement with present progressive 16. Deber 15. Chores 16. Tell what people are doing 17. How to persuade others 18. Describe a house 19. Negotiate responsibilities 20. Plan a party 21. Describe activities 22. Purchase food 23. Make suggestions 24. Describe buildings 25. Professions 26. Point out specific people and things 27. Where thing are located 17. Adverbs with -mente 18. Superlatives 19. Regular ar preterite verbs 20. car-gar-zar preterite 21. Regular er, -ir preterits 22. Preterite verbs with I y spelling change 23. Preterite of ir, hacer, ser 24. Location words 25. Demonstrative adjectives & pronouns 26. Ordinals 27. Irregular preterite 28. Past/present/future 29. Review present progressive, ir a 30. Review affirmative tu commands 31. Review regular preterite 32. Review irregular preterite C. Reading Selections are provided within and following each chapter that include a variety of difficulty from poster to travel brochures that are simple enough for basic understanding, but difficult enough to challenge the students curiosity. 4
D. Culture and civilization Grammar and vocabulary of chapters are c entered on various aspects of Hispanic culture: Mexican Folk Dances, art/paintings, Hispanic architecture, Hispanic communities in the U.S. Spanish-language television, Mexican food and celebrations. LEARNING ACTIVITIES: E. Participation F. Discussion G. Presentation H. Assessments 1. Examination 2. Students notebooks 3. Oral presentation 4. Daily work INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INFORMATION: A. Student materials 1. Pupil s edition B. Teacher materials 1. Visual Grammar Word Tiles 2. Total Physical Response Storytelling 3. Back-to-School Pack 4. Posters 5. Edition CD-ROM 6. Video Program (VHS) 7. Edition CD-ROM 8. Video Program (DVD) 9. Edition CD-ROM Lab Pack 10. Video Program (DVD) 11. Audio CD Program 12. Edition Plus Online 13. Sing-Along Grammar and Vocabulary Songs Audio CD 14. Canciones del mundo hispano Audio CD 15. Take-Home Tutor CD-ROM 16. Take-Home Tutor CD-ROM LabPack 17. Test Generator CD-ROM 18. EasyPlanner CD-ROM 19. intrigas y aventuras CD-ROM 20. Intrigas y aventuras CD-ROM 5-Pack 21. Intrigas y aventuras CD-ROM (networkable) 22. Teacher edition 5