George Read Middle School
8 th Grade Spanish Exploratory Syllabus
Senor Cecil
TOPICS
Classroom Rules and Procedures
Pre-test, Syllabus, Quiz dates and Assignments
Passports and Boggle game
Spanish Alphabet (El alfabeto)
Vowel sounds, special letters and stress rules
Spelling practice – Como se escribe? (How does one spell…?)
Oral practice quiz and Alphabet picture bingo
Spanish Adjectives-placement, agreement and gender (ser = to be)
Assignment # 1 Due- Student/Parent signed Rules and Procedures
Quiz # 1- The Spanish Alphabet (20 matching/10 minutes)
(B) Thursday 4-10-08 (A) Friday 4-11-08
Video – Spain “Everything Under The Sun”
Regular verb conjugations (AR, ER and IR Present tense)
Hablar = to speak Comer = to eat Vivir = to live
Sentence starters and infinitives – First sentences in Spanish
Subject Pronouns (Singular and Plural) + Tu vs. Usted
Locations in the School (la escuela)
Assignment # 2 Due – Map or GRMS translated into Spanish
Quiz # 2 – Regular verb sentences (20 matching/10 minutes)
(A) Thursday 4-24-08 (B) Friday 4-25-08
Video – Madrid “Going Places”
Locations in the City (En la Cuidad)
Expressions of locations (Prepositions)
Verb – Ir = to go + a + infinitive (near future tense)
Assignment #3 Due – City Map-Draw 10 places, label each in Spanish and color
Quiz # 3- Student Adjectives, Places in the School and Locations in the City
(20 matching/10 minutes)
(A) Thursday 5-8-08 (B) Friday 5-9-08
Video – Barcelona “Museum City Videos”
Restaurant vocabulary (Foods and Drinks)
Verbs: Querer = to want, Pedir = to order, Comer = to eat
Past Student Videos (Examples of grading policy for the Final Test
Assignment # 4 Due – Restaurant conversation in Spanish – 5 lines per person
Final Test – Video project – Students create and memorize an original Spanish conversation to be filmed during class
(B) Thursday 5-22-08 (A) Friday 5-23-08
Video – Student generated videos in a restaurant
George Read Middle School
7 th Grade Spanish Exploratory Syllabus
Senor Cecil
TOPICS
Classroom Rules and Procedures
Pre-test, Syllabus, Quiz dates and Assignments
Passports and Boggle game
Spanish Numbers (Los numeros) 1-1.000.000 (written)
Math Symbols/Problems and Years in Spanish
Cuanto cuesta? (How much is it?)
Number Bingo (1-900)
Assignment # 1 Due – Student/Parent signed Rules and Procedures
Quiz # 1 – Numbers 1-1.000.000 (20 matching/10 minutes)
(B) Thursday 4-10-08 (A) Friday 4-11-08
Video – Argentina “On Top Of The World”
Classroom Items in Spanish
Spanish numbers review
Commands and ordinal numbers
Verbs – Hacer = to do Dibujar = to draw
Assignment # 2 Due – Draw classroom – label (10) items in Spanish add color
Quiz # 2 Classroom Items and numbers 1-1.000.000 (20 matching/10 minutes)
(A) Thursday 4-24-08 (B) Friday 4-25-08
Video – Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands
Spanish Speaking Countries and Capitals
Verb – Ser = to be - de=from- Los Estados Unidos = The United States
Donde esta? (Country locations on the globe)
Assignment # 3 Due – Maps- Label 20 Spanish speaking Countries/20 Capitals- add color -shade in Different Countries with color or highlight borders.
Quiz # 3 Spanish Speaking Countries/Capitals (20 matching/10 minutes)
(A) Thursday 5-8-08 (B) Friday 5-9-08
Video – Costa Rica “Video Visits”
Airport Vocabulary
Verbs – Ir = to go Llegar = to arrive Salir = to leave/depart
Past Student Videos (Examples of grading policy for Final Test)
Assignment # 4 Due – Airport conversation in Spanish – 5 lines per person
Final Test – Video Project – Students create and memorize an original Spanish conversation to be filmed during class
(B) Thursday 5-22-08 (A) Friday 5-23-08
Video – Student generated videos in the Airport
6 th Grade Spanish Exploratory Syllabus
TOPICS
Classroom Rules and Procedures
Pre-test, Syllabus, Quiz dates and Assignments
Passports and boggle game
Months of the Year, Days of the week and Dates in Spanish
Numbers 1-35 – Math problems and number bingo
Names and Introductions and age
Verb – Estar = to be (Como estas?) How are you?
Assignment #1 Due – Student/Parent signed Rules and Procedures
Quiz # 1 - 12 Months, 7Days and the Date=la fecha (20 matching/10 minutes)
(B) Thursday 4-10-08 (A) Friday 4-11-08
Video – Mexico “Journey to the Sun”
Weather and Seasons
Verbs – Hacer = to do Estar = to be
Numbers 1-35 review
Assignment # 2 Weather forecast for the day and the next day in Spanish
Quiz # 2 Weather expressions and numbers 1-35 (20 matching/10 minutes)
(A) Thursday 4-24-08 (B) Friday 4-25-08
Video – Mexico “Journey to the Sun” continued
Colors and Numbers 1-100
Verb – Colorear = to color
Color by number – Jaguar o Cebra
Introduce numbers 1-100 + game = Pizza Ferme Bagel
Assignment # 3 –Mexican Flag (5) colors labeled in Spanish and add colors
Quiz # 3 Colors and numbers 1-100 (20matching/10 minutes)
(A) Thursday 5-8-08 (B) Friday 5-9-08
Video – Bullfight (La corrida de toros)
Clothing
Definite and indefinite articles and adjective placement/agreement
Verb – llevar = to wear
Fashion show – Students describe what the are wearing in Spanish
Assignment # 4 Clothing Store conversation in Spanish – 5 lines per person
Final Test – Video project – Students create and memorize an original Spanish conversation to be filmed during class
(B) Thursday 5-22-08 (A) Friday 5-23-08
Video – Student generated videos in a clothing store