La Clase de Español

by Holly Lytton

August 19, 2009

 

                

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!

AMS offers Spanish for all 3 grades.  6th grade students may take Spanish for a quarter, 7th grade students may take Spanish for a semester, and 8th grade students may take Spanish for an entire year.  The 8th grade class is a Spanish 1 class and is taught at an advanced level.  Upon completion of Spanish 1, with a B or higher for both semesters, the student will enroll in Spanish 2 as a Freshman.

 

6th grade Spanish

Class expectations

Students are expected to bring pen/pencil to class everyday.  IF students take their folder out of the classroom, then they will be expected to bring that every day as well.  Students are expected to be attentive in class, willing to work with others, and able to work alone when asked.

 

Grades

Grades for this class will consist of worksheets (completed in class ) and partner activities (also completed in class).  The grading scale is as follows:

                                                            90 - 100 A

                                                             80 - 89  B

                                                             70 - 79  C

                                                              60 -69   D

                                                              0 -  59   F

 

Class Syllabus

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

     Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• to say the alphabet in the target language
• ask and give personal information
• to introduce oneself and ask how people are doing
• to count to 20
• to identify family members and their relationships to one another and one's own relationship to other family members
• to identify basic food
• to identify articles of clothing
• to say what one is wearing
• to tell time
• to identify colors
• to descrie weather conditions
• to identify seasons
• to relate weather conditions to seasons
• to identify  days of the week and months of the year
• to write dates in the target language
• to relate months to seasons
• to relate weather to months

 

 

7th grade Spanish

Class Syllabus

Class expectations

Students are expected to bring pen/pencil to class everyday.  IF students take their folder out of the classroom, then they will be expected to bring that every day as well.  Assigned homework is expected to be completed by the next school day.

Grades

Grades for this class will consist of worksheets, partner activities (completed in class), projects, and tests/quizzes.  The grading scale is as follows:

                                                            90 - 100 A

                                                             80 - 89  B

                                                             70 - 79  C

                                                              60 -69   D

                                                              0 -  59   F

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

     Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

 

• ask and give personal information
• introduce oneself and ask how people are doing
• identify classroom objects
• follow classroom commands and direct others by using those commands
• count to 1000
• perform basic mathematical functions
• comprehend costs in a store setting
• identify rooms in a house
• identify family members and their relationship to one another and one's own relationship to other family members
• identify animals and describe animals as big or little
• identify common occupations, work roles and responsibilities
• identify basic food 
• identify items of a table setting
• identify parts of the body 
• say how one is and feels
• inquire about another's health and well-being
• identify articles of clothing
• say what one is wearing
• tell time
• identify colors
• describe weather conditions
• identify seasons, days of the week, and months of the year
• write dates in the target language
• name various leisure activities
• tell what one likes to do
• invite someone to do something
• name various places to shop
• tell what one wants to buy
• ask about prices 
• identify means of transportation
• ask for directions

 

 

8th grade Spanish (SPANISH 1)

CLASS SYLLABUS

Class expectations

Students are expected to bring pen/pencil, paper, book and completed homework to class everyday.  This class will have homework and the students are also expected to practice the vocabulary, on their own, every day.

 

Grades

Grades for this class will be comprised of scores on homework, quizzes, tests, pronunciation (during speaking tests) and an occasional project.  The grades will be a weighted grade with 10% of the grade coming from their homework scores and 90% from their quiz, test, project and pronunciation scores.  The grading scale is as follows:

                                                            90 - 100 A

                                                             80 - 89  B

                                                             70 - 79  C

                                                              60 -69   D

                                                              0 -  59   F

 

Course Objectives

 Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• greet people and introduce oneself and others
• say where he/she is from and say where others are from
• say which day it is
• express likes/dislikes
• describe other
• describe clothing
• describe family
• ask and tell ages
• give dates and talk about birthdays
• express possession
• describe classes and classroom objects
• discuss obligations
• say how often he/she does something
• talk about schedules
• ask and tell time
• say where he/she is going
• request food
• sequence events
• discuss plans and extend invitations
• talk on the phone
• express feelings
• say what just happened
• talk about sports
• express preferences
• make comparisons
• describe the weather
• state an opinion
• describe how he/she feels
• identify places
• request directions and give instructions
• talk about shopping and make purchases
• talk about giving gifts
• bargain
• order food and request the check
• express extremes
• say where he/she went

If the student completes this class with a B for both semesters, he/she will enroll in Spanish 2 as a freshman.  

 

 

 

 

Related Sites

• Spanish 1 web site
• www.classzone.com

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