8th Grade Spanish Syllabus (2014-2015)
Review Unit:
Greetings, Introducing yourself, talk about family and friends (character and physical traits, nationality, birthday, age, languages you speak, where you live, etc.)
Unit # 1: What I do during my free time for entertainment
Topic # 1: What sports do you practice?
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Unit # 2: Tourism and Holidays
Topic # 1: Talking about different tourist destinations
Objectives: students will be able .
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Assessment
Throughout the semester, the assessment will be on four major criteria. These are:
Also, we will have several minor assessments throughout the year on listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing. Additionally, we will have major assessments at the end of semester 1. These assessments will test the 4 major skills mentioned above.
End of 8th grade Syllabus (2014 - 2015)
Unit # 1: Shopping for clothing, accessories, and other things
Topic # 1: Talking about clothes
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: Students will be able to:
Unit # 2: Food
Topic # 1: Talking about what you like and don't like to eat
Objectives: students will be able to
Objectives: students will be able to
Assessment
Throughout the semester, the assessment will be on four major criteria. These are:
Also, we will have several minor assessments throughout the year on listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing. Additionally, we will have major assessments at the end of semester 1. These assessments will test the 4 major skillsmentioned above.
Review Unit:
Greetings, Introducing yourself, talk about family and friends (character and physical traits, nationality, birthday, age, languages you speak, where you live, etc.)
Unit # 1: What I do during my free time for entertainment
Topic # 1: What sports do you practice?
Objectives: students will be able to
- ask others what sports they practice.
- talk about what sports they practice.
Objectives: students will be able to
- talk about what they like and don't like doing during your free time.
- ask others what they like and don't like doing during their free time.
- ask others if they like doing something.
- say what they prefer doing, and ask others what they prefer doing.
Objectives: students will be able to
- talk about what they do at different times during the week..
Objectives: students will be able to
- ask if others would like to do something and when.
- ask others when and where to meet.
- agree to do something.
- answer the telephone.
Objectives: students will be able to
- talk about what they are going to do, and what others are going to do during the weekend.
- talk about the time of day.
Objectives: students will be able to
- talk about how they help at home.
- talk about on which days they do something.
- say they do nothing
- say how they are going to help.
Unit # 2: Tourism and Holidays
Topic # 1: Talking about different tourist destinations
Objectives: students will be able .
- talk about where they usually go on their holidays and talk about how they travel.
- talk about what makes a place have a tourist attraction
- talk about Angel Falls as a tourist destination.
- talk about Merida's cable car as a tourist destination.
- talk about Yaque beach in Margarita as a tourist destination.
Objectives: students will be able to
- go to a travel agency and ask for recommendations on tourist destinations.
- talk about preparing their luggage.
- talk about documents for travelling.
- talk about flight, hotel, and car rental reservations and purchases.
- ask for a taxi.
- talk about travel and accident insurance.
- talk about immigration and custom documents.
- talk about the experience through the airport: airline counter, luggage, security, immigration, customs, flight, car rental, hotel, etc.
Objectives: students will be able to
- talk about where they went on the weekend, who they went with, and what they did.
- talk about where they stayed and what they visited.
- talk about if they had a good time or not.
- talk about what other people did on their holiday.
Assessment
Throughout the semester, the assessment will be on four major criteria. These are:
- Listening comprehension
- Speaking
- Reading comprehension
- Writing
Also, we will have several minor assessments throughout the year on listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing. Additionally, we will have major assessments at the end of semester 1. These assessments will test the 4 major skills mentioned above.
End of 8th grade Syllabus (2014 - 2015)
Unit # 1: Shopping for clothing, accessories, and other things
Topic # 1: Talking about clothes
Objectives: students will be able to
- say what they and others are wearing.
- talk about clothes and accessories that you like, prefer, don't like and why
Objectives: students will be able to
- ask and say how much something cost.
- compare prices and say that something is more expensive or inexpensive.
- ask if they can try something on.
- ask if something suits them and say how something looks.
Objectives: students will be able to
- ask what someone is going to wear to a special event.
- say what they are going to wear to a special event.
- describe clothes and accessories.
- ask and say where certain items may be bought.
- say who they are buying certain items for.
Objectives: Students will be able to:
- talk about how does native culture, foreign culture, and the conditions in the natural environment influence the type of clothe we wear with respect to its function, fabric, color, style, etc.
Unit # 2: Food
Topic # 1: Talking about what you like and don't like to eat
Objectives: students will be able to
- say what they eat and don't eat.
- ask someone what they like to eat.
- say what foods they prefer, love, and hate to eat.
- ask someone what is their favorite dish.
- say at what time meals are.
Objectives: students will be able to
- read and understand a menu in Spanish.
- say the names of all items on a table once it is set.
- order at a restaurant.
- ask if someone is hungry or thirsty.
- ask what others want to eat and drink.
- ask if someone wants anything else.
- ask for the bill.
Assessment
Throughout the semester, the assessment will be on four major criteria. These are:
- Listening comprehension
- Speaking
- Reading comprehension
- Writing
Also, we will have several minor assessments throughout the year on listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and writing. Additionally, we will have major assessments at the end of semester 1. These assessments will test the 4 major skillsmentioned above.