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Spanish 1
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Basic Conversation 1
Description: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of common greetings, goodbyes, basic questions and answers, and basic Spanish pronunciation. Content: Students should understand the following vocabulary and phrases from chapter one: hola, buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas noches, adiós, nos vemos, hasta luego, hasta la vista, hasta pronto, hasta mañana, chau, ¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo está usted? ¿Qué tal? ¿Qué pasa? Muy bien, bien, regular, mal, muy mal, ¿De dónde eres? ¿De dónde es usted? Soy de, ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Cómo se llama? Me llamo, ¿Qué hora es? Son las… ¿A qué hora? A las ¿Cómo se escribe… ? Se escribe… Skills: Students will be able to: 1. Greet and say goodbye to someone appropriately 2. Introduce themselves and others 3. Tell how they are doing and ask how someone else is doing 4. Ask and respond to questions about names and place of origin 5. Ask for and give the time of day 6. Address people appropriately based on age and status (tú or usted) 7. Correctly pronounce the letters of the alphabet and the vocabulary words Demonstration for Mastery: Write and present a short dialogue, using the vocabulary and phrases from Chapter One, that includes a greeting, at least three questions and answers, an introduction of a person and a goodbye. Dialogue presentation must earn a minimum score of 80% based on the speaking assessment rubric. Demonstration for Mastery with Honors: Write and present a short dialogue as detailed above and spontaneously answer five questions based on Chapter One content. Prerequisite Letters: None. Recommended for: Spanish 1 students. Available resources: Spanish Textbooks; Connie; Websites, such as www.conjuguemos.com, www.duolingo.com, etc. Last updated 11/20/15 OLNEY LETTER
Chapter 1 Grammar and Vocabulary
Description: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of vocabulary words, definite and indefinite articles, the pluralization of nouns, and the Spanish gender system as it applies to nouns. Content: Students should understand the following vocabulary from chapter one: el hombre, la mujer, el chico, la chica, el pasajero, la pasajera, el turista, la turista, el joven, la joven, el cuaderno, la cosa, el video, la escuela, la palabra, el problema, la mano, el mapa, la conversación, el país, la comunidad, el día Skills: Students will be able to: 1. Write the Spanish translation when given a vocabulary word in English 2. Write the English translation when given a vocabulary word in Spanish 3. Change a singular noun to its plural form and a plural noun to its singular form 4. Use definite and indefinite articles correctly 5. Identify nouns as masculine or feminine Demonstration for Mastery: Minimum score of 90% on the Chapter One Grammar and Vocabulary Exam. Demonstration for Mastery with Honors: Minimum score of 97% on the Chapter One Grammar and Vocabulary Exam. Prerequisite Letters: None. Recommended for: Spanish 1 students. Available resources: Spanish Textbooks; Connie; Websites, such as www.conjuguemos.com, www.duolingo.com, etc. Last updated 11/20/15 OLNEY LETTER
Basic Spanish Composition 1
Description: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of vocabulary words, prepositions, -­‐ar verbs, and the verb gustar. Content: Students should understand the following vocabulary from chapter two: Nouns Prepositions Verbs el bolígrafo la clase al lado de hay estar el borrador el horario a la derecha de bailar estudiar la calculadora el arte a la izquierda buscar escuchar el escritorio la biología de caminar gustar el libro las ciencias en cantar hablar el mapa la computación cerca de cenar mirar el marcador el español con comprar practicar la mesa la geografía debajo de contestar preguntar la mochila la historia delante de conversar preparar el papel las humanidades detrás de desayunar terminar la papelera el inglés encima de descansar tomar la pizarra las lenguas entre dibujar trabajar la pluma extranjeras lejos de enseñar viajar la puerta la literatura sin el reloj las matemáticas sobre la silla la música la tiza la psicología la ventana la química el salón de la sociología clase Skills: Students will be able to describe a classroom using vocabulary words, prepositions, and the verb estar. They will be able to use the verb gustar to talk about likes and dislikes and they will also be able to conjugate regular –ar verbs in the present tense. Demonstration for Mastery: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the skills listed above by writing a one-­‐paragraph description (minimum 5 sentences) of a classroom and a one-­‐paragraph Last updated 11/20/15 OLNEY LETTER
description (minimum 5 sentences) of themselves. The composition must earn a minimum of score 90%. See Rubric for details. Demonstration for Mastery with Honors: Minimum score of 97%. See rubric for details. Prerequisite Letters: Basic Conversation 1; Chapter One Grammar and Vocabulary. Homework Prerequisite: Students must have completed at least 30 minutes of related vocabulary and verb practice on www.conjuguemos.com before the Letter can be earned. Recommended for: Spanish 1 students. Available resources: Spanish Textbooks; Connie; Websites, such as www.conjuguemos.com, www.duolingo.com, etc. Last updated 11/20/15