8th Grade Spanish I
Srta. Ellen Weirich
Syllabus for 2010-2011
Book List
Textbook: Exprésate Level 1
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008
Workbook: Exprésate Level 1 – Cuaderno de vocabulario y gramática
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008
Reader: Cuentos y Cultura Reader Level 1
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008
Lola Lago Detective Series
Prentice Hall, 2002
1. Vacaciones al sol
2. Una nota falsa
3. Por amor al arte
Primer Semestre
I. Repaso de Capítulos 1-5 (2 semanas)
A. Pronunciation Review
1. Alphabet
2. Spelling and Accent Marks
B. Vocabulary Review
1. Greetings and goodbyes
2. Numbers 0-100
3. Telling time
4. Days of the week
5. Months of the year
6. Weather expressions
7. Describing friends
8. Likes and dislikes
9. Sports and leisure activities
10. Weekend activities
2
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
School supplies
Classes
School events
Places at school
Family members
Descriptions of people
Rooms in the house
Furniture and accessories
C. Grammar Review
1. Subject pronouns
2. Gender and adjective agreement
3. Nouns, definite articles, and indefinite articles
4. Prepositions
5. Use of gustar and verbs like gustar (tocar, parecer,
encantar)
6. Present tense of regular “-ar, -er, and –ir” verbs
7. Present tense of irregular verbs such as ser, tener, ir, venir, estar etc.
8. Present tense of verbs with an irregular “yo” form
9. Present tense of stem-changing verbs such as querer, jugar, poder etc.
10. Idiomatic expressions using tener and ir.
11. Possessive adjectives
12. The uses of ser and estar
13. Negation
D. Family Tree Project – Due August 31st.
II. Capítulo 6 (3-4 semanas)
A. Vocabulary
1. Foods and describing foods
2. Table setting
B. Grammar
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ser and estar
Pedir and servir
Preferir, poder, and probar
Direct objects and direct object pronouns
Affirmative informal commands
Affirmative informal commands with pronouns
3
C. Culture – México
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Mexican food; Atole
Corn as a staple food
Favorite dishes
International restaurants
Main meal of the day
Snacks
Fine art: Diego Rivera
Visit to a Mexican Restaurant
III. Capítulo 7 (3-4 semanas)
A. Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Daily routine
Personal items
Parts of the body
Telling how you feel
Healthful advice
B. Grammar
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Verbs with reflexive pronouns
Using infinitives
Stem-changing verbs
Estar, sentirse and tener
Negative informal commands
Object and reflexive pronouns with commands
C. Culture – Argentina
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Argentina’s ski resorts
Keeping in shape
Spanish in health care
Argentine food
Mate
Fine art: Prilidiano Pueyrredón
IV. Reading – Vacaciones al sol
4
V. Capítulo 8 (3-4 semanas)
A. Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
Clothing
Colors
Stores and their merchandise
Expressions of time
B. Grammar
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The verb costar
Numbers to 1 million
Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons
The verb quedar
The preterite of –ar verbs
The preterite of ir
The preterite of –ar verbs with reflexive pronouns
C. Culture – Florida
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Clothing sizes
Guayaberas
Shopping
Clothes from around the globe
Spanish speakers’ buying power in the United States
Open-air markets and bargaining
Fine art – Dra. Dominica Alcántara
VI. Semester Review and December Exam
Segundo Semestre
VII. Capítulo 9 (3-4 semanas)
A. Vocabulary
1. Holidays and holiday activities
2. Party foods and activities
3. Getting ready for a party
5
B. Grammar
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The preterite of –er and –ir verbs
Review of the preterite tense
Pensar que and pensar with infinitives
Review of direct object pronouns
Conocer and personal a
The present progressive
C. Culture – La República Dominicana
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Dominican carnaval
Pasteles en hoja
Holidays and celebrations
Hispanic celebrations in the United States
Quinceañeras
Dancing at parties
Fine art: Jaime Colson
VIII. Reading – Una nota falsa
IX. Capítulo 10 (3-4 semanas)
A. Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
Airport and travel terms
Vacation activities
Transportation
Reacting to news
B. Grammar
1.
2.
3.
4.
Review of the preterite
Preterite of –car, -gar, and –zar verbs
Preterite of hacer
Informal commands of spelling-change and irregular
verbs
5. Review of direct object pronouns
6. Review of verbs with infinitives
C. Culture – Perú
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Uros islands
Quinoa
Tourism and Spanish
Traveling by train in Perú
Perú’s Manu Rainforest
Fine art: Juan de la Cruz Machicado
6
X. Reading – Por amor al arte
XI. Maleta Project and Additional Sources
XII. Semester Review and May Exam
Please note: This syllabus is subject to change.