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I.S 234
8th Grade ACCELERATED
TOPICS FOR THE YEAR
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Introduction
a. Classroom Procedures
b. Heading
c. Contract
d. Interest Survey
e. Diagnostic Test (old Proficiency)
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Unit 1: Hola, ¿qué tal? Hello, How are you?
a. Context
i. Greetings, Farewells, Introductions, Expressions of Courtesy
ii. The Spanish Alphabet (spelling / Intonation /questions)
iii. The Geography of the Spanish Speaking World
iv. The Importance of the Spanish Language nowadays
v. Personal Information
vi. Origin / Nationalities
vii. Numbers (1-million)/time
viii. Present tense: Ser / Tener / Llamarse
ix. Nouns and articles
x. Adjectives (Physical / personality)
xi. Weather / Seasons
xii. Subject Pronouns
xiii. Ar verbs conjugations
Unit 2: La Familia/The Family
a. Context
i. Introduction of regular Ar/er/ir verbs
ii. Introduction of Estar + comparison with Ser
iii. Nuclear + extended family members/possessive adjectives.
iv. Obligation formula (tener que + infinitive)
v. Idiomatic expressions with tener
vi. Obtaining and Providing information using Interrogative words
vii. Likes and dislikes/indirect object pronouns
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Unit 3: Nuestro barrio/Our neighborhood
a. Context
i. Vocabulary on places
ii. Going to a place (ir a = place)
iii. Near future( ir a + infinitive)
 Proficiency (oral practice)
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3 Marking Period
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I.S 234
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Walking directions/train
Means of transportation
Command form
Clothing vocab./demonstrative adjectives/shopping
Saber and conocer
Preterit tense
Food vocabulary
Unit 4: Mi rutina diaria/My daily rutine
a. Contexto
i. Reflexive verbs
ii. Stem-changing verbs
iii. Sports vocabulary
iv. Positive + negative words
Unit 5: En el Consultorio/At the doctor’s Office
a. Body parts
b. The verb doler
c. Symptoms/medical conditions/page18-21
d. Immediate past
e. Duration of an Action
Proficiency Practice(writing,speaking,listening,Reading)