Louisburg Foreign Language
Objectives by Grade or Course
Spanish I
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Use the following basic vocabulary to write, speak, read and comprehend.
o Classroom items
o Family members
o Numbers to a million
o Days, months, seasons
o Dates
o Colors
o Greetings, farewells
o Food
o Clothing
o Parts of Body
o Basic verbs
o Places
o Weather
Conjugate and use present tense of ar, er, ir verbs.
Use the progressive tense to describe actions that are in progress.
Use the immediate future tense to described actions that will take place in the near
future.
Conjugate and use stem-changing verbs in the present tense.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of reflexive verbs.
Contrast usage of ser and estar.
Use gustar to describe likes and dislikes.
Apply the concept of number and gender to adjectives including descriptive,
possessive, and demonstrative forms.
Use short form possessive pronouns.
Use the concept of number and gender with definite and indefinite articles.
Understand and use subject pronouns.
Understand and use direct object pronouns.
Use maps to learn and identify the countries and capitals of the Spanish speaking world.
Study customs and holidays celebrated by the Spanish speaking world.
Exchange basic information in simple dialogues.
Read short selections from the text.
Write simple sentences that are grammatically correct.
Louisburg Foreign Language
Objectives by Grade or Course
Spanish II
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Use more detailed and extensive vocabulary to speak, read, write, and comprehend on
the following topics:
o Chores and work
o Daily living
o Personal care
o Leisure activities
o Emotions, feelings, and opinions
o Descriptions of people, places, and objects
Demonstrate proper use of present, progressive, and immediate future tenses.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of the preterite, imperfect, future, and conditional
tenses in the appropriate time frames.
Conjugate and use stem-changing verbs in the preterite tense
Use informal commands (tú).
Use reflexive verbs with informal commands and progressive tense and infinitives.
Apply previous knowledge of ser and estar to more complex situations.
Use gustar and verbs that are similar in construction to gustar in written and spoken
form
Demonstrate proper use of descriptive, possessive, and demonstrative adjectives, with
attention to number and gender.
Use short form of possessive pronouns.
Use subject pronouns in proper form and context.
Understand and use both direct and indirect object pronouns.
Demonstrate use of double object pronouns in conversation and written format.
Use maps to learn and identify the countries and capitals of the Spanish speaking
world
Study customs and holidays celebrated by the Spanish speaking world.
Converse in more detailed dialogue about self, studies, and daily life.
Read more detailed selections from the text and other sources.
Write journal selections and theme paragraphs.
Louisburg Foreign Language
Objectives by Grade or Course
Spanish III
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Become proficient in vocabulary usage across a wide range of topics.
Increase proficiency in the use of all verb tenses previously studied.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of perfect tenses and present and imperfect subjunctive
tenses.
Conjugate and use stem-changing verbs with all verb tenses.
Use both formal and informal commands.
Use reflexive verbs with formal commands.
Apply previous knowledge of ser and estar to more complex situations.
Use gustar and verbs that are similar in construction to gustar in written and spoken
form
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of descriptive, possessive, and demonstrative
adjectives, with attention to number and gender.
Use both short and long forms of possessive pronouns.
Demonstrate proficiency with subject pronouns and direct and indirect objects
(including double objects).
Study history and culture of Spanish speaking countries.
Engage in conversations and make presentations (such as interviews, skits, videos) in
Spanish.
Read Spanish-language short stories, abbreviated novels, and current media
(newspapers and magazines).
Write journal selections and a variety of multi-paragraph compositions (newspapers,
letters, reports).
Louisburg Foreign Language
Objectives by Grade or Course
Spanish IV
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Become proficient in vocabulary usage across a wide range of topics.
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of all verb tenses previously studied.
Demonstrate proper usage of subjunctives: present, imperfect, and perfect tenses.
Conjugate and use stem-changing verbs with all verb tenses.
Demonstrate proficiency with both formal and informal commands.
Demonstrate proficiency with all uses of reflexive verbs.
Apply previous knowledge of ser and estar to more complex situations.
Use gustar and verbs that are similar in construction to gustar in written and spoken
form
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of descriptive, possessive, and demonstrative
adjectives, with attention to number and gender.
Demonstrate proficiency with possessive pronouns.
Demonstrate proficiency with subject pronouns and direct and indirect objects
(including double objects).
Study history and culture of Spanish speaking countries.
Engage in conversations and make presentations (such as interviews, skits, videos) in
Spanish.
Read Spanish-language literary materials (such as poems, plays, and novels),
technical directions, and current media.
Write journal selections and a variety of extended compositions (book reports,
newspapers, short research papers.)