8th Grade Spanish Syllabus
Peñasco ISD
2015/2016 School Year
Teacher: Rosa Pacheco-Romero
Course: 8th Grade Spanish
Textbook: Realidades B
Course Description: This course is a continuation of the introductory course to the Spanish
academic language students took in 7th grade. Students will continue to learn the cultures and
traditions of other Spanish-speaking countries. By the end of the school year, students will
listen, speak, read, and write at a more intermediate level of the Spanish academic language.
Units of Study:
Para empezar – In this unit students will review the content taught in 7th grade. Students will
review how to talk about what they like and don’t like to do; describe themselves and other
people; talk about their classes; describe their classroom; ask and tell who is doing an action;
talk about foods and drinks; discuss food, health, and exercise; talk about locations within the
community; talk about leisure activities; tell where they go; and ask questions in Spanish.
Tema 5 – Fiesta en familia – This unit is divided into two chapters. In the first chapter, Una
fiesta de cumpleaños, students will learn how to describe families; talk about celebrations and
parties; ask and tell ages; express possession; and understand cultural perspectives on family
and celebrations in Spanish. In the second chapter, ¡Vamos a un restaurante!, students will
talk about family celebrations; describe family members and friends; ask politely to have
something brought to them; order a meal in a restaurant; and understand cultural perspectives
on family celebrations in Spanish.
Capítulo 5a – Una fiesta de cumpleaños
Capitulo 5b – ¡Vamos a un restaurante!
Tema 6 – La casa – This unit is divided into two chapters. In the first chapter, En mi dormitorio,
students will learn the necessary vocabulary needed to talk about their bedroom; describe
bedroom items and electronic equipment; make comparisons; and understand cultural
perspectives on homes in Spanish. In the second chapter, ¿Cómo es tu casa?, students will
learn necessary vocabulary needed to identify rooms in a house; name household chores; tell
where they live; and understand cultural perspectives on different types of housing in Spanish.
Capítulo 6a – En mi dormitorio
Capítulo 6b - ¿Cómo es tu casa?
Tema 7 – De compras – This unit is divided into two chapters. In the first chapter, ¿Cuánto
cuesta?, students will learn the necessary vocabulary needed to talk about clothes, shopping,
and prices; describe their plans; talk about what they want and what they prefer; point out
specific items; and understand cultural perspectives on shopping in Spanish. In the second
chapter, ¡Qué regalo!, students will learn about the necessary vocabulary needed to talk about
buying gifts; tell what happened in the past; use direct object pronouns; and understand
cultural perspectives on gift-giving in Spanish.
Capítulo 7a - ¿Cuánto cuesta?
Capítulo 7b - ¡Qué regalo!
Tema 8 – Experiencias – This unit is divided into two chapters. In the first chapter, De
vacaciones, students will learn the necessary vocabulary to talk about things to do on vacation;
describe places to visit while on vacation; talk about events in the past; and understand cultural
perspectives on travel and vacations in Spanish. In the second chapter, Ayudando en la
comunidad, students will learn the necessary vocabulary needed to talk about volunteer work
and ways to protect the environment; talk about what people say; talk about what people did
for others; and understand cultural perspectives on volunteer work in Spanish.
Capítulo 8a - De vacaciones
Capítulo 8b - Ayudando en la comunidad
Tema 9 – Medios de comunicación – This unit is divided into two chapters. In the first chapter,
El cine y la televisión, students will describe movies and television programs; express opinions
about entertainment; talk about things they have done recently; and understand cultural
perspectives on common gestures. In the second chapter, La tecnología, students will talk
about computers and the internet; learn to ask for something and to tell what something is
used for; talk about knowing people or knowing how to do thinks; and understand cultural
perspectives on using technology in Spanish.
Capítulo 9a - El cine y la televisión
Capítulo 9b - La tecnología