Course Syllabus Spanish 8 Mrs. Rosa Lazzaro West Essex Middle School Teacher of Spanish (973) 228-1200 RLazzaro@westex.org *This course is aligned with the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards I. COURSE NAME: Spanish 8 II. COURSE PREREQUISITES: Spanish 7, Pre-Spanish 7 III. GRADE LEVEL(S): 8th Grade IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course provides students with the fundamental background required to speak, to read, to write and to understand Spanish. A great deal of stress is placed on the development of audio-lingual skills including correct pronunciation, intonation, accentuation, and the use of appropriate native gestures. The rudiments of grammar are taught as they are needed for oral and written expression. There will be a continued emphasis on the development of listening and speaking skills. Additional material for development of the reading skills is provided for each student. The course also presents units on culture that are expanded to include geography and customs of the Spanishspeaking cultures. V. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to: - all forms of regular verbs –ar, er, ir (vosotros) - all forms of ir, ser, estar, tener, venir, hacer - stem changing verbs - contrast ser and estar - contrast saber and conocer - idiomatic expressions with tener, hacer, and hay - Gustar and Encantar - Present Tense - Immediate Future - Present Progressive - Preterit tense - Affirmative Commands - Superlatives - Comparatives - Direct Object Pronouns - Acabar + de - Verbs like Gustar (Aburrir, Faltar, Encantar, Quedar, Doler) - Definite and indefinite articles - Masculine and feminine nouns - Agreement of nouns and adjectives - Personal pronouns - Interrogative words Negative sentences with no Interrogative sentences –question formation Personal “a” Opposites Calendar Colors Classroom and school numbers 1-1000 Introductions and greetings Daily activities Foods Leisure Activities Places Weather Time Descriptive adjectives VI. TEXTS/RESOURCES A. Textbook: Realidades B Realidades Workbook B. Supplemental materials and teacher resources: Realidades A/B Workbook Exploring Spanish Third Edition Series Baron’s 501 Spanish Verbs Larousse Spanish/English Student Dictionary ¡DIME! Uno Cuaderno de Actividades SPANISH for MASTERY 1 Workbook ¡En español! Lecturas Para Todos Cuaderno de ejercicios SPANISH IS FUN Book A Second Edition Teacher Generated Handouts C. Technology and Media Resources: www.pearsonschool.com www.quia.com www.emcp.com/irc www.clta.net/lessons www.cortland.edu/flteach www.cal.org www.eric.ed.gov www.nclrc.org www.carla.umn.edu www.flenj.org www.actfl.org VII. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE (see chart attached) This course has been designed with respect to and in compliance with the expectations set forth in the 2009 NJCCCS. VIII. EVALUATIONS/ASSESSMENTS A combination of formative and summative assessments will be utilized in this course including, but not limited to: Tests Quizzes (both oral and written) Homework Class projects Class work Presentations