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
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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
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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:
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Tests
Quizzes (both oral and written)
Homework
Class projects
Class work
Presentations