Spanish I- College Preparatory- 1121

Srta. Kristin Brandt Franklin High School Course E pectations 2!1"-2!1# $o%&re' ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Secci)n' ((((((( 3eacher Contact In8or%ation' :oo% =' 22!2;221> E%ail' &randtk?8ranklin.k12.%a.us Phone = ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((E tension'((((((((((((( Also see Its @earning course website E tra help is a6aila&le a8ter school or &y appoint%ent. Course *escription' This course introduces students, who have little or no knowledge of the language, to the basic patterns and grammatical constructions of Spanish. Students will apply basic vocabulary and grammatical structures to real-life situations in order to communicate on a basic level through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Instructors provide an overview of Hispanic countries and communities such as Spain, Puerto ico, !osta ica, "e#ico, !hile, and $rgentina. $ssessment includes tests, %ui&&es, short writing assignments, skits, videos, small pro'ects, and class participation. +rading Breakdo,n' -Each .uarter/ 0!1 2ssess%ents' -3ests4 .ui55es4 ,ritten e ercises4 oral acti6ities4 oral presentations4 con6ersations4 long-ter% pro7ects4 port8olios4 etc./ 2!1 Class Participation' -See Class Participation Checklist 8or guidelines/ 1!1 Ho%e,ork -Cu%ulati6e ho%e,ork grade calculated at end o8 ter%/ 9aterials' " :ing Binder -re.uired/ Filler paper -re.uired/ Folder -reco%%ended/ English;Spanish *ictionary -reco%%ended/ 2dditional :esources' Exprsate I te t&ook ,,,.con7ugue%os.co% -$ote' use <<<Exprsate I site/ StudySpanish.co%

Course Content Aoca&ulary

Classroom phrases, Weather/seasons, Dates, Numbers, Alphabet, Greetings, Biographical information School and classroom School objects/ schedules Colors Numbers ( !"#!!$ %ime &uantit' (motions )ood, )riends *i+es and disli+es, *eisure acti,ities/,erb ,ocabular', -h'sical descriptions )amil' -ets and Animals, -laces Clothing S'mbols and signs Shopping Shapes .one' and prices Summer acti,ities Holidays/Celebrations

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/ntro language patterns Cognates S(0 1A2 Subject -ronouns Date structures %ime structures Definite/ indefinite articles Singular and plural nouns (star (location and emotions$ -repositions /nterrogati,e 3ords Gustar 3/ nouns Negati,e e4pressions Gustar 3ith infiniti,es -resent tense of regular A0 ,erbs, (0 and /0 ,erbs Adjecti,e agreement (m/f, s/p$ %(N(0 -ossessi,e adjecti,es -resent tense stem changers 5 "G6 ,erbs /0 %(N(0 e4pressions %(N(07&8(7 /N) Comparisons 5 Superlati,es

2cade%ic +oals'
Focusing on the strands o8 Co%%unication4 Cultures4 Co%parisons4 Connections4 B Co%%unities4 students ,ill ,ork to,ard the 8ollo,ing learning goals'

Speaking'
Students will be able to manage successfully a number of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations, regarding predictable topics necessary for survival in the target language culture, such as basic personal information, basic ob'ects, and a limited number of activities, preferences, and immediate needs. Students will be able to respond to simple, direct %uestions or re%uests for information and ask a few formulaic %uestions. "isunderstandings that occur will be corrected through repetition and rephrasing. ()ovice-High*

Criting'
Students will be able to meet limited basic practical writing needs using lists, short messages, postcards, and simple notes. Students will be able to e#press themselves within the conte#t in which the language was learned, relying mainly on practiced material, and focusing on common elements of daily life. Students will be able to create simple sentences on very familiar topics, with occasional comprehension gaps. ()ovice-High /

@istening'
Students will be able to able to understand information from sentence-length speech, one utterance at a time, in basic personal and social conte#ts where there is conte#tual or e#tralinguistic support. Students will be able to understand speech dealing with areas of practical need such as highly standardi&ed messages, phrases, or instructions, in areas which the vocabulary has been ac%uired. ()ovice-High*

:eading'
Students will be able to understand, fully and with relative ease, key words and cognates, as well as formulaic phrases across a range of highly conte#tuali&ed te#ts. In areas which vocabulary has been learned, they will be able to understand predictable language and messages such as those found on train schedules, roadmaps, and street signs. Students will be able to derive meaning from short, non-comple# te#ts that convey basic information for which there is conte#tual or e#tralinguistic support. ()ovice-High*