8th grade Spanish Syllabus

2019- 20

Resource: Glencoe Spanish1,  Buen Viaje, 

This  World Language Program, conceptualize language learning in terms of five goal areas Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. It also integrates culture in the process of learning new vocabulary and the correct use of grammar. This program provides the foundation for communicative competence in the Spanish language.

Students who complete this program successfully will get credit for Spanish I.

Program components: textbook, workbook, biblioteca temática, ebooks,  videos, Descubre online, etc.

Grading criteria: Eighth grade students' grading criteria is as  follows:

Class work                                          15%
Oral participation/ activities            20%
Conduct                                                5%
Tests/ quizzes                                    25%
Final exam                                          35%

Please refer to the Middle school handbook for detailed information about policies and procedures.

8th-grade Syllabus

III Quarter
Objectives:

• Order food or a beverage at a café.
• Identify some food
• Shop for food.
• Talk about activities.
• Talk about differences between eating habits in the United States and in the Spanish-speaking world.
• Talk about your family.
• Describe your home.
• Tell your age and find out someone else’s age.
• Tell what you have to do.
• Tell what are you going to do.
• Tell what belongs to you and to others.
• Talk about families in Spanish-speaking countries.

  Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,  2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2

           Buen viaje, level 1 flash cards
             https://quizlet.com/349810/buen-viaje-level-1-chapter-1-flash-cards/