Steeleville High School -Spanish I

Prerequisite: Open to all students 10 th, 11 th and 12 th*
*9 th graders are eligible with instructor approval
Level: 10 th, 11 th and 12 th grade
Credits: 1.0 - Foreign Language

Additional:
This course is accepted as a foreign language credit for h.s. graduation
This course is accepted as a foreign language credit for college admission
This course is accepted as a foreign language credit by the NCAA

Course Description

This first level course is designed to provide students with the basics in pronunciation, grammar, reading and writing. Commonly used expressions will be taught and used in writing and speaking in an effort to use Spanish in a more native manner. Students will become familiar with Hispanic history and culture.

Course Objectives/Outline

To lay a wide range foundation in vocabulary, speaking and spelling by learning
Months, days of the week and seasons
Alphabet words
Colors
Common general words
Adjectives to describe personality and physical attributes
Occupations
Items found in a classroom
Numbers
Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas words
Infinitives for each chapter
School courses
Nationalities and names of countries and capitals in the Hispanic world
Telling time
Sports
Methods of transportation
Question words
Rooms in a house
Items found in a kitchen
After school activities
Musical instruments
To conjugate and use regular –ar, -er and –ir verbs
To conjugate and use estar and ser AND know the difference between them
To conjugate and use tener and its idiomatic expressions
To greet a person
Using the four forms of you
To exchange pleasantries
To ask someone’s name and to reply
To ask a person’s age and to reply
To bid someone goodbye
To know and use at least 40 common Hispanic expressions
To tell time
To write Hispanic countries and capitals on maps
To research and present information on one of the main Hispanic groups
To generate their own sentences in each chapter’s section called Autobiografia
To write and illustrate a children’s story
To learn Hispanic cultural aspects through:
Videos
Food preparation and presentation
Attendance at a professional program
Attendance at the annual Foreign Language Day at SIU-C
Learning to sing Hispanic songs
Art activities
To pronounce like a native through audio practice

Enrichment

Students will have quarterly opportunities to present Hispanic topics and information of their own choosing. These may include:
La Corrida
The Language of the Fan
How to make a piñata and how to use it for a fiesta
Carnival
Seasonal information packets will be used in class to teach about Hispanic celebrations and traditions
Caroling through the school
Sharing Hispanic food and recipes

Texts

Bienvenidos, Glencoe
1001 Pitfalls in Spanish, 2 nd edition, Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
Side by Side Spanish and English Grammar, Passport Books
Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses, Passport Books
The Hispanic Way, Passport Books
De Todo Un Poco, Heath
La Gran Aventura de Alejandro, AMSCO



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Prerequisite: Open to all students 10 th, 11 th and 12 th* 9 th graders are eligible with instructor approval Level:* 10 th, 11 th and 12 th grade Credits: 1.0 - Foreign Language Additional: This course is accepted as a foreign language credit for h.s. graduation This course is accepted as a foreign language credit for college admission This course is accepted as a foreign language credit by the NCAA Course Description This first level course is designed to provide students with the basics in pronunciation, grammar, reading and writing. Commonly used expressions will be taught and used in writing and speaking in an effort to use Spanish in a more native manner. Students will become familiar with Hispanic history and culture. Course Objectives/Outline To lay a wide range foundation in vocabulary, speaking and spelling by learning Months, days of the week and seasons Alphabet words Colors Common general words Adjectives to describe personality and physical attributes Occupations Items found in a classroom Numbers Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas words Infinitives for each chapter School courses Nationalities and names of countries and capitals in the Hispanic world Telling time Sports Methods of transportation Question words Rooms in a house Items found in a kitchen After school activities Musical instruments To conjugate and use regular –ar, -er and –ir verbs To conjugate and use estar and ser AND know the difference between them To conjugate and use tener and its idiomatic expressions To greet a person Using the four forms of you To exchange pleasantries To ask someone’s name and to reply To ask a person’s age and to reply To bid someone goodbye To know and use at least 40 common Hispanic expressions To tell time To write Hispanic countries and capitals on maps To research and present information on one of the main Hispanic groups To generate their own sentences in each chapter’s section called Autobiografia To write and illustrate a children’s story To learn Hispanic cultural aspects through: Videos Food preparation and presentation Attendance at a professional program Attendance at the annual Foreign Language Day at SIU-C Learning to sing Hispanic songs Art activities To pronounce like a native through audio practice Enrichment Students will have quarterly opportunities to present Hispanic topics and information of their own choosing. These may include: La Corrida The Language of the Fan How to make a piñata and how to use it for a fiesta Carnival Seasonal information packets will be used in class to teach about Hispanic celebrations and traditions Caroling through the school Sharing Hispanic food and recipes Texts Bienvenidos, Glencoe 1001 Pitfalls in Spanish, 2 nd edition, Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. Side by Side Spanish and English Grammar, Passport Books Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses, Passport Books The Hispanic Way, Passport Books De Todo Un Poco, Heath La Gran Aventura de Alejandro, AMSCO