Spanish I Syllabus Certificated Teacher: Date: 2012-13 Desired Results Course Title/Grade Level: Spanish I Credit: one semester (.5) X two semesters (1) Estimate of hours per week engaged in learning activities 5 hours of class work per week. Course Overview: Course content includes the vocabulary and the grammar skills necessary to communicate in the present tense on a conversational level in Spanish. All five language competencies (speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture) are addressed, and Washington state EALRs are followed. Daily activities include vocabulary review; conversation practice; listening to native speakers on audio and video recordings; writing practice and reading comprehension. Instructional Materials: All learning activity resources and folders are contained within the student online course. Online course is accessed via login and password assigned by the student s school (web account) or emailed directly to student upon enrollment with the login website address (URL). No additional textbooks or materials are required. Enduring Understandings for Course: Pronunciation and spelling in Spanish Sentence structure Verb/subject agreement Noun/adjective agreement Formal vs. Informal voice vocabulary through context Pre-reading strategies Vocabulary for talking about school, family, foods, sports, health and pastimes Present tense of ar, -er, and ir verbs as well as the verb ir and ser Ability to differentiate between the different uses of ser and estar Ability to recognize and use direct and indirect object pronouns Establish Goals: Conversational proficiency in the present tense. Ability to recognize parts of speech. Verb/Subject agreement. Noun/Adjective agreement. Awareness and appreciation for the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. Understandings: Students will understand the basic syntax, grammar and pronunciation rules of Spanish. Students will Essential Questions: What is required to communicate effectively in the present tense?
understand and appreciate the cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. How is effective communication influenced by pronunciation? What are some fundamental differences in grammar between English and Spanish? Students will know: How to communicate by responding to commands, greetings and courtesies. How to describe themselves, family and their home. How to identify places, foods, rooms in the house and school subjects. How to talk about and describe themselves and others How to talk about likes, dislikes and pastimes How to talk about health and exercise How to deduce meaning of vocabulary through context. How letters and combinations of letters represent intonation and pronunciation rules. How to differentiate between the uses of ser and estar Students will be able to: Communicate at a conversational level about their likes/dislikes, family,, school and their community. Students will also be able to make cultural comparisons with foods, the school experience and family and homes. Evidence of Assessment Performance Tasks: Formative Oral Assessments- (Class Audio Blogs) Writing samples- assignments, blogs, journals Summative projects (Unit Projects) Summative Oral Assessments (Unit Projects) Other Evidence: Self-assessments Practice quiz scores from glencoe.com Online Vocabulary practice games Blackboard Quizzes
Activities Activities: Students will participate in a wide variety of learning activities in Black Board and Rosetta Stone, including: vocabulary identification/recognition blogs audio blogs audio and video presentations reading comprehension activities Summarizing activities Self-assessments Performance tasks- presentations, etc Direct Instruction Structured Overview Mini presentation Drill & Practice X Demonstrations X Other : Videos, Livescribe pencasts Indirect Instruction Problem-based Case Studies Inquiry X Reflective Practice x Project Paper Concept Mapping Experiential Virt. Field Trip Experiments Simulations X Games Field Observ. Role-playing Model Bldg. Surveys Independent Study Essays x_self-paced computer _x Journals Logs Reports Directed Study x Research Projects Interactive Instruction x Discussion Debates X_Role Playing Panels Peer Partner Project team Laboratory Groups Think, Pair, Share Cooperative Tutorial Groups x Interviewing Conferencing Spanish 1 Semester 1 Activities Unit 1 Saludos, Adios, Cortesía, Números y La fecha Week 1 Complete Welcome Unit Activities Week 2 Listen to Audio files, Introduction Audio Blog and En el Restuarante Week 3 View Números Powerpoint, Numbers Class Audio Blog Week 4 La fecha listening activity, La fecha- Investigation Week 5 Telling Time Class Audio Blog, La Hora Quiz, Qué tiempo hace? quiz
Unit 2 Cómo somos? Week 6 Cómo Eres? Class Audio Blog, Vocabulario en Vivo Comprehension Questions Week 7 Cómo son tus amigos? Class Audio Blog, La concordancia quiz Week 8 Diálogo en Vivo Comprehension Questions, Un alumno Nuevo Comprehension Week 9 End of Unit Assessment Unit 3 La familia y la casa Week 10 Interactive Chalkboard, La Familia Class Audio Blog and Actividad de leerrompecabezas Week 11 La casa y las preposiciones Week 12 Possessive Adjective assignments and El verbo tener Class Blog Week 13 Reading Comprehension Una Familia Equatoriana Week 14 End of Unit Assessment- El árbol geneológico Unit 4 En clase y después Week 15 Interactive Chalkboard, Unit 4 Listening: En la escuela, Unit 4 Class Audio Blog- Mira la foto Week 16 Vocabulario en Vivo. Unit 4:Práctica escrita, Class Audio Blog-Personaliza, Unit 4 Blog- Personaliza Blog 2 Ustedes y Nosotros Week 17 ar verb quiz, Reading Comprehension:Escuelas aquí y en Latinoamérica Week 18 End of Unit Assessment- Un día típico Spanish 1 Semester 2 Activities Unit 5 Qué comemos y dónde? Week 1 View Interactive Chalkboard, Practice on Glecnoe.com (Práctica link), complete Categorías- Sí o no? assignment, Unit 5 Charlemos: Audio Blog Comidas Favoritas, Week 2 Unit 5 Qué comes en un día típico?, Unit 5 Actividad Auditiva, Interactive Chalkboard slides 6-18 nuevo vocabulario, Week 3 Unit 5 práctica (practice online on Glencoe.com), Unit 5 Charla individual, Unit 5 Forma Preguntas, Vocabulario en Vivo Preguntas de comprensión, Week 4 View Gramática: Presente de los verbos er. ir, Unit 5 Verbos er/-ir práctica (follow link), Class audio blog er verbs, Unit 5 Más preguntas: Práctica escrita Week 5 Self-check quiz, Unit 5 quiz de er/-ir verbos, Diálogo en Vivo y preguntas de comprensión Week 6 View Expresiones con el Infinitivo, Práctica Online (follow link), Unit 5 Individual Audio Blog Acabar, Actividad Auditiva y Charlemos: Preguntas Class Blog Week 7 Proyecto Final Unit 6 Deportes Week 8 View Interactive Chalkboard, Práctica en Glencoe.com (follow link), Unit 6 Class Blog Investigaciones-colores Week 9 Unit 6 Vocabulario: Completa las frases, View slides 13-19 in the Interactive Chalkboard, Unit 6 Individual Audio Assignment Qué necesitas?, Unit 6 Vocabulario 2
Escribir, Unit 6 Class Audio Blog lógica/ilógica Week 10 View Unit 6 Vocab en Vivo and complete comprehension questions, view Gramática Los verbos de cambio radical powerpoint, Práctica en Glencoe.com (follow link) Week 11 Unit 6 Forma Frases Class Blog, Unit 6 Class Audio Blog Qué prefieres? Week 12 View Gramática- Los verbos interesar, aburrir y gustar, práctica en Glencoe.com (follow link), Unit 6 Compartimos blog, view Diálogo en Vivo and answer comprensión questions Week 13 View El pato and respond in class blog, Read Lectura: Roberto Clemente and answer preguntas de comprensión Week 14 Unit 6 Final Project Unit 7 El bienestar Week 15 View Interactive Chalkboard, más práctica en Glencoe.com (follow link), Unit 7 Personaliza, Cómo eres tú?, Unit 7 Blog: la personalidad y los opuestos, Unit 7 Tu personalidad Week 16 View Interactive Chalkboard slides 11-20, Unit 7 Vocabulario No puedo ir a la escuela, Unit 7 Blog eres el medico, Vocabulary Quiz Week 17 View Vocabulario en Vivo and answer comprehension questions, view Unit 7 Grámatica Ser y estar: Características y condiciones, Unit 7 Personaliza Ser y Estar, Class Audio Blog De dónde eres y dónde estás?, Unit 7 Ser/Estar Quiz Week 18 View Diálogo en Vivo and answer comprehension questions, Semester Final Project/Revise previous work III. Washington State Essential Academic Requirements/National Standards for Foreign Language (ACTFL) Please visit http://www.glencoe.com/correlations/pdfs/buen%20viaje%201.pdf for standards correlations. Adapted from Understanding by Design Template available online and the Understanding by Design: Professional Development Workbook. References: Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (n.d.). Understanding by Design Exchange. Retrieved November 2, 2004 from http://www.ubdexchange.org/ Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2004). Understanding by design: Professional development workbook. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.)