Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

 

 

Course Title:                 Spanish 8                                             Grade:  8        

 

Unit:                             Paso a Paso 2 – Chapter 1 – Your school day                                     

Month Presented:         September - October         Unit Length (in weeks):       6-8      

 

Essential Question (s):

 

  • What is your school like? - ฟC๓mo es tu escuela?

 

Learning Objectives:

 

  • Talk about your classes and homework
  • Describe your school and your school day.
  • Compare the subjects you like the most and least
  • Talk about similarities and differences between your schooling and that of a student in MexicoCity.

 

Skills:

 

  • Advanced conversational skills for describing school-related activities and responsibilities.
  • Talk about what the most interesting class by using the superlative.
  • Talk about what you have to do for homework using “tener+que+infinitivo”
  • Passive Voice – “Se permite”
  • More reading in target language.  Work on reading skills.  Readings on the differences and similarities between school systems in the U.S. and those in Spanish-speaking countries.
  • The comparative form “tan…como” to talk about when something is “as…as” something else.
  • Perfection of the use of verbs “tener” & “traer” in the present tense.
  • Use of the verb conocer to talk about knowing someone or a place.

 

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

 

  • Vocabulary Bingo
  • Card Game
  • Language Lab activities.  Listening, speaking, recording, paired activities, chat
  • Teacher led discussions on school issues.
  • Guided paired activities.
  • Internet activities on www.quia.com
  • Writing assignment – Letter to penpal talking about school life.

 

Materials Utilized:

 

  • Textbook
  • Workbook
  • Audio Tapes
  • Video Tapes
  • Language Lab
  • Teacher-generated worksheets
  • Flashcards
  • Power-point
  • Internet
  • Computers

 

Assessment Strategies:

 

  • Quizzes
  • Unit Test
  • Classroom participation
  • Homework completion
  • Language lab “check-ins”
  • Writing assignments.
  • Cooperation in paired activities.