St. James Academy
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Sixth Grade Spanish
Mrs.
Hutton - Chutton@saintjamesacademy.org
Textbook
Paso A Paso Prentice Hall, 2000
To give
students a basic proficiency in Spanish through conversation, interactive
learning exercises, and eventually composition
Grading
The students
will be exposed to spoken Spanish in every class, as well as in small groups.
Oral communication will be accomplished by a gradual immersion in the
second language. Tests will be very
similar to the material presented in quizzes and workbook activities. There will
be a quiz approximately every week. Extensive review will take place in class
before all chapter tests.
30%
Assignments, Projects, and Class Participation – Homework will be given several
times a week depending on the difficulty of the chapter. Most assignments will
require approximately 15-30 minutes to complete.
Class handouts and quizzes are excellent study and review materials for
tests. All students should have a
separate section in their binder dedicated to: Spanish homework, tests,
vocabulary, and class work. Occasionally,
they will be asked to reference a previous assignment, so it is very important
that the student keep his/her work in an organized manner. The projects focus on
the people and culture of Latin America and Spain, holidays, the history of
Spanish-speaking countries, and traditional food dishes.
70% Tests & Quizzes – Tests will be in a similar format to most of the quizzes, and will have a listening comprehension section. There will be at least two tests for each grading period.
Expectations
Learning a
second language is a building process. Grammar
and vocabulary learned from previous chapters will often resurface throughout
the year. Students must come to class prepared with their binders, textbooks,
and workbooks. Participation does impact the student’s grade. All students are
expected to participate in all class activities. Once first year students have
mastered basic phrases, Spanish conversation is encouraged. While all areas of
grammar will be taught in English, the level of Spanish spoken in the classroom
will increase as the year progresses, as well as with increased understanding.
Most importantly, students should come to class without fear of making mistakes.
Part of the learning process of second language acquisition is having the
confidence to risk making a mistake. It
will be the continued attempts at oral expression that will be the most valuable
for the student to experience success in learning the Spanish language.
Course Overview
The sixth
grade will be covering chapters 1 - 4 in the Paso
A Paso textbook, as well as grammatical concepts not included in those
chapters. The following
is an example of some of the topics that will be covered throughout the year:
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First
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Second
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Third
Trimester |
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Why study Spanish? Importance of the Spanish language in
the U.S.A. Greetings Introductions Where are you from? Counting Colors Classroom vocabulary Likes/Dislikes (activities) Describing yourself and others Culture: Mexico, The Day of the Dead
(celebration) Location
of Spanish-speaking Central American countries |
School vocabulary Telling time Personal pronouns Verb conjunction of 'ar' verbs Noun gender – definite and
indefinite articles Hobbies Verb conjugation of ‘er’ and
‘ir’ Activities throughout the year (the
seasons) The verbs – “ir” and
“estar” (irregular verbs) Culture: Spanish-speaking South American countries |
Expressing
possession Food and
meal time vocabulary Likes/Dislikes
(foods) Plural of
nouns Plural of
adjectives Verb conjugation of 'er' verbs Ser and estar Culture: Pascua - Easter Cinco de Mayo Central America
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