Grade 7 Curriculum

SPANISH

This class meets 4 times a week.

The major objective of this course is to further continue with the foundations of the Spanish language: basic vocabulary, pronunciation, and the fundamental rules of grammatical structure.

 The primary focus is oriented toward the development of functional proficiency.  Students will continue to work on everyday speech, using practical vocabulary.  They will be asked to apply this vocabulary in context, either in written or oral form.  Skits, songs, games and classroom drills will provide students with opportunities to practice their communication and pronunciation skills. 



The 7th grade program continues with the use of the language program entitled:

En Español by McDougall/Littell

The text is accompanied by the following ancillaries:

• An Activity/Workbook ("cuaderno"), for homework and in-class listening activities
• A Video Program with native speakers introducing vocabulary in real-life context
• A Listening Program, allowing students to hear new words and expressions in context
• A Testing Program to assess language aquisition
• Additional materials such as readers, cultural books and videos on Hispanic Nations and customs, and Hispanic music.

The 7th grade program will cover the following topics:

• Telling time, asking questions, requesting food
• Present tense of all regular verbs
• Present tense of some irregular verbs
• Expressing future events using "ir a + infinitive"
• Discussing plans, talking about people and places
• Expressing feelings, expressing what just happened
• Talking about sports and preferences
• Expressions used when talking on the telephone
• Stem-changing verbs (u:ue and e:ie)

The course will also introduce the students to the various Hispanic cultures of Puerto Rico, Mexico City and Central America. Cultural topics will provide students with factual information about geography, modern life and historical events. Students will compare and contrast the Hispanic and American cultures to make connections and develop an appreciation for differences.

Songs, readings, short poems, videos and additional cultural materials are added to the textbook program to enhance cultural knowledge throughout this course.

Updated 4/30/08