Spanish1a for Middle/High School

This class is taught in Spanish.

Goals (Students will be able to):
(1) pronounce our vocabulary correctly in Spanish, 
(2) converse in Spanish by introducing yourself and ask questions about those you meet, 
(3) describe their likes and dislikes / their favorite activities / their family and where they live, and ask others questions to learn about them,
(4) understand a Spanish speaker or language learner as they describe themselves, their interests, family members or favorite celebrations.
Students will learn to speak and practice repeatedly, all sentences and vocabulary for introductions, hellos, good-byes as well as 4 ways to describe themselves in Spanish.
Students will learn to describe their families (and other people) using vocabulary that is culturally appropriate.
Students will learn to describe their favorite activities and describe themselves (personality: are/are not.)
Students will apply their learning of each class time to create a presentation about themselves using multiple adjectives, positive and negative sentences as well as likes and dislikes.

OPTIONAL:  Students can write several sentences each week that relate to their interests and lifestyle, opinions, and activities.  Most homework is practicing speaking.

Students are given daily feedback on proper pronunciation, correct sentence structure, spelling, and variations to the Spanish language.

50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.