8th Grade Spanish

See the unique ways KIDLINK kids are celebrating their country's holidays and festivals. Entries contain recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays and the ways in which special days are observed.

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/

This site at the University of Northern Iowa links to numerous other sites that can be helpful in learning Spanish and about Hispanic cultures. Useful for educators and students.

http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html

México para Niños

An official site of the Republic of Mexico designed for kids. Learn about our southern neighbor and its geography, history, government, nature, news, and more.

http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_esp.html

Visit the official Disney site in Spanish and choose a game to practice your Spanish. It's free. Just click on the word "juegos" and select the game you'd like to play. See if you can understand the instructions.

http://www.disney.es/

Factbook by the CIA

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Lonely Planet

http://lonelyplanet.lycos.com

Flags of the world-Mexico

http://fotw.net/flags/mx.html

National Geographic

http://www.nationalgeographic.com

PBS Website

http://www.pbs.org/

Puzzle maker

http://www.puzzlemaker.com

Latin Eyes TV

http://www.latineyes.tv

Univision-Boston

http://www.wunitv.com/

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Gr. 8 Spanish 2010-2011 Room 56 Middle School North

Dr. Tyler 978-448-6155 ext. 5560

jtyler@gdrsd.org

Description:

This course is a continuation of grade seven Spanish. New ocabulary and grammar topics will include sports, travel, weather, expressing feelings, pastimes, and activities. Class exercises and activities will focus on strengthening skills in reading and writing short passages and on speaking and listening to Spanish. Language study will be linked to the culture and geography of the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish will be used as much as possible during class to provide an opportunity for students to hear the language and students are expected to communicate in the language during class. Classes meet every other day during the IA period.

Students will be able to:

Ask and answer questions using interrogatives; direct object pronouns ( lo, la, los. las); subject - verb agreement in the present indicative tense for reflexive and stem-changing verbs; preterite (past) tense for regular -AR, -ER, -IR verbs and the irregular verbs ir, ser, leer, oír.

Classroom policies, rules, and expectations:

Bring materials to each class (including assignments):

Notebook and 3 ring binder; Additional paper may be added as needed and divided into sections:

Vocabulary, Class notes, Homework, Grammar, and Verbs

Agenda Book to record assignments

Completed work

Writing Instrument

Teacher generated supplemental materials (study sheets, etc.)

Active participation in every class.

A sincere effort to speak Spanish, good behavior, and respect for others.

Text: ¿Cómo te va? A (Nivel Verde) Glencoe McGraw Hill 2004

Online text materials can be accessed at http://glencoe.com/

Homework:

Approximately 20-25 minutes of homework reinforces the content of each class and when it is subsequently reviewed, errors should be corrected. Parents are encouraged to

review completed homework and can refer to the class webpage to see assignments.

Notebook:

Keep an organized notebook / binder to use as a study aid. In it keep a record of vocabulary words and expressions, questions and responses, grammar notes, important

study sheets, papers, and examples of corrected work.

Evaluation:

Grades are based on completion of daily assignments, oral participation, cooperation in class, tests, quizzes, projects, and notebooks.

Quizzes: 40%

Tests and projects: 60%

Homework and class participation are expected in each class. Collected homework assignments are graded as check plus (exceeds expectations), check (meets expectations), check minus (incomplete, careless, errors, or cannot read), and zero (not done). At the end of every semester, the collected/recorded homework assignments will be averaged and used as a graded formative assessment.

Class preparation and participation: (bringing all materials to class, studying, contributing to lesson , effort to use Spanish)

Major Projects: Thematic visual projects for presentation in class.

Parent/Teacher Communication:

Class website: http://mail.gdrsd.org/~jtyler/

Information on homework, quiz/test dates, assignments, class news, teacher email, useful

links, and more is posted on website. In the event of absence refer to posted assignments.

Progress Reports will be issued at the end of the 1^st and 3^rd marking periods.

Grades will be on the 2^nd and final report cards.

Extra help: Available after school and by appointment.

Additional Parental Information, Support and Guidance:

Among the MCAS test-taking skills students will strengthen are strategies for uncovering meanings of unfamiliar words by comparing and contrasting cognates in English and Spanish and answering open-ended questions to develop writing skills.

Students should have adequate supplies to last throughout the school year. There are very few supplies on hand. Materials recommended for all students are a 1” 3 ring binder, filler paper (150 sheets), 5 dividers, pencils, blue and red pens, markers, dry erase markers, index cards, 2-double pocket folders, pencil sharpener with cover, and a book cover/sock.

A Spanish-English dictionary is recommended but not required. Copies of dictionaries are available in the classroom. On-line translation sites that do the work for students are not recommended to complete assignments, however useful links for practice and extra help are often posted on the class site.

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