Kosciuszko Middle School Spanish 1
Course Syllabus
Thank you for attending KMS and enrolling in Spanish class! Your child is lucky to have wonderful support from you. I truly believe in a teacher-parent-student relationship. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns, or compliments. I promise to make the same commitment to you and your family!
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Phone: (313) 365-4625
Email:
Facebook/Twitter: Profe Callahan
Course Description:
Students will be exposed to the 5 areas of language learning: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Culture. Class will be conducted in Spanish.
Grades:
**I ACCEPT LATE WORK AND I ALLOW RETRIES!**
Tests/Quizzes: 55%
● Speaking tests: 20%
● Writing tests: 20%
● Reading/Listening/Culture tests: 15%
Projects: 30%
● Speaking projects: 15%
● Writing projects: 15%
Daily Work: 15%
● Classwork & homework: 10%
● Do now: 5%
Resources:
There is no textbook for this class. All digital copies are on Edmodo. Instruction will be guided with paper notes and mini netbooks. Notes will stay in the classroom unless students would like to sign them out or if they need to go home for a test or project.
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Goals:
At the completion of Middle School Spanish 1, it is expected that students can be at a novice mid level which means:
● Ask and answer simple questions and used memorized phrases when speaking and writing
● Understand short text enhanced by visual cues when reading
● Understand short video clips enhanced by visual cues when listening
● Understand cultural perspectives and products of Latino culture
Units Covered:
Unit 1: Intro to Spanish Language
● Spanish alphabet
● Spanish speaking countries
● colors
● school supplies
Unit 2: Small Talk
● greetings
● emotions
● introductions
● weather
Unit 3: Numbers, time, & date
· school schedule
● numbers 1 - 31
● time
● days of the week
● dates
● months
● dates
Unit 4: All about me!
● physical appearances
● personality qualities
● family members
Unit 5: school
· school day
· describing class, teacher and classmates
Unit 6: Hobbies
● I form of verbs
● you form of verbs
● sports
● hobbies
Unit 7: Family
● he/she form of verbs
● we form
● they form
● you all form
Let’s have a great year!
Let’s go Cougars!