B IENVENIDOS A LAS C LASES DE E SPAÑOL 1 A & 1 B C ON L A S RA. J OHNSON.

BIENVENIDOS A LAS CLASES

DE ESPAÑOL 1A & 1B

CON LA SRA. JOHNSON

OUR MISSION

To develop an appreciation, tolerance and understanding of other cultures

To encourage life-long interest and love for world languages and cultures 

To help eliminate racism, prejudice, and bias To increase understanding of those different

than ourselves To cultivate the ability to communicate with a

range of people To cultivate linguistic proficiency To develop 21st century global citizens 

CURRICULUM The curriculum uses the Understanding by

Design (UbD) approach and is organized in thematic units to provide meaningful context to academic and cultural content, address national and state standards and assure that students are 21st century college-, careers- and world-ready.

The entire program sequence can be found on the Curriculum link for World Languages

PROGRESSION OF STUDYFULL IMPLEMENTATION OF COURSE RE-ALIGNMENT INITIATIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ANTICIPATED BY 2017

SPANISH IA UNITSUnit 1- Let’s get started

Unit 2- We are students

Unit 3- At school

Unit 4- My favorite foods

UNIT1 TOPIC: LET’S GET STARTED- SKILLS

Engage in introductory conversation by greetings & farewells

Make introductions Write words in language by sound or having them spelled

out in target language Ask & say how to spell words Recognize words that are familiar in their own language

(cognates) Ask & tell your telephone numbers Ask and respond to questions about origin Talk about the calendar Talk about the weather

UNIT 2- WE ARE STUDENTS SKILLS

Describe yourself and other Say where people are from Say what you like and don’t like to do Talk about daily routine and school activities Ask and respond to questions about school

subjects, supplies and activities Talk about school schedules Telling time Tell what you do before, during & after school

UNIT 3- AT SCHOOL SKILLS

Say what you do and how often Identify and describe classes and classroom

objects Say where things are located Talk about how you feel Ask & tell where you are going Implement strategies to keep a conversation

going

UNIT 4- MY FAVORITE FOOD SKILLS

Talk about food & beveragesSay what foods you like & dislikeSay what you have to doSay what you are going to do

SPANISH IB UNIT TOPICS

Recycle vocabulary and grammatical structures from 7th Spanish

Unit 1 Family Life

Unit 2 House & home activities

Unit 3 Sports and a healthy body

Unit 4 My daily and vacation routines

UNIT 1-FAMILY LIFE

Talk about family Describe family members Give dates Express possession with “de” Make comparisons Say what to buy & wear Say what you want/prefer

UNIT 2- HOUSE & HOME ACTIVITIES

Describe places & events in town Talk about different means of transportation Order food Express what you see Tell what you re going to do Describe a house & household items Indicate the order of things Describe people & locations Talk about chores & responsibilities Plan a party Tell what you must do

UNIT 3- SPORTS & A HEALTHY BODY

Talk about sports people play

Talk about body parts & what hurts

Talk about what activities you do to stay healthy

Tell what you do at the beach

UNIT 4- MY DAILY & VACATION ROUTINES

Talk about a typical day

Talk about ways to travel

Talk about a daily routine while on vacation

Identify things far & near using demonstrative adjectives

MAIN GOALS: TEACH STUDENTS

to speak and understand everyday communicative exchanges in Spanish

basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary needed to communicate

about the culture of the several Spanish speaking countries

IMPORTANT LANGUAGE SKILLS Interpersonal Skills of listening & speaking Interpretational Skills of written & oral words Presentational Skills of writing & speaking

Activities used to achieve these goals are:

Dialogues, information gap and paired oral activities Written activities Listening comprehension activities - videos, song,

taped conversations, YouTube clips Skits- rehearsed & spontaneous Frequent short assessments (written, oral) Mini projects Posters

NEW JERSEY STANDARDS

Communication Culture

Presentational Interpersonal Interpretive

EVALUATIONS

Language Learning Effort-25% WORK HARD, BE KIND, NO EXCUSES Preparedness, positive contribution & participation, positive attitude, homework completion are an integral part of the class

Communicative Skills Development activities- 40% Dialogues, skits, gap activities, dictations, quizzes, short writing & interpretive assignments, letters, postcards, etc.

Assessments 35% - Unit Assessments are performance based and integrate all the skills of a language learner- Oral Interpersonal communication, Written Presentational assessments including grammar & vocabulary, and Interpretive listening and reading tasks.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Encourage your son or daughter to show

interest in Spanish and its various cultures. Listen to the news, radio, or watch a Spanish

TV program or movie. Visit Spanish language websites to play

games & do interactive online activities. Encourage your son or daughter to share

what they’ve learned in class and ask them to teach you words and phrases regularly.

Visit Parent Resources to follow your son’s or daughter’s progress.

Encourage your child to complete all assignments in a timely manner and

PARTICIPATE

RESOURCES

Avancemos I on-line resources are accessed at www.classzone.com

Oxford dictionary link is accessed through UMS Media Center link or Mrs.Wasiak’s staff page

PERSONAL INFORMATION

I studied Spanish language and literature at Douglass College and Curriculum & Instruction at Temple University

I have been teaching Spanish for 25 years- 14 years in Montgomery

I have enjoyed traveling to Spain, Peru & Mexico several times

Email: [email protected] After school help: THURSDAY Room B108