Syllabus
by Profe K.
Our Spanish I Course Syllabus
Broad Overview of where we will be and when we will be there
Profe K.
August 21st, 2008
Subject: Spanish I
Teachers: Profe K
Text Timeline, 2008-2009
First Semester
Chapter 1, Aug. 21-Sept. 19
Chapter 2, Sept. 22-Oct. 10
Chapter 3, Oct. 13-Oct.31
Chapter 4, Nov. 3-Nov. 14
Chapter 5, Nov. 17-Dec. 5
Chapter 6, Dec. 8-Jan. 9
Second Semester
Chapter 7, Jan. 12-Jan.30
Chapter 8, Feb. 2-Feb. 13
Chapter 9, Feb. 16-Mar.6
Chapter 10, Mar 9-Mar. 27
Chapter 11, Mar. 30-April 17
Chapter 12, April 20-May 15
Semester Testing & Lit. Unit, May 15-29
*All dates subject to change... and probably will
September 22, 2008
I. Power Standard I:_____Identifying People
Time frame: _____3 weeks
A. Key component :_Students will be able to identify themselves and
others
B. Key component :_Ask or tell who someone is using the Spanish
language
C. Key component :_Ask or tell what something is using the Spanish
language
D. Key component :_Ask or tell where someone is from using the
Spanish language
E. Key component :_Ask or tell what someone is like using the
Spanish language
F. Key component :_Describe yourself or someone else using the
Spanish language
II. Power Standard II: __Students and Courses
Time frame: ______2.5 weeks
A. Key component :__Describing people and things in the Spanish
language
B. Key component :__Talking about more than one person or thing
(the plural)
C. Key component :__Telling what subjects you take in school and
express some opinions about them
D. Key component :__Telling time in the Spanish language
E. Key component :__Tell at what time an event takes place
F. Key component :__Talk about Spanish speakers in the United
States
III. Power Standard III: ___Shopping for School
Time frame: _____2.5 weeks
A. Key component :__Identifying and Describing school supplies
B. Key component :__Identifying and describing articles of
clothing
C. Key component :__Shopping for school supplies and clothing
D. Key component :__Stating color and size preferences
E. Key component :__Speaking to people formally and informally
F. Key component :__Discussing differences between schools in the
United States and in Spanish-speaking countries___
IV. Power Standard IV:___At School
Time frame: _____2.5 weeks
A. Key component :__Talking about going to school
B. Key component :__Talking about some school activities
C. Key component :__Greeting people and asking how they feel
D. Key component :__Telling how you feel
E. Key component :__Describing where you and others go
F. Key component :__Describing where you and others are
V. Power Standard V: ___In a Coffee Shop
Time frame: ___2.5 weeks
A. Key component :__Ordering food or a beverage at a coffee
shop
B. Key component :__Identifying some foods
C. Key component :__Shopping for food
D. Key component :__Talking about activities inside and outside of
school and businesses
E. Key component :_Talking about differences between eating habits
in the United States and the Spanish Speaking world
VI. Power Standard VI:__Family and at Home
Time frame: ____2.5 weeks
A. Key component :__Talking about your family
B. Key component :__Describing your home
C. Key component :__Telling your age and finding out someone else’s
age
D. Key component :__Telling what you have to do
E. Key component :__Telling what you are going to do
F. Key component :__Telling what belongs to you and to others
VII. Power Standard VII: Team Sports and Physical Activities
Time Frame: 2.5 weeks
A. Key component How to talk about team sports and other physical
activities
B. Key component :How to tell what one wants to do or prefers to
do
C. Key component :How to discuss what one is able to do
D. Key component :How to express what interests, bores, or pleases
you
E. Key component :Discuss the role of sports in the Hispanic
world
VIII. Power Standard VIII: _Health and the Doctor
Time frame: ____2.5 weeks
F. Key component: How to describe symptoms of a minor illness
G. Key component :How to have a prescription filled at a
pharmacy
H. Key component
I. :How to tell someone where you are from
J. Key component :How to describe origin and location
K. Key component :How to describe characteristics or conditions
L. Key component :How to discuss what happens to you or to someone
else
L. Key component :How to discuss what happens to you or to someone
else
IX. Power Standard IX:_Winter and Summer
Time frame: ___2.5 weeks
a. Key component: How to describe summer and winter weather
b. Key component :How to talk about summer and winter sports such
as swimming, tennis, and skiing
c. Key component :How to relate to actions and events that took
place in the past
d. Key component :How to refer to persons and things already
mentioned
X. Power Standard X: Cultural Diversions
Time frame: ____2.5 weeks
a. Key component :How to talk about going to cultural events and
purchasing a ticket
b. Key component :How to discuss movies, plays, and museums
c. Key component : How to express cultural differences
d. Key component :How to relate actions or events that took place
in the past
e. Key component :How to tell for whom something is done
XI. Power Standard XI: A Plane Trip
Time frame: ___2.5 weeks
a. Key component :How to check in for a flight
b. Key component :How to talk about services on board the plane
c. Key component :How to talk about the plane crew_
d. Key component :How to get through the airport after
deplaning_
e. Key component :How to tell what you and others are presently
doing_
f. Key component :How to tell what you and others know_
XII. Power Standard XII: A Tour
Time frame: _____2.5 weeks
a. Key component :How to describe personal grooming habits
b. Key component :How to talk about your daily routine
c. Key component :How to describe a backpacking trip
d. Key component :How tell about things you do for yourself
e. Key component :How to discuss what others do for themselves
