7th/8th Grade Intro to Spanish Elective

Instructor: Mr. Jason Brinkley
Department: Specials
Terms: 2019-2020 School Year

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Spanish 7-8 Syllabus.docx

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Course Description

In Spanish for 7^th and 8^th grade, students will be introduced to the basics of beginner Spanish, will learn vocabulary about common real-life situations, and will learn to communicate basic phrases in the target language based on the units they will choose. The Spanish for 7^th and 8^th grade is intended to serve as an introduction to Spanish language that will last for one quarter only.

In Spanish class we will practice speaking activities using props, we will listen to and sing songs to practice and for memorization, and we will practice vocabulary and grammar by playing classroom games. We will create presentational projects that demonstrate knowledge and skill using role-playing, props, and virtual touring. We will learn about other cultures by hearing about what it is like to live in other countries and by learning about and making authentic crafts. Student learning will be assessed by testing listening, reading, writing, conversational speaking, and presenting.

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4-8 Lesson

Hello 7-8,

As of now, I only have five responses on my form to ask you what subjects you want to study for this quarter.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=g63kUOjsn0GLHt1cphgzjYVRUxUhZlNFseA-lXkXj1FURFhVNDlUT1VCT04wR0lJVVhNNUFUOUM2UC4u

I heard from you that you were having trouble accessing it: It could be that the computer you are using is not logged into your Microsoft account. Try going to:

Enter your Westgate email and password,

Then try the form again, and see if it links up.

If you are still having a problem, here is the list, and you could email me your top 3:

1.Sports and Pastimes

2.Food

3.Health

4.Emotions

5.Decades

6.Parts of the Body

7.Daily Routine

8.The Home

9.Places in the City

10.The Environment

11.Technology

12.Clothing

Our planned class time over zoom will be tomorrow at 9. I will email you the code and password at the end of the day today so it is on the top of your inbox.

Have a nice day!

-Brinkley

4/6/20 Lesson

Greetings all! Welcome back. Be sure to read this before you view any of the videos, as it will give you a preview of what I will be going over there.

For Spanish class, we will be working through two ways: vocabulary practice using quizlet.com and a project based on the subject you choose. Here is a rundown of what I will ask of you every week:

Vocabulary: Quizlet sets. If you do not have an account with the quizlet program you will need to create one.

Culture: Writing to compare cultures.

Presenting: Ongoing work on projects. We will present the projects through video recording or (optional) live on zoom.

Every week I will post a new set of tasks in the one note, along with a video tutorial. For today, I need to you to sign in to this form to help us choose what unit subject we will start with:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=g63kUOjsn0GLHt1cphgzjYVRUxUhZlNFseA-lXkXj1FURFhVNDlUT1VCT04wR0lJVVhNNUFUOUM2UC4u

Right now, I have scheduled one live zoom meeting for Spanish 7-8 on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. That morning I will email you the code and password. There could be more of these later.

Also, I moved my scheduled zoom meeting to greet you and let you know how the class will run on Monday afternoon from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. I heard you are doing advocacy at 1.

3-18-20 Lesson

Hello,

For today, I want you to practice Spanish food vocabulary by completing "spell" in the quizlet program for the food quizlet set. I will be able to track this on my side with the program.

-Brinkley

3-17-20 Lesson

Hello,

For today, I want you to practice Spanish food vocabulary by completing "gravity" in the quizlet program for the food quizlet set.

-Brinkley

3-16-20 Lesson

Hello,

For today, I want you to practice Spanish food vocabulary by completing "match" in the quizlet program for the food quizlet set.

-Brinkley

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of March 9th to 13th, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	Revisit project expectations and timeline Project work time	Review Food Vocabulary Begin Project Presentations	Food Vocabulary and Listening Quiz	Food Project Presentations Day 2	Video Group Project – No Mines Mas
What is due:		Food Project Creation		Food Vocabulary and Listening Quiz Food Project Presentation
Any late deadlines:	Food Culture Writing	Food Quizlet Learn / Test	Food Project Final Creation

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of March 2nd to 6th, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	Revisit project expectations and timeline Project work time	Vocabulary practice Quizlet Kahoot Whiteboards Project Check-in	Food project next steps Project work time	Food Project Presentations Day 1	Video Group Project – No Mines Mas
What is due:	Food Culture Writing	Food Quizlet Learn / Test	Food Project Final Creation
Any late deadlines:		Food project writing

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of February 24th to 28th, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	Revisit project expectations and timeline Project work time	Vocabulary practice Quizlet Kahoot Whiteboards Project Check-in	Food project next steps Project work time	Video Group Project – No Mines Mas	Food cultural comparison writing
What is due:		Food project writing
Any late deadlines:

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of February 17th to 21st, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	No school – President’s Day	No school – teacher work day	Introduce Food Project Introduce Project Expectations	Vocabulary Practice Food Toss Activity	Video Group Project – No Mines Mas
What is due:
Any late deadlines:	Holiday Presentation and Creation Grade Listening Organizer		Holiday Vocabulary Quiz

F6 Food Vocab Table

Holidays Quiz Form

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=g63kUOjsn0GLHt1cphgzjYVRUxUhZlNFseA-lXkXj1FUOExFSjhaQVlBMUZNTzFHRjI2U1hCNjRWOS4u

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of February 10th to 14th, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	Makeup Presentations Vocabulary Practice	Holiday Vocabulary Quiz Revisit New Unit Choice	Video Group Project – No Mines Mas	Introduce New Unit Vocabuary Whiteboards Quizlet Viewboard	Introduce New Unit Project
What is due:	Holiday Presentation and Creation Grade Listening Organizer		Holiday Vocabulary Quiz
Any late deadlines:

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of February 3rd to 7th, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	Project check-in, Create presentation schedule Project work time	Holiday Presentations Day 1	Holiday Presentations Day 2	Holiday vocabulary practice	Video Group Project – No Mines Mas Creation and Filming
What is due:			Holiday Presentations Holiday Presentation Listening Organizer
Any late deadlines:			Culture Comparison Writing

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of January 27th to 31st, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	Project check-in, next steps Project work time	Culture Comparison: Holidays in USA vs. another country	Vocabulary practice Whiteboards Kahoot Quizlet	Holiday project check-in Review project deadlines	Video Group Project Creation and Filming – No
What is due:			Culture Comparison Writing
Any late deadlines:			Holiday presentation writing

7-8th Grade Spanish Introduction the week of January 21st to 24th, 2020

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
What we are doing:	No school – MLK day	Vocabulary practice Whiteboards Kahoot Quizlet	Project check-in, next steps Project work time	Vocabulary practice Kahoot Quizlet	Holiday project check-in Review project deadlines
What is due:			Holiday presentation draft
Any late deadlines: