Grade 7 Spanish Overview
Grade 7 students receive continued instruction in the foreign language of Spanish daily. Students continue to learn and acquire high frequency words, as well as theme-based vocabulary through gesturing, oral and written stories, cultural readings, and a novel. Students practice strategies for deciphering unfamiliar words through cognates, parts of speech, and comparing the Spanish language with the English language. Students continue to develop an ear for the Spanish language through listening to native speakers in songs and other authentic materials. Students also expand their vocabulary through reading a novel in Spanish, as well as enforce reading strategies such as summarizing, using context clues, and visualization. Students continue to learn the structure of the language in present tense by filling out graphic organizers based on readings and the novel. Students also relate the Spanish language to its culture through the study of various Spanish-speaking countries including Spain, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, and demonstrate their speaking and writing skills through short presentations, essays, and stories.
Grade 8 Spanish Overview
Grade 8 students receive continued instruction in the foreign language of Spanish daily. Students continue to learn and acquire high frequency words, as well as theme-based vocabulary through gesturing, oral and written stories, cultural readings, and a novel. Students practice strategies for deciphering unfamiliar words through cognates, parts of speech, and comparing the Spanish language with the English language. Students continue to develop an ear for the Spanish language through listening to native speakers in songs and other authentic materials. Students also expand their vocabulary through reading a novel in Spanish, as well as enforce reading strategies such as summarizing, using context clues, and visualization. Students continue to learn the structure of the language in present tense by filling out graphic organizers based on readings and the novel, and also start to learn the structure of the language in past tense. Students relate the Spanish language to its culture through the study of various Spanish-speaking countries including Peru and Colombia. Lastly, students demonstrate their speaking and writing abilities in Spanish through presentations, essays, and stories.