1 Credit
                                                             Grades 9 - 12
                                                          Prerequisite:  None

Course Description:
Spanish I is an introduction to the Spanish language and cultures.  The students will learn to speak and understand the language through use of dialogue, oral exercises, patterns of pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension exercises.

Major Areas of Study:
Basic vocabulary, present-tense verbs (regular and irregular), adjective agreement, pronunciation, and basic cultural information about various Spanish-speaking countries.

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
    Identify Spanish-speaking countries of the world
    Develop basic skills in Spanish in the following areas:
         Speaking
         Listening
         Reading
         Writing
   Acquire a basic knowledge of the cultures of various Spanish-speaking countries

Activities and Skill Development:
Students will demonstrate that they can do the following and will be assessed by oral and written evaluation (tests, quizzes, paragraphs):
  1. Introduce themselves and others (formally and informally)
  2. Understand and use classroom commands and objects
  3. Describe themselves and others using various adjectives (physical descriptions,

      clothing, personality, age, hobbies, likes/dislikes, professions, address/phone)
  4. Describe weather, time, date/day
  5. Know numbers zero - one billion
  6. Talk about school classes and activities (sports, etc.)
  7. Talk about family, family relationships and belongings (possession)
  8. Order food and drink and talk about food likes and dislikes
  9. Know how to conjugate -ar, -er and -ir verbs in the present tense (regular and

      irregular verbs)
10. Be able to talk about shopping (names of stores, etc.), places (library, main square,

      school, etc.)
11. Develop the following projects:  fashion show video, restaurant menu, skit, family