Curriculum for Divisions:

7th Grade-Introduction to Spanish
(An activity-based curriculum focusing on basic conversation, Hispanic culture, and introduction to grammar)
Grammar:
Basic English grammar review
Present tense –ar verbs
Articles
Adjective rules
Numbers 1-100
Conjunctions
Simple prepositions
Personal pronouns
Vowel and consonant sounds
Vocabulary and Expressions:
Basic greetings and other basic expressions
School
Family
Emotions
Personality descriptions
Physical description
Days of the week
Months of the year
Basic classroom expressions
Telling time
Culture:
Geography of Latin America
Geography of Spain
Races of the Hispanic World
*Additional cultural units rotate on a multi-yearly basis. See “Rotating Cultural Units” for more information
Culture project of choice

By the end of Introduction to Spanish, students will be able to:

• Engage in basic conversations about the vocabulary studied
• Write short sentences and journal entries
• Read simplified readings written for the language learner