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Grade 8 Spanish as a Second Language
As students progress through the developing stage
of the second language learning continuum in Grade 8, they will demonstrate
developing
level proficiencies as described by
the benchmarks for this stage by completing activities related to the following
themes while using certain linguistic concepts as listed below. They will
demonstrate progress between the intermediate-low
and intermediate-high
ranges of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines.
Below are the Themes,
Linguistic
Concepts,Context,
Text Type and
Accuracyexpectations
of students for this grade level. (Scroll down or click on the highlighted
topic in the previous sentence for details.)
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| Topics of conversation in which instruction is presented, elaborated upon, or cultivated will include but are not limited to | ||
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of new instruction |
on instruction from previous levels |
of instruction from previous levels |
| Shopping
clothing opinions fashion Travel & Vacation
Health & Fitness
Food
Activities
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School
subjects Possessions Senses and Feelings
People Around Us
Activities
Communities
Food
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World Around Us
Travel and Vacation Activities Hygiene and Safety Communities Clothing Body Parts Home Food School Senses and Feelings |
| Grammar structures and linguistic functions students will know by the end of this level include but are not limited to | ||
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of new concepts |
on concepts from previous levels |
of concepts from previous levels |
| Affirmative and negative expressions,
Conocer versus saber, Preterite of regular and irregular verbs, Reflexive verbs, Present progressive tense, Demonstrative adjectives, Direct and indirect object pronouns. |
Definite and indefinite articles,
Comparisons, Possessions, Present tense regular and irregular verbs, Stem changing verbs, Ser versus estar, Contractions of de and a, Tú versus usted, Using hay, Infinitive constructions. |
Present tense of regular and irregular verbs,
Demonstrative adjectives, Imperatives, Present progressive tense, Direct and indirect object pronouns. |
| Students will be able to use Spanish when |
| Speaking face-to-face with someone,
Listening to someone or to audio or video texts, Viewing age-appropriate materials or reading brief written messages on familiar topics, and Writing notes, lists, postcards, poems, short letters, and brief guided compositions. |
| Text type: Students will use Spanish to |
| Use and understand learned expressions,
sentences and strings of sentences, questions, and polite commands,
Write simple paragraphs, and Read and understand important ideas and some details in authentic texts. |
| Precision in the students' ability to communicate in Spanish as related to grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary will reflect |
| Increasing fluency and control of
vocabulary and
No significant pattern of error when performing beginning stage functions, Effective communication with some pattern of error when performing developing stage functions, Understanding of oral and written discourse with few errors in comprehension. |