Curriculum: eighth grade
Review Units 1 – 3: 8 weeks
Likes and dislikes – singular and plural forms
Food, color, activities and clothing vocabulary
Forming questions
Feminine and masculine articles, indefinite articles.
Adjectives – number and gender
Unit 4: 6 weeks
La clase de castellano
Classroom vocabulary
Definite articles
The verb “ser”
Nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
The negative
Culture: Día de los Muertos, Navidad
Unit 5: 6 weeks
Mi familia
Family vocabulary
Possessive adjectives
The preposition “de”
Position of adjectives
Culture: naming customs in Spanish
Unit 6: 6 weeks:
Vocabulary: hobbies, musical instruments, activities
The verb tener
Compound subjects
Unit 7: 6 weeks
Vocabulary: transportation and the city
The preposition “a”
The verb “ir”
The future tense using “ir”