This Spanish I syllabus outlines a 38-week course divided into 7 units. It focuses on developing communicative competence and understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures. Each unit covers several chapters addressing objectives like greetings, descriptions, schedules, and past tense verbs. Student progress is regularly assessed through performance, written work, speaking, and tests to measure mastery of the material.

1. SPANISH I SYLLABUS
EN ESPANOL!
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The level I Spanish course focuses on the development of communicative competence and
understanding of the culture(s) of the people who speak Spanish.
UNIT ONE WEEKS 1-6
GPS STANDARDS APPLIED:
MLI.1A-1B MLI.2A-2B MLI.7A-7B MLI.9A-9B
MLI.10A-10B
CHAPTER ONE OBJECTIVES:
 Greet others: Familiar and formal greeting
 Introduce others: describing people using subject pronouns and the verb ser
 Say where people are from: using ser de to express origin
 Express likes with the use of verbs
CHAPTER TWO OBJECTIVES:
 Describe others with the use of adjectives describing gender
 Give others’ likes and dislikes with the use of definite and indefinite articles
 Describe clothing
 Using adjectives to describe numbers
 Pronunciation: f, s, ch
CHAPTER THREE OBJECTIVES:
 Describe family
 Ask and tell ages
 Talk about birthdays, giving dates (day and month)
 Express possession using the verb tener, de, and possessive adjectives
 Pronunciation: m, n
UNIT TWO WEEKS 7-12

2. GPS STANDARDS APPLIED:
MLI.1C-D MLI.2C MLI.3A-B MLI.1G MLI.8C-D MLI.4A
MLI.1H MLI.9A-B
CHAPTER ONE OBJECTIVES:
 Describe classes and classroom objects
 Saying what you do: present of -arverbs
 Expressing frequency with advers
 Discuss obligations with hay queand tenerque
 Pronunciation: il, y
CHAPTER TWO OBJECTIVES
 Talk about schedules and where you are going: the verbir
 Telling time
 Asking questions: interrogative words
 Say where you are going by describing location with the verb estar
 Pronunciation: h, j
CHAPTER TREE OBJECTIVES:
 Discuss plans by saying what you are going to do: ir a…
 Sequence events: Present tense of regular -ernad-irverbs
 Regular present tense verbs with irregular yoforms
 Using the verb oir
 Talk about places and people you know
 Pronunciation: Los acentos
UNIT THREE WEEKS 13-18
GPS STANDARD APPLIED:
MLI.1B MLI.1D MLI.4A-4B
CHAPTER ONE OBJECTIVES:
 Extend invitations
 Talk on the phone
 Express feelings with estarand adjectives
 Say where you are coming from with venir
 Say what just happened with acabar de
 Use of gustar + infinitive
 Pronunciation: b,v
CHAPTER TWO OBJECTIVES:
 Talk about sports: the verb jugar

3.  Stem-changing verbs: e to ie
 Express preferences
 Say what you know: the verb saber
 Make comparisons with the use of selected phrases
 Pronunciation: n
CHAPTER THREE OBJECTIVES:
 Describe the weather
 State and opinion and use of special expressions using tener
 Describe how you feel with the use of direct object pronouns
 Say what is happening: present progressive
 Pronunciation: j, g
UNIT FOUR WEEKS 19-24
GPS STANDARDS APPLIED:
MLI.1E MLI1F MLI.3C-D
CHAPTER ONE OBJECTIVES:
 Identify places
 The verb decir
 Give addresses using prepositional phrases to express location
 Choose transportation
 Request directions
 Give instructions with the use of regular affirmative tucommands
 Pronunciation: r
CHAPTER TWO OBJECTIVES:
 Talk about shopping, making purchases
 Stem-changing verbs: o to ue
 Indirect object pronouns
 Pronunciation: rr
CHAPTER THREE OBJECTIVES:
 Food related conversation
 Use of gustar
 Express extremes with the use of affirmative and negative words
 Stem-changing verbs: e to I
 Say where you went
 Pronunciation: g
UNIT FIVE WEEKS 25-30
GPS STANDARDS APPLIED:

4. MLI 5A-5C MLI.6A-6B
CHAPTER ONE OBJECTIVES:
 Describe daily routine, actions that involve oneself: reflexive verbs
 Irregular affirmative tucommands and negative tucommands
 Talk about grooming
 Tell others to do something
 Using correct pronoun placement with commands
 Pronunciation: s,z,c
CHAPTER TWO OBJECTIVES:
 Say what people are doing using pronouns with the present progressive
 Persuade using the verb deber
 Using adverbs that end in -mente
 Describe a house
 Negotiate responsibilities
 Pronunciation: c,p,t
CHAPTER THREE OBJECTIVES:
 Plan a party
 Describe past activities: the preterite of regular -arverbs
 Express extremes: superlaties
 Preterite of verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar
UNIT SIX WEEKS 31-36
CHAPTER ONE OBJECTIVES:
 The preterite of -er and -irverbs
 Talking about the past: verbs with a y spelling change
 Using irregular verbs in the preterite: hacer, ir, ser
 Pronunciation: d
CHAPTER TWO OBJECTIVES:
 Point out specific people and things using demonstrations
 Tell where things are located
 Talk about the past
 Ordinal numbers
 Irregular preterite verbs
 Pronunciation: l
CHAPTER THREE OBJECTIVES:
 Talk about the present and the future
 Give instructions to someone
 Discuss the past
 Review: present progressive and ir a + infinitive,affirmativetucommands, regular and

5. irregular preterite
 Pronunciation: x
UNIT SEVEN WEEKS 37-38
Comprehensive curricular review for final exams and miscellaneous skills.
GPS Curriculum Standards discussed in some/all units or through other resources
 Identify commonly held cultural viewpoints. (MLI.7b)
 Describe cultural customs and traditions (MLI.7c)
 Demonstrate basic geographical knowledge (MLIL.8A)
 Apply previously learned skills from other subjects (MLI.8B)
 Give information about current events (MLI.11A)
 Understand the impact of current events (MLI.11B)
 Identify community and internet resources (MLI.12B)
 Demonstrate knowledge regarding suggested themes for Level 1
SUMMARY
Georgia Standards for Spanish I are discussed in each unit of the designated text as well as
through other resources.
ASSESSMENT
Student’s progress will be evaluated and measured according to performance and
participation in communication activities, completion of written assignments, spoken
dialogs in the targeted language and through regular testing of covered material.