WEEK #

LESSON PLAN

Class work due

WEEK 1

Aug. 31- Sept. 4

Introduction

Review

Lesson 1:

Contextos: Greetings and leave-takings.  Identifying yourself and others.  Expressions of courtesy.

Pronunciación: The Spanish Alphabet

Lab assignments due Wednesday

WEEK 2

Sept. 7-11

 Labor Day September 7

Lesson 1:

Estructura: Nouns and articles. Numbers. Present tense of ser.  Telling time.

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 3

Sept. 14-18

 Lesson 1:

Adelante: Panorama

Lesson 2:

Contextos: The classroom and academic life.  Days of the week. Field of study and academic subjects. Class schedules.

Pronunciación: Spanish Vowels

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

Wednesday: Quiz Lección 1  

WEEK 4

Sept. 21-25

Lesson 2:

Estructura: Present tense of -ar verbs.  Forming questions in Spanish.  Present tnse of estar.  Numbers 31 and higher

Adelante: Panorama

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 5

Sept. 28-Oct. 2

Adelante: Panorama

Lesson 3:

Contextos: The family. Identifying people.  Professions and occupations.

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

Wednesday: Quiz Lección 2

WEEK 6

Oct. 5-9

Lesson 3:

Pronunciación: Dipthongs and linking

Estructura: Descriptive adjectives.  Possessive adjectives.

WEEK 7

Oct. 12-16

Lesson 11:

Estructura:  Present tense of -er and -ir. Present tense of tener and venir

Adelante: Panorama

Review Exam 1

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 8

Oct. 19-23

 Labor Day September 7

Lesson 4:

Contextos: Pastimes. Sports. Places in the city.  

Pronunciación: Word stress and accent marks

Exam 1 (Lección 1-3) Monday October 13

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 9

Oct. 26-30

Lesson 4:

Estructura: Present tense of -ir.  Stem changing verbs: e to ie; o to ue. Stem changing verbs: e to i. Verbs with irregular yo forms

WEEK 10

Nov. 2-6

Lesson 4:

Adelante: Panorama

Lesson 5:

Contextos: Travel and vacation. Months of the year. Seasons and weather. Ordinal numbers.

Pronunciación: Spanish b and v

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

Wednesday Quiz  Lección 4

WEEK 11

Nov. 9-13

Lesson 5:

Estructura: Estar with conditions and emotions. The present progressive. Ser and Estar. Direct object nouns and pronouns.

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 12

Nov.16-20

Lesson 5:

Adelante: Panorama

Lesson 6:

Contextos: Clothing and shopping. Negotiating a price and buying. Colors. More adjectives.

Pronunciación: The consonants d and t

Estructura: The subjunctive in adjective clauses.

Wednesday Quiz  Lección 5

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 13

Nov. 23-27

Lesson 6:

Estructura: Saber and Conocer. Indirect object pronouns.

Thansgiving Day Nov. 26& 27

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 14

Nov. 30- Dec. 4

Estructura:  Preterite tense of regular verbs. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.

Adelante: Panorama

Presentations

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

WEEK 15

Dec. 7-11

Lab assignments due Monday & Wednesday

Exam 2 (Lecciónes 4-6) December 9