It is that time of year again! The good news is that the semester final is actually shorter than our regular chapter exams, since they are taken over two class periods and the final is only one class period. The other good news (not sure my students will agree on this ;) ) is that the final is comprehensive, so it is a chance to review all of the material covered so far. That means you can review and take comfort from the areas where you are very strong, and work a little more on areas that need improvement.
Our first unit (Lección preliminar) focused almost exclusively on vocabulary. The complete vocab list is on page 25 of the textbook, and can also be found at this Avancemos link. Students need to know how to write and respond to all of the vocabulary here. The only real grammar is to understand the difference between the formal and informal expressions.
Our next unit, (unidad uno, lección uno), has a complete vocabulary list on page 55, or the Avancemos link here. This chapter also covered the subject pronouns and the present tense conjugations of the verb ser. Our students also have several handouts covering this material. For the final, I will not include gustar and the indirect object pronouns, since they have not had as much time with that material.
There will also be a question over cultural material, and Our Lady of Guadalupe.
I hope that this will be an opportunity for all of our wonderful 5th graders to realize how much they have accomplished and to strengthen their foundation for the next semester.
