Spanish with Sra. Brokaw

Welcome to Sra. Brokaw's Spanish Class Website!

¡Hola! I hope this website will be useful to you this year as you study Spanish 1 or 2. The purpose of this website is to help you be more successful this school year. Here you will find class vocabulary notes, Quizlets, useful videos, and grammar explanations.

What to expect in Spanish 1 and 2

Spanish 1 - This year focuses on basic conversation and vocabulary expansion. Students learn how to ask and respond to a variety of basic questions. Topics covered include likes and dislikes, descriptions using adjectives, family, body, clothing, weather, bedroom, classroom, school, prepositional phrases, city locations/giving directions and food/ordering in a restaurant. Present tense verb conjugation is covered.

Spanish 2 - This year focuses on grammar. Reflexive Verbs are introduced. Also, the following verb tenses are reviewed and covered: present tense, stem-changing and irregular verbs, present progressive tense, preterit past tense, imperfect past tense, simple future tense, and future tense. Thematic units include food and cooking, daily routine, hotel and travel, and health and medicine.

About Me:

I have been happily teaching Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 at Yosemite High School since 2001. I love teaching and traveling with my students. Since 2005, I have traveled with students to Spain and France, Costa Rica and Peru. If you are interested in traveling abroad with me, please look at my travel page to see photos from past trips and info about upcoming travel opportunities.

My contact info:

Email: rbrokaw@yosemiteusd.org

Phone: 559-683-4667 x401

Fax: 559-683-4160