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101

We are in kindergarten! Your Spanish will be choppy and repetitive. Use only your textbook as a reference. NO OUTSIDE HELP!!!

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Composiciones

Objective: To show what you have learned from the current chapter.

Focus on the grammar and vocabulary presented in the chapter. Use only your textbook as a reference. Using grammar we haven’t learned yet will have a negative impact on your grade.

Read the Composición prompt so you understand what you’ll be writing about.

Review the chapter vocabulary. Think of ways to incorporate at least 16 new vocabulary words.

Review the chapter grammar. Think of how you will demonstrate it in the composición.

Download the Composición Template off my website.

Fill in the headings and type the composición. (Double spaced, 14’ font)

Bold and underline the new vocabulary words/verbs you used.

Fill in word count in the heading.

Save and print your composición.

Use the checklist above to write your rough draft. I will then help you edit your rough draft into a final draft.

We are in kindergarten! Your Spanish will be choppy and repetitive. Use only your textbook as a reference. NO OUTSIDE HELP!!!

anne timm SPN 101

SPN 101 Overview

We are in kindergarten! Your Spanish will be choppy and repetitive. Use only your textbook as a reference. NO OUTSIDE HELP!!!

Vocab Grammar Verbs

CH 1 el salón

ABCs

#s 1-199

description adjectives

definite articles

indefinite articles

subject pronouns

agreement in gender &

number

Hay

SER

CH 2 la familia

la universidad

las clases

adjetivos posesivos

adjective placement

tener expresions

-ar verbs

TENER

CH 3

las estaciones

la ropa

el tiempo

los colores

los días y meses

la hora

las fechas

el futuro

Gustar

-er/-ir verbs

IR

CH 4 la ciudad

la casa

estar + preposiciones

interrogativas

Stemchangers o-ue

ESTAR

Stemchangers e-ie

Stemchangers e-i

anne timm SPN 101

La Composición #1 (100 palabras) Objective: Write a paragraph in which you describe yourself and your best friend.

Paso 1: Brainstorm: Think of adjectives in Spanish that describe you physically and your personality. Think of adjectives in Spanish that describe your best friend (mejor amigo/a).

Paso 2: Write a sentence in which you introduce your reader to yourself and your mejor amigo(a).

Paso 3: Using the information you generated in Paso 1, continue your paragraph with two or three sentences in which you describe the qualities that you and your friend have in common and another two or three sentences where you describe the qualities that are unique to you both.

Paso 4: Write a conclusion sentence that wraps up the paragraph.

Paso 5: Edit your paragraph:

a. Do the adjectives agree with the person they describe?b. Check your spelling, including accent marks.c. Are there any sentences that could be joined with ‘y’ or ‘pero’?d. Can you add any words like ‘también’ or add a negative sentence using ‘no’?

We are in kindergarten! Your Spanish will be choppy and repetitive. Use only your textbook as a reference. NO OUTSIDE HELP!!!

anne timm SPN 101

La Composición #2 (150 palabras) Objective: Write an email to a friend and tell him/her about your family and your classes.

Paso 1: Brainstorm: Think of your family members, descriptions, ages, your classes and what they are like and your classmates.

Paso 2: Start your email with Hola or ¿Qué tal? (How’s it going?) and introduce yourself. Tell him/her something about yourself, such as where you are from, your age, or what you are like.

Paso 3: Tell him/her whether you have a large or small family. Then tell who each of the members of your family are. Then write about two family members. Describe each one using two adjectives and his/her age. Be sure to choose different adjectives for each person. Write about what each of those people does using the -ar verbs from the chapter.

Paso 4: Begin a second paragraph telling your friend that you are a student, and where you study. Write about the classes you’re taking this term (trimestre). Choose one of the classes you’re taking to describe (easy, difficult, interesting, boring, fun, etc.). Write about how many students are in the class, what they are like, and your opinion of the class. Then write about who the teacher is and what s/he is like.

Paso 5: Finish the letter with Hasta pronto, or Tu amigo(a).

Paso 6: Edit your paragraph:

a. Check your spelling, including accent marks, and adjective agreement.b. Do your verbs agree with the person/object they describe?c. Are there any sentences that could be joined with ‘y’ or ‘pero’?d. Can you add any words like ‘también’ or add a negative sentence using ‘no’?

La Composición #3 (175 palabras) We are in kindergarten! Your Spanish will be choppy and repetitive. Use only your textbook as a reference. NO

OUTSIDE HELP!!!

anne timm SPN 101

Objective: Write an email to an international student from a Spanish speaking country is going to attend your school and stay with you for a semester.

Paso 1: Brainstorm: Weather expressions for the current season, clothing typically worn in that season, and what students at your school typically do during that season.

Paso 2: Start your email by writing the date in Spanish and greeting the student using Querido(a) (dear) and his/her name. Make Querido(a) agree with the gender of your student.

Paso 3: Begin your first paragraph by introducing yourself and telling him/her where you study. Write about the season, the weather and what clothing s/he needs (necesitar) or “should wear” (deber llevar) for the climate.

Paso 4: Write a second paragraph and tell him/her what you do or like to do this time of year. You can mention what you do on different days of the week and at what time.

Paso 5: Then use the future tense to explain what you will do when s/he visits.

Paso 6: Finish the letter with Hasta pronto, or Tu nuevo(a) amigo(a).

Paso 7: Edit your paragraph:

a. Check your spelling, including accent marks.b. Do adjectives agree with the objects they describe?c. Does each verb match the subject?d. Are there any sentences that could be joined with ‘y’ or ‘pero’?e. Can you add any words like ‘también’ or add a negative sentence using ‘no’?

Template examples. (Download on my website.)

#1

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Las Composiciones scoring guide:

El borrador

(rough draft)

ChapterVocab

ChapterGrammar Verbs

Spelling &

Syntax

Strong9-10

All of the errors from the rough draft are corrected.Meets word count.

Demonstrates mastery of Chapter Vocab by using at least 16 words from the chapter.

Demonstrates mastery of all Chapter Grammar concepts.

All or nearly all verbs match the subject.Writes using at least 3 subjects (yo, tú, él, ella, nosotros, etc).

Spelling and syntax (word order, sentence structure) are perfect or nearly perfect.

Meets7-8

Attempts to correct all errors; most of the errors from the rough draft are corrected. And/ormeets word count.

Demonstrates partial mastery of Chapter Vocab by using at least 12 words from the chapter.

Demonstrates partial mastery of Chapter Grammar concepts.

Most verbs match the subject. Writes using at least 2 subjects (yo, tú, él, ella, nosotros, etc).

Spelling and syntax are mostly accurate.

In progress

6-5

Some of the errors from the rough draft are corrected, or attempted to be corrected.And/or does not meet word count.

Demonstrates limited ability in using Chapter Vocab.

Demonstrates limited ability to use Chapter Grammar concepts.

Many verbs do not match the subject. Writes using only 1 subject.

Needs more practice with spelling and syntax.

Did not meet

3-4

Most of the errors from the rough draft are not corrected.

*no rough draft submitted.

Does not demonstrate an ability to use Chapter Vocab.And/or did not utilize enough chapter material.

Does not demonstrate an ability to use Chapter Grammar concepts. And/or did not utilize enough chapter material.

Does not demonstrate an understanding of verb conjugation.And/or did not utilize enough chapter material.

Does not demonstrate an understanding of the spelling or syntax concepts from the chapter.

Not enough material to grade

0

Contains outside help or non-chapter material.

(OH / NCM)

Contains outside help or non-chapter material.

(OH / NCM)

Contains outside help or non-chapter material.

(OH / NCM)

Contains outside help or non-chapter material.

(OH / NCM)

Contains outside help or non-chapter material.

(OH / NCM)

We are in kindergarten! Your Spanish will be choppy and repetitive. Use only your textbook as a reference. NO OUTSIDE HELP!!!