SPN 6SPN 6

Lecciones preliminariosLecciones preliminarios

¿Quién soy yo?¿Quién soy yo?

Hagan ahora:Hagan ahora:

Aside from pronunciation, explain the differences that you’ve

noticed so far this year between English and Spanish.

Think beyond meanings; think about how vocabulary is used, etc.

Apuntes de gramática:Apuntes de gramática: Paragraph formationParagraph formation

What is a paragraph?What is a paragraph? Comprised of sentencesComprised of sentences Not Not random sentences, though!random sentences, though! Begins with an indentBegins with an indent

Does it need to contain a specific amount of Does it need to contain a specific amount of sentences?sentences? ……no no

Main rule: Focuses on one ideaMain rule: Focuses on one idea Takes it’s reader on a clear path, without Takes it’s reader on a clear path, without

detoursdetours

Apuntes de gramática:Apuntes de gramática: Paragraph formationParagraph formation

When do we begin a new paragraph?When do we begin a new paragraph? New idea(s) being introducedNew idea(s) being introduced

……Do these same rules apply for Spanish?Do these same rules apply for Spanish? ……YES! YES!

Una actividad de escritura:Una actividad de escritura:¿Quién soy yo?¿Quién soy yo?

Objective:Objective: Write a brief All-About-Me Write a brief All-About-Me paragraph, using your personal responses paragraph, using your personal responses to the essential questions.to the essential questions.

IMPORTANTE:IMPORTANTE: Your paragraph will not be very long, and Your paragraph will not be very long, and

that’s OK!!!that’s OK!!! You should create a list outline of your You should create a list outline of your

ideas before you begin writing your ideas before you begin writing your paragraph.paragraph.

Una actividad de escritura:Una actividad de escritura:¿Quién soy yo?¿Quién soy yo?

Optional:Optional: If you would like, you may If you would like, you may addadd one or two sentences using descriptive one or two sentences using descriptive adjectives (the list we used to decorate our adjectives (the list we used to decorate our test folders)test folders) Ex.) Yo soy moreno.Ex.) Yo soy moreno.

¿Quién soy yo?¿Quién soy yo?Outline exampleOutline example

Goal: To write a paragraph in Spanish Goal: To write a paragraph in Spanish using my answers to the essential using my answers to the essential questionsquestions NameName Adjectives that describe meAdjectives that describe me

• morenomoreno• fuertefuerte

Where I liveWhere I live

• ……etc.etc.