Español I

2nd Semester Final Essay Requirements & Rubric

Objective: Students will write a 5 paragraph essay in Spanish expressing the following ideas:

1. Introduction: Minimum of 3 Sentences: Write three complete sentences in Spanish introducing yourself, your friend, and your family

2. Body-Paragraph I - Minimum of 20 Sentences: ¿Quién soy yo?

Name, age, description of yourself, interests, likes, dislikes, preferences, wants, needs, what you have to do regularly during the week, what you are going to do this weekend, what you typically eat and do not generally eat and drink, what you ought to do, where you live, with whom you live, what you know how to do well, whom you know, what time you typically go to sleep on a school night-on a weekend, what you believe to be true or not true.

3. Body-Paragraph II – Minimum of 20 Sentences: ¿Quién es mi amigo?

Name, age, description, interests, likes, dislikes, preferences, wants, needs, what he/she has to do regularly during the week, what he/she is going to do this weekend, what he/she typically eats or doesn’t eat/drink, what he/she is going to do this weekend, where he/she lives, with whom he/she lives, what he/she knows how to do well, who he/she knows, what time he/she typically goes to sleep on a school night-on a weekend, what he/she believes to be true or not true.

4. Body-Paragraph III – Minimum of 20 Sentences: ¿Cómo es mi familia?

Describe your family using the same guidelines as noted in paragraphs I – II above.

5. Summary-Conclusion-Paragraph IV –Minimum of 5 Sentences: ¿Al fin, cómo somos nosotros?

Summarize in your own words in Spanish the common topics from the 3 above paragraphs.

Due Dates: 1) Rough Draft: 4 – 5 June 2) Final Draft: 6 – 7 June

2nd Semester Final Essay Rubric

1 - Failed to Meet Requirements

2 – Poorly Attempted

3 – Fair Attempt to Meet Requirements

4 – Very Good Attempt to Meet Requirements

5 – Met All Requirements

Content1 2 3 4 5

Writing clearly expressed all the requirements as outlined comprehensively

  • The title is unique, creative, and clearly written
  • Writing clearly in theintroduction summarizes common points about yourself, your friend, and your family
  • Writing clearly and accurately expressed information concerning one’s self in the first paragraph
  • Writing clearly and accurately expressed information concerning one’s friend in the second paragraph
  • Writing clearly and accurately expressed information concerning one’s family in the third paragraph
  • Writing clearly and accurately summarizes common points and information in the concluding paragraph

Structure/Organization1 2 3 4 5

  • Clear introduction, body, and conclusion
  • Logical and coherent sequence of ideas and information

Grammar/Conventions1 2 3 4 5

  • Spelling, Punctuation, Accents, and Capitalization
  • Logical Word choice and usage
  • Sentence structure and variety

Attention to Directions1 2 3 4 5

  • Essay contains a title, an introduction, three paragraphs in the body, and a summary-concluding paragraph
  • Essay is neatly written by hand or typed, double spaced, has 1-inch margins, and is in Times New Roman (12 pt.) font.
  • If hand written, use college-rule-3 ring binder paper, margins are clear, bottom line is not used, back of paper is not used, blue or black ink only
  • Handwritten or typed copy must be turned in on the due date. No late work will be accepted.