National Standard 1.3:Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Illinois STATE GOAL 28D: Students who meet this standard can use the target language to present information, concepts and ideas for a variety of purposes to different audiences.

28.D.1b Describe people, activities and objects from school and home.
1. Write simple sentences using memorized material.
2. Describe people, activities, or objects from school or home.
28.D.2a Write on familiar topics using appropriate grammar, punctuation and capitalization.

Target Proficiency: Novice high/Beginner Stage C

Objective: I can write a description of myself.

Assignment: Your teacher has been so impressed with your performance in Spanish class that you get a star on the “Wall of Fame”! Follow the directions below to complete your autobiographical star. Write everything in complete sentences in Spanish!

1.  On lines 1 and 2 answer this question: ¿Cómo te llamas?

2.  On line 3 answer these 2 questions: ¿De dónde eres? ¿De qué nacionalidad eres tú?

3.  On line 4 tell me that you are a student in a secondary school

4.  On line 5 use a verb and three adjectives to answer this question: ¿Cómo eres tú?

5.  On line 6 in a complete sentence, tell me something you’re not (ex. Lazy)

6.  On line 7 in a complete sentence, tell me what kind of friend you are.

7.  On line 8 write “I am (nickname)” in Spanish

8.  On line 9 write “I am a brilliant star (una estrella brillante)” in Spanish

9.  Color and decorate your star. Be creative.

Write your 1st draft here:

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Writing Rubric

0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Name / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
Origin / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
Nationality / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
Where I am a student / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
Physical/ personality description / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
Something I’m not (ex. Lazy) / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
Kind of friend / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
Nickname / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar
I’m a star / Did not provide the information / Used single word or short phrase / Used a complete sentence, but had grammatical errors / Used a complete sentence, showed good use of grammar


Help sheet

Editing: You should check our sentences to make sure they are grammatically correct. Here are some things to look for when editing your work:

1.  Is there a subject? Are we using the correct subject pronouns?

2.  Is the verb conjugated to match the subject?

3.  Am I using the correct articles with the nouns? (el/la to mean “the”, or un/ una to mean “a, an,”)

4.  Does the article agree with the noun in gender?

5.  Are the adjectives in the right places?

6.  Do the adjectives match the nouns in gender?

7.  If the sentence is negative, did you put the “no” in the right place?

Reflections:

Things I did well / Things I need to edit or improve on / Questions or clarification needed on…
Peer editor comments on your work / Name of peer editor:______
What I understood during/after reading / Specific things you did well / Suggestions

Rewrite your edited work here:

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