Spanish Proficiency & Regents Writing Checklist
Purpose of TaskDid you clearly connect all of your ideas to the task?
Prove that your ideas are connected by answering the following the questions
Who :
What:
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Organization
Did you provide a clear beginning, middle, and end?
In each block: Write the evidence that shows that you have a clear beginning and ending.
Introduction:
(2 sentences to open a letter or 2 sentences to introduce a story)
Conclusion:
(2 sentences to close a letter AND an actual closing- Your friend Tom- OR 2 sentences to conclude your story)
Vocabulary
Did you use a wide variety of vocabulary that is connected to the task?
Prove that you have a wide variety of vocabulary by filling in the spider. Put the topic of the task in the belly of the spider and write one sentence in Spanish using a different vocabulary word on each leg.
Structure/Grammar
For each of your 10 sentences, fill in the appropriate grammar topic:
Noun/ Adjective Agreement: / Example: los gatos negros
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Subject/Verb Agreement: / Example:
El padre va (singular subject pronoun- verb in box 3)
los padres van (plural subject pronoun- verb in box 6)
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Spelling & Accents: / Read your entire paragraph word for word backwards. Check for accents!
Verb Tense: / A: Are your verbs conjugated? Check each sentence to make sure you conjugated.
B: Are your verbs conjugated in the appropriate tense? Check for your cue words (hoy- present tense, ayer- preterit tense, manaña- future tense)
Don’t forget: To score beyond a 2 on the grammar portion of the rubric, you must go beyond present tense.
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Word Order / If you are writing a statement:
1st write your subject (Mi hermano)
2nd conjugate the verb (camina)
3rd add the rest of the sentence (a la escuela grande)
Don’t forget that the adjective comes AFTER the noun.
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Word Count
Do you have at least the minimum number of words required?