Video Link
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Video: Describe your house by heart. Check the example to emulate it. This is a speaking task targeting the standard 'Presentational Mode of Communication.' Use the same driving questions we have been working with in class:
➤¿Cómo es tu casa?
➤¿Cómo es tu familia?
➤¿Qué hay en…?
➤¿De qué color es…?
➤¿Dónde está…?
➤¿De qué tamaño es…?
Speak in complete sentences in Spanish. Retrieve and connect prior knowledge with new knowledge about your house and family. Remember that we have discussed how a house becomes a home because of the people and the things dear to you in there. Elaborate. Give as many details as possible in this presentation. Use your best Spanish. Use your brain power to activate and articulate your memory in Spanish.
These tasks are due this coming Friday, 2/3/23. Be ready to share and make your formal presentation in class.
6th grade students, individually, will request extra time if needed.
We respect your privacy. If this is an issue, please use the example video we watched in class.
Remember you can not be OFF in this video. I must be able to see you clearly speaking by heart in Spanish only, or your video will be invalidated.
POWERPOINT: "Mi familia." This is a writing task targeting the standard: Presentational Mode of Communication. Use the driving questions we have used in class. Include the following aspects in each slide: 1. Photo. 2. Name. 3. Age. 4. Occupation. 5. Favorite activity. 6. One physical appearance characteristic and 7. One personality feature at least. Write complete sentences in Spanish. Elaborate. Use prior knowledge connected with new knowledge. Use your best Spanish. Write from inside out these descriptions. If I find any evidence of any use of an exterior source I must invalidate your powerpoint.
Driving questions: La Familia: ¿Cómo se llama…? / ¿Cuántos años tiene? / ¿En qué trabaja…? / ¿Cómo es físicamente…? / ¿Cómo es su personalidad? / ¿Cuál es su actividad favorite?
Spanish I
Proficiency Level
Description
Novice High
You use familiar words and phrases on familiar tasks, topics and activities. You elaborate a little.
You use phrases and simple sentences to provide basic information and are beginning to combine words and phrases to create original sentences
You make errors that sometimes interfere with communication, even in familiar tenses
Novice Mid
You use a limited number of words and phrases for common objects and actions, but they are repetitive
You use words, phrases and occasional sentences to provide basic information
You make errors that often interfere with communication, even in familiar tenses
Novice Low
You use a small number of repetitive words and phrases for common objects and actions
You use some simple words to provide basic information
Your errors in grammar, word order and word choice prevent communication
Not Ratable
You have not provided sufficient evidence to determine your proficiency level
Areas of strength
Ways to move up to the next level
🮖 On topic response in Spanish
🮖 Using phrases/vocabulary learned in class
🮖 Elaboration present
🮖 Beginning to create original sentences
🮖 Variety of verbs
🮖 Writing is comprehensible/understandable
🮖 Use of prepositional phrases
Evidence:
🮖 Using/Adding more relevant vocabulary
🮖 Adding in verbs to create phrases and sentences
🮖 Adding details/elaboration (who, what, where, when, why, how)
🮖 Using different/a variety of verbs so that you are not repetitive
🮖 Attempting to create original sentences
Specific example(s):
Spanish II
Proficiency Level
Description
Intermediate Low
You use a variety of words and phrases on familiar tasks, topics and activities, and you elaborate a little.
You string together simple sentences to express your thoughts and combine words and phrases to create original sentences.
You make errors that do not interfere with communication in familiar tenses.
Novice High
You use familiar words and phrases on familiar tasks, topics and activities. You elaborate a little.
You use phrases and simple sentences to provide basic information and are beginning to combine words and phrases to create original sentences
You make errors that sometimes interfere with communication, even in familiar tenses
Novice Mid
You use a limited number of words and phrases for common objects and actions, but they are repetitive
You use words, phrases and occasional sentences to provide basic information
You make errors that often interfere with communication, even in familiar tenses
Novice Low
You use a small number of repetitive words and phrases for common objects and actions
You use some simple words to provide basic information
Your errors in grammar, word order and word choice prevent communication
Not Ratable
You have not provided sufficient evidence to determine your proficiency level
Areas of strength
Ways to move up to the next level
🮖 On topic response in Spanish
🮖 Using phrases/vocabulary learned in class
🮖 Elaboration present
🮖 Beginning to create original sentences
🮖 Variety of verbs
🮖 Writing is comprehensible/understandable
🮖 Use of prepositional phrases
🮖 Appropriate length
Evidence:
🮖 Using/Adding more relevant vocabulary
🮖 Adding in verbs to create phrases and sentences
🮖 Adding details/elaboration (who, what, where, when, why, how)
🮖 Using different/a variety of verbs so that you are not repetitive
🮖 Attempting to create original sentences
🮖 Adding sentences to reach a more appropriate length
🮖 Use of transition words to create a connected paragraph
🮖 Review verb tenses for accuracy (present/preterite/imperfect)
Specific example(s):
Spanish III
Proficiency Level
Description
Intermediate Mid
You use words and expressions from a wide range of topics and begin to use expanded vocabulary within a topic to give details and elaborate.
You use strings of sentences to describe or explain. You combine simple sentences using connector words to create original sentences.
The language that you produce is mostly accurate in familiar tenses and moods.
Intermediate Low
You use a variety of words and phrases on familiar tasks, topics and activities, and you elaborate a little
You string together simple sentences to express your thoughts and combine words and phrases to create original sentences
You make errors that do not interfere with communication in familiar tenses
Novice High
You use familiar words and phrases on familiar tasks, topics and activities. You elaborate a little.
You use phrases and simple sentences to provide basic information and are beginning to combine words and phrases to create original sentences
You make errors that sometimes interfere with communication, even in familiar tenses
Novice Mid
You use a limited number of words and phrases for common objects and actions, but they are repetitive
You use words, phrases and occasional sentences to provide basic information
You make errors that often interfere with communication, even in familiar tenses
Novice Low
You use a small number of repetitive words and phrases for common objects and actions
You use some simple words to provide basic information
Your errors in grammar, word order and word choice prevent communication
Areas of strength
Ways to move up to the next level
🮖 On topic response in Spanish
🮖 Using phrases/vocabulary learned in class
🮖 Elaboration present
🮖 Beginning to create original sentences
🮖 Variety of verbs
🮖 Writing is comprehensible/understandable
🮖 Use of prepositional phrases
🮖 Appropriate length
🮖 Use of complex sentences
🮖 Accuracy of verb tenses
🮖 Use of transition words
🮖 Sentences are connected, not just strings of sentences
Evidence:
🮖 Using/Adding more relevant vocabulary
🮖 Adding in verbs to create phrases and sentences
🮖 Adding details/elaboration (who, what, where, when, why, how)
🮖 Using different/a variety of verbs so that you are not repetitive
🮖 Attempting to create original sentences
🮖 Adding sentences to create “groupings” of sentences
🮖 Use transition words to create a connected paragraph
🮖 Review verb tenses for accuracy (present/preterite/imperfect)
🮖 Use complex sentences (independent and dependent clause)
Specific example(s):