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Unit Activity: Unit: Who Am I?
Unit Activity: Unit: Who Am I?
Unit Activity: Unit: Who Am I?
Unit Activity
Unit: Who Am I?
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Vocabulary SkillsYou will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world
situations.
Cultural AwarenessYou will investigate the culture and customs of other countries and
compare them to your own.
Communication SkillsYou will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to
communicate meaningfully in a new language.
21st Century SkillsYou will employ online tools for research and analysis, apply
creativity and innovation, and communicate effectively.
Introduction
This is a culminating activity of the unit that you have studied, where you learned to
express information about your own or others physical appearance and personality traits.
You also learned to discuss personal likes and dislikes related to various subjects such as
food, activities, and colors, and to describe your own or others thoughts, feelings, and
opinions on various topics.
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your
answers directly in the document.
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English Equivalent or
Context Reminder
house
Clothing
Skete
Blouse
Belt
Pronunciation Tips
like the a in father
Like the r in rabbit
Like the f in father
Like the b in bunch
Like the c in crunch
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Camisa
Vestido
Chaqueta
Cottos
Calcetines
Chaqueta
Abrigo
zapatos
Shirt
Dress
Jacket
Shorts
Socks
Jacket
Coat
Shoes
Like the a in as
Like the t in the
Like the a in as
Like the s in same
Like the c in can
Like the a in ask
Like the a in ahhh
Like the z in zebra
b. Update your Grammar Guide here: (Insert your guide from the previous unit here and
update it.)
Grammar Guide
Meaning
you (informal)
Tu cortas
Tu machacas
Tu asas
Tu cocinas
Tu comes
Tu anades
Tu mides
Tu anades
Tu eres talla s
Tu usas camisa
talla s.
When to Use
When Not to Use
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
. to address an
or a younger person older person or
someone you
respect
to address a friend to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
. to address an
or a younger person older person or
someone you
respect
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
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a.
b. .escribe your appearance (or that of your avatar or someone you know) in Spanish,
including height, weight, and other physical characteristics.
c. Describe a few of your likes and dislikes in Spanish.
As you are unlikely to meet that person and conduct an actual interview, answer your
interview questions on that persons behalf. Do some research on that person to answer
as accurately as possible. You can use your imagination to answer opinion-based
questions.
Mis amigos les gusta viajar e ir al skatepark . Tambin les gusta tener
siempre la pizza cuando vamos a la pista de patinaje . Siempre vamos
al cine el viernes . Mis amigos disgustos cuando la gente les en el
parque de patinaje .
Evaluation
Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.
Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide
(4 points)Distinguished
Criteria
Creates a comprehensive grammar guide: correctly establishes the rules for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit
Completes the vocabulary table adequately: includes many vocabulary terms from the unit,
correctly translates most words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides adequate
pronunciation tips
Creates an adequate grammar guide: adequately establishes the rules for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit
Completes the vocabulary table partially: includes some vocabulary terms from the unit, correctly
translates some words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides some pronunciation tips
Creates a somewhat adequate grammar guide: somewhat correctly establishes the rules for
writing Spanish, based on lessons from the unit
Completes the vocabulary table partially and incorrectly: includes very few vocabulary terms
from the unit, translates words or gives context clues in Spanish with several errors, and provides very
limited pronunciation tips
Creates a grammar guide with several errors: establishes very few or incorrect rules for writing
Spanish, based on lessons from the unit
(4 points)Distinguished
(1 point)Beginning (2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient
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(2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient(1 point)
(4 points)
Distinguished
Uses very
limited vocabulary
to describe physical appearance
Criteria
Uses creativity to answer questions that ask for opinions on certain topics
Prepares a complete and well-thought-out list of opinions on two chosen topics, using as much
Spanish as possible to convey information accurately and meaningfully
Uses creativity to answer questions that ask for opinions on certain topics
Prepares a moderately complete and well-thought-out list of opinions on two chosen topics,
using a moderate amount of Spanish to convey information somewhat accurately and meaningfully
Creates a reasonably well-thought-out list of questions to ask said personality using limited
Spanish vocabulary
Prepares a somewhat complete list of opinions on two chosen topics, using a limited amount
of Spanish
Creates a list of questions to ask said personality using very limited Spanish vocabulary
Partially answers or fails to answer questions that ask for opinions on certain topics
Prepares only one or two opinions and on only one chosen topic, using little or no Spanish
Criteria
Accurately identifies and researches a popular yet traditional dish associated with a Spanishspeaking country
Writes the recipe of the dish correctly using appropriate Spanish vocabulary
Correctly identifies and researches a popular yet traditional dish associated with a Spanishspeaking country
Writes the recipe of the dish correctly using a moderate amount of Spanish vocabulary
Identifies and somewhat accurately researches a popular yet traditional dish associated with a
Spanish-speaking country
Writes the recipe of the dish somewhat correctly using limited Spanish vocabulary
Identifies a popular yet traditional dish associated with a Spanish-speaking country but
provides very little or no information about it
Writes the recipe of the dish in English using very limited Spanish vocabulary
(4 points)Distinguished
(3 points)Proficient
Criteria
(2 points)Developing
(1 point)Beginning
Does not communicate in the target language in a coherent manner; does not use much
vocabulary; makes many pronunciation or sentence structure errors that make the audio difficult
to understand
Response is not on topic or us too brief or low level; may be of little value (e.g., yes or no
answers)
Unclear communication in the target language; uses limited vocabulary; makes several
pronunciation or sentence structure errors that significantly impede understanding
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