Espaol III

Unidad 1: Viajamos a Mxico!

Nombre: _______________________________

PRESENTATIONAL WRITING AND SPEAKING ASSESSMENT

Despus de aprender sobre una ciudad especfica en
Mxico, necesitas convencer a un estudiante de New
Berlin West a estudiar en tu ciudad. T eres
representante de EF, Education First, una compaa
que tiene programas para estudiar en el extranjero
(otro pas).
THIS IS DUE: ______________________________

PRESENTATIONAL WRITING
1. Travel Guide
In order to be successful on this assessment, you must:
Create a guide with detailed information about the Mexican city you have selected.
The guide will
Include all information listed on the research guide and include tons of visuals and
details so we can SEE what your city is like
Prove that youre an expert. Dig deep enough that you can figure out WHY your city
has certain foods, music, or traditions. This will take a lot of work. Figure out WHY
certain things exist in the city you have chosen. What kinds of cultural perspectives
and practices have impacted the products they have? What role does geography play
in the culture?
Attract a NBW student to visit your city. You may use technology like Emaze, Prezi, or
ThingLink, or create a pamphlet, brochure, or book. Other ideas? Habla con tu
profesor(a)!

2. Prepared Speech to go along with your guide

In order to be successful on this assessment, you must:
Write a prepared speech where you elaborate a lot of the information included on
your guide. You must
Include all information listed on the research guide and include DETAILS!
Prove that youre an expert. Dig deep enough that you can figure out What kinds of
cultural perspectives and practices have impacted the products they have and what
role geography plays in the culture?
You will use your guide and speech in class on __________________________ during our
Study Abroad Fair where your classmates will get to learn about all different places where
they could study in Mexico.

PRESENTATIONAL SPEAKING
1. In class Study Abroad Fair
In order to be successful on this assessment, you must:
Be prepared! Create a 2-3 minute presentational speech using your research guide as
the back drop.
Rehearse and be ready to answer any question your classmates might throw at you.
Be ready for tu profesor(a) to ask any questions about your city, and be able to come
up with an answer in Spanish!
Convince your classmates that your city is a great place to study!

STANDARDS
WRITING
C.5. Forms of
writing: Students
will write formal
compositions and
letters for a
variety of
purposes
CULTURE
D.3. Beliefs and
attitudes:
Students will
identify some
common beliefs
and attitudes
within the
cultures studied
and compare
them to their own
beliefs and
attitudes
D.4. Historical
influences:
Students will
begin to be able
to explain
historical and
philosophical
reasons for
different patterns
of interaction
E.4. Geography:
Students will
explain the
impact of the
target country's
geography on the
people's beliefs,
perspectives, and
attitudes
SPEAKING
C.1. Oral
presentations:
Students will
present studentcreated works

PRESENTATIONAL WRITING: TRAVEL GUIDE

Needs Improvement

Basic

Proficient

Excels

Vocabulario
Most of the vocabulary is Uses practical vocab.
Uses competent
Uses polished and
basic and is below
vocabulary appropriate
precise vocabulary
Spanish 3 level.
Uses some variety in
for the task.
Uses a wide variety of
Uses very simple and
sentence structures,
Uses a good variety of
sentence structures and
basic sentences,
generally using Spanish
sentence structures,
consistently employs
demonstrating little
2 level sentences
usually employs Spanish
Spanish 3 level
evidence of higher-level
3 level sentences
sentences.
structures.
Gramtica
Grammar is such that it Grammar is basic and
impedes communication
includes some errors in
and listener
both verb conjugation
comprehension
and simple idiomatic
constructions.

Most grammar is
All verbs are conjugated
accurate with very few
correctly
conjugation errors.
Uses present and preterit Always uses present and
tenses with general
preterit tenses correctly.
accuracy, but some small
mistakes.

Content
Content falls far below the
minimum requirement.

Basic description of all

Good description of all
Meaningful and detailed
required elements included
required elements included
description of all required
in the travel guide. Lacking
in the travel guide.
elements included in the
some details.
travel guide.
Travel guide was not well- Travel guide is somewhat
prepared and quickly done.
unorganized and lacks a
Travel-guide is well Travel-guide is thoughtful
connection to the city.
designed, and somewhat
and well-designed, eyeties in with the context of
catching and ties in with the
the city you chose.
city you chose.

Cultural Knowledge
Travel guide only includes Travel guide shows that you Travel guide proves that
Travel guide proves that
basic information for the
are somewhat
you are well-versed in the
you are an expert in the city
city you chose.
knowledgeable in the city
city you chose.
you chose.
Lacking a good explanation
you chose.
Illustrates some cultural
Illustrates the cultural
of cultural perspectives,
Lacking a good explanation
perspectives, practices
perspectives, practices
practices and/or geography.
of cultural perspectives,
and/or geography that have
and/or geography that have
practices and/or geography.
impacted the products they
impacted the products they
have.
have.

PRESENTATIONAL WRITING: PREPARED SPEECH

Needs Improvement

Basic

Proficient

Excels

Vocabulario

Most of the vocabulary is

basic and is below Spanish 3

level.

Uses very simple and basic

sentences, demonstrating
little evidence of higher-level
structures.

Uses practical vocab.

Uses some variety in

sentence structures,
generally using Spanish 2
level sentences

Uses competent vocabulary

appropriate for the task.
Uses a good variety of
sentence structures, usually
employs Spanish 3 level
sentences

Uses polished and precise

vocabulary
Uses a wide variety of
sentence structures and
consistently employs
Spanish 3 level sentences.

Gramtica

Grammar is such that it

impedes communication and

listener comprehension

Grammar is basic and

includes some errors in both

verb conjugation and simple
idiomatic constructions.

Most grammar is accurate

with very few conjugation

errors.
Uses present and preterit

tenses with general accuracy,

but some small mistakes.

All verbs are conjugated

correctly
Always uses present and
preterit tenses correctly.

Content

Content falls far below the

minimum requirement.

Basic description of all

required elements included
in the travel guide. Lacking
some details.

Good description of all

required elements included
in the travel guide.

Meaningful and detailed

description of all required
elements included in the
travel guide.

Cultural Knowledge

Speech only includes basic

information for the city you

chose.
Misses how geographic

features impact the culture.

Lacking a good explanation of
cultural perspectives,

practices and/or geography.

Speech shows that you are

somewhat knowledgeable in
the city you chose.
Basic explanation of how

geographic features impact

the culture.
Illustrates some cultural

perspectives, practices
and/or geography that have
impacted the products and
traditions they have.

Speech proves that you are

well-versed in the city you
chose.
Somewhat demonstrates

how geographic features

impact the culture.
States how and why the

cultural perspectives and

practices have impacted the
products and traditions they
have

Speech proves that you are

an expert in the city you
chose.
Demonstrates how
geographic features impact
the culture.
Detailed explanation of how
and why the cultural
perspectives and practices
have impacted the products
and traditions they have

PRESENTATIONAL SPEAKING: STUDY ABROAD FAIR

Fluency/Pronunciation

Difficult to be understood by
a native speaker
May show evidence of false
starts and pauses as topics

expand beyond memorized

lines

Understandable though may

require special efforts by the
native speaker at times
Frequent pauses, hesitations
and false starts

Converses with an accent

and intonation that is
understandable to a
sympathetic native speaker
Presents their thoughts and
ideas with some pauses and
hesitations

Converses with an accent

and intonation that is
understandable to a native
speaker.
Expresses information with
few pauses and hesitations

Presentational Skills

Slouches and/or does not

look at interested students
during the presentation.
Only reads content

Sometimes makes eye

contact with interested
students.
Looks down and/or reads
from notes
Its clear the presentation
was not rehearsed

Stands straight and

establishes eye contact with

interested students during

the presentation.
Speaks mostly w/out reading
notes

Presentation is rehearsed

Stands up straight, looks

relaxed and confident.
Establishes eye contact with
interested students during
the presentation.
Presentation is wellrehearsed