Suporna Saha

Spanish 1

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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Directions and Analysis

Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide
Update the vocabulary table and grammar guide that you started in the previous unit with the
new vocabulary and grammar rules that youve learned in this unit.
a. Update your Vocabulary Table here: (Insert your table from the previous unit here and
update it.)
Vocabulary Table
Spanish Word/Phrase
casa
Coche
Rizado
ondulado
tareas

English Equivalent or
Context Reminder
house
car
Curly
wavy
chores

Pronunciation Tips
like the a in father
Like the ch in church
Like the i in rear
Like the a in daughter
Like the a in care

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saludos
horas
trabajo
stano
nieto
amigos
mascotas
familia

greetings
hours
work
basement
grandson
friends
pets
family

Like the o in only

Like the h in hour
Like the o in okay
Like the a in alter
Like the i in niece
Like the a in father
Like the a in father
Like the a in father

b. Update your Grammar Guide here: (Insert your guide from the previous unit here and
update it.)
Grammar Guide
Word
t (pronoun)
El (pronoun)
Ella (pronoun)
Ellos (pronoun)

When to Use
When Not to Use
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
He
to address to one male
She
to address to one female
They (masculine)
refers to a group of males

Ellas (pronoun)
Usted (pronoun)

They (feminine)
You(Formal singular)

Ustedes (pronoun)

You(Formal Plural)

Nosotros (pronoun)

We

Nosotras
Yo
Vosotros

Meaning
you (informal)

We
I
You (informal or familiar

plural)

Vosotras

You(informal or familiar

plural)

or males and females,

refers to females only
to address an older person
or someone you respect
to address more than one
older person or someone
you respect
to address to a group of

males or males and

females
to address to females only
to address to yourself
to address to a group of

males or males and

females(this pronoun is
seldom used in most parts
of Latin America)
to address to females only
(this pronoun is seldom
used in most parts of
Latin America)

Task 2: Describe Physical Appearances

Visit any online fashion magazine site.
a. Describe in Spanish the outfits worn by any two models pictured on the site using the
vocabulary that youve learned in this unit.
b. Describe the physical appearance of the two models you chose, including their hair color,
hair length, and hair texture. Please type your response in Spanish.
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c. Copy and paste the pictures of the models beneath each description.
Type your response here:

a. Vestido
a. traje
b. Tienes elpelo castao, tiene el pelo de ondulado, b. pelo castao, pelo rizado
tiene el pelo ondulado
Task 3: Describe People, Likes, Dislikes, and Opinions
a. Describe your appearance (or that of your avatar or someone you know) in Spanish,
including height, weight, and other physical characteristics.
Yo soy 5 pies de altura. Adems, mi peso es de 50 kilos. Mi color de ojos es marrn y
mi color de pelo es negro. El tamao de mi camiseta es extra pequeo.
b. Describe a few of your likes and dislikes in Spanish.

c. Give your opinion in Spanish about a current event in a Spanish-speaking country of

your choice. You may wish to do some research about current events at Periodico
Digital, a Spanish news website in Erics host city, Puebla.
Type your response here:

Task 4: Interview a Prominent Spanish Personality

a.
Choose a politician or a celebrity from a Spanish-speaking country. If you were to
interview that person for your school magazine, what kind of questions would you ask?
Prepare a questionnaire with a list of those interview questions in Spanish. Include
questions that can be answered factually, such as, Where were you born? Which school
did you go to? Which was your first movie (if the person is an actor)? Also include
questions that seek the opinion of that person on any two topics that are of interest to you.
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b.

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.
Type your response here:

Task 5: Write a Traditional Spanish Recipe

Research the traditional foods of Spanish-speaking countries and select one popular yet
authentic dish that is associated with a particular Spanish-speaking country. Write the
recipe for that dish in Spanish.
Type your response here:
1 1/2 taza harina de maz

1 taza de harina

1/4 taza de azcar

2 1/2 cucharadita de polvo de hornear

3/4 cucharadita de sal

2 huevos

1 taza de leche

1/4 taza de aceite

1) Cierna los ingredientes secos.

2) En otro recipiente batir huevos, leche y aceite.
3) Lenta y cuidadosamente remueva mojado a los ingredientes secos, slo lo suficiente
para humedecer.
4) Demasiada mezcla no permitir que el pan se levante, o caer durante el horneado.
5) Verter en molde engrasado 8 x 8 pulgadas o 12 latas muffin engrasados.
6) Hornee a 375 grados durante 25 minutos.
7) Rinde 6 porciones. Opcional: espolvorear con azcar de canela antes de hornear.

Task 6: Describe a Friend

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Describe a friends likes and dislikes, and her appearance and personality traits. Record
5-6 sentences about your friend in Spanish. Use any audio recorder available on your
computer. Submit that audio file to your teacher by way of the drop box.

Evaluation
Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.
Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide

(1 point)Beginning (2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient

(4 points)Distinguished

Criteria

Completes the vocabulary table comprehensively: includes a comprehensive list of vocabulary

terms from the unit, correctly translates the words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides
accurate pronunciation tips

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

Task 2: Describe Physical Appearances

Criteria

(4 points)Distinguished
(1 point)Beginning (2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient

Chooses words that describe the outfits accurately

Gives a correct description of the models

Chooses words that describe the outfits mostly accurately

Gives a moderately correct description of the models

Chooses words that describe the outfits somewhat accurately

Gives an incorrect description of the models

Chooses words that describe the outfits inaccurately.

Gives an incorrect description of the models

Task 3: Describe People, Likes, Dislikes, and Opinions

Criteria

g Beginnin
(2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient(1 point)
(4 points)
Distinguished

Uses correct vocabulary to give a complete physical description

Expresses likes and dislikes accurately using the verb gustar

Writes a complete, well-thought-out opinion using as much Spanish as possible to convey

information
accurately
and meaningfully

Uses very
limited vocabulary
to describe physical appearance

Expresses likes and dislikes inaccurately using the verb gustar

Writes an opinion in English instead of using Spanish

Uses correct vocabulary to give a moderately complete physical description

Expresses likes and dislikes accurately using the verb gustar
Writes a complete, well-thought-out opinion using a moderate amount of Spanish to convey
information accurately and meaningfully

Uses limited vocabulary to describe physical appearance

Expresses likes and dislikes in a limited manner using the verb gustar

Writes a somewhat complete opinion using a limited amount of Spanish

Task 4: Interview a Prominent Personality

d (4 points)Distinguishe

Criteria

Accurately researches and provides information about a prominent Spanish personality

Creates a well-thought-out list of questions to ask said personality using appropriate Spanish
vocabulary

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

(1 point)gBeginnin (2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient

Accurately researches and provides information about a prominent Spanish personality

Creates a moderately well-thought-out list of questions to ask said personality using a
moderate amount of Spanish vocabulary

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

Somewhat accurately researches and provides information about a prominent Spanish

personality

Creates a reasonably well-thought-out list of questions to ask said personality using limited
Spanish vocabulary

Partially answers questions that ask for opinions on certain topics

Prepares a somewhat complete list of opinions on two chosen topics, using a limited amount
of Spanish

Somewhat accurately researches and provides incomplete information about a prominent

Spanish personality

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

Task 5: Write a Traditional Spanish Recipe

(4 points)Distinguished

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

(1 point)Beginning (2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient

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

Task 6: Describe a Friend (Audio Recorder Activity)

(4 points)Distinguished

(3 points)Proficient

Criteria

Response is completely on topic

Communicates clearly in the target language; uses a variety of vocabulary; rare instances of
pronunciation or sentence structure errors that impede understanding

Response is related to the topic

Communicates clearly in the target language, uses sufficient vocabulary; a few pronunciation
or sentence structure errors that slightly impede understanding

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(2 points)Developing

(1 point)Beginning

Response does not relate to the topic or is inappropriate or irrelevant

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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