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NAME: Heber Jesus Morelo Tirado DATE: 27/09/2020

WRITING PROCESS WORKSHEET

(Accompanies Unit 7, page 84)

ASSIGNMENT: Describe two different holidays that are celebrated in your country. Include as many details as
you can about each.

1. PREWRITING: Answer the questions below for each holiday.

HOLIDAY 1 HOLIDAY 2

What’s the name of the

Carnaval de Barranquilla All saints day
holiday?

When does it take place? February 13th to February 16th First day of november

What kind of holiday is

it? (religious, historic, Seasonal holiday Religious holiday
seasonal)

Commemorate for all those deceased

the traiditions of the colobian caribben who have obtained eternal life
What does it celebrate?
and the customs of barranquilla

In that holiday people eat:

What kinds of food are
prepared during this
holiday?
How do people celebrate
it?
1. fast food In that holiday people eat normal
2. sandwich food
3. sausage
In that holiday people:
In that holiday people:
1. go to cementery.
1. March dancing.
2. put flowers and candles on the
2. Perform traditional music and dance.
altar.
3. wear customes.
3. go to a eucharist.
4. decorate comparsas.
4. dress white or black clothes.

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2. WRITING: On a separate sheet of paper, write a first draft of the paragraphs. Use the notes you made in
Prewriting.
The Barranquilla Carnaval is a popular festivity that takes place in February and last four days. Carnaval is a
colorful party where people wear costumes and dance tradicional music. In Barranquilla people like paint their
entire body black, march around city happily and decorates their houses. Also, they make decorations to
comparsas where famous people go around the city dancing dancing and enjoying the carnival. In addition to
that, there are many parties throughout the city with tropical music singers where people make arinas, foams
and dance a lot.
The all sants day is a religious holiday that takes place on 1 november every year in Colombia and other latin
countries with catholic religious. The purpose of all sants day is celebrate with a solemne party for all those
deceased who have obtained eternal life. Usually, the people dress white or black clothes. The celebrations is
with a eucharist where everyone thanks god for saving deceased people. In that day, the people go to the
cemetery to put flowers and candles on the altar of their dead relatives to remember that always we thanks them
by his life.
3. PEER FEEDBACK: Meet with a partner. Read each other’s paragraphs. After reading the paragraphs,
complete the Peer Feedback Checklist. Then give your partner your feedback.
PEER FEEDBACK CHECKLIST (Heber Morelo) Yes No
1. Are the paragraphs interesting?  
If yes, write why. If no, suggest ways to make them interesting.
a.
b.
c.

2. Are the paragraphs clear?  

If no, point out the parts that are not clear and suggest ways to make them
clearer.
a. ____________________
b. ____________________
c. ____________________

3. Did your partner use the new vocabulary correctly?  

If no, underline the sentences with errors.

4. Did your partner use adjective clauses correctly?  

If no, underline the sentences with errors.

5. Are there any misspelled words or incorrect punctuation?  

If yes, circle the misspelled words and the incorrect punctuation.

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ddddd4. REWRITING: Tell your partner to revise his or her paragraphs based on your feedback. Revise your
paragraphs based on your partner’s feedback.

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