Dear Parents, September, 2012 In FLES class this quarter your child is learning Todo Acerca de Mí (All About Me). As a culmination to this theme, each student will be asked to create a presentation about herself/himself using vocabulary learned during their FLES class lessons, such as: How to respond, in Spanish, to questions about themselves (using complete sentences). Telling about their pets, favorite animals, colors and/or sports. State favorite animal, color and sport. For the most part, the poster each student creates will be completed in class, during school hours. However, should there be a need or reason why a child can not finish their project in school, during class time, I will ask them to complete the project at home. Answers to the questions below must be included in your child s (Creativity on the poster is encouraged in how questions are answered. i.e., words, pictures, diagrams, maps, etc ) QUESTIONS: 1. Questions about themselves: Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?) Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?) Dónde vives? (Where do you live?) 2. Birthday, Siblings and Pets: Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?) Cuántos hermanos tienes? (How many siblings do you have?) Qué mascota tienes? (What pet do you have?) 3. Favorites: Cuál es tu animal favorito? (What is your favorite animal?) Cuál es tu deporte favorito? (What is your favorite sport?) Cuál es tu color favorito? (What is your favorite color?) An electronic copy is available on the FLES page of your school s website.
Una foto de mí
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Requirements All requirements are met and exceeded. All requirements are met. One requirement was not completely met. More than one requirement was not completely met. Organization Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. Content is logically organized for the most part. There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. Attractiveness Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. Does not use font, color, graphics, etc, or the ones used are extremely distracting to the Mechanics No misspellings or grammatical errors. Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. 4-10 misspellings and/or grammatical errors. More than 10 errors in spelling or grammar. Oral Presentation Interesting, wellrehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. Uses no English. Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention. Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience attention most of the time. Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost. Uses mostly English.
Student Instructions: Purpose: You will use All About Me Spanish vocabulary and grammar to tell about yourself. You will respond to questions about your age, where you live, your birthday, your siblings, and your pets. You will describe your favorite animal, sport, and color. Objectives: You will create and give a presentation using learned Spanish grammar and vocabulary on the All About Me topic. Task: You will work on your own to create a presentation on the topic of All About Me. You will create a poster to be used when you present to the class. You also have the option of making a PowerPoint or video to use during your The following 3 categories and the questions below them must be covered in your The presentation can be no longer than 3 minutes. You may include more, but the minimum requirements are as follows: QUESTIONS: 1. Questions about themselves: Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?) Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?) Dónde vives? (Where do you live?) 2. Birthday, Siblings and Pets: Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?) Cuántos hermanos tienes? (How many siblings do you have?) Qué mascota tienes? (What pet do you have?) 4. Favorites: Cuál es tu animal favorito? (What is your favorite animal?) Cuál es tu deporte favorito? (What is your favorite sport?) Cuál es tu color favorito? (What is your favorite color?) Student Learning Assessment: Students will be assessed on their speaking. For your poster, please bring next class: pictures, maps, etc (Construction paper is provided in class)