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Writing Section of the Final Exam. Thursday, June 13th. 2 out of 3. You will need to write 2 out of 3 essays given on the final exam. NO ENGLISH ALLOWED. You ARE NOT ALLOWED to write words in English unless they are proper nouns (names of people or places)
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Writing Section of the Final Exam Thursday, June 13th
2 out of 3 • You will need to write 2 out of 3 essays given on the final exam.
NO ENGLISH ALLOWED • You ARE NOT ALLOWED to write words in English unless they are proper nouns (names of people or places) • If any English is used other than proper nouns, the entire essay gets a zero.
All numbers must be written out in Spanish. • You must write using complete sentences in Spanish.
How will I be graded? • #1 Vocabulary/Word Count • You are required to write 45 different words in your essay. Names do not count. • Different words = you cannot count the same word twice.
For most that would mean you need to write 10 – 15 sentences per writing topic.
Try NOT to use cognates • Use interesting Spanish words over cognates to impress and show that you have learned Spanish. • Try not to use words like: La pizza, el chocolate, el hospital, el hotel
Examples • Yo vivo en una casa grandeen Nueva York. Mi casa esverde, moderna, y bonita. Mi casa està a la izquierda del supermercadoen callerojo. • Vocabulary/Word Count: 22 different words
Example • Me gusta el helado en elverano. El heladoesdelicioso. Me gustala tortaen la primavera. La tortaesdeliciosa. • Word Count: 11 different words • Bottom line: Do not keep repeating the same things over and over. USE DIFFERENT VOCABULARY!!
#2 Grammar • WATCH YOUR GRAMMAR!!! • Make sure your verb agrees with the subject • Make sure you use the correct el/la or un/una • Make sure you adjective agrees with the noun • Ej. La casa roja • “A” + “el” = AL “De” + “el” = DEL
Conjugate your verbs!! • Incorrect: • Yousar el mapa en la clase de historia. • Correct: • Youso el mapa en la clase de historia. • Incorrect: • Yojugar al hockey. • Corrrect: • Yojuego al hockey.
DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING • You want to say “Karen is swimming in the pool.” • DO NOT WRITE: Karen es nada en la piscina. • We say: Karen nada en la piscina.
Otroejemplo • Joe is playing soccer in the park. • DO NOT WRITE: Joe esjuega al fútbol en el parque. • We say: Joe juega al fútbol en el parque.
#3 Spelling • Spelling counts! This includes accents. • Review your words. Know how to spell. Watch your accents! • Most importantly – PROOFREAD!!!
#4 Completion of the Task • Make sure you stick to the task. • Only sentences directly related to the task will be counted. • If your essay has nothing to do with the task you will receive a zero.
Quality sentences • Big Boy / Big Girl Sentences • I need to see compound/complex sentences. • Include people, places, time, days of the week, seasons, etc. • I need to see that you have learned a lot over the past 2 years.
Baby sentence: • Yo vivo en una casa. • Big Boy / Big Girl sentence: • Yo vivo en una casa grande, nueva, y moderna con toda mi familia.
Baby sentence: • Yojuego al béisbol. • Big Boy / Big Girl sentence: • Yojuego al béisbol con mis amigos en el parquecuandohacebuentiempo en la primavera.
Baby sentence: • Yocomprounacamisa. • Big Boy / Big Girl sentence: • Yocomprounacamisaroja, unafaldaverde, y los zapatosformales a mi tiendafavorita en el centrocomercial.
Remember the rule of 3 • If you are describing using adjectives you should have at least 3. • If you are discussing what you are wearing you should have at least 3 clothing items. • If you are discussing the weather you should give me 3 weather expressions.
Do Not Forget To Proofread! • When finished go over EVERY sentence. • Does it even make sense in English? THINK!!! • Make sure your verbs and conjugated and match the subject. • Make sure you used the correct word for “the”. • Check your spelling! • Make sure all sentences satisfy the task. • Make sure you have 45 different words.
Organization Counts • Organization counts towards the grade. • Before beginning: • Jot down ideas and vocabulary that you would like to use. • Make an outline if you like to help you map out your writing.
Make sure you have a good topic sentence and a good closing sentence in your writing.
Don’t forget your frequency words • Siempre – always • Usualmente – usually • A veces – sometimes • De vez en cuando – every so once in awhile • Nunca – never
Expand • El sacapuntasestá a la derecha de la puerta. • Expand more! • El sacapuntasestá a la derecha de la puerta y a la izquierda de la pizarrablanca.
El vueloempieza a lasocho. • Always include start and end time. • El vueloempieza a lasocho y termina a lasdiez y media.
Time • If you can: Use more difficult time phrases. • Ocho y media - 8:30 • Ocho y cuarto - 8:15 • Nuevemenosveinte – 8:40
Say what you like and WHY • Me gusta la ciudad. • Expand! • Me gusta la ciudad porqueesnueva, moderna, interesante, y hay muchoschicosguapos.