rubric gallery

You will be assigned a famous Spanish or Latin American artist. You may choose a painter, a classical musician or a sculptor. Your artist can be from any period; gothic, baroque, renaissance or contemporary. You must research your artist and select a piece of particular interest to you. You will write three paragraphs. In paragraph 1, you will introduce your assigned artist and give a short biography. In paragraph 2, you will state the period in which the work was created and describe the traditional characteristics of the period. Also, what have critics said about your artist's style and technique? In the 3rd paragraph, you will express why you've selected this particular piece. For example, how did the piece make you feel? Does the piece speak to you? DO NOT USE TRANSLATORS! MUST BE TYPED! You may present your selection via sketch/drawing, painting, sculpture, or a rendition of your classical piece via recording or performance.

A Spanish dialogue between two or more characters using the vocabulary from previous lessons.

The students will put together a brochure. The brochure will contain information that the students have garnered from information learned in health class.

Students demonstrate ability to use simple Spanish to identify themselves and say what they like to do, and what they are like.

Students create a poster in which they give advice about leading a healthy lifestyle.

Students create a poster in which they give advice about leading a healthy lifestyle.

A Spanish dialog between two or more characters using the vocabulary from Chapter 1.

Oral dialogue rubric

Expectations for verbal responses and presentations

Students will create a cartel in Spanish. They will incorporate informal affirmative and negative commands to advertise healthy living, give advise, or give instructions.

Students will create a poster board of their family tree, using pictures of their family and label family members as indicated by rubric (family label). Your family tree will include at least 5 family members and one (of course) can be a pet! Also, one picture and description will be of you! You will introduce yourself and describe all the members of your family tree, providing name and age likes dislikes (minimum of 6 sentences).

Students compose a mini-story about themselves. Included should be name, birthday, physical characteristics, likes and dislikes, family/friends, hobbies, interests. These sentences are to be written in Spanish and submitted in the form of a self-portrait. Rough draft must be submitted in advance. Color illustrations, drawings or clip-art should be shown, relating to the sentences. Use of an on-line translator results in a zero score for the project.

To evaluate your progress on the “mi familia” unit in Spanish, you will be constructing a presentation of your family using a video, poster, powerpoint or photo album.

Family photo album project--8 Family members, descriptive sentences per person using possessive adjectives, family vocabulary, adjective agreement , what the familiy member like or dislike, and the conjugation of basic Spanish verbs.

Tri-fold brochure featuring information of one of the Hispanic American Country

You will design a menu for a new American restaurant in Mexico. You must give your restaurant a name (in Spanish) and create the menu entirely in Spanish. The menu should include at least three complete meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and a list of three or more beverages and three or more desserts. Be sure to use vocabulary we have learned in class. The menu should be visually pleasing with with easily identifiable headings, prices, and graphics/color photos.

Make a menu in Spanish using appetizers, desserts, entrees, and drinks.

Make a menu in Spanish using appetizers, desserts, entrees, and drinks.