Me llamo ____________________________________________ Fecha: __________________ Clase: _____

Notas: Writing Workshop

Objective: Write a 80 word paragraph in Spanish to talk about your family. Be sure to
include their names, ages, where they are from, how many family members you have,
and what they look like!
And ________ But ___________ Also ___________ A lot ___________

La Familia – Key Phrases

Tengo - __________________________ What do they look like? – Key phrases

Se llama/n - _________________________ Tiene… - _______________________________

Es/son de. - ________________________ Es/son - ________________________________

Tiene/n # anos.- ¿Cuántos tienes? – Key Phrases

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Tengo # mascotas - ____________________
Tengo # …. -_________________________

Los adjetivos
La Familia (repeat for each member)
Mascotas Tiene - ________________________
1. _________________________
___________________________ Tiene -_________________________
2. _________________________
___________________________ Es - __________________________
3. _________________________
Otros miembros
Es - __________________________
4. _________________________
___________________________

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Let’s do an example together:

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 Now you try!

ESCRIBIR/WRITING Write a 80 word paragraph in Spanish to describe your family:

◊ how many/which family members you have
◊ what their names are, how old they are, where they are from
◊ what they look like
◊ how they are related (bonus!) Write 1 word per blank

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When you have finished, exchange with a partner to peer edit

using the peer edit sheet.
STAPLE peer edit checklist to the person’s essay you edited for a
SEPARATE classwork grade!!

Name of Peer Editor: ______________________________ Author of Essay:

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Peer Editing Checklist

Check of each one ONLY IF your partner met the goal!
_________ Does the author get to the 80 word goal or beyond?
__________Does the author use correct punctuation? (periods, commas for a lists of
family members)
__________Does the author write in the 1st person? (Tengo, Yo soy…)
__________Does the author make sure their adjectives and nouns agree? (los
ojos azules)
__________Does the author say WHO their family members are? (Mi madre se
llama Nidia.)
__________Does the author say WHERE their family members are from? (Mi
madre es de Paraguay.)
__________Does the author say HOW OLD their family members are? (Mi hermano
tiene 18 años.)
__________Does the author say WHAT their family members looked like? (Mi
padre tiene los ojos azules?
1. On the scale below, circle the score you would give your partner according to the rubric:
Writing Rubric
10 9 8 7 6
EXCELLENT (10-9)
5 4 3 2 1 • Demonstrates superior ability in written Spanish
0 • Excellent completion of task at hand
• Accurate and extensive use of vocabulary and grammar with few errors
2. Why did you choose this score?
GOOD TO VERY GOOD (8.5-8)
List 2 reasons AND BE SPECIFIC
(refer to rubric criteria). • Demonstrates competence in written Spanish
• Good to very good completion of task at hand
• Frequent and mostly accurate use of vocabulary and grammar with some errors

SATISFACTORY (7.5-7)

3. List 3 suggestions your partner • Demonstrates some competence in written Spanish

can make to improve their score. • Partial completion of task at hand

• Somewhat accurate use of vocabulary and grammar with limited errors

WEAK (6.5-6)
• Demonstrates little competence in written Spanish
• Little completion of task at hand
• Little use of vocabulary and grammar with many errors