Spanish 1

Unit Activity

Around the Community

This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Vocabulary SkillsYou will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world
situations.

Cultural AwarenessYou will investigate the culture and customs of other countries
and compare them to your own.

Communication SkillsYou will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to

communicate meaningfully in a new language.

21st Century SkillsYou will employ online tools for research and analysis, apply
creativity and innovation, use critical thinking and problem solving skills, communicate
effectively, and assess and validate information.

Introduction
This is a culminating activity of the previous unit, where you learned to describe how
people earn and save money, various modes of travel, shopping at the mall or the
supermarket, and visits to parks and libraries in a foreign city.
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your
answers directly in the document.
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Directions and Analysis

Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide
Use the tables below to make note of new or challenging grammar and vocabulary that you
encountered in this unit. Also look at your notes from previous units and add any items that
you need to keep track of.
a. Update your Vocabulary Table here:
Vocabulary Table
Spanish Word/Phrase
casa

English Equivalent or
Context Reminder
house

Pronunciation Tips
like the a in father

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b. Update your Grammar Guide here:

Grammar Guide
Word
t (pronoun)

Meaning
you (informal)

When to Use
to address a friend or
a younger person

When Not to Use

to address an older
person or someone
you respect

Task 2: Chilean Currency

Do some research on the Chilean currency and complete the following activities:
a. Write about the history of the Chilean currency in Spanish. Mention the names of
various individuals who, over the past few decades, were honored by having their
portraits included on the currency. Also, explain why, according to you, these
individuals found a place on the currency.
Type your response here:

b. Plot a graph showing the value of the Chilean peso over the past 20 years.
Type your response here:

Task 3: The Santiago Metro

Do some online research on the Santiago Metro. Then, complete the following activity:

Select any three stations on the Santiago Metro that you think should be included in a
travel guide. Explain your reasons (in Spanish) for choosing these stations and give the
following information:
the locations of the stations with respect to each other

what the neighborhood of each station is known for

the origin of each stations name (for example, whether its named after the street
where its located, after a historical event, etc.)

Type your response here:

Task 4: Chilean Food

Research the Chilean food industry and specialty food exports online. Then, create
an advertisement in Spanish highlighting the following points:
the various types of foods produced in Chile

why Chile is an excellent location to grow these foods

how Chiles geographical location makes it an international marketplace

Type your response here:

Task 5: Parks in Santiago

Do some online research on parks in Santiago, choose any one park, and complete the
following activities:
a. Create a post, in Spanish, similar to the ones you read, including the following
information: a description of the park, its location, directions to the park (by car and the
metro), the parks history (if available), and activities for visitors.
b. Create a rough map of the park using any software program that you are comfortable
with and paste it onto a Word document to be submitted to your teacher.
Type your response here:

Evaluation
Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.
Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide

(1 point)Beginning (2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient

(4 points)Distinguished

Criteria

Completes the vocabulary table comprehensively: includes a comprehensive list of vocabulary

terms from the unit, correctly translates the words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides
accurate pronunciation tips

Creates a comprehensive grammar guide: correctly establishes the rules for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit

Completes the vocabulary table adequately: includes many vocabulary terms from the unit,
correctly translates most words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides adequate
pronunciation tips

Creates an adequate grammar guide: adequately establishes the rules for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit

Completes the vocabulary table partially: includes some vocabulary terms from the unit, correctly
translates some words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides some pronunciation tips

Creates an inadequate grammar guide: somewhat correctly establishes the rules for writing
Spanish, based on lessons from the unit

Completes the vocabulary table partially and incorrectly: includes very few vocabulary terms
from the unit, translates words or gives context clues in Spanish with several errors, and provides very
limited pronunciation tips

Creates an incomplete grammar guide with several errors: establishes very few or incorrect rules
for writing Spanish, based on lessons from the unit

Task 2: Chilean Currency

Criteria

point)g (1Beginnin points)ng (2Developi (3 points)t Proficien (4 points)Distinguished

Writes a comprehensive history of the Chilean currency: includes the names of all the individuals with
their portraits on the currency and provides reasons for honoring these individuals
Creates a comprehensive graph: correctly includes the value of the peso over the past 20 years

Writes an adequate history of the Chilean currency: includes the names of most of the individuals with
their portraits on the currency and provides adequate reasons for honoring these individuals
Creates an adequate graph: correctly includes the value of the peso over the past 20 years

Writes a sketchy history of the Chilean currency: includes the names of some of the individuals with
their portraits on the currency and provides inadequate reasons for honoring these individuals
Creates an inadequate graph: somewhat correctly includes the value of the peso over the past 20
years

Writes an incorrect history of the Chilean currency: includes the names of very few individuals with
their portraits on the currency and provides incorrect reasons for honoring these individuals
Creates a graph with many errors: includes very few or incorrect values of the peso over the past 20
years

Task 3: The Santiago Metro

(4 points)Distinguished

Criteria
Provides all the required information about the Santiago Metro and the three chosen stations

point)Beginning (1 (2 points)ngDevelopi points)Proficient (3

Provides adequate information about the Santiago Metro and the three chosen stations

Provides inadequate information about the Santiago Metro and the three chosen stations

Provides incorrect information about the Santiago Metro and the three chosen stations

Task 4: Chilean Food

(4 points)Distinguished

Criteria
Creates a comprehensive advertisement: includes most types of Chilean food and mentions most of
the advantages enjoyed by Chiles food industry

point)g (1Beginnin points)ng (2Developi points)t (3Proficien

Creates an adequate advertisement: includes many types of Chilean food and mentions many of the
advantages enjoyed by Chiles food industry

Creates an inadequate advertisement: includes a few types of Chilean food and mentions some of the
advantages enjoyed by Chiles food industry

Creates an inadequate and incorrect advertisement: includes very few types of Chilean food and
mentions very few of the advantages enjoyed by Chiles food industry

Task 5: Parks in Santiago

points) (3tProficien (4 points)Distinguished

Criteria
Creates a comprehensive post describing the chosen park in Santiago: includes detailed directions to
the park, gives its complete history, and describes most of the activities at the park

Creates an adequate post describing the chosen park in Santiago: includes adequate directions to the
park, gives its history, and describes many activities at the park

point)Beginning (1 (2 points)Developing

Creates an inadequate post describing the chosen park in Santiago: includes inadequate directions to
the park, gives a sketchy history of the park, and describes a few activities at the park

Creates an inadequate and incomplete post describing the chosen park in Santiago: includes
inadequate or incorrect directions to the park, gives an inaccurate history of the park, and describes
very few activities at the park