Rubric for “Amigo por correspondencia” assignment

Over the course of 1-3 classes we will be composing a letter to send to a REAL class
of students in Spain. You are learning Spanish; they are learning English. This means
that both parties will be writing in a foreign language! ¿Qué guay, eh?

Things to think about:

- We will work on this assignment in class only so your peers and I can help
you.
- Keep in mind that you won’t be able to say as much as you’d like. That’s okay!
The goal of this assignment is for you to have a conversation with a native
Spanish speaker, not to write an elaborate letter.
- That said, be creative with what we’ve learned so far.
o What we know:
 Greetings (Hola, Buenos días, etc)
 Say information about yourself: name, age, birthday, where
you’re from
 Respond to the question, ¿Cómo estás?
 Talk about a pet
 Say the date
 Other vocabulary: corre, camina, pone, recoge, mira, escribe,
saca, el perro, la mesa, a las nueve de la mañana, etc.
 Salutations (Adiós, Hasta luego, etc.)

**Refer to your Haz Ahoritas and other worksheets if you need a refresher**

Date breakdown -

1st class:
- Go over expectations and rubric
- Read example letter and see if it meets all expectations
- Set up Google Doc
- Start writing letter
2nd class:
- Individual silent work time to continue/finish writing letter
- Check-in with Señorita Liddle
o Progress report: How much more do you have to write?
o Learn something new: What’s something you want to write in the
letter that we haven’t learned yet? I will help you with that!
2nd or 3rd class:
- Individual silent work time to finish writing letter
- Peer reviews
- Review letter and make sure it meets all expectations (using checklist)
- Turn in checklist before leaving class
 Hoy es el siete de noviembre del 2018.

Querido amigo por correspondencia,

¡Mucho gusto! Me llamo Señorita Liddle. Tengo veintidós años y mi

cumpleaños es el 3 de marzo. Soy de Goochland, Virginia. Tengo una
hermana, un padre y una madre.

También (also) tengo un perro muy feo pero bueno. Me gusta el perro.
Mi perro se llama Benji. Benji es de Goochland. Benji come zanahorias
( ). A las ocho de la mañana, Benji camina a la cocina y come
todos los pedazos de zanahorias. ¡Estoy sorprendida! Mi madre está
enojada. Benji no come el queso, las papas ni la ensalada.

Tengo cuatro preguntas. ¿De dónde eres? ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Cuántos

años tienes? ¿Qué te gusta hacer?

Estoy muy feliz. Tengo ganas leer tu carta ( ).

Chao,
Señorita Liddle
Checklist If you circled “no” for any of these make sure you make
adjustments to the letter to include the missing
information.

Did you introduce yourself with all of this information?

- Name?
¿Sí o no? - Age?
- Where you’re from?
- Birthday?

¿Sí o no? Did you include the date?

¿Sí o no? Did you respond to the question, ¿Cómo estás?

¿Sí o no? Did you include at least one sentence with new vocabulary that
you discussed with Señorita Liddle?

¿Sí o no? Did your letter start and end with an appropriate statement
like “Querido ______”, “Hola ______”, “Chao”, etc?

¿Sí o no? Did you use any translation device (such as Google Translate)
to translate sentences or long phrases?

Did you name you Google Doc using the following structure?

First letter of day color (Azul o Blanco), Period # - Last name

Example: Día Blanco, period 4, Liddle

¿Sí o no? B4-Liddle
Example: Día Azul, period 3, Poole
A3-Poole

¿Sí o no? Did you share the Google Doc with Señorita Liddle?
(jml4ac@virginia.edu)