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TAKE IT STEP BY STEPAND YOU WILL DO MUY BIEN!

SO…VAMOS….LET’S GO!

WRITING AN ESSAY IN SPANISH IS NO DIFFERENT

THAN WRITING ONE IN ENGLISH

LET’S START WITH A SAMPLE QUESTION…

You are writing to Alina, the youngest daughter of the Sanchez family. The Sanchez family will be hosting you for 2 weeks this summer while you study at a summer Spanish program in Bogotá, Columbia Write Alina a letter and tell her about yourself ---how old you are, where you live, what you are like , what you like to do and what you don’t like to do. Also ask her about herself ---her age, what her character is like and what she likes to do and doesn’t like to do. Ask her about Bogotá.

STEP 1: TAKE INVENTORY OF WHAT IS BEING ASKED FOR

WHAT EXACTLY IS NEEDED TO ANSWER COMPLETELY?

MAKE A LIST OF WHAT IS NEEDED: MY NAME, AGE, WHERE I LIVE

WHAT I AM LIKE, AND WHAT I LIKE TO DO

NOW, TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF

WHAT IS YOUR AGE, WHAT YOU ARE LIKE, WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO

HOW IS IT IN BOGOTA?

STEP 2: WRITE AN INTRODUCTION

If writing a letter, start with a greeting:

Querido/a = Dear

STEP 2: WRITE AN INTRODUCTION

MAKE SURE TO RESTATE THE QUESTION OR INTRODUCE YOURSELF:

Me llamo _____! Mucho gusto, Alina! Yo soy el estudiante de New Jersey que visita en el verano.

STEP 3: DEVELOP THE BODY

Yo tengo 12 años.

Yo hablo inglés y también español un poco.

Yo soy de ______, New Jersey, Estados Unidos.

Yo soy gracioso…. Yo no soy …..

Me gusta….. No me gusta…..

Me encanta…. No me gusta nada…

¿Ahora, cuántos años tienes?

¿Cómo eres? ¿ Qué te gusta hacer?

¿Cómo es Bogotá?

GIVE THE DETAILS

STEP 3: DEVELOP THE BODY

primero/segundo first/second

también/tampoco also/neither

y and

o or

si if

luego later

muy very

ni…nineither…nor

 

USE VOCABULARY WORDS:

STEP 3: DEVELOP THE BODY

PRIMERO yo soy un chico sociable…

SEGUNDO me encanta bailar…

TAMBIÉN me gusta…

WITH TRANSITION WORDS,

THE ESSAY FLOWSBETTER…

STEP 4: WRITE THE CONCLUSION

İHasta pronto!Hasta el verano.

NOW TRY WRITING THE WHOLE ESSAY

REMEMBER THE STEPS:1. See what they want in the essay and write a

fact list

2. Write an introduction

3. Write the details in the body

4. Write the conclusion

İBUENA SUERTE! GOOD LUCK!