writing a spanish essay
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WRITing A SPANISH ESSAY. BY MRS. MAYER, spanish grade 7, RDMS. WRITING AN ESSAY IN SPANISH IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WRITING ONE IN ENGLISH. TAKE IT STEP BY STEP AND YOU WILL DO MUY BIEN !. SO… VAMOS ….LET’S GO!. LET’S START WITH A SAMPLE QUESTION…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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!