Performance-Based Assessment:

El Cumpleaños de Lala y Tuti

Español II Capítulo 1

Look at the painting, El Cumpleaños de Lala y Tuti, by Carmen Lomas Garza (1989).
Imagine that you are in a museum talking about this painting. Talk about things you see in the
painting.

In your presentation you should:

• Greet each other

• Point out the painting to each other
• Say the name of the painting and the artist
• Mention 5 or more things that are happening (present progressive)
• Ask 3 questions that have direct objects in them
• Answer the questions using direct object pronouns
• Tell what two people have to do after the party
• Say whether you like the painting or do not like the painting using gustar
• Say goodbye and say you’ll see each other soon
 Rubric: El Cumpleaños de Lala y Tuti
THE STUDENT THE STUDENT THE STUDENT
EXCEEDS MEETS DOES NOT MEET
EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS
6 PTS. 3 PTS. 1 PT.

• The audience • The audience • I am not clearly

Comprehensibility understands me understands understood. I
without me. I may have have frequent
difficulty. some hesitations and
hesitations or unnatural
unnatural pauses.
pauses.
• I am mostly
LANGUAGE CONTROL correct when • I am mostly • I am correct
producing correct with only at the word
simple memorized level.
sentences. language.

• My presentation • My vocabulary • My vocabulary

Vocabulary Use is rich in reveals basic is limited and/or
appropriate information. repetitive.
vocabulary.
• I use gestures, • I use some • I make no effort
IMPACT ON THE AUDIENCE visuals and gestures and to maintain
tone of voice to visuals to audience’s
maintain maintain attention.
audience’s audience’s
attention. attention. My
tone of voice is
acceptable.

ORGANIZATION OF THE • I follow the • I do not cover • I present

PRESENTATION format given. all given information
elements. randomly or
incompletely.

• I demonstrate a • I demonstrate • I demonstrate

CULTURAL AWARENESS lot of some cultural little or no
awareness of appropriateness cultural
cultural . appropriateness
appropriate- .
ness.

totals: ________ ________ _______

Total: __________ Comments:

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[Rubric adapted from the FLENJ CAPS Rubric for Presentational Novice-Mid]