Me llamo ____________________________________________ Fecha: __________________ Clase: _____

Notas: Writing Workshop

Objective: Write a 75 word paragraph in Spanish to talk about your pastimes and activities
you do after school, including WHEN, WHERE, WITH WHO and HOW OFTEN.

And ________ But ___________ A lot ___________ In ________

Activities – Key Phrases

Where and With Whom – Key Questions
Me gusta - __________________________
¿Dónde? - _________________________
Me encanta - _________________________
¿Con quién? - ___________________________
Voy a + inf. - ________________________
When & How Often – Key Questions

¿Cuándo? - __________________________
¿Con qué frecencia?
-___________________

Classes
Activity verbs
When – pick 2 Primero - ______________________
1. _________________________
___________________________ Segundo -______________________
2. _________________________
___________________________ Tercero - ______________________
3. _________________________
How often – pick 2
Cuarto - _______________________
4. _________________________
___________________________

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Let’s do an example together:

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Now you try!

 ESCRIBIR/WRITING Write a 75 word paragraph in Spanish to describe your school life
◊ what activities you like to do
◊ where and with whom you do these activities
◊ when and how often (these are different!) Write 1 word per blank

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When you have finished, exchange with a partner to peer edit

using the peer edit sheet.

STAPLE peer edit checklist to the person’s essay you edited for a
SEPARATE classwork grade!!
Name of Peer Editor: ______________________________ Author of Essay:
_____________________________

Peer Editing Checklist

Check of each one ONLY IF your partner met the goal!
_________ Does the author get to the 75 word goal or beyond?
__________Does the author use correct punctuation? (periods, commas for a lists
of activties)
__________Does the author write in the 1st person? (Me gusta, yo voy de
compras)
__________Does the author conjugate verbs in the yo form? (Voy al cine, practico
deportes)
__________Does the author say WHEN the activities take place? (en el verano,
cuando hace calor?)
__________Does the author say WHERE the activities take place? (la tienda, el
parque)
__________Does the author say HOW OFTEN the activities take place? (a
menudo, siempre)
__________Does the author say WITH WHOM the activities take place? (con mis
amigos, mi familia)
1. On the scale below, circle the score you would give your partner according to the rubric:

10 9 8 7 6 Writing Rubric
5 4 3 2 1
EXCELLENT (10-9)
0 • Demonstrates superior ability in written Spanish
• Excellent completion of task at hand
2. Why did you choose this score? • Accurate and extensive use of vocabulary and grammar with few errors
List 2 reasons AND BE SPECIFIC
GOOD TO VERY GOOD (8.5-8)
(refer to rubric criteria).
• Demonstrates competence in written Spanish
• Good to very good completion of task at hand
• Frequent and mostly accurate use of vocabulary and grammar with some errors

3. List 3 suggestions your partner SATISFACTORY (7.5-7)

can make to improve their score. • Demonstrates some competence in written Spanish
• Partial completion of task at hand
• Somewhat accurate use of vocabulary and grammar with limited errors

WEAK (6.5-6)
• Demonstrates little competence in written Spanish
• Little completion of task at hand
• Little use of vocabulary and grammar with many errors