Mastery #1
Mi árbol geneálogico / My Family Tree
You will be creating a family tree poster based on your real family, or a made-up one. You will create the poster with real
pictures, pictures cut out from magazines, or other media. You must have at least ten family members pictured and labeled on
the tree and write at least five sentences for five of the family members; following the requirements on the rubric. Be sure to pay
attention to grammar and vocabulary!
Below is a list of the topics that you will need to have when writing about your family tree.
Descriptions. Describe family members personalities and physical appearance using six different adjectives.
Age. Describe the age of family members. Write all numbers in words.
Family Relationship – Describe the relationship of family members to you.
Likes & Dislikes – Describe two things that each family member likes and dislike to do and a food that they like and dislike
Writing Component
CATEGORY
2
5
7
10
10 Family
You did not have family
Members
members labeled in
10 family members Spanish.
are labeled in
Spanish including
yourself (YO)
You had some family
members labeled in
Spanish. There are many
errors in spelling
You had some family
members labeled in
Spanish. There are many
errors in spelling
You had all family
members labeled in
Spanish. There are no
errors in spelling..
Describing Family You did not describe
Members
your family members.
Describe each
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family member
You described so
using four different
adjectives.
You described some of
your family members using
adjectives in Spanish.
Sentences have many
grammatical/spelling errors.
You described most of
your family members
using adjectives in
Spanish. Sentences have
few grammatical/spelling
You described all of
your family members
using adjectives in
Spanish. Sentences
have no
grammatical/spelling
errors.
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You described m
errors.
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You described al
You did not desc
Describing age of You did not describe
Family Members the age of family
Describe the age
members.
and birthday of five
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family members.
You described so
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You described some of the
ages of family members, in
Spanish, but did not write
out the numbers or use a
possessive adjective.
Sentences have many
grammatical/spelling errors.
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You did not desc
You described most the
age of your family
members, in Spanish,
spelling out most
numbers correctly and
using a possessive
adjective. Sentences
have few
grammatical/spelling
You described m
errors.
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You described all of the
ages of your family
members, in Spanish,
and spelled all
numbers correctly and
used the correct
possessive adjectives.
Sentences have no
grammatical/spelling
errors.
You described al
Describe Family
Relationship
Describe the
relationship of each
family to you and
their relationship to
two other family
members
You did not describe
the relationships of
your family members.
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You described so
You described some of the
relationships of your family
members in Spanish but
did not use possessive
adjectives or vocabulary
correctly. Sentences have
many grammatical/spelling
errors.
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You described the
relationships of most of
your family members in
Spanish and used most
possessive adjectives
and vocabulary correctly.
Sentences have few
grammatical/spelling
errors.
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You described all
relationships of your
family members in
Spanish and correctly
used all possessive
adjectives and
vocabulary correctly.
Sentences have no
grammatical/spelling
You described m
What family
You did not tell what
members like to
family members liked
do
to do in Spanish.
Tell four things that
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each family
You told w hat so
member likes or
dislikes to do, and
things that they like
or dislike.
You told what some family
members liked to do in
Spanish. Sentences have
many grammatical/spelling
errors.
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You described al
You told what most family
members liked to do in
Spanish. Sentences have
few grammatical/spelling
errors.
You told w hat mo
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errors.
You told what all family
members liked to do in
Spanish. Sentences
have no
grammatical/spelling
errors.
You told w hat all
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You did not tell w
Creativity in
You did not create a
Finished Product poster
Make a poster of a
family tree that is
creative, with
pictures or
drawings of
celebrities. The
poster includes all
the necessary
elements from your
rough draft.
You created a poster but
there are many cross outs
and it does not look
finished
You made a poster that is
neat, creative and does
not have cross outs. It is
clear your poster is a final
draft
You have gone above
and beyond
requirements; your
poster is creative, it is
neat without cross outs
and it is clear you put a
lot of effort into it.
Oral Presentation
Categorias
10
7
4
2
Content
Shows a full
understanding of the
topic.
Shows a good
understanding of the topic
Shows a good
understanding of parts of
the topic.
Does not seem to
understand the topic very
well.
Speaks
Clearly
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all (100-95%)
the time, and
mispronounces no words.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all (95%-80%)
the time, but
mispronounces 1-2
words.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly most (80%-75%)
of the time.
Mispronounces 3-5 words
Often mumbles or can
not be understood OR
mispronounces more
than 6 words
Grammar and
Vocabulary
Speaker correctly uses
grammar and vocabulary
throughout the
presentation.
Speaker almost always
correctly uses vocabulary
and grammar.
Presentation has some
grammar and/ or
vocabulary errors.
Presentation has
numerous grammar use
or vocabulary errors.
Preparedness
Student is completely
prepared and has
obviously rehearsed.
Student seems pretty
prepared but might have
needed a couple more
rehearsals.
The student is somewhat
prepared but it is clear at
rehearsal was lacking.
Student does not seem
at all prepared to present