Spa 2A Unit 1
Los animales y la naturaleza Speaking assessment
Choose an animal to talk about in Spanish. Prepare six sentences about the animal to present to the class. You may
look at one word per sentence. Your word must also be visible to the class. Just include it with your picture.
You may (and probably should) include pictures for each of your sentences. Your pictures can be projected,
mounted or drawn on a poster board, or on individual pieces of paper and tacked to the whiteboard. You may
choose to draw your pictures, use your own photographs or find pictures on the Internet (cite your sources at the
end.) You should include the following information in your presentation:
1. Identify the animal. Tell it's name (if it is a pet) and what it is.
2. Describe what the animal looks like.
3. Identify body parts. Be sure to include parts that are distinctive to that
animal.
4. Tell something about the area or habitat where the animal lives.
5. Use a verb (or verbs) to talk about something the animal does.
6. Tell what the animal eats.
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You must present your animal on the day assigned to you.
Give your teacher your script before your presentation.
Let your teacher help you review your script in the days before presentations start.
If you forget your pictures you must write your words on the board and present
anyway.
If you choose to use technology to do your presentation you must be prepared to load it
before class begins.
If you choose to draw pictures they must be prepared before class and posted by the
time attendance is done.
Points will be deducted for English used in your presentation.
Write the sentences yourself. Do not rely on translators. Points will be deducted for
sentences obviously translated by a computer. You must know what your sentences
mean and your classmates should also understand them.
Your grade will be determined by the amount of preparation you choose to do. 20/20
50/50 100/100
See the scoreguide to determine the grade you want to work for.