Spanish 1 Heritage Speakers CBE
For Students who have learned Spanish OUTSIDE the
Classroom
Updated: April 2016
Textbook Titles:
PLEASE NOTE: This CBE is appropriate for native or heritage speakers of Spanish. The
reading and listening passages and the items on this CBE are universally appropriate,
and are not written based on the Spanish 1 taught curriculum, but on texts and items that
measure proficiency in reading, listening, writing, and speaking at the Novice High level.
This exam is written entirely in Spanish
TEKS for LOTE :
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter114/ch114c.html
Exam Format and Weighting
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Speaking Task 1: compare/contrast prompt based on student survey responses (25%)
Speaking Task 2: agree/disagree prompt based on written conversation (25%)
Writing Task 1: analysis prompt based on personal narrative (25%)
Writing Task 2: opinion prompt requiring explanation based on advertisement (25%)
Multiple Choice Listening, Reading, and Grammar (50%)
Speaking and Writing Task Rubrics assess student work in these domains:
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Task Completion
Performance Expectation (length of time for speaking and amount of words for writing)
Vocabulary
Depth of Response
Grammatical Accuracy
Grammar in Context:
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Present; informal Future (ir + a + infinitive); Preterite; Imperfect; Present Perfect
Possessive adjectives, demonstrative pronouns
pronouns
prepositions of location
Double verb constructions
Conjunctions
Noun-adjective agreement
Comparatives and Superlatives
Spanish 1 for Heritage Speakers CBE Guidelines for Parents & Students
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Sample writing rubric
3
2
1
0
Task
Completion
Responds with a full
description of what happened
before, during & after the
middle picture
Responds with an adequate
description of what happened
before, during & after the
middle picture
Describes only one picture or
does not address the prompt
Performance
Expectation
Vocabulary
Responds with 100 words or
more
Responds with considerable
appropriate vocabulary words
with few repeated words
Responds with 75 – 99 words
Responds with an inadequate
description of what happened
before, during & after the
middle picture; or does not
respond to all three pictures
Responds with 50 - 74 words
Depth of
Response
Responds with details and
elaboration of some details
Accuracy
Responds in sentences with
good command of
appropriate tense & generally
accurate grammar
Responds with appropriate
but limited vocabulary with
some repeated words or
redundant sentences
Responds with details and
limited elaboration of the
details
Responds in sentences with
some command of
appropriate tense & generally
accurate grammar
Responds with limited
vocabulary with noticeable
repeated words and
redundant sentences
Responds with details but
little elaboration of the
details
Responds in sentences &/or
phrases with minimal
command of appropriate
tense & grammar
Responds with 50 words or
less
Responds with insufficient
vocabulary; majority repeated
and repetitious
Responds with minimal to no
details and no elaboration of
the details
Responds in sentences &/or
phrases with no obvious
awareness of tense or
grammar
Sample speaking rubric
Task
Completion
Performance
Expectation
Vocabulary
Depth of
Response
Accuracy
3
2
Fully addresses all aspects:
ask to go, comparing
positive/negative choice,
reason/ explanation why
Speaks for 120 seconds or
more with no lengthy gaps;
actual spoken content at
least 120 seconds
Responds with interesting &
appropriate vocabulary words
with few repeated words
Adequately addresses all
aspects: ask to go, comparing
positive/negative choice,
reason/ explanation why
Speaks for 120 seconds but
lengthy gaps; actual spoken
content obviously less than
120 sec (approx. 110- 90 sec)
Responds with appropriate
but basic vocabulary with
some repeated words or
redundant sentences
Responds with details and
limited elaboration of the
details; evidence of reasoning
in request
Responds in sentences with
some command of
appropriate tense & generally
accurate grammar
Responds with details and
elaboration of some details;
compelling request &
reasoning
Responds in sentences with
good command of
appropriate tense & generally
accurate grammar
1
0
Inadequately addresses all
aspects, OR responds to less
than all aspects
Responds to one aspect only
or does not respond to the
task.
Spoken content
approximately 89- 60
seconds
Spoken content less than 59
seconds
Responds with limited
vocabulary with noticeable
repeated words and
redundant sentences
Responds with details but
little elaboration of the
details; little reasoning in
request
Responds in sentences &/or
phrases with minimal
command of appropriate
tense & grammar
Responds with insufficient
vocabulary; majority repeated
and repetitious
Spanish 1 for Heritage Speakers CBE Guidelines for Parents & Students
Responds with minimal to no
details and no elaboration of
the details; reason stated but
not explained
Responds in sentences &/or
phrases with no obvious
awareness of tense or
grammar
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