Mini-cuento 1
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For this activity you need one sheet of loose leaf paper and something to write with.
Title your paper “Mini-cuento 1”
Write your name and the date in the top right hand corner.
There are two sections for this activity. Title each section.
a. Section 1: Summary (Resumen)
i. Write a 5 sentence summary of the story in English.
b. Section 2: Multiple Choice (Selección multiple)
i. Write 6 multiple choice questions in Spanish that can be answered by the story.
ii. Have four answer choices in Spanish.
iii. Circle the correct answer.
iv. Example: ¿Qué quiere comer el coyote? (a) hambre (b) cuervo (c) desierto (d) coyote Correct Answer: (B)
Mini-cuento 2
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Continue on the same paper.
Title this section “Mini-cuento 2”
There are 3 sections for this activity. Title each section.
a. Section 1: Summary (Resumen)
i. Write a 5 sentences summary of the story in English.
b. Section 2: True/False (Cierto/Falso)
i. Write 8 cierto/falso statements in Spanish that relate to the story.
ii. Use a variety of statements. (do not write all true or all false—mix it up!)
iii. Circle the correct answer for each statement.
c. Section 3: Multiple Choice (Selección multiple)
i. Write 4 multiple choice questions in Spanish that can be answered by the story.
ii. Have four answer choices in Spanish.
iii. Circle the correct answer.
Mini-cuento 3
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Continue on the same paper.
Title this section “Mini-cuento 3)
There is one section for this activity. Title the section.
a. Section 1: Translate the Mini-story (Traduce el mini-cuento)
i. Copy the chart onto your paper. You will need to make 9 rows.
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Hay una chica que tiene un
sombrero grande en el suelo.
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There is a girl that has a big hat on the
ground.
In the “español” column write the minicuento in Spanish. Each sentence gets its own row.
In the “inglés” column write the minicuento in English. Each sentence gets its own row.
Remember, you may have to change the word order and every word may not translate exactly.
In the “símbolo” column draw a small symbol that represents the sentence that you translated.
Complete the chart for every sentence in the minicuento. Go in order of the story.
Mini-cuento 4
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Símbolo
Continue on the same paper.
Title this section “Mini-cuento 2”
There are 3 sections for this activity. Title each section.
a. Section 1: Summary (Resumen)
i. Write a five sentence summary about the story in English.
b. Section 2: Cierto/Falso (True/False)
i. Write 5 cierto/falso statements in Spanish that relate to the story.
ii. Use a variety of statements. (do not write all true or all false—mix it up!)
iii. Circle the correct answer for each statement.
c. Section 3: Pictures (Dibujos)
i. Draw six pictures that represent what happens in the story
ii. Write a one sentence caption for each picture in Spanish
iii. Translate the captions to English
iv. Example: [picture here] Hay una oveja tonta. There is a dumb sheep.