Rubric: español 2 proyecto- Santo Domingo
Due on: ________________________________________________
Student activity: 20 possible points
0-3 pts
4-7 pts
Notes are not detailed and do
Notes are somewhat detailed
not include a variety of
and include a couple of
cultural topics.
different cultural topics.
Comparisons between
Comparisons between
Baltimore and Santo Domingo Baltimore and Santo Domingo
are not present.
are somewhat present.
Assessment activity: 80 points
0-4 pts
5-10 pts
Fewer than 5 places or
At least 5 places or activities in
activities in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo are named.
are named.
Photos are not included,
Photos are included for some
and/or are not cited with
of the places or activities, and
hyperlinks.
some are cited with
hyperlinks.
0-9 pts
10-20 pts
Comparisons of few of the
Comparisons of some of the
places and activities in Santo
places and activities in Santo
Domingo are made to a
Domingo are made to a
corresponding place or
corresponding place or
activity in Baltimore, or
activity in Baltimore.
comparisons are not made.
0-4 pts
5-8 pts
No place or activity is
One place or activity is
recommended.
recommended over the others,
but no reason is given.
Many errors in Spanish
grammar and vocabulary are
present. Information is
blatantly copied and pasted
into an online translator.
Brochure or poster is handwritten and/or looks sloppy.
Text is illegible.
Some errors in Spanish
grammar and vocabulary are
present. Language is not
fluent, and/or there is some
evidence of using an online
translator.
Brochure or poster is typed,
but the layout is difficult to
follow. Font is difficult to read.
8-10 pts
Notes are detailed and include
a variety of different cultural
topics.
Comparisons between
Baltimore and Santo Domingo
are clearly present.
11-15 pts
At least 10 places or activities
in Santo Domingo are named.
Photos are included for each
place or activity, and are cited
with hyperlinks.
21- 31 pts
Comparisons of each of the
places and activities in Santo
Domingo are made to a
corresponding place or
activity in Baltimore.
9-13 pts
One place or activity is clearly
recommended over the others,
and a reason is given why it is
recommended.
Proper Spanish grammar and
vocabulary are used
throughout the project.
Language is fluent, without
evidence of using an online
translator.
Brochure or poster is typed
and has a professional
appearance. Layout is tidy and
font is easy to read.
Enrichment activity: 15 possible extra credit points
0-1 pts
2-3 pts
No holiday is chosen and no
A holiday in Santo Domingo is
reason is given.
chosen, but no reason is given
why they should experience
that holiday.
No comparison is made.
One comparison is made
between the holiday in Santo
Domingo and a holiday in
Baltimore.
Many errors in Spanish
Some errors in Spanish
grammar and vocabulary are
grammar and vocabulary are
present. Information is
present. Language is not
blatantly copied and pasted
fluent, and/or there is some
into an online translator.
evidence of using an online
translator.
4-5 pts
A holiday in Santo Domingo is
chosen, and a reason is given
why they should experience
that holiday.
2 or more comparisons are
made between the holiday in
Santo Domingo and a holiday
in Baltimore.
Proper Spanish grammar and
vocabulary are used. Language
is fluent, without evidence of
using an online translator.
Total possible points: 115/100
*Projects turned in late will have 10 points deducted each day that
they are late!
Guide to typing accent marks:
Desktop computers
 On a desktop computer, you can use alt codes to enter accent marks, tildes, umlauts, and
upside down punctuation. While holding down the alt key, type in the given code. The
letter or symbol should appear.
á
alt + 0225
Á
alt + 0193
é
alt + 0233
É
alt + 0201
í
alt + 0237
Í
alt + 0205
ó
alt + 0243
Ó
alt + 0211
ú
alt + 0250
Ú
alt + 0218
ü
alt + 0252
Ü
alt + 0220
ñ
alt + 0241
Ñ
alt + 0209
¡
alt + 0161
¿
alt + 0191
Laptop computers
 For accent marks over a letter, hold down the control key and press the apostrophe, then
release both keys and type the letter with the accent mark over it.
 For a tilde over an ‘n’, hold down ctrl + shift + ~, then release all three keys and type the
‘n’.
 For upside down punctuation marks hold down ctrl + alt + shift, then release all three
keys and type either the exclamation point or the question mark.
Mac computers (desktop and laptop)
 For accent marks on a Mac, hold down the “option” key and then type the ‘e’. Release both
keys and then type the letter with the accent mark over it.
 For a tilde, hold down the “option” key and type the ‘n’. Release both keys and type the ‘n’
again.
 For an umlaut, hold down the “option” key and type the ‘u’. Release both keys and type the
‘u’ again.
 For an upside down exclamation point, hold down the “option” key and type the number
‘1’. For an upside down question mark, hold down “option” and “shift” and type the
question mark.