Culminating Activity Option: Simple story books IMPORTANT NOTE: While students are permitted to look use technology and/or dictionaries to look up an individual word or phrase, the purpose of the activity is to ASSESS what YOU KNOW! Use of a TRANSLATING WEBSITE WILL RESULT IN A ZERO (Example: unknown verb tenses (past tense conjugations), more than one or two unfamiliar words, phrases, verbs) 1. 10- 15 conjugated verbs from the chapter (1 point for verb, 1 point for correct conjugation up to 20 points) including: Ser (soy, eres, es, somos, son Tener (tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen) Gustar (me gusta, te gusta, le gusta, nos gusta, les gusta_ Estar plus emotion word (Está triste /Está content ) Conjugated AR verbs (See list!) ***Optional: Conjugated –ER/-IR verbs 2. Illustrations/graphics 10 minimum 3. Presentations (10 points---prepared/speak clearly/Spanish accent) 4. Groups make good use of their time and are focused on project completion rather than socializing. (Hole Punch organizer) Timeline: Day 1 _________ View sample stories/Create one as a class Day 2 _________Decide upon character and theme begin verb choice (Thursday and Friday) Day 3 _________ Prepare/Submit basic outline including: characters, verbs, addlt. vocabulary Day 4 _________ Begin assembling and illustrating book using iPad Day 5 _________ Finish /Submit storybooks /Presentations begin! Scoring: (Any student completing the assignment well by day 4 will receive bonus points) 10 COMPLETENESS (10 verbs) Illustrations are a “must” for full credit CORRECTNESS Story contains all of the elements mentioned above req. conjugated AR verbs ser & tener gustar estar w/ emotion Illustrations!!!! No more than 1 error (pattern) Completely understood by sympathetic reader CREATIVITY Wow Factor! Book shows originality and has a logical flow Students add detail for interest 8 6 4 Story missing 1 element Story missing 2 elements Storybook largely incomplete missing 3 or more of the req. elements 2-3 errors that do NOT impede understanding of the story 4-5 errors 6+ errors All elements present and assignment completed in a satisfactory manner (No risk/addtl. Vocabulary) Somewhat engaging. Some detail included. Poorly planned/Overly simple Or unoriginal (resembling another story) Work done largely by one member Other members disengaged Largely incomprehensible Meaning unclear in at least 1 portion of the book Team Work Work was divided equally among group members Excellent use of time Most of the group members contrib. Reasonable use of time Work done by only half members Poor use of time Presentations Well prepared & Understood throughout Adequately prepared & Main ideas are comprehensible Lack preparation Some portions not understood 0