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