8th+Grade+Projects

8th Grade Projects

Spanish 1B – Capítulo 5A Mi Familia Your friend from Spain is coming to visit over the holiday break and would like to know all about your family before they arrive. Describe 3 of your family members using vocabulary from this and previous chapters. Make sure to pay attention to adjective / noun and subject / verb agreement.

Step 1: Choose family members

Choose three family members to describe to your friend. They can be real or imaginary. You will need to find a picture of each family member to bring to class.

Step 2: Description

Write at least 4-5 sentences about each family member. You must tell his or her name, how he or she is related to you, his or her age, a personality characteristic about each, and a favorite activity. Use a chart like the one below to organize your thoughts. Step 3: Write the script for your podcast/slideshow.
 * Nombre || Es mi… || Personalidad || Le gusta… || Edad (use tener) ||

Step 4: Record the presentation.
 * Open Garageband.
 * Select //Create new Podcast Episode//.
 * Save as first initial, last name, class period – all one word (jmcelroy1).
 * Select male or female voice.
 * Record presentation – record descriptions of family members and then add your photos. Reference the podcast summary sheet. (Record as many times as needed in order to put forth your best product.)

Evaluation


 * **Rubric** || **1** || **3** || **5** ||
 * **Completion of task** || You provided incomplete descriptions about the family members. || You provided basic information about family members. || Provided all 3 photos and 4-5 sentences describing each. ||
 * **Use of new and previously learned vocabulary** || Your use of vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. || You only use recently acquired vocabulary. || You use both recently acquired and previously learned vocabulary. ||
 * **Use of grammar** || You have many inappropriate uses of grammar || You have frequent misuses of grammar || You have very few patterns of grammar errors. ||
 * **How easily you are understood** || You are extremely difficult to understand.The audience can only recognize isolated words and phrases. || You are understandable but have frequent errors in vocabulary and or grammar that hinder your comprehensibility. || You are easily understood. Your audience does not have to decode what you are trying to say. ||