Spanish 1

Unit Activity

The Arts
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Vocabulary SkillsYou will use new and learned vocabulary in different real-world
situations.
Cultural AwarenessYou will investigate the culture and customs of other countries and
compare them to your own.
Communication SkillsYou will practice reading, writing, and listening skills to
communicate meaningfully in a new language.
21st Century SkillsYou will employ online tools for research and analysis.

Introduction
This is a culminating activity of the previous unit, where you learned to describe various
artistic activities and places, including music, theater, museums, bands, concerts, and the
cinematic arts.
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your
answers directly in the document.
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Directions and Analysis

Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide
Update the vocabulary table and grammar guide that you worked on in the earlier units with
the new vocabulary and grammar rules that youve learned in this unit.
a. Update your Vocabulary Table here: (Insert your table from the previous unit here and
update it.)
Vocabulary Table
Spanish Word/Phrase
casa
nariz
freir
asar
Filete
Cortar
Cocina
casa

English Equivalent or
Context Reminder
house
Nose
fry
roast
Fillet
Cut
Cook
house

Pronunciation Tips
like the a in father
Like the n in November
Like the f in fire
Like the a in apple
Like the f in fish
Like the c in cat
Like the c in corn
like the a in father

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b. Update your Grammar Guide here: (Insert your guide from the previous unit here and
update it.)
Grammar Guide
Word
t (pronoun)

Meaning
you (informal)

Usted

you(formal)

Ustedes
Nostros

You (group of
people)
We as a group

Ellos

Them(masculine)

Ellas

Them(feminine)

Ella

Her

El

him

When to Use
When Not to Use
to address a friend
to address an older
or a younger person person or someone
you respect
To address an
To address a
older person or
friend or a
someone whom
younger person
you respect
To address a group When addressing a
of people
single person.
when addressing a
When addressing a
group of people that group that does not
includes you
include you
When addressing a When addressing a
group of people. If
single person
there is a group of
kids and if there is 3
girls and 2 boys
then it is considered
to be ellos.
When addressing a When addressing a
female
male
When addressing a When addressing a
male
female

Task 2: Review an Artistic Performance

Imagine that you go to the theatre to attend an artistic performance. Write a review of it. The
performance can be a drama, a ballet or a musical. Remember to use the terms that youve
learned in the unit.
Type your response here: La obra de The Lion King fue muy Buena y major que la
pelicula. Me gusto porque le dieron vida a los personajes que vimos en la pelcula. El
personaje que me gusto mas fue, Mufaza. Viendo a Mufaza en el escenario me trajo
memorias de cuando vi la pelcula por la primera vez.
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Task 3: Write a Play

Do some online research on how to write a play script. Write the script for an imaginary
scene of a childrens play. Include the dialog, scene details, and stage directions, using the
vocabulary that youve learned in this unit.
Note: If you use a separate document to write your script, dont forget to add the file to your
drop box.
Type your response here:
Little Red Riding Hood (Final Scene)
Little Red Riding Hood: Oh Grandmother, what big ears you have.
Wolf: All the better to hear you with my dear
Little Red Riding Hood: But Grandmother what big eyes you have
Wolf: All the better to see you with my dear
Little Red Riding Hood: But Grandmother what large hands you have
Wolf: All the better to hug you with
Little Red Riding Hood: Oh! But, Grandmother what terribly big teeth you have
Wolf: All the better to eat you with.

Task 4: Arts Festival

One of Santiagos largest arts festivals, Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil, occurs each
year in January. Do some online research about this festival and write an article for your
school newspaper, encouraging students to attend some of the events in the next festival.
Type your response here: El Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil es un evento en la
cual ensenan las artes escnicas de Chile. El festival tiene una variada programacin
nacional e internacional. Este evento depende de la Fundacin Festival Internacional
de Teatro a Mil. Este evento es el ms importante del evento de los artes. El Festival
se lleva a cabo durante las primeras tres semanas de Enero.

Evaluation
Your teacher will use these criteria to evaluate your work.
Task 1: Vocabulary Table and Grammar Guide

(1 point)Beginning (2 points)Developing (3 points)Proficient

(4 points)Distinguished

Criteria

Completes the vocabulary table comprehensively: includes a comprehensive list of vocabulary

terms from the unit, correctly translates the words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides
accurate pronunciation tips

Creates a comprehensive grammar guide: correctly establishes the rules for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit

Completes the vocabulary table adequately: includes many vocabulary terms from the unit,
correctly translates most words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides adequate pronunciation
tips

Creates an adequate grammar guide: adequately establishes the rules for writing Spanish, based
on lessons from the unit

Completes the vocabulary table partially: includes some vocabulary terms from the unit, correctly
translates some words or gives context clues in Spanish, and provides some pronunciation tips

Creates a partial grammar guide: somewhat correctly establishes the rules for writing Spanish,
based on lessons from the unit

Completes the vocabulary table partially and incorrectly: includes very few vocabulary terms from
the unit, translates words or gives context clues in Spanish with several errors, and provides very limited
pronunciation tips

Creates a grammar guide with several errors: establishes very few or incorrect rules for writing
Spanish, based on lessons from the unit

Task 2: Review an Artistic Performance

Distinguished
(4 points)

Criteria

Writes a detailed and engaging review of the performance

Uses appropriate vocabulary from the unit accurately

Proficient
(3 points)
Developing
(2 points)
Beginning
(1 point)

Writes a fairly detailed review of the performance

Uses appropriate vocabulary from the unit in a mostly accurate manner

Writes an adequate review of the performance with some errors

Uses vocabulary from the unit with some accuracy

Writes a review of the performance with several errors and missing details

Uses mostly incorrect or inappropriate vocabulary

Task 3: Write a Play

Distinguished (4
points)

(3 points)Proficient

Developing
(2 points)

Writes a script with some errors and missing details

Uses vocabulary from the unit with limited accuracy

Beginnin
g (1

Criteria

Writes a script with several errors and missing details

Uses mostly incorrect or inappropriate vocabulary

Writes a detailed script including all of the required elements: dialog, scene details, and stage
directions
Uses appropriate vocabulary from the unit accurately

point)

Writes a fairly detailed script including most of the required elements: dialog, scene details, and
stage directions

Uses appropriate vocabulary from the unit in a mostly accurate manner

Task 4: Arts Festival

(1 point)Beginning (2 points)Developing points)Proficient (3 (4 points)Distinguished

Criteria

Writes a well-thought-out, interesting article that encourages readers to attend the next arts festival
Includes most of the major highlights of the festival using appropriate vocabulary

Writes an article that encourages readers to attend the next arts festival
Includes many major highlights of the festival using appropriate vocabulary

Writes an article that somewhat encourages readers to attend the next arts festival
Includes a few major highlights of the festival using limited vocabulary

Writes an inaccurate article that fails to encourage readers to attend the next arts festival
Fails to include several major highlights of the festival and uses incorrect vocabulary