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Wendy FloresWest Orange Public Schools
THEMATICALLY ORGANIZED ASSESSMENTSPANISH
TOA Title: Buenos vecinos (Good Neighbors)
Theme: Relationships
Level: Novice-Mid
TOA Overview:
In Spanish class, we are celebrating “el día del amor y la amistad.” First, you will read a poem about some people who could be your friends. After reading the poem, you are going to talk to one of your classmates about the friends you each have in your neighborhood. You will talk about who your friends are, what their personalities are like, and what you like to do together. Finally, you will write a letter to an E-pal telling him/her what you and your friends do together, and asking about his/her friends and what they do together.
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TOA Title: Buenos vecinos (Good Neighbors)
Theme: Relationships
Level: Novice-Mid Focus Age Group: 5th grade
National Standards Goals : Communication Cultures
Communicative Mode: Interpretive
Time Frame: One class period 35 minutes
Description of Task: For Spanish class we are celebrating el día del amor y la amistad (love and friendship day). Read a poem about some people who could be your friends. After reading the poem answer the following questions.
Materials Needed: poem handout, worksheet
Teacher Notes: The teacher spends 15 minutes in the preparation phase the day before the test. (Questions are below).
Scoring Criteria / Rubric:
attached
* Preparation phase: 1. Do you have friends? ¿Tienes amigos?2. Who are your friends? ¿Quiénes son tus amigos?3. What are they like? (adjective) ¿Cómo son? 4. What do you do with your friends? ¿Qué haces con tus amigos?5. What are good friends like? ¿Cómo son los buenos amigos?
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Interpretive
Nombre:__________________________ Fecha: _________________ Clase: ______
In our Spanish class we are celebrating “el dial del amor y la amistad” (love and friendship day). Read a poem about some people who could be you friends. After reading the poem complete the following activities:
I. Word Recognition
1. Circle the words in the poem that describe things that friends do with each other.
II. Comprehension
Answer the following questions based on the poem: Buenos Vecinos.
1. What kind of friend is the poem talking about?
2. Write down the words that tell you what these friends are like?
3. How far from your house do these friends live?
4. Who are these friends? Circle the correct answer:
A. school friends B. your teachers C. your neighbors
III. Main Idea
6. Circle the main idea of the poem:
a. My school friends are so good to me.b. Neighbors are such good friends.c. My cousins are my best friends.
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IV. Interpretation
1. How do you think the author feels about these particular friends? Write your answer in English in at least two sentences.
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Novice-Mid Interpretive RubricBuenos Vecinos
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
MEETS EXPECTATIONS
DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS
What strategies do I use to help me
understand what I heard or read?
(Communication Strategies)
I accurately identify vocabulary words that I have already been taught, and I can figure out new words based on the context of what I heard or read.
I accurately identify most vocabulary words that I have already been taught.
I cannot accurately identify many vocabulary words that I have already been taught.
Is there a message beyond the literal
one? Can I understand it?
(Interpretation)
I use context clues and cognates to understand the poem.
I use context clues and cognates to understand the poem.
I do not use context clues or cognates.
Can I identify the main idea?
(Main Idea)
I identify the main idea of the poem.
I identify the main idea of the poem.
I cannot identify the main idea of the poem.
Can I understand what I heard or
read?
(Comprehension)
My answers are relevant and accurate and show that I understood what I heard or read.
Most of my answers are relevant and accurate and show that, for the most part, I understood what I heard or read.
My answers are irrelevant and/or inaccurate and show that I really didn’t understand what I heard or read.
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TOA Title: Buenos vecinos
Theme: Relationships
Level: Novice- Mid Focus Age Group: 5th grade
National Standards Goals: Communication Cultures
Communicative Mode: Interpersonal
Time Frame: 40 minutes
Description of Task: After reading the poem you are going to talk to one of your classmates about different kinds of friends you each have. Use the pictures to have your conversation. Ask each other the following questions:
Who are your friends?What do you do with your friends?What are your friends like? (physical, personality traits)
Materials Needed: pictures of community workers, pictures of personality traits, and pictures of families doing different activities.
Teacher Notes: Students will look at picture prompts. They will have a conversation about friends asking and answering the above questions. (The teacher may prefer to have play the role of the classmate in order to get more language from the students.)
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Novice-Mid Interpersonal RubricBuenos Vecinos
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
MEETS EXPECTATIONS
DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS
Does the teacher and/or my partner
understand me?
(Comprehensibity)
The teacher and/or my partner understand me without difficulty.
The teacher and/or my partner understand me with occasional difficulty.
The teacher and/or my partner understand me only with much difficulty.
Do I understand the teacher and/or my
partner?
(Comprehension)
I understand the teacher and/or my partner without difficulty.
I understand the teacher and/or my partner but sometimes I need repetition or restatement.
Most of the time, I do not understand the teacher and/or my partner.
How well do I use the Spanish language?
(Vocabulary Use & Language Control)
I am mostly correct when producing simple sentences.
I attempt to create language.
I recognize and use vocabulary with ease.
I am mostly correct with memorized language.
I am less correct when attempting to create language.
I recognize and use most vocabulary correctly.
I can communicate only at the word level.
I use a limited number of words/phrases.
How well do I keep the conversation
going?
(Communication Strategies)
I begin to recombine some memorized language to keep the conversation going.
I ask for repetition and clarification.
I use memorized chunks of language to keep the conversation going.
I ask for repetition and say that I don’t understand..
I cannot keep the conversation going.
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TOA Title: Buenos vecinos
Theme: Relationships
Level: Novice- mid Focus Age Group: 5th grade
National Standards Goals: Communication Cultures
Communicative Mode: Presentational
Time Frame: 40 minutes
Description of Task: For a class project you will write a letter to your E-pal telling him/her what you and your friends/neighbors do together. Ask about his/her friends/neighbors and what they do together.
Materials Needed: paper and pencil/pen or computer
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Novice-Mid Presentational RubricBuenos Vecinos
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
MEETS EXPECTATIONS
DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS
Do we understand you?
(Comprehensibility)
The reader understands me without difficulty.
The reader understands me with occasional difficulty.
The reader does not understand me easily.
How well do I use the language?
(Language Control & Vocabulary Use)
I am mostly correct when producing simple sentences.
I make errors when I create with the language.
My letter is rich in appropriate vocabulary.
I am mostly correct with memorized language.
My vocabulary reveals basic information.
I am correct only at the word level.
My vocabulary is limited and/or repetitive.
I use English.How well do I capture
and maintain my audience’s attention?
(Impact)
My writing is engaging and shows effort to appeal to the reader’s interest.
I make some effort to maintain the reader’s attention.
I make no effort to maintain the reader’s attention.
How well do I organize the presentation?
(Communication Strategies)
My email has a greeting, middle, and closing.
I add additional relevant information.
My presentation has a greeting, middle, and closing.
I present information randomly.
How well would I pass for a Native speaker?
(Cultural Awareness)
I demonstrate some awareness of cultural appropriateness through the language I use.
I might demonstrate cultural awareness through the language I use.
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