Nombre: _____________________________________________________________________________

La tarea del verano/Summer Reading Assignment for español:

Your Spanish summer reading assignment is due upon your return to school at our first class meeting. The purpose is to: 1) practice reading and comprehension en español, 2) and, learn about a cultural icon of one of the many Spanish--speaking countries.

The article will be posted on edline under “Summer Reading Assignment for 8th Grade Spanish.”

Instructions:

Read the English introduction of “El Coquí” from the edline posting or your online textbook, ¡Exprésate! p. 230. Next, read the three paragraph article that follows and continues through textbook p. 231.

On loose leaf paper with proper heading, in neatest handwriting (or word processed), provide a complete translation in your own words of the first Spanish paragraph.

Also include your answers in complete sentences to the six questions at the end of the article on p. 231.

Pay attention to the footnotes (they offer translations). Remember that on-line translators cannot take into account the context of a story and can

lead to incorrect conclusions.

I look forward to discussing what you learned upon our return in the fall. In the meantime, continue to look for Spanish around you. Consider watching a cartoon video or two en español (from the library); picking up El Sentinel on Saturdays or any of the other local Spanish newspaper (most are inexpensive or free); or catching the latest in sports on ESPN en español on the internet.

¡Disfruta (enjoy) tu verano y tu familia!

Su maestra,

Señora Mazanec

p.s. Grading Rubric on p.4

Nombre: _____________________________________________________________________________

Spanish Summer Reading Assignment Rubric Due: 1st day of school 2014 agosto 2014

5 4 3 2

Translation

Well translated into conversational English (not literal nor stilted). Understood meaning of paragraph.

Well written, but 1 or 2 errors in translation/meaning. Generally understood the content.

Some effort, but 3 to 4 errors in translation/meaning. Missed some concepts.

Poor effort; appears rushed. Relied too heavily on literal dictionary translation. No thought to the context of the article.

Presentation

Neatly written or word processed. Limited errors and if any, neatly crossed out with one line. Followed guidelines for quality* work.

Careless errors (more than two); scribbled over errors. Use of correction fluid. Missed a point on quality work guidelines.

Missed two or more points from quality work guidelines. Somewhat difficult to read. Did not proof read well.

Does not follow quality work guidelines. Difficult to read. Did not proof read.

Responses

Used proper grammar and spelling. Evidence of understanding of question posed. Thoughtful response.

Some grammatical/spelling errors 1-2. Answers not well written; do not completely respond to question.

3 to 4 grammatical/spelling errors. Incomplete responses. Responses lack details.

Poor grammar and spelling. Incomplete thoughts and/or sentences. Answers not related to questions posed.