To all Spanish 1 students! This is your first writing assignment! You need to click this link to find the instructions on what I want you to write! You will be writing a letter to a Pen-Pal. You must complete all 4 steps to get credit! You will need to turn in all 4 steps the next time I have you in class! remember we do not have school on Monday September 5th! So you will be turning this assignment in on either September 6th or 7th depending on when I have you. This assignment is very important and will be worth 20% of your total grade! Please take it seriously and follow all instructions! 


Click here to find a list of aditional vocab that you need to use in your pen-pal letter! 

I have also created a new conjuguemos activity that you need to do! It's called Chapter 1A and 1B combined! Please do this activity for 200 attempts due Next class!



Presentación escrita
Task: Write an e-mail in which you introduce yourself to a prospective pen pal. q1 Prewrite. In order to introduce yourself to a new friend, you need to first organize
what you are going to include. Fill in the form below with your personal information.
Me llamo ___________________________________. Soy (use adjectives to describe yourself)    __________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________. Me gusta    _________________________________________________________________. No me gusta    ______________________________________________________________.
q2 Draft. Read the following e-mail that another student has written. You should use this to guide you in drafting your own e-mail.¡Hola! Me llamo Pilar. Soy una chica artística y muy independiente. Me gusta mucho dibujar y usar la computadora, pero me gusta más bailar. Me gusta la música salsa. No me gusta nada practicar deportes. μCómo eres tú? Escríbeme pronto.
Now, create a similar e-mail to the one above writing in your information from part 1. ¡Hola! Me llamo ________________________. Soy ( un chico / una chica ) ______________ __________________ y ______________________. Me gusta mucho ______________________ ____________________, pero me gusta más ___________________________________.
Me gusta ____________________________. No me gusta _______________________________. ¿Cómo eres tú? Escríbeme pronto.
q3 Revise. Exchange papers with another student in your class. Use the following checklist to review your partner’s e-mail and also when you rewrite yours. If you need help figuring out what is correct, use the model from the Prewrite section above.
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Is there enough information provided for each question in the prewrite stage? • stated his/her name • described himself/herself
• said what he/she liked to do • said what he/she doesn’t like to do
Is the spelling correct? (Use a dictionary if you are not sure.) Are the adjectives in the correct form? (Think, is the student male or female?) Is there an opening and a closing?
q4 Publish. Write your revised e-mail on a separate sheet of paper. Your teacher may ask you to type the e-mail and send it to a prospective pen pal.