WRITING A SPANISH ESSAY BY MRS. MAYER, SPANISH GRADE 7, RDMS.

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1 WRITING A SPANISH ESSAY BY MRS. MAYER, SPANISH GRADE 7, RDMS

2 TAKE IT STEP BY STEP AND YOU WILL DO MUY BIEN! SO…VAMOS….LETS GO! WRITING AN ESSAY IN SPANISH IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WRITING ONE IN ENGLISH

3 LETS START WITH A SAMPLE QUESTION… You are writing to Alina, the youngest daughter of the Sanchez family. The Sanchez family will be hosting you for 2 weeks this summer while you study at a summer Spanish program in Bogotá, Columbia Write Alina a letter and tell her about yourself ---how old you are, where you live, what you are like, what you like to do and what you dont like to do. Also ask her about herself ---her age, what her character is like and what she likes to do and doesnt like to do. Ask her about Bogotá.

4 STEP 1: TAKE INVENTORY OF WHAT IS BEING ASKED FOR WHAT EXACTLY IS NEEDED TO ANSWER COMPLETELY? MAKE A LIST OF WHAT IS NEEDED: MY NAME, AGE, WHERE I LIVE WHAT I AM LIKE, AND WHAT I LIKE TO DO NOW, TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF WHAT IS YOUR AGE, WHAT YOU ARE LIKE, WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO HOW IS IT IN BOGOTA?

5 STEP 2: WRITE AN INTRODUCTION If writing a letter, start with a greeting: Querido/a= Dear

6 STEP 2: WRITE AN INTRODUCTION MAKE SURE TO RESTATE THE QUESTION OR INTRODUCE YOURSELF: Me llamo _____! Mucho gusto, Alina! Yo soy el estudiante de New Jersey que visita en el verano.

7 STEP 3: DEVELOP THE BODY Yo tengo 12 años. Yo hablo inglés y también español un poco. Yo soy de ______, New Jersey, Estados Unidos. Yo soy gracioso…. Yo no soy ….. Me gusta….. No me gusta….. Me encanta…. No me gusta nada… ¿Ahora, cuántos años tienes? ¿Cómo eres? ¿ Qué te gusta hacer? ¿Cómo es Bogotá? GIVE THE DETAILS

8 STEP 3: DEVELOP THE BODY primero/segundofirst/second también/tampocoalso/neither yand oor siif luegolater muyvery ni…nineither…nor USE VOCABULARY WORDS:

9 STEP 3: DEVELOP THE BODY PRIMERO yo soy un chico sociable… SEGUNDO me encanta bailar… TAMBIÉN me gusta… WITH TRANSITION WORDS, THE ESSAY FLOWS BETTER…

10 STEP 4: WRITE THE CONCLUSION İ Hasta pronto! Hasta el verano.

11 NOW TRY WRITING THE WHOLE ESSAY REMEMBER THE STEPS: 1.See what they want in the essay and write a fact list 2.Write an introduction 3.Write the details in the body 4.Write the conclusion İBUENA SUERTE! GOOD LUCK!