WRITING A SPANISH ESSAY BY MRS. MAYER, SPANISH GRADE 7, RDMS
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
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.
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?
STEP 2: WRITE AN INTRODUCTION If writing a letter, start with a greeting: Querido/a= Dear
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.
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
STEP 3: DEVELOP THE BODY primero/segundofirst/second también/tampocoalso/neither yand oor siif luegolater muyvery ni…nineither…nor USE VOCABULARY WORDS:
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…
STEP 4: WRITE THE CONCLUSION İ Hasta pronto! Hasta el verano.
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!