Los Pasatiempos

Due: Jueves, el dieciocho de diciembre

This unit we will be exploring hobbies and pastimes. This project is meant to get you to use your vocabulary, practice speaking, practice conjugations, and to
explore the cultures of Spanish speaking countries.
The assignment is to present the pastimes that you enjoy and compare them to the pastimes of people from Spanish-speaking country or region. You will pick
one pastime you enjoy and two pastimes from a Spanish-speaking country or region and talk about both of them and describe them.
Your descriptions should answer the following questions:
What is it? How it is done/played?
Where is it popular?
Why it is popular (or the history of the hobby)?
Your options are:
A skit
A puppet show
A comic
Leading the class in an activity
Other (please speak with me if you have an idea of how to present the material in another way)
Notes about the project:

You may work in groups of up to 3 people or you may work alone. It is your choice.

The project can involve the use of a computer but there will not always be class time with computers for you to work. If you choose to use a computer
please make sure you can continue your work somehow at a computer at home or make arrangements during or after/before school to use a computer.

We will be working on this in class this week. Use your time wisely and you will have to take work home for this project.

This is a unit project and it will be the test for this unit. It is worth 50 points.

Guidelines that NEED to be met:

You need to use AT LEAST 8 verbs throughout the project that are conjugated CORRECTLY.
The writing portion must be equal to at least 1 written page single spaced.
You need to talk about 3 hobbies.

The grading will be broken down according to the following rubric:

Los Pasatiempos
Criteria

5
Clear, concise
pronunciation with no
errors; appropriate tone
& pitch

3
Clear pronunciation with
few errors; easy to
understand; appropriate
tone and pitch

Presentation is
interesting and appeals
to audience; presenter
shows enthusiasm and
acknowledges the
audience

Presentation is
interesting and appeals
to audience; presenter
shows enthusiasm; may
not always acknowledge
the audience

Grammatical
Accuracy in
written work:
Noun/Adjective
agreement, Verb
Conjugations

no grammatical errors

A few errors that do not

interfere with the
plot/flow

numerous errors that

interfere with the plot/flow

______

Vocabulary in
written work:
Usage

Accurate and appropriate

vocabulary and structure
with no errors

Accurate and appropriate

use of vocabulary and
structure with minimal
errors

Limited and/or
inappropriate use of
vocabulary and structure
with significant errors

______

Guidelines met:
requirements for
the project

All guidelines met

two of three guidelines

met

one or zero guidelines met

______x2 =_____

Creativity/Effort

Shows originality and

inventiveness, effort is
apparent

Shows some originality

and moderate effort is
apparent

Shows no originality and

there is no evidence of
effort

______x2 =_____

Class work

Used all class time

productively and was
focused

Used most class time

productively and was
sometimes distracted

Did not use class time

productively and was not
focused

______x2 =_____

Oral
Presentation:
Pronunciation
Oral Presentation:
Personal Presence,
Eye Contact

1
Unclear and difficult to
understand due to several
significant errors;
inappropriate tone and/or
pitch
Presentation is
monotonous, does not
appeal to audience;
presenter shows little or no
enthusiasm; does not
acknowledge the audience

Comments/Score
______

______

Total: _________/50