 You will be working with a group (1-3) to market a new home product to the rest of the class.  Your job is to sell it to as many people as possible, in the form of a television commercial.

 Use your new vocabulary to decide on a product. (i.e. carpet cleaner, magic broom, laundry aid etc.)  You will create an original product and product name in Spanish. (Your product must have a Spanish Name that makes sense for the type of product.)  It can be a cleaning product, furniture, aid for household chores, gardening product, etc. Use your imagination!

 Next, come up with a catchy advertisement + slogan for this product with a visual. Use a poster board, bulletin board paper, powerpoint or online poster website. Create a prop, labeled in Spanish, to use in your anuncio.  Finally, prepare for a live advertisement or commercial. Important: Make sure all members have an equal speaking role!

 You must have a sample product to accompany your ad, with a Spanish label. (Create one!)  I must be able to see what the product looks like in case I want to buy it.

You must include a minimum of:  2+ affirmative commands *  2+ negative commands *  2+ ‘impersonal expression’ subj.  2+ ‘will & influence’ subj *Make sure that you have pronouns in the correct place if you need them.

¿Tiene la ropa sucia? ¡Es malo que lleve esa ropa! ¡No la lleve ningún día más! Use detergente “Don Máximo”, para la ropa “blanca como la nieve” ¡Póngalo en su lavadora y observe la diferencia! Sí, hay otros detergentes, pero ¡No los use! ¡Don Máximo es el mejor! ¡Es necesario que compre “Don Máximo” inmediatemente! ¡Recomiendo que vaya al mercado hoy! ¡Le aconsejo que no espere! ¡El día es mejor cuando lleva la ropa blanca como la nieve! … Llame ahora a Don Máximo…. ¡Para la ropa Blanca como la nieve!

Advertisement: (Poster): Creative and detailed, visually appealing 15 *Write examples of your grammar for each: Product Sample to show10 2+ affirmative commands (1 must have pronoun(s) attached) negative commands (1 must have pronoun(s) in front) subjunctive w/ Impersonal Expressions subjunctive of Will & influence Original Spanish name of product *include slogan 10 Slogan: Correct grammar (agreement n/a, s/v), spelling and accents on visual 15 Creative effort10 Total 100

CRITERIA 5 points4 points1-3 points Language useComprehensible Demonstrates an appropriate level of accuracy for level (my classmates know what I’m trying to say) Somewhat comprehensible Errors may often interfere with meaning (the teacher knows what I’m trying to say, but my classmates are lost) Generally incomprehensible. Little to no accuracy Communicates very little (No one knows what I’m trying to say.) FluencySeries of sentences Some transition words used (this sounds like an advertisement) Frequent pauses Short sentences (this sounds like an assignment) English used Very long pauses, Word or phrase level only (there isn’t much sound going on here) PronunciationPronunciation errors rarely cause misunderstanding (1-2 pronunciation errors) Frequent mispronunciation causes some misunderstanding (3-4 errors) Pronunciation often interferes with comprehension (more than 4 errors) Quality of content Detailed information given Variety of current vocabulary “I know this vocabulary. I remember the details. I included all of the required grammar and the vocabulary that I was taught in class.” I can answer a question on my product. Information given not complete Basic vocabulary Lacking current vocab “I kind of remember the vocabulary. I included some of the grammar, but some parts are missing. I used a few of the new words, but not many.” Little or no information given Extremely limited vocabulary, English used “Vocabulary? What vocabulary? Was I supposed to use vocabulary?” 20 points possible