1. Midterm Exam: Speaking Day 2
Speakers:
You will speak in the order you have signed up
All Students:
Complete the Midterm Exam Written Test Grammar Review
Use your textbooks, notes, and the Written Test Vocab Review
It is possible that we may begin to correct this at the end of the hour- you should have at least the first 3 sections completed in half an hour
Anything not completed is homework!
Reminders:
Do not interrupt the speaking test at any time- if you need to ask me something, wait until the speaker has finished and left
Keep noise level to a minimum
Stay in your assigned seats- no wondering
Distracting behaviors = REFLECTION SHEET

2. Grammar Review for Written Test
Midterm Exam
Grammar Review for Written Test

3. Yo puedo… I can… Success Criteria
Write at least 50 words about my school day in Spanish, including
What classes I have in which hours
At what time the classes begin
School supplies that I need
Who teaches the class
Which classes I like/don’t like and why
Success Criteria
See grading rubric

4. Answering Questions about Yourself
When a question is asked in the tú (you) form, the verb in your answer needs to be in the _________ (I) form.
Since you will be writing about yourself for some of the questions on the midterm, practice changing these verbs from the TÚ form into the YO form.
Tú tienes → yo ________
Tú necesitas → yo ___________
A ti te gusta → a mí ______ _______ yo
tengo
necesito me
gusta

5. Describing Your Schedule
Translate this sentence to English:
Tengo la clase de español en la primera hora.
I have the class of Spanish in the first hour.

6. Describing Your Schedule
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish using complete sentences. Write two sentences about two different classes. Include in which hour (2nd-7th) that you have the class. Follow the model from the Spanish-English translation.
¿Qué clase tienes?
Word Count: ___________
Tengo la clase de _______ en la _______ hora.

7. Describing Your Schedule
To ask at what time an event or action takes place, use the question:
¿A qué hora es…? = ________________________
Use this question to ask about when an event takes place, NOT for the current time. Your answer will not have “son” before the time. Follow this model for your answer:
[the event] es a la(s) [time].
Translate this sentence to English:
La clase de arte es a las ocho menos veinticuatro de la mañana.
At what time is…?
The class of art is at 7:36 a.m.

8. Describing Your Schedule
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish using complete sentences. Write two sentences about two different classes. Include a.m. or p.m. in your answers. Don’t forget to use subtraction if the time is past the half hour. Write out the numbers (no digits!).
¿A qué hora es la clase?
Word Count: ___________
La clase de _______ es a las ______ y (menos) ______ de la mañana/tarde.

9. Nouns and Articles s es c es
In Spanish all nouns have a gender, either masculine or feminine. They can also be singular or plural.
To make a noun that ends in a vowel plural, add _______.
To make a noun that ends in a consonant plural, add _________.
To make a noun that ends in –z plural, change the –z to a ______ and add _______. s es c es

10. Nouns and Articles
The definite article (“the”) and the indefinite articles (“a/an, one, some, several, or a few”) must match the noun in gender and number.
Complete the following charts with the four forms of the definite and indefinite articles.
the
a/an, some
Definite Article = ____________
Indefinite Article = ____________
Masculine
Feminine
Singular
Plural
Masculine
Feminine
Singular
Plural el la un
una
los
las
unos
unas

11. Nouns and Articles Translate this sentence to English:
Necesito el diccionario y un lápiz para la clase de español.
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish by writing two sentences telling what you need for two different classes. Include an article (the, a/an, some) in front of the school supply.
¿Qué necesitas para la clase?
Word Count: _____________
I need the dictionary and a pencil for the class of Spanish.
Necesito ______ _____________ para la clase de __________.

12. Answering Questions about Other People (3rd Person)
If a question is asked in the third person (he/she/it), the verb form does not change from the question to the answer.
Translate this question and answer to English:
¿Quién enseña la clase de francés? La profesora Trepkowski enseña la clase de francés.
Who teaches the class of French? The professor Trepkowski teaches the class of French.

13. Answering Questions about Other People (3rd Person)
Practicar: Answer the following question in Spanish by writing two sentences for two different classes.
¿Quién enseña la clase?
Word Count: _____________
El/la profesor(a) ________ (last name) enseña la clase de __________.

14. Gustar The verb gustar means _______________________
To be pleasing to (to like)
The verb gustar means _______________________
To tell who is being pleased by a thing or action, we use indirect object pronouns.
Complete the missing words in each gustar phrase. Then write what each phrase means in English.
A mí _________ gusta = _________
A ti _________ gusta = ___________
Translate this sentence to English:
Me gusta la clase de computación porque no hay mucha tarea. me
I like te
You like
I like the class of computer science because there isn’t a lot of homework.

15. Gustar
Practicar: Answer the following two-part question in Spanish using complete sentences. Write two sentences about two different classes. You may answer positively or negatively, but you must provide an explanation.
¿Te gusta la clase? ¿Por qué?
Word Count: _____________
Me gusta la clase de _________ porque…

16. Developing proficiency
Skill
No proficiency 1
Developing proficiency 2
Minimal Proficiency 3
Proficiency 4
Advanced Proficiency 5 G R A M
Incompre-hensible
No attempt
 Abundance of Grammar Errors
 Minimally uses basic grammar concepts
 No verbs in sentences /Verbs left in infinitive
 Abundance of spelling & punctuation errors
 Uses English in sentence
 Many Grammar Errors
 Uses mostly basic grammar concepts
 Conjugates incorrectly
 Many spelling/
punctuation errors
 Some Grammar errors
 Minimally uses the current grammar concepts  Inconsistently conjugates correctly
 Some spelling/
 Few Grammar errors
 Uses the current grammar concepts with few errors
 Conjugates correctly with few errors
 Few spelling/
 Little to No Grammar errors
 Uses the current grammar concepts with little to no errors
 Consistently conjugates correctly
Little to no spelling/ F L U E N C Y
 Words just put together, like a list.
Does not use transitional words/phrases
 Does not meet the word requirement
 Understands prompt but is unable to respond
Partial or choppy sentences
Uses transitional words sporadically
 Responds to prompt after asking for clarification
Very basic sentences or sentence structure
Uses transitional phrases sporadically
 Writes the minimal amount of words no more.
 Responds to prompt with some hesitation
 Some challenging sentences or structure
Uses transitional phrases occasionally
 Exceeds the word minimum
 Responds to prompt with little hesitation
 Complex sentences or sentence structure
Uses transitional phrases consistently
 Responds to prompt in fluid, natural conversation
 Gives comparisons
opinions/connects to personal experiences V O B
 Lacks knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Minimal words in sentence or uses English
 Shows developing knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Repeats vocabulary/Uses basic vocabulary
 Shows minimal knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Attempts to use current vocabulary
 Shows competent knowledge of the terms, vocabulary, or language
Uses current vocabulary
Attempts to use some culturally appropriate vocabulary and idiomatic expressions
 Shows advanced knowledge of the terms, language, or vocabulary
Uses current vocabulary in original phrases
Understands and uses some culturally appropriate vocabulary and idiomatic expressions P H S I
 Student does not understand prompt and answers inappropriately
 Student does not recognize errors and does not attempt to self-correct
 Student minimally understands prompt and answers with no details
 Student rarely recognizes errors and fails to self-correct
 Student minimally understands prompt and answers with little details
 Student may recognize errors and attempts to self-correct
 Student mostly understands prompt and answers with some detail
 Student recognizes some errors and self-corrects
 Student clearly understands prompt and answers with in-depth detail
 Student recognizes errors and self-corrects