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 ¡Vamos a leer!
Lets Read!
The
“Vamos a leer project” is about reading a biography in
English regarding a famous Latin person. For example, you
could read about Pablo Picasso, Gabriela Mistral, Diego
Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Jose Marti, etc. Then, you will have to
provide a summary of the book you read on a shoe box by
following this criterion:
Side1:
1)
Write a short paragraph about this person’s life.
(Where was he/she born?, when was she/he born?, who were
their parents?, what did he/she do during their life?)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------à20
points
Side 2:
2)
Draw a picture of the person you are reading about
------------------------------------------à5 points
Side 3:
3)
Paste, draw or list some of their most famous work-------------------------------------------à10
points
(Paintings, number of innings, missions our of space,
championships, noble prizes, etc)
Side 4:
4)
Write about how this person contributed to society.------------------------------------------à
20 points
(Give examples, connect your ideas to real events in the
biography, explain)
Side 5:
5)
Write about his/her character traits.
(i.e. determination, commitment, integrity, etc.)---à
25 points
(State character traits, explain ideas, and give examples
from biography)
Side 6:
6)
Would you recommend this book to a friend or a classmate?
Why?-------------------------à
10 points
(Explain what do you like the best about this book or what
you did not like about this book)
7)
Class presentation-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------à
5 points
8)
Presented on time------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------à
5 points
Please take into consideration grammar,
punctuation, order of events, examples to explain
character traits and contributions. Make sure your
project looks neat, legible and it is presented on time.
This website has many links to different
libraries around the world.
You can read famous falk
tales from Mexico
http://www.g-world.org/magictales
Poems in Spanish
http://www.elhuevodechocolate.com/poesias.htm
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