2.2 Assessing Informally

Informal Assessment = 50%

Activities:

Reading:  15%

Ø  The student reads a short paragraph about the holidays and traditions of Peru, Canada, USA, etc

Ø  Then the student will highlight what he or she thinks is the most important holiday and tradition of the country that was chosen

Ø  Then the student will respond a question about why only that holiday or tradition is important for them

Writing:  15%

Ø  The students will try to interpret a person from a country and write a letter with the traditions and holidays from their respective country then do the act of sending it to another person from another country; it can be done with a classmate of the left or right.

Ø  The students will assume that they are the same person from before, but now, they will write a short paragraph about their favorite holiday or tradition from their country and do the same act, now with the classmate in the front or the back.

Speaking:  20%

Ø  The students will work in small groups, they are going to be a representative of a chosen country like if they were in a congress, they will talk about their favorite holiday or tradition in their country and why they feel that the holiday or tradition is part of the country.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

5- he/she reads aloud clearly. Good writing. He/she speaks the language without a problem.

4- He/she has some problems reading. He/she has little grammar or spelling errors when writing. Some trouble when speaking.

3- Reading is mildly difficult. Miss some words when writing. Needs to practice more the speaking part.

2- Reading gets difficult. Writing is very hard for the student. Moments of silence when speaking the language.

1- Many problems when reading, speaking and writing. Needs extra attention.