Spanish 7 and SLA: Cognate Project Instructions

Spanish

Sra. Riordan

Project due:____9.17 or 9.20____________

                As you begin studying el español, you will notice that there are a few words and phrases that you can already understand; this is because many words are basically the same in both English and Spanish.  We call these words or phrases “cognates”.  For example, you can easily understand the word “teléfono”, meaning telephone.  But ojo, be careful, there are many amigos falsos (false friends) that may look the same but have different meanings.  An example of this is una librería (which means bookstore in Spanish, not library.  A library is una biblioteca.)

          You will design a small book or a poster (no larger than HALF the size of a poster board). The book or poster will contain a cognate that begins with every letter of the Spanish alphabet and include an illustration for each word.  To find words, scan a textbook, dictionary, or even go on the internet.  Arrange these letters and words in the book or on the poster.  Be creative!  Design the poster in a culturally significant shape: un sombrero or in the shape of a country!  Use paint, glitter, pictures, computer graphics, personal artwork, whatever!  Verify your spellings (along with accent marks). 

The “Before you turn your project in” Checklist:

o   Word list is turned in with 5 sentences _______________. 

o   All word choices are close enough to qualify as Spanish/English cognates.

o   There are no grammar or spelling mistakes.

o   Each word is illustrated.

o   Project is turned in on time _________________. (test grade)

o   Blank rubric is included with project.

o   Poster is no larger than 11”x14”.

                    This rubric is to be turned in with your project!  (5 points off if not included with project. 20 points off for each day project is late.)

Nombre:_________________________________           Clase:__________

Primary Activity Standard:  

Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

	Excellent	Good	Needs Work	Poor
Sentences (in Spanish!)	Uses 5 cognates in 5 sentences on back of poster or at end of book. Sentences use vocabulary learned in class, correct grammar and have variety. 10-9	Uses 4-3 cognates in sentences on the back of poster or at end of book. Some variety in sentences, but some contain vocabulary not yet learned or gram-mar mistakes. 8-5	Uses 2 -1 cognates in sentences. No variety in sentences.  Multiple grammar mistakes. 4-1	Uses 0 cognates in sentences or sentences are incomprehensible. 0
Grammar and Spelling	There are no grammar or spelling mistakes. 20	There are some grammatical or spelling mistakes (under 5 mistakes) 19-16	There are many grammatical or spelling mistakes. (5-10) 15-10	There are more than 10 grammatical or spelling mistakes. 9-0
Choice of Cognates (no proper nouns)	Poster or book has 28+ letters of the alphabet; All cognate choices are close enough to qualify as Spanish/English cognates. 40-39	Poster or book has 22-27 letters of the alphabet; all choices are close enough to qualify as Spanish/English cognates. 38-26	Poster or book has 16-21 letters of the alphabet that qualify as Spanish/English cognates. 25-16	Poster or book has fewer than 16 letters of the alphabet that qualify as Spanish/English cognates. 15-0
Poster or Book Design	Project is awesome!  It’s both colorful and has a creative design (materials and form).  All words are illustrated. ¡Magnífico! 30-28	Project is average.  It uses some color, but its design is not very creative (materials and/or form). Most words are illustrated. (24+) ¡Bien! 27-22	Project is poor in quality (little effort). It uses nothing more than the basic materials. 5-8 words are not illustrated. ¡Qué lástima! 26-20	Project shows no effort.  9 or more words are not illustrated.  It shows a lack of color and is disorganized and/or messy. 19-0

                    This word list is to be turned in on ______________.

Nombre:_________________________________           Clase:__________

The Spanish alphabet contains four more sounds than the English alphabet (CH, LL, Ñ and RR) Try find words with these sounds. Remember,“CH” words might be after all of the “C” words, depending on the dictionary you have. 

***Write both the Spanish and English forms of the word.***

A_________________

B_________________

C_________________

CH_______________

D_________________

E_________________
F_________________
G_________________
H_________________
I__________________
J_________________
K_________________
L_________________
LL________________
M________________

N_________________
*Ñ________________

O_________________
P_________________
Q_________________
R_________________
*RR______________
S_________________
T_________________U_________________
V_________________
W________________
X_________________
Y_________________
Z_________________

*You may find a word with “ñ” or “rr” in the middle.  These words do not have to begin with “ñ” or “rr”.