Need a FUN way for Spanish students to write about New Years? Use this Spanish writing group activity to help your students achieve the next level of ACTFL proficiency. Students will use the present tense and the preterite and imperfect tense to invent a mascot for New Year's! This activity is perfect for both distance learning and in-person learning!

This resource provides an interesting writing topic: inventing a mascot to represent the New Year's Holiday, and a way for students to collaborate in order to produce a high quality writing piece.  These instructions ask students to use the present, imperfect and preterite tenses, but you can customize this for your class. Use my ideas for how to make sure each group member is an active and accountable participant!  Provide specific and timely feedback to students without spending hours grading!

Which students can use this:

• Spanish students in middle school and up
• Students at the Novice High level and up can use this

How could this product be used?

There are many ways to use this fully customizable writing prompt.  This product includes full teacher instructions about how to use this as a group writing activity and how to hold all group members accountable. This writing challenge could be used as a formative assessment for a grade or it could be used as a practice before a formal writing assessment. The teacher instructions include specific ways to provide feedback to students on their writing without needing to grade every student's paper.

What this product includes:

• 2 pages of teacher instructions and ideas about how to use this activity
• a customizable writing prompt (with an interesting topic and a context to make the task more realistic
• Student instructions and task requirements in English (customizable)
• Student instructions and task requirements in Spanish (customizable)
• 1 graphic organizer for students to jot down ideas before writing (customizable)
• 1 page of lined paper for students to write (customizable)

This product can be printed for students or can be given as a digital hand out.

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These Spanish Winter Writing Prompts solve a number of your challenges! Provide student choice and differentiation with the variety of prompts! Your students can work together in groups to write about Christmas and/or Winter Vacation, and it turns into a fun competition where everyone learns!  AND- you only correct ONE paper per group!! 

Students help each other improve their writing as they try to increase creativity, detail, sophistication and accuracy, all while having fun!  These writing prompts can also be used individually.   Embed culture and traditions into your writing practice!  There are 3 prompts for Novice High level students and 3 for Intermediate Low students.  Scaffolds such as vocab lists, sophistication word charts and a graphic organizer are all included! 

Your planning for all the levels you teach is done! Just print, let students choose, and let them write!

Who can use this product?

• Students in grades 7-12
• Novice High through Intermediate Low learners

How can I use this product?

• Let students choose their prompt to increase engagement
• Allow students to use the scaffolds they need to be successful
• Consider making this a group challenge (Teacher instructions included!)
• Correct one paper per group and give helpful feedback (but save TONS of time!)
• Enter a grade or just let them practice
• Assign these prompts individually
• Save one prompt to use as an assessment!
• Edit any part of the prompts/rubrics/vocab lists to suit your students’ needs

What’s included in this product?

• 1 Christmas-themed prompt for Novice high (geared at demonstrating knowledge of traditions in the Spanish-speaking world) (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Christmas-themed prompt for Novice High (geared at talking about their country’s Christmas traditions)  (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Winter-themed prompt for Novice High
• 1 Christmas-themed prompt for Intermediate Low (geared at demonstrating knowledge of traditions in the Spanish-speaking world) (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Christmas-themed prompt for Intermediate Low (geared at talking about their country’s Christmas traditions) (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Winter-themed prompt for Intermediate Low (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Vocab list for Christmas vocabulary
• 1 Vocab list for Winter vocabulary
• Teacher instructions for how to use these prompts as a fun group challenge that involves EVERY student
• Suggested rubric for each prompt
• Writing sheet for each prompt
• Graphic organizer
• Complete list of Sophistication Words (sequencing, key words and transition words)

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Do your students need more feedback? Use this combo to make it easier for peers to give quality feedback on their classmates' writing. This product is perfect for use with distance learning and for in-person instruction!

This product contains fun notebook paper with numbered lines. It also contains a peer edit sheet. The peer edit sheet contains specific areas of grammar for students to look for, and a spot for comments and line number referencing. Some topics include: checking that each sentence has a verb, checking to see if the ending of the verb is correct, checking to find sequencing words, key words and transition words.

Which students can use this:

• Spanish students in middle school and up
• Students at the Novice High level and up can use this

How could this product be used?

• Provide students with a writing prompt.
• Provide students the notebook paper with line numbers in this product.
• Have students exchange their writing. The editor will use the peer edit chart to note mistakes by specific type and by line.
• The author will use the feedback from the peer editor to improve their work!

What this product includes:

• 3 pages of fun notebook paper with line numbers
• a 1-page peer edit sheet with specific "look-fors" and space to note comments, suggestions and the line number to reference.

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This handy reference guide contains organized charts of Key Words to indicate a time frame, Sequencing Words and Transition Words to help students add length and sophistication to their sentences.  Help students strive for the next ACTFL proficiency level by using these words to make their writing or speech a little more detailed and interesting.  A pre-made Quizlet activity is included as well.

Which students can use this reference:

• Spanish students in middle school and up
• Students at the Novice High level and up

How could this product be used?

The teacher would distribute the doc (either in printed form or digitally).  The teacher could review the words on the list, giving ideas for how students could incorporate them into speaking and writing.  Students could familiarize themselves with the words by playing the learning games on Quizlet individually. The teacher could start a game of Quizlet Live! to add interest and fun!  Teachers could focus on just a few words for a particular speaking or writing assignment or one category.  As students progress in their proficiency level, they can pick and choose words from more than one category.  This is a resource students can reference over and over again!

What this product includes:

• a 3 page google doc with Key Words, Sequencing Words and Transition Words
• a pre-made Quizlet for individual or classroom use

This product can be printed for students or can be given as a digital hand out on whatever digital learning platform you're using.

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Do your Spanish students struggle with writing? Encourage detail and accuracy and give specific feedback FAST! Use this Spanish writing activity to help your students achieve the next level of ACTFL proficiency! Students will write about the future in groups to create a sophisticated writing sample. This activity is perfect for use with distance learning and for in-person instruction!

This resource provides an interesting writing topic about the future and a way for students to collaborate in order to produce a high quality writing piece.  Use my ideas for how to make sure each group member is an active and accountable participant!  Provide specific and timely feedback to students without spending hours grading!

Which students can use this:

• Spanish students in middle school and up
• Students at the Novice High level and up can use this

How could this product be used?

There are many ways to use this fully customizable writing prompt.  This product includes full teacher instructions about how to use this as a group writing activity and how to hold all group members accountable. This writing challenge could be used as a formative assessment for a grade or it could be used as a practice before a formal writing assessment. The teacher instructions include specific ways to provide feedback to students on their writing without needing to grade every student's paper.

What this product includes:

• 2 pages of teacher instructions and ideas about how to use this activity
• a customizable writing prompt (with an interesting topic and a context to make the task more realistic
• Student instructions and task requirements in English (customizable)
• Student instructions and task requirements in Spanish (customizable)
• 1 graphic organizer for students to jot down ideas before writing (customizable)
• 1 page of lined paper for students to write (customizable)

This product can be printed for students or can be given as a digital hand out.

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Need more activities for writing? Take a look at these!

Our Vacation Group Writing Challenge (Preterite and Imperfect)

Free Spanish Words that Add Sophistication Reference

Peer Edit and Writing Paper

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Looking for a fun way to practice writing in the preterite and imperfect? Encourage detail and accuracy and give specific feedback FAST! These vacation themed prompts practice Spanish preterite vs imperfect writing prompt has a vacation theme that is perfect to help your students achieve the next level of ACTFL proficiency. Students can work collaboratively in groups to create a high quality writing piece for a real-world purpose.

This activity provides an interesting writing topic about a past vacation and a way for students to collaborate in order to produce a sophisticated piece of writing. Motivate students by giving them the choice to write about the vacation of their dreams or the vacation of their nightmares! This prompt is designed for the preterite and imperfect tenses, but can be customized to your needs. Use my ideas for how to make sure each group member is an active and accountable participant!  Provide specific and timely feedback to students without spending hours grading!

Which students can use this:

• Spanish students in middle school and up
• Students at the Novice High level and up can use this

How could this product be used?

There are many ways to use this fully customizable writing prompt.  This product includes full teacher instructions about how to use this as a group writing activity and how to hold all group members accountable. This writing challenge could be used as a formative assessment for a grade or it could be used as a practice before a formal writing assessment. The teacher instructions include specific ways to provide feedback to students on their writing without needing to grade every student's paper.

What this product includes:

• 2 pages of teacher instructions and ideas about how to use this activity
• 2 customizable writing prompts (each with an interesting topic and a context to make the task more realistic)
• Student instructions and task requirements in English (customizable)
• Student instructions and task requirements in Spanish (customizable)
• 1 graphic organizer for students to jot down ideas before writing (customizable)
• 1 page of lined paper for students to write (customizable)

This product can be printed for students or can be given as a digital hand out.

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Are you practicing presentational writing skills with your Spanish students?  How about a Group Challenge that focuses on either Día de los Muertos or Halloween?!  This fun and engaging writing challenge will get your students to work together in small groups to produce high quality writing!  This resource includes appropriate writing prompts for years 1, 2 and 3.  Planning done for your whole day!

What I love about writing in this format is that teachers can provide specific feedback and even a grade in about ⅕ of the time!  We can improve students’ skills and confidence by using peer discussion to clear up confusion about things like conjugating verbs and word order in sentences too!  This is a high impact activity to use with your students! 

This resource features 4 writing prompts at 2 levels: Novice High and Intermediate Low.  For both there is a writing prompt based on Day of the Dead and Halloween.  There are lots of extras included too!

Who can use this product?

• Spanish teachers with courses in Years 1, 2 or 3

How can I use this product?

• Assign students to small groups of about 4
• Each student gets a copy of the assignment and the rules for participation
• Challenge the groups to produce the BEST writing!
• Incorporate fun new vocabulary with provided lists!
• Encourage peer discussion to clear up mistakes and confusion
• Grade 1 per group to give specific and timely feedback without spending hours correcting!

What’s included in this product?

• 15 pages of printable and editable Google Slides made to look like Google Docs
• Very specific teacher instructions/suggestions for how to create excitement and buy-in for this writing challenge
• 2 versions of a Novice High Día de los Muertos prompt with rubric (both in color and in printer friendly black and white)
• 2 versions of a Novice High Halloween prompt with rubric (both in color and in printer friendly black and white)
• 2 versions of an Intermediate Low Día de los Muertos prompt with rubric (both in color and in printer friendly black and white)
• 2 versions of an Intermediate Low Halloween prompt with rubric (both in color and in printer friendly black and white)
• 1 vocab list (Spanish and English) for Día de los Muertos Vocab
• 1 vocab list (Spanish and English) for Halloween Vocab
• 1 Printer-friendly writing page
• 1 Printer-friendly graphic organizer

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