Spanish: Grammatical Tense and Vacation Plans
Composition 2 – 1020
Tema: Vacation plans
Imagine you are planning your next vacation with your best friend to a Spanish speaking country or a specific city (assigned by your instructor). However, your friend is a hypochondriac and you need to assure him/her everything is going to be fine. You will write a letter to him/her describing your vacation plans in detail. Make sure you mention places you are planning on visiting, the type of food you want (or don’t) to eat, etc.
Gramática: Write the composition mostly in the present tense (indicative and subjunctive).
Use regular, irregular and stem-changing verbs in the subjunctive (11.2-11.3), for example,
Quiero que tú llames a la agencia de viajes. Provide a phrase with ponerse, hacerse or volverse + an adjective, or with entristecerse, enojarse or engordarse (12.2). Finally, provide an example of an unplanned event with se +a verb (12.4), for example, Se me perdieron las llaves.
Vocabulario: Capítulos 11 and 12
Formato: The composition must be typed using Times New Roman 12 point font; double spaced; word count (under tools menu) 150-200 words (around 12 sentences); one-inch margins; use Spanish spell check; and must have an original title. OJO: PROPER NAMES
DO NOT COUNT AS WORDS.
Estructura: You should follow these instructions when writing of your essay. Remember that creativity is very important.
Primer párrafo: Introducción.
Greet your friend and let him/her know your vacation destination and why you think is going to be great, in spite all his/her concerns. Build the suspense and capture the reader’s attention. This could be as simple as “We are going to a tropical paradise!”
Segundo párrafo: Cuerpo.
Describe the plans for the trip in detail, including the following information:
-
where you are planning to go and why how you are going to get there how long and where you are going to stay what places are you planning to visit (use a minimum
Tema: Vacation plans
Imagine you are planning your next vacation with your best friend to a Spanish speaking country or a specific city (assigned by your instructor). However, your friend is a hypochondriac and you need to assure him/her everything is going to be fine. You will write a letter to him/her describing your vacation plans in detail. Make sure you mention places you are planning on visiting, the type of food you want (or don’t) to eat, etc.
Gramática: Write the composition mostly in the present tense (indicative and subjunctive).
Use regular, irregular and stem-changing verbs in the subjunctive (11.2-11.3), for example,
Quiero que tú llames a la agencia de viajes. Provide a phrase with ponerse, hacerse or volverse + an adjective, or with entristecerse, enojarse or engordarse (12.2). Finally, provide an example of an unplanned event with se +a verb (12.4), for example, Se me perdieron las llaves.
Vocabulario: Capítulos 11 and 12
Formato: The composition must be typed using Times New Roman 12 point font; double spaced; word count (under tools menu) 150-200 words (around 12 sentences); one-inch margins; use Spanish spell check; and must have an original title. OJO: PROPER NAMES
DO NOT COUNT AS WORDS.
Estructura: You should follow these instructions when writing of your essay. Remember that creativity is very important.
Primer párrafo: Introducción.
Greet your friend and let him/her know your vacation destination and why you think is going to be great, in spite all his/her concerns. Build the suspense and capture the reader’s attention. This could be as simple as “We are going to a tropical paradise!”
Segundo párrafo: Cuerpo.
Describe the plans for the trip in detail, including the following information:
-
where you are planning to go and why how you are going to get there how long and where you are going to stay what places are you planning to visit (use a minimum