Description
Composition: Mis pasatiempos / My Pastimes
ASSIGNMENT: For this Touchstone, you will write a short composition in Spanish in which you will use the vocabulary and grammar that you learned in Unit 3 to state hobbies and activities you like to do, your favorite holidays, and any current actions you are performing and future plans you have. Be sure to review the feedback that you received for the oral (audio/video) Touchstone 3.1. Incorporate this feedback as you write your composition. The topic is the same. You will simply deliver it in writing this time.
In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert.
A. Assignment Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: Write a composition in Spanish that incorporates each of the following:
- Say hello!
- Describe your hobbies.
- For example, I like hiking, playing chess, etc.
- Describe the activities you like to do.
- For example, I enjoy listening to music, spending time with friends, etc.
- Say what your favorite holidays are.
- For example, I like Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Mother’s Day, etc.
- Describe things you’re doing currently.
- For example, I am taking a Spanish course.
- Share some of your future plans.
- For example, I’m planning to take Spanish II next semester.
- Be specific and include as many activities and plans as possible. If you fall short of the 150-word requirement, feel free to also mention pastimes and plans of a friend or family member. If you do this, you will need to use the third person singular form of the verb (for él / ella).