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FLACS A: WRITING

1. Topic: Personal IdentificationWrite a letter to a new pen-pal telling him or her about yourself. Include as much personal information as possible. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: your name, age, where you live, what you are like, your school life and/or what you like to do in your free time.

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2. Topic: Education

Write a letter to a friend telling him or her about your school life. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: what school you attend, when classes start and finish, your favorite classes, what you do in each class, what teachers you have and/or activities that you participate in after school.

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3. Topic: PastimesWrite a note to a pen pal describing what you like to do in your free time. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: what you prefer to do with friends, what you

prefer to do on your own, specific things you do when the weather is nice/poor, what you do after school and/or what you like to do during the summer.

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4. Topic: Health & WelfareWrite a note to your friend to tell him or her that you are sick and that you are unable to attend their birthday party. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: what is bothering you, your symptoms, when you will be visiting the doctor, your apology for not being able to attend and/or a plan to meet up to celebrate at a later date.

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5. Topic: FamilyWrite a paragraph describing your family. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: where you live, who is in your family, what each family member is like and/or activities that you do with your family on the weekends.

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6. Topic: Food & RestaurantWrite a letter to a friend describing your favorite restaurant. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: the name of the restaurant, the type of food that is served, the food that you like to order, how the service is, what the prices are like and/or why you prefer it.

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7. Topic: CommunityWrite a letter to a pen-pal about your town. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: where you live, what stores are there, what activities you do in town, why you like or dislike your town, where you go in your town with family and friends and/or questions that you have about you pen-pal’s community.

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8. Topic: TravelWrite an email to a friend talking about a trip that you are on in Spain. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: where you are, what your hotel is like, who is with you, what you like about the city, what you don’t like about the city, what you can do and see there, your favorite places, when you plan on coming home and/or souvenirs that you want to buy.

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9. Topic: Earning a LivingWrite a letter to a business talking about a job you would like. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: what the job is, why you want the job, your good characteristics, what your grades are like, relevant classes in school that you enjoy, any experience that you have, the pay that you would like to earn and/or when you are available to work.

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10. Topic: Movie & TelevisionWrite an email to a pen pal discussing your movie preferences. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: the genres that you prefer, your favorite movies, why you like the movies, your favorite actors and actresses, who you go to the movie theater with and/or when you prefer to go.

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11. Topic: TechnologyWrite a paragraph talking about the technology that you use every day. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: what your feelings are on technology, different types of technology that you use in school, the technology that you use at home, whether or not you prefer to use the internet and/or how technology affects your life.

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12. Topic: House & HomeWrite a letter to a pen-pal talking about your home. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: where you live, what your house is like, who lives with you, your chores, your family members’ chores, which chores you like, when you do chores (in the morning, after school, on the weekends, etc.) and/or any questions you have about your pen-pal’s routine.

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13. Topic: CelebrationsWrite a note to a friend planning a party for this weekend. You may wish to include, but are not limited to: what the party is for, who will attend, the start and end times, what will be eaten at the party and/or what people will do at the party.

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14. Read to Write TaskYour Spanish teacher has asked you to research menus and recipes to help plan a festival for your Spanish club. After reading about some typical foods from the Spanish-speaking world, write a letter to the president of the club, tell her which foods you recommend the club serve at the festival. Use information mentioned in the following resources. You may wish to include: which foods you want to prepare, why you like the foods, what ingredients you need to prepare the meals, where you will buy the ingredients, how you will prepare the dish.

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15. Read to Write TaskYour pen pal sent you her schedule for this year. Write a letter back comparing your schedule with hers. Discuss the classes you have in common and the differences and the classes you are most interested in and why. In at least 50 words, respond to this task. You may wish to include: The classes you are taking this year, Your favorite classes, How you are doing in your classes, The similarities and differences between your schedule and your pen pal’s, What classes you would enjoy that are in your pen pal’s schedule

Checkpoint A or B Spanish School schedules: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/comparaciones-horarios-de-clases/

Suggested writing task activities: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/documents/tirate_a_escribir/tirate_a_escribir_comparaciones_horarios_de_clases.pdf

Checkpoint A or B Spanish School schedules: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/comparaciones-horarios-de-clases/

Suggested writing task activities: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/documents/tirate_a_escribir/tirate_a_escribir_comparaciones_horarios_de_clases.pdf

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