No upcoming assignments.
10 examples of ser (conjugated or not) |
10 examples of estar (conjugated or not) |
5 examples of verbs like gustar (unit 4.1 - can’t repeat any) |
3 examples of ir + a + infinitive |
2 examples of ir + a + location |
MLA proper heading |
3 examples of tener (not with que or ganas de) |
1 example of tener ganas de |
1 example of tener que |
3 -ar verbs conjugated |
3 -ir verbs conjugated |
3 -er verbs conjugated |
2 -ar verbs in the infinitive |
2 -ir verbs in the infinitive |
2 -er verbs in the infinitive |
Reading and Annotating
Read the article provided and write detailed annotations on the handout. If you have never done annotations, look at the following example:
* As you can see, you will want to take notes as you read the
article carefully. Include notes on the following:
- vocabulary
- things that you understand
- things that you need clarification to fully understand
- underline and take notes on sentences that you will
later use as quotes in your 5 paragraph essay
When you are finished, please hand your article to the teacher for approval. Once your warm up has been approved, you
will be given an article and can move on to Part 2.
Essay
Use the step by step guide below to guide you through your essay
Write the proper MLA heading and create a titIe
Introduction paragraph:
Body paragraph:
Conclusion paragraph:
MLA Format Guide
1. Create your own title, centered above essay
2. Indent each paragraph
3. MLA in-text citations =
a. If you have an author, use: Author’s Last Name and pg # (Jorges 3).
b. If you don’t have an author, use: Title of article and pg # (“The Children” 2).
Formal Writing Tips
1. No contractions: (can’t, don’t, won’t, etc.)
2. No first or second person (I, me, my, us, you, we, our, ours, ourselves, yourself, mine, yours)
3. Be respectful: don’t call authors by just first name (use first and last or just last)
4. Keep formality and avoid redundancy. Avoid words like: very, stuff, a lot, thing(s), really, etc.