Sol y viento

Sol y viento
Para escribir: 2
Antes de escribir: For this activity, you will describe your first impressions of María and decide
if she and Jaime have similar personalities. First, choose the adjectives from the following
list that best describe María, according to your first impressions. Then share your ideas with
someone else.
Creo que María es …
 aburrida
 enérgica
 alegre
 ingenua (naïve)
 ambiciosa
 inteligente
 bonita
 introvertida
 desconfiada (untrusting)
 reservada
 divertida
 seria

A escribir
Paso 1 - Now that you have made some preliminary decisions about your first
impressions of María, decide how you will organize your thoughts. Select one of the
following possibilities:
 describe each character and then write about how María and Jaime are more similar
than different
 describe each character and then write about how María and Jaime are more
different than similar.
Paso 2 – Now draft your description on a separate sheet of paper. The following phrases
may be helpful in writing out your descriptions.
además
furthermore, in addition
creo que…
I think that…
Me parece que…
It seems to me that…
(no) son (muy) parecidos they’re (not) (very) similar
Paso 3 – Exchange compositions with a classmate so that you can provide initial feed back
for each other. As you read each other’s compositions, check for the following:
 overall sense, meaning
 adjective / noun agreement
 subject / verb agreement
 spelling
Al entregar la composición
Review your classmate’s feedback. As you write the final version of your composition,
remember to check for the correct use of the following if they appear in your writing, then
turn it in.
 verb endings and subject agreement
 adjectives
 ser versus estar