Español 1A
Final Project: El Album de Fotos
The Project:
You will create a photo album, using real pictures. You will write a caption for each photo
in Spanish, describing the people and activities in the photo. To complete this project,
you will need to use to vocabulary, grammar, and skills that we have learned this year.
Requirements:
The album must be entirely in Spanish.
You need at least 6 pictures inside the album. These pictures should show you and
people you know engaged in a variety of activities.
Your album should have a decorated cover with a Spanish title. Suggestions for
titles: Mis amigos y yo; Mi familia y yo; Mi album de fotos
Captions:
For each picture, you need to give the following information:
Who is in the picture , what the people are doing, and where
o
Mi amiga Laura juega al volibol en la playa.
You also need to choose at least 2 of the following for each photo:
What the weather is like
Hace sol y hace calor.
A description of the person
Ella es baja y cómica.
What this person likes
Le gustan mucho los deportes.
When the picture was taken
Es el cuatro de julio.
How old the person is
Tiene catorce años.
Any other sentence that describes the picture (as long as it’s correct!)
Español 1A
Final Project: El Album de Fotos
Timeline:
1 mayo: Project assigned
1 mayo-11 mayo: (at home) Students gather photos and materials. Begin writing captions.
11 mayo: Photos due. In-class workshop on writing captions.
viernes, 15 mayo: Rough draft of captions due. (May be turned in earlier)
viernes, 22 mayo: Final Project Due (May be turned in earlier)
Grading:
The photos on May 12 count as a homework grade.
The Rough Draft counts as a quiz grade. (10 points off for each day late)
The Final Project counts as 10% of the 9 weeks grade. (10 points off for each day late)
Excellent
Average
Needs Work
Requirements
At least 8 pictures with
captions, captions
contain all required
information, no English.
5
8 pictures with
captions, captions
contain most required
information, no English
4
3
Fewer than 8 pictures,
much missing
information, some
English.
Grammar: Verbs
You use the right verb
for the sentence, verbs
are conjugated
correctly.
10
9
Adjectives agree with
the gender and number
of the nouns, adjectives
are in the proper place
in the sentence.
10
9
Very few or no
mistakes in spelling,
accents, or punctuation.
10
9
Your Spanish is wellwritten and easily
understood; words are
in the correct order;
you use the vocabulary
well.
10
9
Much time obviously
spent on album, good
use of color and design,
album is neat and easy
to read.
5
Some mistakes in verb
choice or conjugation.
Grammar:
Adjectives
Mechanical
Comprehensibility
Design and Effort
2
1
Lots of mistakes with
verb choice or
conjugation.
8
7
6
Some mistakes with
adjective agreement or
placement.
5
4
3
2
1
Some mistakes with
adjective agreement or
placement.
8
7
6
Some mistakes in
spelling, accents, or
punctuation.
8
7
6
Your Spanish is mostly
clear; some mistakes in
word order or
vocabulary choice.
5
8
7
6
Some time spent on
album, average design
without much color,
album is neat and easy
to read.
4
3
5
4
3
2
1
Not much time spent
on album, boring design
with no color, album is
sloppy and/or hard to
read.
2
1
4
3
2
1
Many mistakes in
spelling, accents, or
punctuation.
5
4
3
2
1
Many mistakes in
vocabulary or sentence
structure make your
language hard to
understand.
Español 1A
Final Project: El Album de Fotos
Tips, Advice, and Reminders:
You may use traditional photographs, photocopies, or computer printouts. If you are
using an actual photograph, ask your parents’ permission before using any family
photos in the album. They may not want their only picture of Great-Uncle John
glued to construction paper and brought to school.
Select photos that you know you can describe in Spanish. If the story behind a
particular photo is too long and complicated, it’s probably not a good choice. Keep in
mind the vocabulary that you already know. You can always look up a new word or
two, but you don’t want to have to look up the entire caption.
Choose photos that show people doing things. Avoid pictures of people just standing
and looking at the camera. Find interesting photos.
Watch your verb and adjective agreement! Remember to make adjectives feminine
or plural if you need to. Remember to conjugate the verb to match who you’re
talking about. Remember the difference between gusta and gustan.
The album is your chance to show what you have learned in Spanish this year;
therefore, it should be written entirely by you. Do not use a computer to translate
your sentences—they will not come out correctly. A student who uses a computer
translation will have to rewrite the project themselves or take a failing grade.
You do not have to spend money to make this album. I’ve seen lovely albums made
just with white paper and markers. Use what you have and be creative!
Español 1A
Final Project: El Album de Fotos
Nombre:______________________________________________________
Excellent
Average
Needs Work
Requirements
At least 8 pictures with
captions, captions
contain all required
information, no English.
5
8 pictures with
captions, captions
contain most required
information, no English
4
3
Fewer than 8 pictures,
much missing
information, some
English.
Grammar: Verbs
You use the right verb
for the sentence, verbs
are conjugated
correctly.
10
9
Adjectives agree with
the gender and number
of the nouns, adjectives
are in the proper place
in the sentence.
10
9
Very few or no
mistakes in spelling,
accents, or punctuation.
10
9
Your Spanish is wellwritten and easily
understood; words are
in the correct order;
you use the vocabulary
well.
10
9
Much time obviously
spent on album, good
use of color and design,
album is neat and easy
to read.
5
Some mistakes in verb
choice or conjugation.
Grammar:
Adjectives
Mechanical
Comprehensibility
Design and Effort
2
1
Lots of mistakes with
verb choice or
conjugation.
8
7
6
Some mistakes with
adjective agreement or
placement.
5
4
3
2
1
Some mistakes with
adjective agreement or
placement.
8
7
6
Some mistakes in
spelling, accents, or
punctuation.
8
7
6
Your Spanish is mostly
clear; some mistakes in
word order or
vocabulary choice.
5
8
7
6
Some time spent on
album, average design
without much color,
album is neat and easy
to read.
4
3
5
4
3
2
1
Not much time spent
on album, boring design
with no color, album is
sloppy and/or hard to
read.
2
1
4
3
2
1
Many mistakes in
spelling, accents, or
punctuation.
5
4
3
2
1
Many mistakes in
vocabulary or sentence
structure make your
language hard to
understand.
Final Grade: ________________
Español 1A
Final Project: El Album de Fotos
Here are some examples of how to caption photos:
Mi familia y yo comemos en las
montañas. Mi madre es alta y
simpática. Hace frio.
Yo nado en la piscina. Soy cómico
y alto. Me gusta nadar.
Mi amiga Lucy toca el violín en la
casa. Es baja y morena. No le
gusta practicar el violin.
MI hemana Diana y su novio Ricky
bailan en la fiesta. Diana es rubia y
baja. Ricky tiene veinticinco años.