Introduction
Hello students!
Welcome to our online lesson...
Today we are going to work on Unit 2: Countries, Cultures, and Customs. And at the end of the lesson, you will have to complete an assignment where you are required to write a letter about a tourist place in our country.
Before we start, let's remember how to write a letter with the following image:
Task
- Imagine that you have the chance to travel around the country, and you need to choose a destination to go to... What place in Chile would you like to visit?
- Also, you can invite a friend to your trip... Who would you invite to travel with you?
- Write a letter to that friend talking about the place that you would like to visit someday.
Before starting the activity, you have to watch the following video about our country and its tourist places to have an idea for the task.
Process
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Individually, write a letter to a friend convincing him/her to travel with you to a place in Chile that you would like to visit someday.
2. The text must include:
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Photos
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Location
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Characteristics of the place:
- Biodiversity (flora and fauna).
- Traditions (food, clothing, festivities).
- Sights.
- Activities that tourists can do.
3. The letter must have between 10-14 lines.
4. Send your letter in a word file to our email with your name.
Evaluation
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sentences and Paragraphs | Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. | All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. | Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. | Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. |
| Grammar and Spelling | Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. | Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. | Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling | Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. |
| Format | Complies with all the requirements for a friendly letter. | Complies with almost all the requirements for a friendly letter. | Complies with several of the requirements for a friendly letter. | Complies with less than 75% of the requirements for a friendly letter. |
| Length | The letter is 10 or more lines. | The letter is 8-9 lines. | The letter is 5-7 lines. | The letter is less than 5 lines. |
| Content | The letter contains at least 5 accurate facts about the topic, including photos, and characteristics of the place such as flora and fauna, traditions, sights and activities. | The letter contains 3-4 accurate facts about the topic, including some photos, and characteristics of the place such as flora and fauna, traditions, sights and activities. | The letter contains 1-2 accurate facts about the topic, including a few photos, and characteristics of the place such as flora and fauna, traditions, sights and activities. | The letter contains no accurate facts about the topic without any photo, and characteristics of the place such as flora and fauna, traditions, sights and activities. |
Conclusion
Congratulations!
You worked following all the steps, you informed yourself well and you were very creative! You have finished the task about tourist places of our country and now you are able to share this information with others...
More Resources:
If you need more explanations about how to write a letter, you can watch the video Letter Writing for Kids - YouTube or How to Write a Friendly Letter - YouTube
Credits
This WebQuest was created by Daniela Mellado, Josefa Osses, Sebastián Rodríguez and Nicolás Troncoso. May 24th, 2021
LINKS:
How to Write a Friendly Letter - YouTube
Letter Writing for Kids - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVqfONdZJS4
Teacher Page
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