Celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Month
creado por Las Tres Señoras
Presentations of Famous Hispanic People
for Spanish Classes
Oral Presentation
Each student is required to select and research a famous Latino(a) or Spaniard and present the information to the class in
Spanish. On a piece of construction paper the student must write the person’s name, the country of origin, the year of their
birth and the year of their death (if applicable) and one sentence in Spanish stating why they are famous. The student must
also include a picture of the person on the paper. The student must say an additional five sentences about the person in
Spanish.
The presentation is worth a total of 25 points.
You may read the information that you have included on the construction paper. However, you may not read the additional
five sentences.
A ten point deduction will be taken for reading the presentation.
5 points: pronunciation (1 pt. for each sentence)
5 points: grammatical accuracy (1 pt. for each sentence)
5 points: visual paper (include their name, country of origin, birthdate and death date, picture, and one sentence stating why
they are famous)
Rubric: Presentation of Famous Hispanic People
Pronunciation
Poor pronunciation throughout presentation.1
Pronunciation could use some work.2
Good pronunciation. Few mistakes.3
Very good pronunciation. One or two mistakes.4
Excellent pronunciation. No mistakes.5
Grammatical
Accuracy
Many mistakes in each sentence.1
Could use some more practice. Three or four mistakes.
2
Good. Two mistakes.
3
Very good. One mistake.
4
Excellent. Easily understood. No mistakes.5
Visual Paper:
(name, picture, origin, birthdate, deathdate, one sentence stating why the person is famous, correct spelling, visually appealing)
Missing several components and has spelling mistakes. Needed to spend more time on the visual paper.
1
Missing three components. (Spelling is a component.)2
Missing two components or missing one component and has one spelling mistake.3
Missing one component or is not visually appealing (is sloppy,) or there is one spelling mistake.
4
Includes all components and is neat, organized. Everything is spelled correctly.5
5 Additional
Sentences
One excellent sentence.2
Two excellent sentences.4
Three excellent sentences.6
Four excellent sentences.8
All excellent sentences.10
Reading
-10
for reading the additional 5 sentencesPresentation: persona famosa de habla hispana
Choose one famous Spanish-speaking person and look for the following information to present to the class.
Find:
a picture of the person and print it
where they are from (country of origin)
their profession
when the person was born
State in English why you chose this person. Why do you think this person is interesting or compelling?
5pts.- visual paper (In Spanish include their name, their photos, country of origin, their age.) Must be neat, creative, and organized.
5pts.- pronunciation
5pts.- grammatical accuracy
5pts.- accuracy of the information
5pts.- conclusion (written explanation for why this person is interesting and compelling)
*Points will be deducted for poor quality or lack of work. Points may also be added for students who work above and beyond the
requirements.
Se llama __________________________________.
Es de __________________________________. If your person is from the United States, state the country of origin of their family.
(Su familia es de ________________.)
Nació el _(day)________ de __(month)___________ de ____(year)_______.
Tiene ____________ años.
Spanish I Rubric: Presentation of Hispanic People
Visual Paper:
(photo, name, origin, birth date, death date, age, occupation, visually appealing, correct spelling) (all in Spanish)
Missing several components and has spelling mistakes. Needed to spend more time on the visual paper.
1
Missing three or more components.
2
Missing two components or missing one component and has one spelling mistake.
3
Missing one component or is not visually appealing (is sloppy,) or there is one spelling mistake.
4
Includes all components and is neat, organized. Everything is spelled correctly.
5
Pronunciation
Poor pronunciation throughout presentation.1
Pronunciation could use some work.
2
Good pronunciation. Few mistakes.
3
Very good pronunciation. One or two mistakes.
4
Excellent pronunciation. No mistakes.5
Grammatical
Accuracy
Many mistakes in each sentence.
1
Could use some more practice. Three or four mistakes.
2
Good. Two mistakes.
3
Very good. One mistake.
4
Excellent. Easily understood. No mistakes.5
Accuracy of the
Information
Little accuracy. Much more research needed.
1
More research needed.
2
Some accurate information.3
Mostly accurate information.4
All accurate information.
5
Conclusion
Needs to explain much more. Not clear.
1
Could be clearer in explanation
2
Needs to state why the person is compelling.
3
Needs to explain more clearly why they chose this person.
4
Clear explanation. States why the person is compelling and why they are interested in them.
