1. So, You’re Writing an Article!
Career Assignment
Week of Sept. 20, 2010

2. Assignment Requirements
Write a newspaper article in spanish about a profession.
Your teacher will assign you a profession.
In your article….
Indicate the characteristics this professional should have (5 adjectives)
The subject areas of study and qualifications needed in this profession
Required 21st century work skills
Daily responsibilities (5 different verb phrases)

3. Assignment Requirements, contin.
Type your article in column format, as in a newspaper.
Do not use an electronic translator! (See syllabus for penalty)
Submit your article on Friday, September 24.
Late submissions will have additional components, such as an oral presentation
Format may differ as well
Submit on time!

4. Introduction Think of a good way to start your article.
You may want to mention how important that profession is to your society, and why.
Try to put this in very simple Spanish.
Tell your reader about the purpose of the article—to inform them about a specific profession.
List items you will discuss, such as characteristics, subjects of study, qualifications, 21st century skills, and responsibilities.
Find these terms in Spanish. Use your dictionary.
Habilidades para el siglo 21 (21st century skills)

5. Beginning…. Use phrases such as…
Un/Una….es muy importante en la sociedad porque….(a(n)…is important in society because…)
Voy a informarles sobre….(I’m going to inform you all about…)

6. Characteristics What characteristics should he/she have?
Make a list of those adjectives.
Look them up in your dictionary.
Write them down.

7. Beginning…. Now, put your information together in a sentence.
These are recommended characteristics, so be sure to use expressions requiring the infinitive, such as:
Hay que + infinitive
Tener que + infinitive
Deber + infinitive
Es necesario + infinitive
Es importante + infinitive
Examples for beginning your sentence:
Para ser profesor, hay que ser…..
Para ser investigador forense, tiene que ser…..

8. Field of Study Think about what this professional must know.
What are the subjects they must study?
What qualifications should they have?
do a bit of research if you do not know.
list these subjects, and qualifications.
Find the meanings in Spanish.
be sure to check the context.
For instance, “degree” can refer to…
“Temperature” or “extent”
Find the one that is relevant to education
For example, bachelor’s degree

9. Habilidades para El Siglo 21
Mentalidad creativa (Creative thinking)
Mentalidad disciplinada (critical thinking)
mentalidad sintetizadora (Synthesizing mind)
mentalidad respetuosa (Respectful of diversity)
mentalidad ética (ethical thinking)

10. Habilidades para El Siglo 21
Now, when you mention these, you should not use the exact terms. You will need to rephrase in some way.
For example:
Un autor debe tener una mente creativa, disciplinada, y sintetizadora.
Select the 21st century skills that are especially needed by your professional. They will differ, depending on the career path and responsibilities.

11. Daily Responsibilities
For this section, be sure to mention at least 5 daily responsibilities that are undertaken by your professional.
Use only responsibilities that are unique to that profession. For example, stating that he works hard every day will not earn points in this category. Or, stating that she works on the computer….you would have to state what she does on the computer that is relevant to her job.

12. Daily Responsibilities, contin.
Remember that if you use a subject, the verbs will be conjugated in the present tense.
Ensure that the verb agrees with the subject. Review the different verb types if you are not sure how to do this. Watch out for irregular verbs!

13. Expresiones de Cohesión
In your article, be sure to use connecting words and phrases. These give your writing a tone of maturity and organization. For example:
Según – according to
También – also
Además – In addition to
Por lo tanto – Therefore
Efectivamente – Indeed
Por ejemplo – For example
Así como – As well as
De hecho – In fact
En resumen – In conclusion
Finalmente – Finally

14. These should all be in spanish!
Last Words…
Remember to include a graphic of your profession, or at least one that relates to his/her field.
Include a title for the article, as well as the date it will be submitted, and the name of the author – you!
These should all be in spanish!
Ask questions when in doubt about anything. I’m here to help you learn and understand the concepts that we are applying.

15. Scoring Guide Format followed ……………………………………10 points
Relevant graphic included………………………10 points
All required content……………………………….40 points
Expressions requiring infinitive.……………..10 points
Adjectives agree with nouns……………………10 points
Connecting expressions included…………….10 points
Title, date, author included…………………….10 points
Total: 100 points

16. So, You’re Writing an Article!
Career Assignment
Week of Sept. 20, 2010