2017 SPANISH IV HONORS SUMMER READING ATTENTION: Due the first day of school, Tuesday, August 8, 2017! Dear Spanish IV Honors Students, We hope that you are enjoying your break from school and that you have had time to relax and enjoy yourself! We look forward to seeing you in class this Fall and hope that you are excited to continue your study of the Spanish language. For Spanish IV Honors, we are asking students to purchase and read Vida o Muerte en el Cusco and complete the assignment below over the summer. The book can be purchased on Amazon for $6.95. We recommend buying this book new as there are some earlier versions that do not contain a dictionary in the back. The following assignment, which should be printed and completed over the summer, is designed to keep you in contact with Spanish during the break from school. This book is a short book that was written for students learning Spanish. It is written in a variety of complex tenses, including the subjunctive. It is also filled with cultural descriptions and references, which will help the students prepare to travel to Peru. The book is 61 pages long and uses vocabulary that the students have learned in Spanish I, II, and III. All of the words used in the book can be found in the dictionary in the back of the newer book. This summer assignment is worth a test grade and should be completed and brought to class on the first day of school, August 8, 2017. See you in August! Nos vemos en agosto! Summer Work will be graded based on the following criteria: Answers are in complete sentences (15 points) Answers are written in Spanish (15 points) (zero will be given for use of translator) Answers are accurate and show comprehension (30 points) Answers have page numbers included (5 points) Reflection questions show thought and effort (30 points) Answers are earlier written neatly or typed (5 points) Page 1 of 6
Before Reading: Vida o Muerte en el Cusco Spanish IV Honors Summer Reading Assignment This book is written in a variety of verbs tenses. In Spanish III we focused on preterite vs. imperfect, the future, and the subjunctive. Before you read review these tenses. There are also tenses in this book that we will focus on in Spanish IV, such as the perfect tenses and the conditional. *As you read try to identity the different tenses by annotating in your book*
During Reading: *ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN SPANISH! * *You are expected to do this assignment individually. Also, use of electronic translators such as Google Translate is considered cheating* Questions from Reading As you read the book answer these questions in complete sentences en español. Include the page number to support your answer. Example: Cómo se llama la chica en el libro? -La chica en el libro se llama Elena. (Página 1) Capítulo 1: 1. Qué le pasaba a Elena? Dónde estaba? 2. Quería estar en Perú? Qué quería hacer? 3. Con quién fue a Perú? Por qué? 4. Cómo es la familia de Elena? Tiene hermanos? Padre? 5. Por qué no le gustaba Perú? 6. Cuál es la diferencia entre la actitud de la Sra. García y Elena? 7. Qué quería el viejo? Qué son soles? 8. Qué pasó con el equipaje? Cómo reaccionaron Elena y su mamá? 9. Adónde iban a comprar cosas? Elena estaba feliz? Capítulo 2: 10. Por qué Elena quería encontrar un café internet? 11. Qué le escribió su amigo José? Cómo respondió Elena? 12. Cómo era el mercado? Qué vendía la gente? 13. A Elena le gustaba la ropa en el mercado? Page 3 of 6
14. Qué significa cuy en inglés? Capítulo 3: 15. Cuando estaban caminando, Qué hacían los niños? Crees que es común en Perú? 16. Cómo era la Plaza de Armas? 17. Qué pidió la mamá de Elena en el restaurante? A Elena le gustaba? 18. Elena probó el cuy? Por qué sí o no? 19. La madre de Elena ayudó a un chico. Por qué estaba triste? Cuál es el problema con los niños en Perú? 20. Por qué se discutieron Elena y su madre? Capítulo 4: 21. Cómo se sentía Elena el día siguiente? Por qué se preocupaba? 22. Adónde van a ir? Por qué? 23. A Elena le gustaba ayudar al chico Marco? Cómo era Marco? Capítulo 5: 24. Qué pensaba Elena de Ollantaytambo? 25. Qué cuento hay del pueblo Ollantaytambo? 26. A Elena le parecía interesante el cuento? 27. Qué le pasó a la madre de Elena? Capítulo 6: 28. Quién apareció? Cómo ayudó? Qué dijo de su madre? 29. Qué temía Elena? Qué hizo?
30. Qué pasó en el hospital? Capítulo 7: 31. Cómo reaccionó Elena a ver a Marco otra vez? 32. Qué le pasó a la madre de Marco? Capítulo 8: 33. Cómo estaba la mamá de Elena? 34. Cómo le trataban a Elena las enfermeras? 35. Cómo se sentía Elena? 36. De qué se dio cuenta? Qué cambió? Capítulo 9: 37. Qué hicieron Marco y Elena? Qué pidieron? 38. Cómo es la familia de Marco? 39. Cómo se sentía Elena ahora por Marco? Por qué? Capítulo 9: 40. Qué escribió Elena a su amigo José? 41. Qué noticias le dio el doctor? 42. Qué dijo Elena de Perú a su mamá cuando se despertó? Capítulo 10: 43. Cómo le ayudó el doctor a Marco? 44. Qué deporte les gusta mucho a los peruanos? 45. Elena quiere volver a Cusco? Page 5 of 6
After Reading: Reflection Questions Write a complete answer to each question (en inglés). Answers should be paragraph length. 1. Elena started with a negative attitude about Peru. How did her view change? 2. How would you feel if a similar experience happened to you in Peru? 3. How will you be able to relate to this book when you get the opportunity to travel to Peru? 4. This book mentions a lot of different Peruvian food. Research some typical dishes and write about them. 5. As the book mentions, orphaned children is a big problem in Peru. Research about these orphans, and how SouthLake helps. 6. In this book Elena was growing more confident with her Spanish skills. How did you feel about your Spanish while reading? What strategies did you use when you couldn t understand something while reading this book? 7. What do you think was the lesson of this book? What did you learn?