El buen escribir
pasos para mejorar tu expresión
La gramática básica
- do the subject and the verb agree?
- do the adjective and noun agree?
- is everything in the right order? (remember we say white house, they say house white!)
- TENSES: check for consistency in tenses ... AND
- check for preterite v imperfect...
La expresión
- Did you remember that some things simply do not translate verbatim English > Spanish? ie: we had a good time (nos divertimos), NOT tuvimos un buen tiempo.
- Are you using American slang or idiomatic expression? Chances are good it will not fit!
- Prepositions are challenging! (ej: ella nació EL cuatro, no EN el cuatro de julio)...
Organización
- When you were done reading, ask yourself the following:
- Do I have all the information I need, or is there a "hole" somewhere?
- Is there anything that I did not understand from the expression of my teammate?
- Does the order seem appropriate (ie: a beginning, middle and end) or is it a bit helter skelter?
Does it flow?
- Are your sentences complete, or do they read a bit like a grocery list?
- Do you use transitional expressions?
- Do you proofread to see if you would like what you wrote if you were to read it?
- Check the padlet below for "connection" ideas using words of transition!