KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
¿Adónde fuiste? Extended writing
Travel and tourism: lugares y personas famosos
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Your learning goal
I can produce a detailed piece of writing that uses the correct tense to respond directly to each bullet point.
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¿Adónde fuiste? Extended writing: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
Original teaching resources
The original illustrated PowerPoint is available as well as the IllumED text slides. It retains the publisher’s design and credits.
Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can produce a detailed piece of writing that uses the correct tense to respond directly to each bullet point.
Key learning points
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
- The VAN check involves checking your verbs, adjectives and nouns after writing.
- The VAN check can significantly improve accuracy when completing writing tasks.
- You must respond to the bullet point using the correct tense (e.g. past, present, future) to fully address it.
Words to know
- BORDER
- acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
- VAN check
- a proofreading technique to improve the accuracy of verbs, adjectives and nouns
Common mistakes
As long as I say something about the topic, it doesn't matter what tense I use.
You must respond to the bullet point using the correct tense (e.g. past, present, future) to fully address it. Other tenses can add depth, but they don't replace the need to respond directly in the specified tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task B1 presents a good opportunity for peer marking; you could encourage students to swap books and check for each part of BORDER in each other's answers as well as use the VAN check.