88 Capítulo 8: ¡A reflexionar!

Before finishing the book, reflect upon what you can do with the language. Check off all of the things on the list below that you can do and provide evidence. For any actions you cannot yet do, review the topic and seek out additional resources such as tutoring, extra help from your instructor, online materials, etc. Could you also do it orally?

After completing this chapter, I can:

Talk about actions that were completed in the past using the preterit tense.

• Evidence:

Discuss what I used to do as a child and a teenager.

• Evidence:

Describe myself when I was younger.

• Evidence:

Make general impersonal and passive statements.

• Evidence:

Distinguish between situations that require the use of por versus those that require the use of para.

• Evidence:

¡A reflexionar sobre los objetivos!

Goal Setting: Step 1

As we are working to be our best language learners, we need to regularly check in on our progress toward our goals. Use the questions below to reflect upon the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of the chapter.

My two short-term goals were:

• Goal:
  • Did you follow your action plan? In what way(s)? What worked? What didn’t work?
  • Selection one:
    • I have achieved this goal
    • I made progress toward this goal
    • I have not made progress toward this goal and should make a revision to my goal or my action plan
• Goal:
  • Did you follow your action plan? In what way(s)? What worked? What didn’t work?
  • Selection one:
    • I have achieved this goal
    • I made progress toward this goal
    • I have not made progress toward this goal and should make a revision to my goal or my action plan

My one long-term goal was:

• Goal:
  • Did you follow your action plan? In what way(s)? What worked? What didn’t work?
  • Selection one:
    • I have achieved this goal
    • I made progress toward this goal
    • I have not made progress toward this goal and should make a revision to my goal or my action plan

What do you currently feel is your greatest strength with Spanish? What do you attribute this success to? Is there something you are doing in this area that you could apply to weaker areas?