Prompt: You’re writing a family newsletter to send out in January at the start of the new year to give everyone an update about how the previous year went and what everyone is up to now. You will write about yourself (yo), your family as a group (mi familia y yo), and then choose one family member to write about (mi primo).

Directions:

In a total of ten sentences in Spanish, in your own words, use the preterite tense to write about how last year was for yourself, your family, and a specific family member. Discuss specific events or things that happened. Use the present progressive tense to describe what you, your family, and a specific family member are doing right now in the new year.