Introduction
Objective: Students will reseach and create visual representations of school life in Spanish Speaking countries and compare and contrast the educational systems in Spanish Speaking Countries and thier own Educationa system.
Grades: 6-8
Curriculum: Spanish/ Culture
Class: Spanish IA
Teacher: Señora Uhler
Task
You want to Convince your Parents to allow you to spend a year as a High School Exchange student in Spain. But, You must convince them that the educational System there has benifits to learning. You will compare and contrast the educational system in Spain wth your own country's educational system. and Create a visual presentation to show your parents that you have done your research.
Process
http://spanishsabores.com/2012/07/16/spanish-vs-amhttps://www.classbase.com/Countries/mexico/Education-System
Step 1: Use the internet to find information about education and a typical school day in Spain Find the links for your country that are listed below. If you need more sources, some ideas to try seaching for in google include "school day in (country name)," "education in (name)," . Read through various sources, because you may find some errors and it is your responsibility to make sure the information you are finding is accurate. Fill out the worksheet provided to help you organize your infromation and to demonstrate your daily participation during class.
Step 2: You will use the information to create a visual presentation of the educational system in Spain. You may select between creating a brochure, keynote, or an Animoto film presentation. Your project must be creative and use mulitple valid cited sources of information. Presentations must be creative and original. You May wish to add links/pictures/insert videos or additional visuals to your project.
Suggested resources:
Spain:
http://spain.angloinfo.com/family/schooling-education/
https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/spain/family/schooling-education/school-schedule
https://www.donquijote.org/spanish-culture/traditions/education-in-spain/
https://www.anepiceducation.com/education-in-spain-valencia/
http://www.expatforum.com/spain/schools-in-spain.html
http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/comparaciones-horarios-de-clases-2017/
Mexico:
https://www.classbase.com/Countries/mexico/Education-System
https://transferwise.com/gb/blog/mexican-education-overview
https://www.classbase.com/countries/Mexico/Grading-System
http://classroom.synonym.com/differences-education-between-mexico-5386670.html
http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/comparaciones-horarios-de-clases-2017/
Evaluation
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Beginning 1 |
Developed 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
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Process: Individual Notes/worksheet |
No notes for the articles. Minimal notes for basic information of education system. | Minimal notes from the articles, Minimal notes for basic information of education system. | Sufficient notes from either the article or the information of the education system. | Sufficient notes for both the articles or the information of the education system. | |
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Task: Visual Portion of Presentaion
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Visual presentation is not engaging or attractive. Very little information is given. | Visual presentation is engaging but insufficient amount of information is given. | Visual presentation is not engaging but sufficient amount of information is given. | Visual presentation is both engaging and sufficient amount of information is given. | |
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Task: All required information is given. |
Only one part of the required information is given. | Only two parts of the required information is given. | Only three parts of the reuired information is given. | All four parts of the required information is given. | |
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Task: Conclusion |
Student turned in only two paragraphs and it has poor grammar and "fluff" | Student turned in only two paragraphs but it does not contain any filler or fluff and is well written. | Student turned in three paragraphs but it is poorly written (is poorly organized and has grammatical errors) | Student turned in three paragraphs and it is well written (organized composition and few grammatical errors) | |
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Task: Mechanics (Grammar, Format, Spelling) |
Poor grammar/spelling throughout presentation. Visual presentation is too busy and distracting. | Poor grammar/spelling throughout presentation. | Good grammar/spelling throughout presentation but the format of the visual presentation is busy and distracting. | Good grammar/spelling throughout presentation and format for visual presentation is easilu legible. |
CONCLUSION
Now you are the experts. Tell me which aspect you found interesting about education in your country and why. This should be a minimum of three paragraphs.
CREDITS
Articles are from:
The Economist via their website (www.economist.com)
Harvard University via their ReVista webiste (revista.drclas.harvard.edu)
Information Source:
Conclusion
Now that you have descovered all that you can about the educational system in Spain or Mexico, Describe The negative and positive aspects of the deucational systems in Those countries and in the United States.