Introduction
This Web Quest will enable you to enhance your Spanish by working with others and developing projects. The question of this lesson will be ‘How can we speak in Spanish about what we do on our daily basis? and ’What would we learn regarding the daily routine that can help us know more of the Spanish culture?
This lesson focuses on Florida's State Standards for World Languages, which emphasize communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities. Specifically, this lesson targets the standards that require students to engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. The goals are designed according to Bloom’s Taxonomy and will ask you to Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create. You will memorize words, understand sentences, use language in real situations, analyze differences, evaluate language, and make a PowerPoint presentation.
Task
You will work in groups to produce a narrated PowerPoint presentation. This will be the main task. Each group will analyse a daily routine topic like "A Day of a Student in Spain", but will only analyse a small part of this routine. The presentation will compare the day-to-day living of a Spanish-speaking person and an American citizen, evaluating these lives against each other.
The presentation must include the following components.
1. An introduction to the chosen topic.
2. A detailed description of the daily routine in a specific Spanish-speaking country.
3. A comparison of this routine with a similar routine in the United States.
4. Visual aids, such as images and videos, to enhance understanding.
5. A narration in Spanish that accompanies each slide, demonstrating language proficiency.
Process
Process.
Students will do the task by following these step-by-step instructions.
1. Students will be placed in groups of 4. Team members will take a specific role, Researcher, Writer, Designer, Presenter.
2. Choosing a Topic – The groups would choose the daily routine topic from the options given like School Day, Family Meals, Weekend, etc.
3. The Researcher will research the selected topic by studying the daily routines of a country where Spanish is spoken.
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4. Content Development: The writer will draft the script for the presentation, ensuring the narration is in Spanish while using the relevant vocabulary and grammar structures.
5. The designer will have to create the PPT with the help of visual aids that support the narration. Canva and Google Slides can be used for your design.
6. The presenter rehearses the narration for clear articulation and fluency before recording the final output. The group will record the voice-over using Audacity or the PowerPoint recording function.
7. In the end, all groups will review the presentation for clarity before submission to the group instructor.
Evaluation
A rubric that will be used to assess this project is below:
1. The introduction accurately describes daily routines that take place in one Spanish-speaking country as well as those in the US (15%).
2. The narration must use vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation accurately and appropriately in Spanish (35%).
3. The presentation provides a well-considered analysis and comparison of differences and similarities in cultures (20%).
4. Design and Creativity (15%): The slides look great, they are well organized, and they make the presentation better overall.
5. All members played their part sufficiently for a successful project completion (15%).
Conclusion
With this Web Quest, you will learn to use your Spanish in a real-world application while learning about the culture. When confronted with challenges, students must work together to resolve them. This teamwork helps you develop communication, research, and presentation skills that contribute to proficiency in a language.
To enhance your learning, you can refer to the following resources as well.
- Duolingo for language practice.
- https://www.spanishlearninglab.com/
- Spanish Dictionary to support vocabulary and grammar https://www.spanishdict.com/
- YouTube channels like
You will not only achieve the language objectives but will also develop a better appreciation of the cultures of the Spanish speaking-world through this Web Quest.