Introduction
The festival of San Fermin is the most important town festival of Navarre. It is our biggest international reference and Iruñea-Pamplona is well known for being the city of the running of the bulls.
But as we know, this city and its festival, both have much more than that to offer. You are going to write and explore the history of San Fermin, you can write also about your experiences in the Fiesta, what needs to change and what has improved over the years, etc.
Task
You are going to make a project about the festival of San Fermin. https://createwebquest.com/node/50319
The project should have 3 PARTS:
- FIRST PART: You have to write about the history of Pamplona-Iruñea or san Fermin. You will find some questions in the Process section that can help you in your writing. Find any videos or pictures you would like to include in your project. THE VERBS THAT YOU ARE USING IN THIS SECTION SHOULD BE IN PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT, ETC. THIS PART IS GOING TO BE ASSESSES LIKE A WRITING. MAKE SURE YOU LOOK UP ANY WORDS YOU DON´T KNOW , INCLUDING THEIR PRONUNCIATION.
- SECOND PART: Writing about your experiences in San Fermin. You have been to San Fermin festival and you probably have had good and bad experiences. Tell about some of your experinces so far and include opinions aabout te different aspects of the celebration, what are you in favour of, what are you against,etc. THE VERBS IN THIS SECTION SHOULD BE IN PRESENT PERFECT (most of them). You can also tell some exciting or funny story you experinced during SF festival. What was the best day of your life during the festival? What did you do? Why did you have such a good time? THE VERBS SHOULD BE IN PAST SIMPLE IN THIS SECTION. YOU ARE GOING TO BE ASSESSED LIKE IN A SPEAKING, so you cannot READ anything, you can use only PICTURES and videos, not any written information. you have to talk about your experiences, not read information.
- THIRD PART: How would you like to be the SF festival in the future? What has to change? How will be the Fiesta in the future according to you? THE VERBS IN THIS SECTION SHOULD BE IN FUTURE SIMPLE (will & going to). YOU CAN ALSO USE OTHER VERB FORM WE HAVE LEARNT IN CLASS: WOULD LIKE, PREFER, RATHER, LIKE DOING, etc. VERY SCHEMATIC INFORMATION, if needed any written information, just write the concepts. REMEMBER! This is STILL a SPEAKING!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelydixel/34968023133/in/photolist-Vh1g…
Process
FIRST PART: YOU CAN CHOOSE 3 TOPICS FROM THE ONES MENTIONED BELOW. The second and third part are not so directed by articles and you will have to find the information you need on your own. Nevertheless you have to talk about your experiences, predictions and opinions in those parts of the project.
1. The origin of the San Fermin attire: why do we wear white clothes and red kerchief?
http://sanfermines.net/contenido/the-origin-of-the-san-fermin-attire/en/766
2. Who was San Fermin?
http://www.pamplonabalconies.com/discovering-the-festival/who-was-san-fermin/
3. What happened with the members of the social Club La Veleta during the Spanish Civil War? Was kalimotxo a popular drink back then or was txakolina better known?
this article is in Spanish, so you will have to sum up and translate the most mportant information into English.
4. The first Txupinazo: When was it? Who fired the rocket?
http://www.sanfermin.com/en/party-guide/history/
5. Bullfighting and its history in Iruñea-Pamplona: What are the origins of San Fermin and why do people run in front of the bulls?
http://time.com/4386999/pamplona-spain-running-of-the-bulls/
6. Sex attack in SF festival: The biggest problem nowadays. Sum the information up and give your opinion.
The Murder of Nagore Laffage, article in Spanish, you have to translate it:
7. Drugs in SF festival. Is that the culture we want to teach our kids? What do you think about drugs? Do they have connection with other crimes people commit during San Fermin. Make comments about this article:
https://www.thelocal.es/20140702/spanish-police-smash-pamplona-bull-run-drug-rings
8. Hemingway and San Fermin. Read and summarize up the history of Ernerst and his book "The sun also rises".
http://www.sanfermin.com/en/party-guide/hemingway-and-sanfermin/
9. German Rodriguez, killed by Spanish Police in the San Fermin festival of 1978. Read about his tragic history and sum it up.
https://www.rankia.com/foros/politica/temas/2861186-german-rodriguez-gogoan-zaitugu
Evaluation
You will be evaluated according to a rubric.
This rubric will have different gradings to assess the quality of your work: presentation of the team in the first page, correctness of English use, presentation of the information, videos and number of videos and pictures, creativity, etc.
The work has to be divided into 3 PARTS and in each part the usage of the different TENSES should be take into account.
You have to prove that you know ALL the WORDS that appear in your presentation! (check their pronunciation also).
Conclusion
Once you finish this webquest you should be able to use the different verb tenses in context and you should have more information and knowledge about San Fermin, probably the best town festival in the world!