Introduction
This project is designed for each student to conduct an Internet-based research on a Hispanic/Latin-American country. You are to present this information to the class in the form of PowerPoint.This project is designed for students to complete over the course of the first cycle, and will contain two additional sections once the intial research has been completed.
Task
You were assigned a Spanish-speaking country for this project. You are to research this country and present your findings to the class. The PowerPoint presentation should include images of intersting places in this country, pictures of the people from that country, monuments, natural wonders, events, festivities, etc.
The PowerPoint should contain 10-15 slides. Please refer to the "Process" section for an outline of the information required for this project. There are also links to help you get started on your research.
Make sure you read the rubrics under section "Evaluation" before you begin. This will give you an idea what is expected from this presentation when grading.
Process
The PowerPoint presentation will be graded not only on the content (information), but also on how well it is put together, choice of illustrations and images, organization of the information, the way it is presented to the class, and overall impression on the class. One of your goals is to make other students want to travel to this country.
To help you get started, the following outline could be used to both conduct your research AND organize your PowerPoint presentation:
I. Forms of government
- Name of president/dictator/ruling group/political party
II. Background
- History
- Indigenous groups
- Famous explorers
- Languages spoken besides Spanish
III. Geographical makeup
- Coasts, mountains, deserts, valleys, etc.
- Population
IV. Economy
- Major imports/exports
- Agriculture
- Tourism
- Monetary system
V. Customs and Traditions
- Religions
- Major national holidays
- Typical foods.
VI. Include interesting, intriguing and/or unusual findings about this country.
These are just some of the links you can use to help you complete your research:
This site has links to ALL Spanish-Speaking countries with the flags: http://www.school.eb.com/hispanic_heritage/browse?browseId=251024
This site has a map of South America where you can hover over the specific country and click on it: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/south-america
This site has links to the continents in three languages Spanish, English and Portuguese:http://www.latinworld.com/regions/index.html
This site has pictures and facts about South America : http://www.travel-amazing-southamerica.com/
This site contains info on culture, foods, etc.: http://www.donquijote.org/culture/
Spain : http://www.spain.info/
This site has World Facts on every country, such as population, altitude, etc. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
More facts on countries: http://www.kidinfo.com/Geography/The_World.html
Even more facts http://lanic.utexas.edu/
Good place to start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
More Facts on countries: http://www.kidinfo.com/Geography/The_World.html
Another good place to start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Country reports: http://www.countryreports.org/
Evaluation
Evaluation
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Below Standard 10-15 pts. |
Meets Standard 16-20 pts. |
Exceeds Standard 21-25 pts. |
Points Possible 100 |
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Presentation |
Trouble stating facts. Presenter’s voice too low or soft; making it difficult to understand. Little to no eye contact with audience. |
Presenter’s voice clear. Audience members able to hear and understand information. Some eye contact with the audience. |
Presenter’s clear voice was at proper volume. All audience members able to hear and understand the information. A lot of eye contact with the audience. |
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Organization |
Poor organization. Presentation and/or display out of sequence. Presenters seemed somewhat lost. Little to no evidence of enough time spent preparing. |
Some organization. Presentation and displays seemed organized. Presenters had knowledge of information being presented. Evidence of time spent preparing. |
Well organized project. Fluid transition between category information. A lot of evidence of time spent preparing. Organized display of information. |
/25 |
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Information/ Research |
Very little information provided. Half or less than half categories/ information provided. Not much time spent researching information. |
Most information provided. Almost all categories covered. Evidence that some time was spent researching information. |
All information provided. All categories were well covered. Evidence that plenty of time was spent researching for information. |
/25 |
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Display/ Material |
Poorly put together display. Information poorly displayed. Trouble understanding information displayed. Little to no materials used. Little to no images provided. |
Average display. Information legible (able to read). Able to understand most information displayed. Some images provided to illustrate information. |
Well put together display. Information easy to understand. Plenty of images and illustration provided. |
/25 |
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Total Score |
/100 |
Conclusion
Conclusion
Make sure you include images that will make your classmates want to go to the country that you have selected. The presentation should be about 3-5 minutes in length, so be sure to have enough information to fill this time slot. Remember, you are trying to persuade your fellow students that your trip was the best one! Your PowerPoint presentation should be lively and colorful to grab their attention. Maps of the country, pictures of famous places or landscapes are all great ways to keep the class engaged.
Keep in mind as you put together the PowerPoint that you are trying to convince your classmates that this country is the best one. The class will vote to decide which country that would like to visit in order to determine the winner.
Credits
Credits
I would like to thank Luis Venegas of Hanford West High School for the great project idea and information! Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited. The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions. See the Creative Commons Attribution • Non-Commercial • Share-Alike license for details.
Permissions
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