Introduction
Welcome!
Today you have the opportunity to do research on the 21 Spanish Speaking Countries of the World.
You will find some information that is typical in a presentation but the real challenge is to find some points of interest to tell the class about that would pique someone's interest in the country too.
You will need to create a presentation in SPANISH that will help a tourist know more about the country, places to visit, things to keep in mind when traveling and of course tell the traveler why they should travel to this country.
¡Buen viaje!
Task
You have chosen a Spanish Speaking Country for this project already.
You are to research this country and provide your findings to the class.
The presentation should include images of unique places, people, events, parks, natural resources, festivials, celebrations, daily life and anything appropriate that would attract our attention.
You will also research information about government, history, demographics, langauges, geographical features, economy, customs and traditions.
You must try to convince the audience that they want to travel to the country for a vacation. Make your presentation exciting!
You may choose how you would like to present the project. (MovieMaker, PowerPoint, Online Brochure, Website, etc) 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 of what is expected from this presentation when grading.
Process
The 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 the students want to travel to this country. Another goal is to familiarize yourself with different cultures, governments, and economies becuase we live in an interconnected world, which means that in any future path you take, your knowledge of the surrounding world will not only benefit you, but also make you a leader.
To help you get started, the following outline could be used to both conduct your research AND organize your 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.
LINKS:
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/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
More facts on countries: http://www.kidinfo.com/Geography/The_World.html
Even more facts http://lanic.utexas.edu/
Country reports: http://www.countryreports.org/
Evaluation
You will be assessed by the following City Academy School Wide Rubric:
CITY ACADEMY School-wide template for assessment rubrics
Class: Spanish 3 Teacher: Mazza Date: 11/5-11/12
Quarter: 1 2 3 4 Assessment #: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Midterm Final
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Specific understanding and skills being assessed: Core Performance Competencies Interpersonal Communication(IC) Presentational Speaking(PS) Investigation of Cultural Products and Practices (CPP)
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State, CIE , other core standards being addressed: N.CPP.1 I can identify some geographical features of other countries, I can identify familiar landmarks. NH.IC.2 I can exchange information using texts, graphs, or pictures NH.PS.3 I can present information about a familiar person, place, or thing using phrases and simple sentences.
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A %Code
A+ 100
A 95
A- 92 |
Student shows understanding and skills strong for the level of the class by: Presentation: Presentation is completely in Spanish. Presenter’s voice was a proper volume so that all audience members were able to hear and understand the information. There was a lot of eye contact with the audience. Organization: Well organized project. Fluid transition between category information. A lot of evidence of time spent on preparation from research. Organized display of information. Information/Research: All information provided. All categories were well covered. Evidence that plenty of time was spent researching for information. Spanish vocabulary was provided, well-practiced and easily understood. Display/Material: Well-planned display put together either electronic or tangible. Information easy to understand. Plenty of images and illustration provided. |
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B %Code
B+ 89
B 85
B- 82 |
Student needs to make improvement in a few areas but shows understanding and skills generally adequate for the level of the class by: Presentation: Presentation is mostly in Spanish. Presenter’s voice was a proper volume so that all audience members were able to hear and understand the information. Mostly there was a lot of eye contact with the audience. Organization: Well organized project. Mostly Fluid transition between category information. A lot of evidence of time spent on preparation from research. Organized display of information. Information/Research: All information provided. All categories were well covered. Evidence that plenty of time was spent researching for information. Spanish vocabulary was provided, well-practiced and easily understood. Display/Material: Well-planned display put together either electronic or tangible. Information easy to understand. Plenty of images and illustration provided.
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C %Code
C+ 79
C 75
C- 72 |
Student shows understanding and skills that are weak for the level of the class and needs to make improvements by: Presentation: Presentation is mostly in Spanish but used some English as a fall back. Presenter’s voice was a proper volume so that all audience members were able to hear and understand the information. There was some eye contact with the audience. Organization: Some organization. Presenters had knowledge of information being presented. Evidence of time spent preparing. Information/Research: Most information provided. Almost all categories were well covered. Evidence that some time was spent researching for information. Spanish vocabulary was provided, but not well-practiced and but was understood even with errors. Display/Material: Well-planned display put together either electronic or tangible. Information easy to understand. Plenty of images and illustration provided. |
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D %Code
D+ 69
D 65
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Student shows a minimal level of understanding and skills that are very weak for the level of the class and needs to make major improvement by: Presentation: Presentation is hardly in Spanish. Trouble stating facts. Presenter’s voice too low or soft; making it difficult to understand. Little to no eye contact with audience. Organization: Poor organization. Presentation and/or display out of sequence, hard to follow along. Presenters seemed somewhat lost. Little to no evidence of enough time spent preparing. Information/Research: Very little information provided. Half or less than half of the categories/information provided. Not much time spent researching information. Display/Material: Poorly put together electronic or tangible display. Trouble understanding information displayed. Little to no materials used. Little to no images provided. |
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F 0
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Conclusion
This is your opportunity to show us the country that you have choosen in great detail, include video clips, music, poetry, etc.
The presentation must not be more than 10 minutes long in and of itself. But, you can spend extra time showing us something new like; how to do a dance, how to make a cultural food, teach us something that we can experience.
DO NOT simply read off a paper or an electronic presentation word for word. Use these types of things to help you remember key componets not to just bored us to death.
