A WebQuest for Grades 9-12 Spanish
Picasso's Don Quijote
VENGAN A MI PAIS
Designed by
j. Milano
jmilano@milforded.org
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page
Introduction
YOU ARE A VERY STUFFY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WHO IS ABOUT TO BE FIRED BECAUSE YOU ARE SOOOO BORING. YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU ARE WORTHY OF YOUR POSITION. YOU MUST INVENT AN OUTRAGEOUS, OUT OF THIS WORLD LESSON WHERE YOU WILL IMPART ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM, ABOUT A SPANISH SPEAKING COUTRY, IN FIVE MINUTES OR LESS, TO A GROUP OF NONCHALANT, DISINTERESTED STUDENTS. BY THE TIME YOU ARE DONE WITH THEM, THESE STUDENTS NOT ONLY WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIAL, BUT , THEY WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND WISH TO LEARN MORE.
The Task
RELAX," PROFESOR EQUIS" FOR YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THREE OF YOUR MOST BRILLIANT BROWN-NOSERS(you know, those who'll do anything for a tenth of a point)HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO ASSIST YOU. SO, DIVIDE THE RESEARCH EQUALLLY AMONG THE FOUR OF YOU AND MEET ON______ TO GO OVER THE INFORMATION.BE SURE THAT ALL OF YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT IF ONE OF YOU GETS ABDUCTED BY ALIENS, THE REST OF YOU CAN PRESENT HER/HIS PORTION OF THE INFORMATION.
REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR PRESENTATION: NAME OF COUNTRY AND CAPITAL, CURRENT PRESIDENT,GOVERNMENT, CLIMATE, EDUCATION, FOODS, A RECIPE,MONEY, CURRENT EVENTS/PROBLEMS,5-10 INTERESTING FACTS/PEOPLE, ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, SPANISH INFLUENCE, MUSIC, CULTURE............. DO NOT FORGET THAT YOU'LL NEED VISUALS (VIDEO, SLIDES, PICTURES, POSTERS, BROCHURE, MENU, FOOD, POST CARDS........)
ALSO, BE CAREFUL WITH UNUSUAL/NEW WORDS/CONCEPTS. YOU MUST KNOW WHAT EVERY WORD MEANS. DON'T JUST SAY " A TYPICAL SPANISH DISH IS PAELLA" . EXPLAIN IN GREAT DETAILS WHAT PAELLA IS, WHAT'S IN IT, HOW IT IS MADE ETC.
ALL SOURCES USED TO GATHER INFORMATION MUST BE PROPERLY CITED.
Electronic Resources
Electronic Address: The MLA Style Manual recommends including the online
address of electronic materials, where available. You should include the
access-mode identifier (e.g., http, ftp, gopher, telnet, news) as well
as the path and file names. The address should be given inside angle brackets:
Magazine Resources
Anderson, Ron. "Bill Gates." Network Computing. 2 Oct. 2000: 51+.
Book Resources
Eller, Marlin, and Jennifer Edstram. Barbarians Led by Bill Gates: How the World's Richest Corporation Wields Its Power. Holt: New York, 1998.
THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL INCLUDE:
AN ORAL PRESENTATION, IN SPANISH, USING POWER POINT.
A WRITTEN OUTLINE OF YOUR PRESENTATION
SOME VISUAL AIDS(poster; brochures; video/audio tapes; maps; banner; pictures of: the president, money, food, monuments, famous people, works of art..., .......)
AN ACTIVITYT WHICH STUDENTS WILL DO FOR HOMEWORK.
A TEST/QUIZ WHICH STUDENTS WILL TAKE IN CLASS.
.CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERS AND DIVIDE WORK EQUITABLY.
ESTABLISH GUIDELINES, DEADLINES, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT(info., props, visuals, costumes.....)
USE BOOKS, MAGAZINES, INTERNETand/or OTHER MEDIA TO GATHER YOUR INFORMATION.
PRACTICE INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A GROUP SO THAT YOU MEMORIZE YOUR INFORMATION.
USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT TO ORGANIZE YOUR PRESENTATION:
MI PAIS ES____________. SU CAPITAL ES____________.
EL GOBIERNO AHORA ES________________.
EL PRESIDENTE ACTUAL ES______________________________.
EL CLIMA AHORA ES__________________.(OR HACE CALOR/FRIO.... LA TEMPERATURA ACTUAL________________)
ALGUNAS COMIDAS POPULARES, INTERESANTES/DIVERSAS SON__________________________________________________
(explain all you can about the food: is it a snack, breakfast, eaten on special occasions, how is it made? ........)
EL DINERO QUE SE USA EN _________ ES _____________. HAY_______________________________ EN UN DOLAR DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.
ALGUNAS COSAS QUE YO ENCUENTRO INTERESANTES SON:___________, ___________, ____________, _____________, ____________, _______________, _______________, ____________............./
ALGUNAS NOTICIAS INTERESANTES DEL DIA SON: _________________________________________________________
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LO QUE MAS ME INTERESA ACERCA DE LAS CIVILIZACIONES PRECOLOMBINAS EN ESTE PAIS
SON___________________________________________________________.________________________
SE NOTA LA INFLUENCIA ESPANOLA EN LO SIGUIENTE:__________________________.
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AHORA, ALGO SOBRE LA MUSICA EN_________. (You can have a tape/CD with some music from the country.
INCLUDE HERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU would like to.
EN CONCLUSION ( give a closing statement/ summarize the most interesting things you found/ what astonished you/what you would like to research next...This is a good place to compare and contrast some items with ones in the United States and talk about your experience with this project)
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU CANNOT READ THE INFORMATION VERBATIM. DOING SO WILL REDUCE YOUR GRADE CONSIDERABLY.
THIS IS HOW YOU
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Possible pts.
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Your pts.
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| FOR THE ORAL PRESENTATION.: (WAS CONTENT COMPREHENSIBLE,ACCURATE,CLEAR AND CONCISE? WAS GRAMMAR USED CORRECLY? WERE WORDS ENUNCIATED CLEARLY? WERE ALL ITEMS FILLED IN? HOW WAS YOUR PRONUNCIATION AND INTONATION? | ||
| FOR VISUAL AIDS (WERE THEY COLORFUL, NEAT, APPROPRIATE, CREATIVE, CLEARLY VISIBLE.... ) | ||
| FOR CREATIVITY AND EFFORT( DID IT LOOK/SOUND AS IF YOU PUT IT TOGETHER AT 3:00 THIS MORNING? HOW MUCH EFFORT DID IT SHOW? | ||
| FOR BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PROPERLY CITING ALL INTERNET RESOURCES. | ||
| FOR WORKSHEET, QUIZ/TEST MADE UP FOR STUDENTS (answer sheets must be included). |
FOLLOWING ARE SOME WEBSITES YOU CAN USE TO FACILITATE YOUR RESEARCH:
World66.com/Central_America/the Caribbean
CONCLUSION
AFTER COMPLETING THIS WEB QUEST, HOPEFULLY , YOU WILL HAVE A GREATER
UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF YOUR COUNTRY. THANK-YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
INFORMATION WITH THE CLASS.