Lamar Louise Curry Middle School
International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Programme
Theme Project
Teachers: Barbara S. Valdes
Subject: Spanish S.L. Beginning
Grading Period: 2nd
Theme: Spanish Speaking Countries (Relationships).
Instructional Focus: This lesson expands the student view of the Spanish-speaking world and takes them to the many places where they will be able to use their Spanish.
Benchmark Covered (SC.G.2.3.4): FL.C.1.2.1, FL.C.1.2.2 (Content-area in the target language and reinforce knowledge)
Instructional Time: 3 weeks (one week to complete de project).
Due Date: ______
Major topic, terms, and skills discovered: The Spanish-speaking world (El idioma español en el mundo). They will learn the word hispanohablante and expand their knowledge in Geography using maps, facts and figures as a valuable resource throughout their journey.
Tangible Outcomes for students: The students expand their knowledge of the countries and communities in the Spanish-speaking world.
Assessment MYP Subject Area Assessment Criteria (Rubric)
Introduction: Your school's Foreign Languages Department has been offered a grant to send you and your classmates to the Spanish Speaking Country of your choice for a semester. After meeting with the representatives from all Spanish speaking countries of the worldyou must chose a country. You will be responsible for sharing information about your country when you return.
Task: Now that you have returned, your principal wants you to create a presentation to present to parents and county members on your country at "Back-to-School Night" since you are now the expert.
Your presentation should include but is not limited to the following elements: Location, Geography, Government, Money, and Natural resources, School, Family, Tourist Attractions, History, Culture and Food.
Also include your opinion on the country and what you enjoyed the most about your stay.
Evaluation:
This project is an independent work. The students will present the project by writing a report and creating a poster to illustrate their work.
The whole project is worth 100 points.Step 1 / (30 points)
Full Credit: / Evidence of good research
Information well organized
Good presentation
Half Credit: / Evidence of some research
Information somewhat organized
Not much effort on presentation
No Credit: / No real evidence of research
No effort on presentation
Step 2 / (30 points)
Full Credit: / Evidence of good research
Information well organized
Good presentation
Few or no spelling and grammar mistakes
Half Credit: / Evidence of some research
Information somewhat organized
Not much effort on presentation
Some mistakes in spelling and grammar
No Credit: / No real evidence of research
Information not organized
No effort on presentation
Numerous mistakes in spelling and grammar
Step 3 / (40 points)
Full Credit: / Report well organized
Few or no spelling and grammar mistakes
Half Credit: / Report somewhat organized
Not much effort on presentation
Some spelling and grammar mistakes
No Credit: / Report not turned in or
Report not organized
No effort on presentation
Numerous spelling and grammar mistakes
MYP Language B (Spanish) Rubrics: Criterion Assessed Assignment: A, B, C and D.
Resources: Spanish Encyclopedias, www.rae.es (Real Academia de la Lengua Española), Internet, Google, etc.