TA: Lexi Kuntz
October 5, 2014
Spanish 1: A Block
Spanish Country Project
The point of this project is for you to pick and research a Spanish speaking country. The project format can be one of the following:
· A pamphlet
· A PowerPoint
· A poster
· A booklet
Because this project is going to be graded, when creating this project you should consider the following:
· For the Pamphlet, PowerPoint, Poster, Booklet:
o Content
o Grammar and punctuation
o Creativity
o Organization
· For the Oral Presentation:
o Content
o Clarity
o Fluidity
o Engagement
o Confidence
The presentation will be oral. Each section should be in detail and have many pictures. The presentation needs to include:
· Geography
o Location
o Capital
o Climate
o Natural Hazards
o Natural Resources
o Etc.
· Government
o Type of government
o Independence
o Flag
o Etc.
· Society and People
o Nationality
o Population
o Literacy/ Education
o Employed/ Unemployed
o Health
o Ethnic Groups
o Religion
o Language
o Etc.
· Economy
o GDP
o Exports/ partners
o Imports/ partners
o Etc.
· Travel/ Places of interest
· Anything else you want to include
o Animals
o Food
o Clothing
o Housing
o Celebrations
o Etc.
Helpful Websites:
· http://www.tripadvisor.com/
· http://www.infoplease.com/
· http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/
· https://www.cia.gov
**Make sure you include a bibliography**
Rubric: Spanish Country Project
Category: / Excellent / Good / Satisfactory / Needs ImprovementInformation:
Content, Clarity, Organization. / The project includes all requirements and additional information. The content is organized and easy to follow. / The project includes all requirements and the information is organized. / The project includes many requirements, but not all. The Categories aren’t well organized. / The projects doesn’t include many of the requirements and isn’t easy to read or follow.
Presentation:
Knows the content, Fluidity. / The presentation was very engaging and the speaker knew all of the material without notes. The speaker was able to explain everything in great detail and was also able to talk about facts that weren’t on the actual project. / The presentation was clear but the speaker needed to use their notes a few times. When the speaker didn’t need their notes, the presentation was very fluent and smooth. / The speaker new the general information and presented with little confidence. The speaker had to use their notes frequently. / The speaker didn’t know the information. They read from their notes or directly off the project the entire presentation.
Creativity: Use of materials, resources, pictures, format, etc. / The presenter clearly spent a great amount of time putting together the project. The project was very engaging and creative. / The presenter used many different resources and many parts of the project were creative. / The presenter used their materials but had little creativity. / The presenter didn’t use their materials and wasn’t creative in any way.
Language:
Grammar, punctuation, etc. / There are no grammar or punctuation mistakes. The information makes complete sense. / There are very few grammar and/or punctuation mistakes. / There are a handful of grammar and/or punctuation mistakes, it is clear that the writing wasn’t looked over. / It is very difficult to understand and read the material since there are so many mistakes.
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