Hispanic Country Brochure

Spanish Teacher : Claudia Archuleta

Test Grade value 100

Oral Presentation Test grade 100 Due Date April 14

Purpose

Students will become familiar with some of the history of the target country, while employing technology to research and present their findings.

Description

1. Students will research a Hispanic country.

  1. Students will create a Brochure (use a poster board) with images and facts about the significance of that country and present it to the class.
  2. The class will discuss differences and similarities between the countries. Each student will be expected to share research on the country researched.

Activities

In the Computer Lab students will complete research for the required information to be included in the brochure: (all subtitles are to be written in Spanish)

  1. Name of the country in Spanish
  2. El Mapa: map showing the location of the country in the world
  3. La Bandera: flag of the country displayed in the brochure
  4. El Gobierno: the government – President’s Name
  5. La Moneda: currency used and its conversion rate to U.S. dollars
  6. La Comida: the foods typical of the country
  7. Los Recursos Naturales: natural resources
  8. El Clima: the climate
  9. Los Pasatiempos: past times, hobbies
  10. La Capital: the capital city
  11. Un Lugar Interesante: an interesting place that you would like to visit
  12. Airplane tickets price and hotel cost for a week . Include Spring and

Summer fares departing from Houston,TX

Tools and Resources

Posterboard

Wordperfect,

books and other resources about Hispanic countries.

Dear Parents,

Please ,sign and return this document not later than March 13,2009 .It counts as a homework grade.

I, the parent of ______have read and understood that my student will create a project about a Hispanic Country. I will help him/ her by providing him the necessary tools to make it.

The due date will be April 14 ,2009

It will count for two grades .The brochure and the oral presentation.

They will be test grades.

This lesson meets academic standards for the study of Foreign Languages: Communication, Interpretive Communication, Cultures, Products of Cultures, Interdisciplinary Connections and Accessing Information

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Parent Signature Students Signature

Should you have any questions please contact me ASAP at or at AJH.

RUBRIC FOR HISPANIC COUNTRY BROCHURE

Nombre______Clase______Fecha______

Required information to be included: Please use the rubric below

Parent Grade Teacher

1. Name of country ______

2. El mapa______

3. La bandera______

4. El gobierno______

5. La moneda______

6. La comida______

7. Los recursos naturals______

8. El clima______

9. Los pasatiempos______

10.La capital______

11.Un lugar interesante______

12 Billetes de avion (2)y tarifas de hotel ______

Brochure Quality

1. Neatness______

2. Organization______

3. Eye-appeal______

Parent Rubric ( 20 ) points ______

(please sign the page and initial each rubric)

Total score out of (100) points ______

Parent signature ______

Bonus 5 Points

What I liked about this project ______

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What I would change or add ______

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