Culture Days

Topics covered each chapter:

Ch.1- Benefits of taking Spanish Class, What do they think of us?, Formal vs Informal Greetings

Ch. 2- Family, First names, Surnames, El euro, Currency in latin America

Ch. 3- Fashion, Shopping in Spain, Shopping Spree, Teen Life

Ch. 4- Music, Dance, Bullfighting, Spanish Art

Ch. 5- Meals, Dining Etiquette, Mexican food, Spanish Food, Latin American Food

Ch. 6- Law Enforcement in Spain, Mexican Law Enforcement, Driving in Spain, Driving in latin America

Ch. 7- Soccer (el futbol) , Personal Space, Concept of time, Innovations, La Virgen de Guadalupe

Ch. 8- Spanish national Identity, Machismo, Mexican customs and traditions,

Ch. 9- Illegal Immigration, Education, Healthcare, Phone System

Ch. 10-Phone System, Post Office, Banking, Fashion

Ch. 11- (any we didn't get to ?)

Suggested research sites for videos: www.youtube.com, www.historychannel.com, www.vimeo.com, www.dailymotion.com, www.schooltube.com, www.teachertube.com, www.travelchannel.com, www.nationalgeographic.com

Suggested research sites: aboutspain.com, travel.michelin.com, donquijote.org, explore-hispanic-culture.com, ediplomat.com, britannica.com, spainculture.us

Why Sources Are Cited

The reasons we are citing sources are as follows: to give credit to authors whose works are used, to provide a trail by which others can locate the materials, to supply evidence of research, and to avoid plagiarism.

How to Cite Sources

This book uses the most common style guide, the MLA, for reference. The MLA is the most used citation style guide in most school districts. For this book, we do require a URL listing from the students.

• Website

• Structure:

Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Website Title. Publisher of website, date article was published.

Web. Date article was accessed. <URL>. • Example:

Lange, Ariane. “Humans Have Been Laughing At Cats Since The 1800s.” Buzzfeed, 21 May 2014. Web. 17 June 2014. <http://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/humans-have- been-laughing-at-cats-since-the-1800s>.

• Images

• Structure

Last name, First name. “Image Title.” Date image was made. Website Title. Publisher of website,

date article was published. Web. Date image was accessed. <URL>. • Example:

Lazauski, Emma. “Chance Meeting.” 2014. Watercolor Illustrations. Inkling Art, 27 February 2014. Web. 7 June 2014. <http://www.inklingart.com/albums/illustrations/ content/chance-meeting-1/>.

• eBook

• Structure

Last name, First name.”Book Title.” Website Title. Publisher of website, date article was published.

Medium of publication. • Example:

Bardugo, Leigh. “The Witch of Duva.” New York: Tor, 2012. Tor.com. TOR, 6 June 2012. Kindle le.

• Multimedia (YouTube, podcast, etc.) • Structure:

Last name, First name. “Title.” Project type. Publisher of video, date video was published. Web.

Date article was accessed. <URL>. • Example:

Johnson, Mark. “Stand By Me.” Playing for Change. Timeless Media Group, 2005. Web. 17 June 2014. <http://playingforchange.com/episodes/stand-by-me/>.

Flipped Culture Lesson Rubric