1. Purpose and Description of this Project

The purpose of this project is to develop language-learning skills by exploring global events and stories from the Spanish-speaking world. For project ideas, you'll explore units from interactive textbooks with a focus on narrative stories and cultural events from various countries around the globe.  

You will then develop a presentation related to your global events and stories. Your presentation will include a short overview of the unit, an outline of specific cultural products, practices, and perspectives, comparisons to your language and career, a critique of the unit, a learning reflection, and a list of materials and resources to be shared with the class.

You will use the Spanish language skills of giving descriptions, presenting information, using past and present verb tenses, making comparisons, and responding to others. These skills will help you describe your text, the culture(s) you explore, and various cultural products, practices, and perspectives. You’ll also make connections and comparisons using the Spanish language. At the end of your presentation, you’ll reflect on your learning and how you developed your skills throughout the project. 

Project Tasks

1. Read the purpose, description, task, rubric, and templates related to the Project. (Week 4)

2. Explore topics and choose a textbook unit and/or region. Complete the interactive textbook activities and prepare your presentation. (Week 4)

3. Read the text about the Spanish-speaking world. (Week 4)

4. Review the readings and presentations about using the Spanish Language in your project, including the present, past, and future verbs, making comparisons, giving opinions, and presenting information in Spanish. (Week 4)

5. ✅ Tarea: Design and Rough Draft your project - Submit a rough draft (Week 4)

6. ✅ Tarea: Submit a final draft of your project (Week 5)

7. ✅ Tarea: Respond to 2 classmates' presentations (Week 5)

8. ✅ Tarea: Reflect on your learning in the reflection journal (Week 5)

9. ✅ Tarea: Add 3 new words to the Wordcloud (Week 5)

Learning Outcome Checklist for this Project

This is the learning checklist you can use to evaluate yourself on this project. If there are parts of the checklist that you would like to change, feel free to modify it and add to it to fit your learning style and language level. 

1. Develop interpretive communication skills to understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.

2. Develop presentational communication skills to present information, concepts, and ideas to communicate to listeners, readers, or viewers.

3. Acquire information from diverse perspectives through the language and target cultures

4. Compare and contrast target cultures and their own via the target language

5. Compare and contrast the nature of the target language with their own

6. Make connections to other disciplines while using the target language to develop critical thinking.

4. Reviewing Spanish Language Activities for Project 2

Review the websites and presentations below to help you design and draft your project. 

5-7. Presenting and Discussing Project 2

When you are ready, share your presentation with others and listen to their presentations. You can find a friend, classmate, family member, instructor, or anyone willing to listen. Deliver your presentation to them and keep the conversation going by receiving feedback and asking questions. You can use the resources below to help you with Spanish language skills for conversing and asking questions.