Webquest

1. Visit the following website. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhmcensus1.html

○      What is the estimated Hispanic population according to the 2007 US Census?

○      What county in the USA has the largest population of Hispanics?

2. http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp

○      Which country is the origin of chocolate?

○      List one interesting fact that you found from this page.

3. http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=123362

○      Which country's leader has survived more that 600 assassination attempts?

○      List one interesting fact that you found from this page.

4. http://www.topuertorico.org/coqui.shtml

○      Which country does the famous coqui live in?

○      What is the coqui?

5. http://www.entertainmentinspain.com/12%20Twelve%20Grapes%20New%20Years%20Eve%20Tradition,%20Spain.htm  

○      What do  Spanish people eat in new year's eve (at 12.00)?

○      How did this tradition start?

6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/biographies/vucetich.html  

○      Where was the first criminal fingerprint identification made?

○      Who made it?

○      What else did this country do with fingerprints in 1900?

7. List 5 place names in the USA that are derived from the Spanish language.  Try it by yourself first, then check your answers at the following links.

o   http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26468

o   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._place_names_of_Spanish_origin

8. http://www.inside-mexico.com/featureindep.htm

○      What event do Mexicans and Mexican-Americans celebrate on September 16?

○      How is it celebrated?

9. http://wayanay.com/instruments.html

○      What are sikus, quenas, wankaras and charangos? 

○      Write next to each word below what type it is.

■      siku

■      quena

■      wankaras

■      charangos

10. http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=1752325&page=1

○      What four US states are home to the most Hispanic-owned businesses?

11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston,_Texas

○      Who is the city of Galveston, Texas named after?

12. http://www.elboricua.com/lares.html

○      What historic event is remembered in Puerto Rico on September 23?

13. http://www.factmonster.com/hispanic-heritage-month/quizzes.html           

Go to this link and complete at least 2 quizzes. Record which quizzes you took and your score.

13. Choose one of the following holidays and write a brief description about it. Guadelupe Day, Cinco de Mayo, Las Posadas,Three Kings Day (Día de los reyes magos) NO PLAIGAIRISM –write on a separate sheet and attach.

14. Choose one of the following people and write a brief description about him/her. Cesar Chavez, Porfirio Diaz, Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Juarez, Jose Maria Morelos, Alvera Obregon, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera

NO PLAIGAIRISM–write on a separate sheet and attach.

Credito Extra:

Which country is home to 10% of the world's butterflies?

Prueba de vocabulario VIERNES

Vocab quiz tomorrow - use this quizlet to study http://quizlet.com/20980374/voces-ch5-el-tiempo-flash-cards/
Also know seasons and months!

Weather Project DUE 11/19

Pronóstico del tiempo:

Your group will create a 5-7 day weather forecast for a city in a Spanish-speaking country. This needs to be filmed and edited and uploaded to a google drive, shared with me on google, or put on youtube AT LEAST the day before it’s due to make sure it works properly. Here are the steps to making a successful project:

Step 1 – assign roles to everyone in the group, including who will be filming and editing and posting

Step 2 – write a draft of your script for the forecast of the city you chose. Use actual weather conditions for that area (look it up) and remember that their forecasts are likely in Celsius.

Step 3 – film the forecast, doing your best NOT to rely on the script while you film. (i.e,; don’t stare down reading a piece of paper while on film – make cue cards if need be)

Step 4 – edit and post to google docs, share with me, or upload to youtube

REQUIREMENTS:

-          5-7 day forecast of actual weather conditions (you need some variety so elaborate a little – not every day is hot and sunny)

-          Needs to be 3-5 minutes in length

-          Those appearing on screen must speak clearly and look at the camera – just like the real news

-          Props and visual aids (a map)

-          Completely in Spanish with correct pronunciation of vocab words

-          Equal participation of all group members

-          Do NOT type a forecast into google translate and hope that it comes out right. USE THE VOCAB FROM CLASS.

  

-          Scoring Guide

5 (exceeds)  4(meets)  3(almost meets)  2 (emerging)  Content  Thorough information, more than asked for  All information covered  Missing some information  Information Lacking  Presentation  Confident speaking presence  Overall acceptable speaking presence  Some Problems with speaking volume or professionalism  Multiple problems with speaking presence  Grammar  Perfect accuracy at intermediate grammar  Some grammar mistakes but comprehensible  Major grammar mistakes that hinder understanding  Very difficult to comprehend  Creativity and visual/creative products  Very neatly done, and creative idea for project- a trend setter! Visual(s) are creative and neat.  Meets requirement and is done with care.  Sloppy or issues with technology; could have spent more time.  Visuals not entirely complete.  Very messy and not done with care.  Missing visuals.  No visual aids = 0

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Headphones!

Clase - Bring headphones to class tomorrow!!! (Wednesday 11/13) 

Verb quiz THURSDAY

Clase -
We will have a quiz JUEVES over the -ar, -er, and -ir verbs that we have been practicing. REMEMBER that your e-book is an excellent study tool! You need to know what all the verbs mean and how to conjugate them correctly. If you need extra practice here are some links:
quizlet on the verb meanings
http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/ Here you can click "Just -ar verbs" or "Just -er verbs" etc. on the left side. When it comes up you can click "Generate unique quiz" and test your skills. I would suggest doing all 3 categories and then click "Regular verbs" to try all 3 combined.