Spanish Poster Project Imagine that WJC is beginning an exchange program with different Spanish-speaking countries. WJC students will go to one of each of the Spanish-speaking countries. Your class has been given the task of helping the students decide which country to pick. RESEARCH You will be assigned a specific country and you will research what the nation offers in the following categories: Geography: location, major geographical features and climate Famous people Popular sports Typical foods Places of interest to visit Special holiday traditions Currency Languages spoken in addition to Spanish At least two things about the people and/or culture [besides language] that are unique and different from life here in Alabama. *Use the Research Organizer handout to help you collect your research. ILLUSTRATIONS A hand-drawn graphic that is closely associated with the country A hand-drawn flag of the country A map that shows the location of the country within a continent POSTER This research will lead to the creation of a poster that is attractive and informative but is not filled with blocks of text. This poster must catch a viewer’s eye. It will be a visual representation of most of your research. Your poster should be an advertisement for your country. You want your country to be chosen as the first choice destination out of the all the Spanish-speaking countries. The content of your poster, planning, attention to detail and effort are the components that will be used to determine your grade. I am not looking for pages just printed out from the Internet. *Refer to the Poster Rubric handout ORAL PRESENTATION Your presentation to the class will cover not only the contents of your poster but also additional information you learned when you researched your country. *Use the Oral Presentation print handout Research Organizer GEOGRAPHY: LOCATION, MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES AND CLIMATE Where is your country located ? _____________________________________________________________ What countries and bodies of water does it border? _____________________________________________________________ What is its capital? _____________________________________________________________ Describe the climate of your country. Does it have seasons as we do in Massachusetts? Does it rain all year? Is it hot in the winter? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Mention any major geographical features. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ FAMOUS PEOPLE Explain what we should know about two of the most famous people from your country. Do some research and then, from memory, BRIEFLY tell why they are famous. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ POPULAR SPORTS Mention the two most popular sports and add any information we should know about them. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ TYPICAL FOODS Briefly describe some typical foods of your country: Make sure that the name of the food is in Spanish. You do not have to translate into English, but if that information is available, include it. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ TOURISM Why would we want to go to your country? What places to visit or events to attend is your country famous for? Explain why. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ HOLIDAY TRADITIONS What are some special holiday traditions? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ CURRENCY Explain the money system that is used in your country [for instance, we use dollars and cents]. _____________________________________________________________ LANGUAGES SPOKEN [in addition to Spanish] _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ CULTURE What makes the people and the culture of your country unique? Try to identify at least two areas of life that are different from life here in the U.S. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Poster rubric 4 Required elements: Country name Famous person Popular sport Typical food Places of interest Currency Languages Flag Map Graphic 3 2 1 The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information. All required elements are included on the poster. All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster. Several required elements were missing. The information is very easy to understand. A minimum of paragraphs is used to present the researched information. The information is understandable. A reasonably small number of paragraphs are used to present the researched information. The information is mostly understandable. Several large blocks of text are used to get the researched information across The information is difficult to understand. Too many large blocks of text are used to get the researched information across. It is very evident that the research was carefully thought about and the student used his/her own words to present information. There is evidence that the research was carefully thought about and the student used his/her own words to present information. There is some evidence that the research was carefully thought about and the student used his/her own words to present information. There is no evidence that the research was carefully thought about and the student used his/her own words to present information. Visually attractive The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. Mechanics There are no grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster. There are 1-2 grammatical/mechan ical mistakes on the poster. There are 3-4 grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster. There are more than 4 grammatical/mechanic al mistakes on the poster. Info is clear and precise Info is not plagerized Total Score Oral Presentation The purpose of your oral presentation is to convince the “audience” that they should select your country to visit. The following are the required elements of your presentation: LOCATION Do not assume that the listeners know where the country is located. Pretend that they have no idea where it is located and describe it to them. The goal is to have them find it on a map just by listening to you. TOURIST ATTRACTION Pretend that you have one chance to make listeners excited to see this place or event. Describe it and tell why the listeners would enjoy visiting it. FOOD Tell the listeners about one dish that sounds really interesting. This dish should be something unlike anything they might be able to try in the U.S. The idea is not to make the food sound “delicious.” You want them to get a sense of what the typical food in your country is. FAMOUS PERSON The listeners may never have heard of this person. Let them know why s/he is famous to the residents of your country. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Prepare the listeners for something they might not expect if they visit your country. You want to inform them about a cultural difference between your country and the U.S. but you do not want to express your opinion about this difference. The idea is to inform the listeners about something that makes your country and its people unique and different.
