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1st Quarter Language and Cultural Connections Log
Spanish 1 students will need 1 connection & reflection per week. Reflections are very important. Reflections
tell about YOU – what you think, how you feel, what you learned, etc. They give personal insight about YOU.
Also, make a list of new words that you learned. You will not receive credit for activities without personal
reflections. If you need more space, please attach a separate sheet of paper. Logs are due every Tuesday. You
must turn in your log by Friday to receive any credit. If you do not have your log with you one week, you may
write on a piece of paper and turn that in. Later staple it to your log. All work on the language and cultural
connections logs is to be completed OUTSIDE of class. The log will comprise the majority of your culture
grade for this quarter. You can access it electronically on the blog if you need another copy.
Date(s) Activity(ies)
Detailed explanation of what you
did. Include times, places and
specific details. Photos are good
too.
Reflection
What I think of the experience, what I
learned, how I felt, what surprised me
etc. New words you learned.
Comments
Suggestions for activities – you may choose from these or choose your own but you will not get credit over and
over again for the same activity. You may do an activity no more than twice for credit. You are not expected to
be able to translate the entire activity. The goal is to get the gist of what you are seeing, hearing or reading.
How much can you understand with the limited amount of Spanish you know? What words did you hear?
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Notice Spanish signs in places you already go
Notice Spanish on products you use in your home
Take a look in the phone book—are there many Hispanic last names?
In your regular grocery store, is there a Latino section? Are there products you would try…or not?
Read Spanish in something you are reading in English
Cook a dish from a Spanish-speaking country
Speak Spanish with a native speaker
Interview a native Speaker about their move to the US
Interview someone that has lived in a Spanish speaking country
Listen in on a native speaker speaking Spanish
Watch a show on a Spanish language channel (soap operas-telenovelas- are very entertaining)
Watch a children’s show that teaches Spanish (Come on vámonos)
Teach a song or something from class to a family member
Look up something of interest to you on the internet that is about Spanish culture
Go to a Latino grocery store (Tapatia, etc)
Do something that relates to the Spanish language or the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world
Eat at an authentic restaurant. (La Patria, El Salvador del Mundo, Los Laureales)
Read a story or poem in Spanish.
Listen to a song or watch a music video in Spanish.
Listen to something about a Spanish-speaking country on the news or read about it in the paper
Attend a cultural event: Latino Fest, quinceañera, etc.
These should be NEW experiences. If you go to a restaurant, try something NEW, make a NEW recipe, etc.
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1st Quarter Language and Cultural Connections Log
Date(s) Activity- Be SPECIFIC!! Detailed
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explanation of what you did.
What I think of the experience, what I
Include times, places and specific
learned, how I felt, what surprised me
details. Photos are good too.
etc.
NEW words I learned
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1st Quarter Language and Cultural Connections Log
Date(s) Activity- Be SPECIFIC!! Detailed
Reflection:
explanation of what you did.
What I think of the experience, what I
Include times, places and specific
learned, how I felt, what surprised me
details. Photos are good too.
etc.
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