Culture and Events
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Once each quarter you will present a current event or cultural practice to the class.
Presentations will be given on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week.
You must e-mail your presentation to me the day before you present (Monday
or Wednesday) emily.betzler@scsd2.com
Using the resources below or any other legitimate source, create a presentation using
power point or movie maker to inform the class on a current event or cultural practice
from a country in the Spanish speaking world.
Your presentation must meet the following guide lines:
• Between 3-5 minutes (unless approved by teacher)
• Include at least 3 images of the country where the event/cultural practice is taking
place
• Include a map of the country
• Detailed explanation of your topic
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What is going on and where?
Why?
Who is involved?
Why is it important?
How does it effect us/the world?
Students will be required to research current events and cultural practices of the
Spanish speaking world. Students will present their findings to the class once a
month.
¿México más verde?
La ciudad de México
• 9 million people live in the city
• Another 10 million live in the surrounding
area
www.cnn.com
Basura en la ciudad…
What is happening?
New city ordinances outlaw
businesses in Mexico City from
giving away plastic bags that are
not biodegradable.
Es importante? SI!
Muy importante
• According to the United Nations Environment
Program plastic bags are the second-mostcommon form of litter.
• They are also the greatest form of litter in the
oceans.
• The bags are also a major threat to ocean
wildlife. They cause the deaths of 100,000 sea
turtles and other marine animals.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/19/mexico.plastic.bag.ban/index.html
Mexico City is the second
metropolitan in the Western
Hemisphere to outlaw these types of
bags.