En las noticias…Un proyecto

Due: October 31 (1st, 4th, 6th)

November 3 (3rd, 5th)

Formats

• All work will be done individually. You will create a:

• News article• News broadcast script (may be a dialogue, but

you may not work with a partner)• News PowerPoint

• Length requirement: 150 words – if it is shorter, I will not accept it.

• Tradition: Research Day of the Dead traditions. How are they changing? What do they mean? Discuss the evolution of Day of the Dead in a specific region of Mexico.

• Politics: Research ISIS and the current political turmoil in Iraq. What is happening? What does the group ISIS want to achieve? Against whom are they fighting?

• Sports: Research the 2014 World Cup. Find a story of interest to you. Possible stories include: the building of the stadium, specific teams, specific athletes.

• Drug trade: Research the Mexican Drug War. Who is fighting? How long has it been going on? What is happening now?

• Health/Medicine: Pick a topic: socialization of health care, access to contraception and/or abortion, access to clean water, access to immunizations. Pick a country: Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba

• If you have a specific idea for a current newsworthy subject, you must submit it to me for approval.

  Language Use Vocabulary Grammar Effort Fluency

5 Written completely in Spanish in student’s own words

Used 3 nationalities and 10 other vocabulary words from unit

Used at least 15 verbs in the preterit tense correctly; at least 7 were irregular preterit

Full effort of student (includes presentation, if presenting)

Excellent fluency with all taught material (student trying to use new material does not negatively impact fluency)

4 Written in mostly Spanish with 5 or fewer English words

Used total of 10-12 vocabulary words

Used at least 15 verbs in the preterit with some errors; 7 irregular

Gave good effort but exhibited some laziness

Minor errors in fluency that do not impact communication

3 Written half in Spanish, half in English

Used total of 7-9 vocabulary words

Used 10-14 verbs in the preterit

Gave moderate effort

Minor errors in fluency that do impact communication

2 10 or fewer Spanish words

Used total of 4-6 vocabulary words

Used 5-9 verbs in the preterit

Gave low effort

Major errors in fluency

Effort, not fluency - • I expect you not to plagiarize, but I also

expect you to be a Spanish II student. • You will be graded on your effort to use

what we have learned in class. If you push yourself into new material, I will not expect it to be perfect and I will look favorably upon your ambition.

Plagiarism - •will receive a 0. No questions asked. • using online translators in any way. • having someone else write your

article. • copying and pasting information.