Community Connection Standard for Spanish
Semester Projects 2018-2019
Español 2
In order to meet the standard of Community Connection for World Languages, all students must complete one of the following 100-point projects each semester. The presentation and reflection essay must be submitted via Google docs. This project is required to pass the class! It is due on October 15, 2018. You must do a different type of project each semester! Pre-approval required for all projects.
ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION ASSIGNMENT SEMESTER 2
Name____________________________________________________
Community Connection Number_________
Pre-approval from Profa Dunkley? Yes_______
Profa Dunkley’s signature_________________________________
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ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION ASSIGNMENT SEMESTER 1
Name_____________________________________________________
Community Connection Number_________
Pre-approval from Profa Dunkley? Yes_______
Profa Dunkley’s signature_________________________________
Semester Projects 2018-2019
Español 2
In order to meet the standard of Community Connection for World Languages, all students must complete one of the following 100-point projects each semester. The presentation and reflection essay must be submitted via Google docs. This project is required to pass the class! It is due on October 15, 2018. You must do a different type of project each semester! Pre-approval required for all projects.
- Prepare an authentic Hispanic food at home. (No tacos!) Document this with photos or video; be sure you are in the photos. Write a description of the food and its preparation to go with the photos or video. Turning in the actual recipe is not a substitute for the description of the preparation. This project may be done with a partner, but you must prepare separate reports. The report must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Eat at an authentic Hispanic restaurant. (This does not include any of the American chains, like Taco Bell, Taco John’s, Chi Chi’s, etc.) Bring in a photo of yourself eating the food in the restaurant. Write a detailed description (not just the names) of the food you and the rest of your group ate. Tell whether you were able to speak, hear, or read Spanish in the restaurant. If so, what words or phrases did you use? Also describe the atmosphere of the restaurant and your overall impressions of your experience. (What were the decorations? Was there music? Etc.) Description must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Make a collection of Spanish used in things you find around the house. Look on labels, packages, instruction books, forms, and junk mail. Creatively and neatly display the entire label on a poster or in a booklet. A minimum of 20 different items is required. Near each label write where the label came from (i.e. t-shirt washing instructions). Circle or highlight at least one new word in Spanish from each label and give the English translation. *be careful—French is not Spanish!
- Learn a new song in Spanish, a piece of traditional music for instruments, or a traditional dance. Arrange to perform this for the class, or videotape your performance. This may be done solo or in a group of up to four. Be able to tell me the name of the song and the composer and where the song originated. the report must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Attend a festival, program, church service or cultural event related to Hispanic Culture. Bring in the program. Write a summary of the event and what you learned from it. Summary must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Teach Spanish to a friend or family member who doesn’t know Spanish. This should include a total of two hours of lessons. Write a short description of your student. (Who are they? How old are they? Have they had previous experience with Spanish? Why are they choosing to help you with this assignment?) Write a detailed summary of each lesson you teach with the dates and times you teach. Include the handouts or “quizzes” you give and a note from your “student” verifying that they had the lessons. Finish your description with a statement about what YOU learned from the experience. Description must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Arrange to practice Spanish with one of our native speaking students or any other native speaker. This time should total at least an hour, but may be done in small segments. Keep a diary that gives the dates and topics discussed. Have the native speaker sign the diary. This may be done with a partner. This is not for doing homework; it is for speaking/conversation. the diary must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Read a book in English with a Hispanic theme. One example is Cuba 15, a story about a young Cuban American girl who is about to celebrate her 15th birthday. Others are Esperanza Rising, Cajas de Carton, The House on Mango Street, House of the Spirits, Like Water for Chocolate, The Death of Artemio Cruz, 100 Years of Solitude, etc. The Media Center has a collection of books for you to choose from. Have the book approved by me in writing in advance. Write a summary of the plot of the book and then describe specifically what you learned about Hispanic people and culture. Description must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Travel related projects: If you have the chance to travel to a Spanish speaking country, or to a Spanish speaking part of the United States, choose a particular topic to study or observe while you are there. For example, you might want to study food, or stores, or traditional crafts. Have your project approved by me in advance. Take photos while you are there and then put together a photo album or Power Point to share what you learned.
- Music: Select a CD of music in Spanish. Listen to the entire CD. Find information to share with the class about the musicians and the kind of music they play. Write a summary (in your own words) of what you read. Choose one song to study in detail. Find the Spanish lyrics and their English translation. (They may have a website. Cite your source.) Notify me in advance of when you plan to present your project so I can have a CD player and document camera available for you to play the song and share the lyrics with the class. Report must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Art: Make a traditional art or craft from a Hispanic country. Two examples might be Mexican paper cutting or Central American mola designs. Turn in the art project as well as an explanation of the art or craft you chose, including where it is from and how it is done. Report must be at least one page, typed and double-spaced.
- Choose a Hispanic-related theme and create a bulletin board. You can focus on a specific country, a cultural aspect, or a vocabulary point. The bulletin board will be on display in the classroom. Make your display neat, creative, and educational. This may be done with a partner.
- Any other idea: get approval of the teacher.
ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION ASSIGNMENT SEMESTER 2
Name____________________________________________________
Community Connection Number_________
Pre-approval from Profa Dunkley? Yes_______
Profa Dunkley’s signature_________________________________
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ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION ASSIGNMENT SEMESTER 1
Name_____________________________________________________
Community Connection Number_________
Pre-approval from Profa Dunkley? Yes_______
Profa Dunkley’s signature_________________________________