La comunidad del mundo hispanoblante
Una Webquest para el cuarto gradode Price Lab School
Por la Sra. Blanco
| Introducción | Tarea | Proceso | Recursos |
Evaluación | Conclusión | Página del profesor |
¡Vamos a viajar!
This summer you and two friends are going on a three week vacation to a Spanish-speaking country. You've been practicing your Spanish at school but don't know what the towns and cities will be like or how to get around. What if you can't find a stamp to send your postcards or medicine if you get sick? What if you want to go to a museum, what kind of transportation will you use to get there?
La tarea
¿Cómo es el país?
A good traveler researches their vacation destination well. You and your friends must learn what to expect as you travel in a Spanish speaking country. You need to understand how the cities and towns are organized, what the names of sites and stores are and how to get around. To make this research job more manageable you have decided to each research one part. Each person will organize their information into 1-2 pages for a book, that when all combined will create a pop-up book of your country. These books will then be presented to the class.
¡Ojo! Your parents are nervous about this trip and are expecting to see your finished book. Do your best to impress them with your beautiful and thoroughly researched book, so they will not be tempted to call the trip off!
El proceso
¡A trabajar!
Time to get to work and find out what communities are like in the country you are visiting. The destination country has been assigned to each group. The three jobs to be completed are described below and have a list of responsibilities. Decide who will complete which job. Once you have designated the jobs, go to your country's resource page to find websites that you will use to complete your research. A vocabulary page is also available for each person.
Los trabajos
Tour
Guide
*The lay of the land*
The tour guide is responsible for learning about the layout of cities or towns. How are towns organized? Where are things located? This person also needs to know what buildings and houses look like. What are the buildings made of? What would we expect the churches or schools to look like?
- Learn how towns are
organized in your destination country. What are unique features
of towns?
- Create a map that shows how the towns are organized.
- Tell how the organization
of the town affects the way people interact and their way of life.
- Research what buildings look like. What materials are used in constructing buildings or houses?
- Show pictures of typical buildings, houses, churches, schools, etc.
- Complete your page(s) for the group book.
- Compile a list of
important terms or vocabulary words.
Shopper
*Stores-n-more*
The shopper is responsible for knowing where to go to buy different items. What are the names of various stores and what do they sell? What are the names of other places in communities like church, school, post office, etc.?
- Learn the names of stores in Spanish and what they
sell. If I wanted to buy some bread or pastries for breakfast
where would I go? Where do I go to buy aspirin for a headache?
- Learn the names of other places in the community such as church, school, post office and police station.
- Tell where people shop for food and how often they grocery
shop.
- Complete your page(s) for the group book.
- Compile a list of vocabulary words.
Chofer
*Follow the yellow brick road?*
The chofer is responsible for understanding the different modes of transportation in the country and cities. How do we travel around the country? How do we travel place to place in the towns or cities? This person must also know directions in Spanish, in case we get lost.
- Learn the various modes of transportation available to
travel around the country and in a town and city.
- Give examples of places your group wants to go and how you're going to get there.
- Find example of the cost of transportation in the country
and compare the prices.
- Learn directions in Spanish. Give an example of directions to get somewhere.
- Complete your page(s) for the group book.
- Compile a list of vocabulary words.
Recursos
To find the resource page for your country, simply click on your country's name.
Mexico Costa Rica Chile Venezuela
Recursos adicionales:
You may use books from the library and travel books to assist your research.
Evaluación
You will be evaluated on your completion of all parts of your job, the quality of your work for the book, the teamwork of the group, the originality of your final product and the accuracy of your writing.
This evaluation will be completed using the project rubric.
Conclusión
In completing this project you will have accomplished your mission of learning what cities and towns are like and how to get around in Spanish-speaking countries. How easy was it to find your information? Please list any websites your group did not find useful. How do communities in your destination country compare to those in the United States?