¡Viajamos!
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Bonnie
Edgar - Foreign
Language Department - Brawley Union High School
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Introduction
Second-year Spanish students complete a study of a
Spanish-speaking country. As the students research the country, they will
create a travel brochure that can be used at a travel agency in order to
persuade. Ultimately,
the students will present their itinerary including, but not limited to, travel
prices, local currencies, cultural events they plan to attend, and other useful,
cultural information on the country or region.
Subject: Intermediate Spanish
Topic: Travel
Grade Level: 9-12
¡Viajamos!
Standards Addressed
Foreign
Language Standards
Grade Level: 9-12
Foreign Language: Spanish
Travel: Students will prepare a travel brochure
for a travel agency.
Standard 2.1: Students
demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the culture studied.
Standard 5.1:
Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for
personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Instructional Objectives
Assigned a specific Spanish-speaking country and using the Spanish language, students will design a trip which includes the important cultural and physical aspects of this country.
Student Activities
Introductory Activity
Show a video or photographs of a recent trip to another country. These sources may be from a recent vacation or an educational video of a certain Spanish-speaking region.
Learning
Activities
1.) Create groups of two students
and assign each group a Spanish-speaking country to research.
2.) Using the search tools on the web page, students provide information on the following topics:
a.) Means of transportation and prices
b.) Local currency (money)
c.) Typical food and clothing
d.) Famous cities, landmarks, and popular tours in the country
e.) etc.
3.)
Finally, each group of students will compile this information to create two
reports.
a.) The first is a travel brochure about the country, including and
itinerary of a
typical tourist trip and an estimated price for this
package.
b.) The second is an oral report to deliver this information in front of
the class.
Each group will talk for approximately 3-5 minutes making sure
to cover
each given topic.
The specific contents of each report are covered in the grading rubrics in the assessment part of the web site.
Culminating
Activity
After all groups have presented their projects, each
student will choose which country they would most want to visit and explain
his/her reasons in a short essay written at home in Spanish.
Assessment
Students will be assessed with the following rubrics. There is one for the brochure and one for the presentation.
Folleto Turístico Oral Presentation
Results
After implementing your lesson (sometime between January & March), insert a chart of your pre-test, post-test, and culminating assessment data.
Web
Resources & Supplementary Materials
Links:
Student Site:
¡Viajamos!
Research Sites:
www.gocaribbean.about.com www.lanic.utexas.edu
www.gomexico.about.com
www.gosouthamerica.about.com
Rubrics:
Folleto
Turístico
Oral
Presentation
Brawley Union High School
Brawley, California
Bonnie Edgar
bedgar@brawleyhigh.org
Last Revised:
05/20/01
