Spanish Speaking Countries Web Quest

by Shawn D. Hintz

from Nicholas Orem Middle School Prince George's County, Maryland

 

Introduction

Your school's foreign language department has been offered a grant to send you and your classmates to the Spanish-speaking country of your choice for a semester. After meeting with the representatives from all Spanish-speaking countries of the world, you choose a country. You will be responsible for sharing information about your country when you return. ‘Buena Suerte! (Good Luck!)

The Task

Now that you have returned, your principal wants you to create a presentation to present to parents and county members on your country at "Back-to-School Night" since you are now the expert.

You must now create a PowerPoint presentation about your country. Your presentation should include, but is not limited to the following elements:  Location, Geography, Government, Money, Natural resources, School, Family, Tourist Attractions, History, and Food.

Also, include your opinion on the country and what you enjoyed the most about your stay.

The Process

  1. First step is to locate your country on line. Below, are the regions of the world your country is located in : North America, South America, Central America, Islands and Europe.
  2. Once you have located your country's name and flag click on that site in order to research your country.
  3. While you are in your country, look for needed information about your country.  (Note: Your media center may have additional sources such as Encyclopedias and country books)
  4. Your presentation should have at least 10 slides. Each slide should be on one of the following topics: Location, Geography, Government, Currency, Natural Resources, School, Family, Tourist Attractions, History and Food.
  5. Remember this project is independent work not group work.

Resources

North America

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/mexico.gifMexico
 

Islands

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/cuba.gif  Cuba http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/domrepub.gif  Dominican Republichttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/pr.gifPuerto Rico
 

Europe

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/spain.gif    Spain
 
 

Central America

 

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/belize.gif  Belizehttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/costaric.gif  Costa Ricahttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/elsalv.gif  El Salvador
 
 

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/guatemla.gif  Guatemalahttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/honduras.gif Hondurashttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/nicragua.gif  Nicaragua
 
 

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/panama.gif  Panama
 

South America

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/argentin.gifArgentinahttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/bolivia.gifBoliviahttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/chile.gif Chile
 
 

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/colombia.gifColombia http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/ecuador.gifEcuadorhttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/paraguay.gifParaguay

 
 
 

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/peru.gifPeruhttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/uruguay.gif Uruguayhttp://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/venezuel.gif Venezuela

 

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Evaluation

You will be graded on your PowerPoint presentation. You will be graded with the following rubric.

        Content - Writing
    0 - 20 - Information presented is complete and shows evidence of thorough research
    0 - 10  - All material is free of grammatical and spelling errors.
    0 - 10  - All information is well organized and in your own voice.
    0 - 5  - Evidence of editing based on advice from the instructor or peer advisors.
    0 – 2  - Presentation has a title page.
    0 – 3  - Presentation has a bibliography with resources from the web, text and media center.
  50  Total

        Overall Presentation
    0 -10  - Presentation has a minimum of 10 slides.
    0 - 5   - Presentation includes a variety of graphics and transitions ( 3 graphics and 2 transitions).
    0 - 5   - Presentation design is effective and visually appealing.
    20 Total

        Grading
        63 – 70pts  A
        56 – 62pts  B
        49 – 55pts  C
        42 – 48pts  D
        Below 41pts - See teacher
 

Conclusion

Each of you are now experts in Spanish Speaking countries. You have learned about Location, Geography, Government, Money, Natural resources, School, Family, Tourist Attractions, History, and Food. Have a great trip!!

 

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/sdhindex.html