Getting
Started
Tienes cuatro días en México--all
expenses paid by your employer as a bonus for buen trabajo!
But... each of the employees need to
go to a different state. You'll need to chose which one and design
an exciting tour for yourself.
Actividades
Día
1
Take a preview quiz on Mexico's states
and famous spots.
Pick your state to travel to.
Lista
de los estados mexicanos
Mapa
de México. Sign up quickly for that state with the teacher.
Find out its terrain, weather, and
interesting places. Decide on one place/activity for each of your
four days.
http://students.aim-net.mx/spanish/txtmapa.html
http://www.cideiber.com/infopaises/mexico/Mexico-06-08.html
http://www.eojeda.com/m_go_est.htm
http://www.clubplaneta.com/buscador/estados.htm
http://tourbymexico.netgate.net/infogral.htm
http://www.mexonline.com/states.htm
http://www.mexconnect.com
http://www.mapasdemexico.net
http://www.travel-mexico-guide.com
http://www.queretaro.org/mexico/index.html
http://members.nbci.com/sarolilia/Espanol/mapesp.htm
http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/Temas/Informacion_Regional/Estados.html
Good search
engines:
http://askjeeves.htm
http://altavista.htm
Día
2
Design a Powerpoint presentation of
a title slide and a slide for each of the four activities/places.
Click here to see a sample PowerPoint
slide for this project:
Sample
slide
Besides a photo or graphic, write a
simple sentence in Spanish on each slide. Modelo:
"Vamos al Museo de AntropologÍa porque nos gusta mirar el arte azteca."
(Para Espanol II, escribir y hablar
en el pasado: "Fuimos al Museo de Antropologia porque nos gusto mirar
el arte azteca.")
When you present to the class, add
another interesting idea to say to the class. Modelo: "Queremos
estudiar el calendario azteca."
Besides seeing the touristy spots,
you might want to pick simple activities as well. It's interesting
to
ir
a las montañas
explorar
el desierto
caminar
por la plaza practicando tu español
ir
al cine para mirar películas en español.
Even tiny villages have great charm.
Click here to read a sample script
for the PowerPoint presentation.
Sample
script
Click here to
see arubric
for the presentation.
An optional activity is to design a
travel brochure for your state, with clear titles, at least four photos
or graphics, each with a Spanish sentence about the activities, and a photo
of a person enjoying their vacation in your state. Modelo:
"Puedes bucear en la Playa del
Carmen para mirar peces bonitos."
(Español II: Usen
fotos o graficos y ocho mandatos en forma de tú.
Modelo: "Ve a la Playa del Carmen
y mira los peces tropicales.")
Día
3 Get ready! Considering the terrain, the weather,
and the places you choose to visit,
decide what you must pack. Write a chart for yourself in Spanish
(on an excel spreadsheet is best) with what the weather and the places
require that you pack.
Write a paragraph about your findings.
Rubric
para el párrafo
Día
4
You're on your
trip! Write the class a card in Spanish telling us what you're doing
and how you're feeling.
http://www:monteazul.com
http://www.tarjetasdenavidad.com.ar
Modelo: "¡Hola, clase!
Aquí estoy en bello Monterrey. Hoy voy a ir al banco para
cambiar mi dinero a pesos y luego voy a un mercado para comprar un
sarape de lana. Mañana quiero ir al Museo de Arte Moderno.
¡Los veo en tres días!
Con cariño, Jennifer Young"
For your sixth slide in PowerPoint,
be ready to have your digital picture taken (with props you may bring)
to show us a photo of you "there in México." The text
of this final slide might me like:
"Aquí estoy
en un banco de Monterrey cambiando mi dinero--¡tengo muchísimos
pesos!
Presentación
por Jennifer Young. 10 mayo 2001"
DÍa
5
Try to convince
your partner or small group to visit the state you chose. Tell
the highlights of your state and the fascinating activities available.
"En Colima hay..... Puedes (+ infinitivo)....
Es interesante..."
Ask your partner(s)
at least one question about their state(s) "Cómo es la playa
de Puerto Escondido?" "Qué tan grande es Puebla?" "No
crees que ir a un lago azul es más interesante que ir a un museo?"
Take notes, mental
and written, about the state(s) you hear about.
Día
6
Presentar a la
clase tu producción de Powerpoint en menos de dos minutos.
(See
Día
2 for specifics)
After 2 minutes,
the grua will drag you away!
Día
7
Take a post-quiz
on the states of México.
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