Preparación Hoy es martes, el 24 de marzo de 2015 Today is Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Announcements: Mrs. Billings will be absent April 7, 9, 13, 14 and 16. You will have a Spanish Speaking substitute teacher who was a former Middle School Teacher for many years. Each one of these days you will be busy preparing for your end of the year summative project. April 9 you will have a summative on the following:  12 months  4 seasons  What is the weather like? “¿Qué tiempo hace? and  Traditions: “Quinceañera” and Easter or “Semana Santa”  Study questions of your presentations.  Be prepared to write your opinions and what you learned researching on these traditions.

Objectives/ Objetivos  Easter presentations  Explanation of End of the year country project  Finish Easter project and rehearse in groups

4 seasons and months of the year

Las 4 Estaciones : la primavera, el verano, el otoño y el invierno Four Seasons: Hace calorLa primavera El verano Hace frio Hace sol Hace viento Llueve Nieva El invierno El otoño

Homework for Thursday, March 26 or Tarea para el jueves, 26 de de marzo  Be ready for Easter presentations  Choose 3 main cities of Country Project

COUNTRY PROJECT (Part I: either brochure, poster or calendar) Part II: Power Point Become a persuasive tour guide of a Spanish speaking country of your choice. Impress your tourists! Contents:  Geographical features of the country (show on map)  ocean or oceans that surround the country  2 main rivers and 2 main mountain(s)  3 main cities including the capitol  weather  currency  languages  A picture of the flag or an outline of the country on the cover of the brochure  Some historical information about the country (When did it become independent? Is there anything particularly unique about the country’s history?)  Cultural information about the country Become a persuasive Tour Guide  Festival or holiday that is celebrated in that country Typical Food Typical music/ Typical dances  Famous cities and sites within the country  famous museums,  parks,  beaches,  monuments,  ruins,  art/ or architecture  Typical animal, bird or fish of country. Exotic fruits and flower.  Famous person: athlete, team, poet, artist, singer, etc.(

Become a persuasive Tour Guide. Impress your tourists!

Easter Project (see next slide for Rubric) Research and do a power point on Easter. (summative) Read and write about Easter in one of Spanish speaking countries. You can use same country you chose for the end of the year project. Answer the following questions: When is it celebrated? Why is it celebrated? Who celebrates it? What do families do? How is it celebrated? Show examples of: Main city celebration Small towns celebration Describe celebration Is it religious? What is the meaning of it? What foods are served? describe, find a recipe, bring a sample or similar to it. Compare and contrast with USA’s Easter. Type bibliography, video links. (include on power point) Have fun creating your power point. Be original.

Rubric of Easter Project Excelente/ Excellent: 10 pts. Power point answers 9-10 questions. There are several nice pictures, it may include history, a video and compare and contrast this celebrations with Easter in the USA. Group members take turns in an organized manner. Presentation: Speaks loud with a clear voice, show enthusiasm, addresses the audience. Presenter does not read because he/she knows what each picture means and the meaning of it. Buen trabajo/Good Job: 6 pts. Power point: it has 4 pictures with few details. Includes 5-7 questions of what was asked. Presentation: only read off power point bullets, no loud voice, and lack of enthusiasm. A few group members participate and they don’t know content. Necesita ayuda/ Needs help: 1-3 pts. Power point: Does have only 1-3 slides. No clarity in explanations. There is no effort, lack of information. Presentation: Only one student speaks. Reads off power point, not much enthusiasm, no loud voice.