1. S panish S peaking C ountries & C apitals Creado por Señora Bennett

2. Skills for the Month of May Spanish Speaking Countries & Capitals Quiz will be the week of May 29 th. Project will also be due the week of May 29 th.

3. Essential Questions: N ame the world’s Spanish speaking countries along with their capitals? H ow many Spanish speaking countries and their capitals are located in the Americas? H ow many Spanish speaking countries are located in other continents? Name the countries and capitals and continents. Centro América y el Caribe Central America and the Caribbean http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Rock_the_Countries___North_and_Central_America&video_id=196030 Sur América – South America http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=196029&title=Rock_the_Countries___South_America

4. S panish S peaking C ountries P roject a map of your country country’s capital, geographical features (example: mountains, main river, lake, location- neighbors on the north, south, east & west; etc…) your country’s flag flag colors and symbols Important Facts official language population brief history: independence day, and 2 significant events, 2 important holidays climate 3 natural resources, 3 main crops name of currency & exchange rate, and drawing/picture of a currency bill name of dance and/or type of music one main (food) dish – a drawing/picture and recipe Interesting Facts What is your country well known for around the world? What are at least 2 tourist attractions your country has to offer?

5. Your project can be turned in either as a Power Point or in a Poster form on May 29 th, 2011. You can either turn in your project as a Power Point Presentation or as a Poster. You can either email me your Power Point at brocemi@gm.sbac.edu or you can bring a flash drive with the Power Point. brocemi@gm.sbac.edu Your Poster should have the specifications that are on your Project Handout.

6. RESEARCH Websites = Sítios de la Web  http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770414.html http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770414.html  http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html  http://www.ducksters.com/geography/ http://www.ducksters.com/geography/  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/index.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/index.html  http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the- World/Countries http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the- World/Countries  http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook  http://www.brooklynexpedition.org/latin/gateway2.html http://www.brooklynexpedition.org/latin/gateway2.html  http://www.kidinfo.com/geography/the_world.html http://www.kidinfo.com/geography/the_world.html

7. Skills for the Month of May Spanish Speaking Countries & Capitals Matching Quiz will be the week of May 29 th. Project will also be due the week of May 29 th.