1. Preparación Hoy es martes , el 21 de abril de 2015 Today is Tuesday, April 21, 2015
What does it mean a typical dish of a country?
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Do this mean that every body eats it? ____________
Do restaurants offer it in their menu?_____________
Give 2 names of typical dishes of the USA?
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2. Objectives/ Objetivos
Review a national dish.
Find typical music of the country of choice
See sample video of music.
Find an orquestra or a group of it.
Find a video link of the group.
ADD SLIDE ON YOUR Ppoint with above information.
Musical instrument DRAWING PAGE
DRAW on a piece of paper INSTRUMENT/S typical from that country.
Give the name of the instrument.
Find a famous singer of that country: Name.
See sample video of Bolivian opera singer
Find a video about him or her
What kind of songs does he/she perform (modern, romantic, opera,etc)
Find find fun facts about this singer
ADD SLIDE ON YOUR Ppoint with above information

3. Cuban typical dish: Ropa Vieja: watch link. https://www. youtube
Cuban typical dish: Ropa Vieja: watch link. This is great shredded beef served on tortillas or over rice. Add sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro on the side.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the flank steak on each side, about 4 minutes per side.
Transfer beef to a slow cooker. Pour in the beef broth and tomato sauce, then add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, cilantro, olive oil and vinegar. Stir until well blended. Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours, or on Low for up to 10 hours. When ready to serve, shred meat and serve with tortillas or rice.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 pounds beef flank steak
1 cup beef broth
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 small onion, sliced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon white vinegar

4. Encuentros Traditional Bolivian Music https://m. youtube. com/watch
Traditional Bolivian (and other South American) musical instruments include the charango, charangón, ronroco, hualaycho, zampoña,quena, bombo, huancara, reco reco, chiapya box, pinquillo, tarka, toyos, pututu, Andean saxophone, and sheep hooves formed into a kind of shaker, as well as European musical instruments
Charango instrument of Bolivia

5. Juan Diego Florez, famous singer of Peru.
A short video clip of Juan
Diego Flórez singing
Please start at 0:30 and end at 1:45

6. Carrie Underwood , famous American Country Music Singer
Carrie Underwood , famous American Country Music Singer. Fun fact: she became a famous singer on American Idol. Famous song: Mama’s song:

7. 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) (volcano)
3 main cities including the capitol
weather 
A picture of the flag or an outline of the country on the cover of the brochure with the following information: Population of the country, currency and language/s. Country’s exports.
Some historical information about the country (When did it become independent? Is there anything particularly unique about the country’s history?) Today’s government, name of President.
Cultural information about the country Become a persuasive Tour Guide
 Festival or holiday that is celebrated in that country
Typical Food / recipe
Typical music/ instruments /famous singer
Typical dances / typical clothing /famous dancer
Famous cities and sites within the country
famous museums,
parks, Caves
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.(

8. Examples of bibliography for research
COAT OF ARMS:
tripadvisor.com
allaboutmexicocity.com
world-guides.com
visitmexico.com
wikitravel.com
Infoplease.com
Frommers.com

9. Homework for Tuesday April 21, 2015
I HAVE A REQUEST TO ALL STUDENTS: KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE and GIE THE RESPECT MS. LUCIANO DESERVES.
We keep moving along with research. Work done in class is part of formative grade.
Some of these pages you can choose for your poster or calendar soon as you assemble your poster or calendar which will be summative for May.
Fill out outline sheets that Ms. Luciano gives you daily. Turn in class daily to her: We have done so far:
Geographical Facts Outline
a map of the country,
a flag of the country,
historical page
Coat of arms
2 Country Festivals or Celebrations SHEETS
1 colorful, big drawing of something you liked of festival
RECIPE OF TYPICAL DISH of the country of your choice
DRAWING OF EXOTIC FRUIT of country of your choice
FIND VIDEO LINK OF FAMOUS SINGER OR GROUP
DRAW TYPICAL INSTRUMENT/S OF COUNTRY
Bring I pads, colored pencils and pens.
If you have miss out school catch up by asking Ms. Luciano what has been done the previous day. If you have not taken summative 3. Make arrangements to take it with Ms. Luciano.