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Description
It’s Fiesta, today! Everyone in the town is busy and excited about preparing for tonight’s parade. The traditional dinner is prepared and the air smells of the sweet candies and desserts. Music and noise are all around, and the children are excited about the events tonight. It is really fascinating to see the whole town celebrate the festival. Since this is a very unique tradition in this country, you would like to present it in your class, when you are back in the U.S.
Task
You are to make a multimedia presentation of this unique event for your class. You will explain the history of the event and how people celebrate the event, such as decorations, foods, costumes, games, parades, etc. You will include pictures, audio clips, or video clips in order to give a vivid description of the event. At the end of the presentation, you will have a short summary of comparison to explain the similarities or differences between this event and U.S. tradition.
Resources
A. Latin American holidays
Fiestas y días festivos
http://mx.yahoo.com/Sociedad/Fiestas_populares_y_dias_festivos/Latin American Holidays
http://www.middlebury.edu/~is/LAS/holidays.htmlSpecial Latin American Holidays
http://www.wskg.com/americanfamily/SpecialLatinAmericanHolidays.htm
B. Sample search engine
Fiestas y días festivos
http://mx.yahoo.com/Sociedad/Fiestas_populares_y_dias_festivos/
Process
1. First, browse the suggested sites (A) and choose the holiday that is unique in your visiting country (or the country of your choice) and most interesting to you.
2. Second, using the sample search engine suggested in (B) or any other ones that you are most familiar with, find out the history, traditions (e.g. decorations, foods, costumes, games, parades, etc.), and uniqueness of the holiday. Use the name of the holiday as keyword. Keep your source information (e.g. Web site address of the information that you will include in your presentation) for proper citation.
3. Third, find out from the Web resources, the differences or similarities of this holiday compared to U.S. customs and traditions that are most close to this. Summarize your findings and analysis.
4. Fourth, collect multimedia resources (graphics, photo, audio, or video) on the holiday. If you use any resources downloaded from the Web, keep the source information. If you have resources of your own (e.g. picture or videos that you have taken, etc), you are encouraged to use your resources for the presentation.
5. Create your multimedia presentation on this holiday in Spanish. Include the components that you have found and analyzed. Include proper citations of the information sources.
6. Check your presentation with one of your Spanish speaking colleague teachers at your partner school.
7. Keep a copy (electronic or hardcopy version) of your presentation in your professional portfolio.
Conclusion
You
created a great presentation! Your students can see the uniqueness of the
tradition, histories and ideas behind the celebration, and compare the thoughts
between two different cultures – U.S. and Latin American.
National Standards (ACTFL)
Communication
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language
on a variety of topics.
Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience
of listeners or reader on a variety of topics.
Cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between
the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Connections
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints
that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
Comparisons
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture
through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
Communities
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school
setting.
Sunshine State Standards – Foreign Languages (9-12)
Communication
(FL.A.2.4) (FL.A.3.4)
The student understands and interprets written and spoken language on a variety
of topics.
The student presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners
or readers on a variety of topics.
Culture
(FL.B.1.4)
The student demonstrates an understanding of the relationship between the
perspectives and products of culture studied and uses this knowledge to recognize
cultural practices.
Connections
(FL.C.2.4)
The student acquires information and perspectives that are available only
through the foreign language and within the target culture.
Comparisons
(FL.D.2.4)
The student recognizes that cultures have different patterns of interaction
and applies this knowledge to his or her own culture.
Experiences
(FL.E.1.4)
The student uses the language within and beyond the school setting.
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