Las Noticias
Spanish
Srta. Scrivani

 

 

Project Expectations and Interdisciplinary Connections

 

Assessment

Project Description:

Your team has been hired by the town of Easton to write, direct and produce a Spanish news program. In addition to the broadcast, you will also create a newspaper of all of your top stories.

Each team must cover these important topics:

  • World News
  • Town News
  • School News
  • The Weather
  • There are two major components of this project:

    Written Component---Creating a Newspaper

    Write individual articles about your specific assignment

    • Research
    • Web ideas
    • Write a rough draft
    • Edit
    • Create final copy
    • Length: 3 Paragraphs

    Combine your team articles to create the newspaper

    • Use Microsoft Publisher for the template
    • Include clip art and photos
    • Edit for typos and grammatical errors

    Oral Component---Presenting a News Program

  • Condense your article information on to note cards for your broadcast
  • Find or create graphics to accompany your news story
  • Add creative components such as music, costumes and props
  • Practice your program multiple times to perfect your pronunciation and voice quality
  • Assessment:

    • You will need to work together to create a successful and impressive newspaper and TV program.
    • Each student will receive an individual grade for their work.
    • Team progress will be checked daily and each team member must report their individual contributions.

    You will receive two separate grades

  • Newspaper
  • Quality of writing
  • Creative additions
  • News Broadcast
  • Quality of presentation
  • Fluency
  • Pronunciation
  • Level of creativity
  • Have fun!