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CORE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Students will:
Work in a cooperative
team setting to complete project requirements
Newspaper:
Create a newspaper
of all of your top stories.
Select the type of
news to research (school, town, world and weather).
Identify at least 3
artists of interest.
Research news
topic using school website, town newspaper, the Internet and major world
newspapers.
Create a web to
organize ideas for each article.
Write a rough
draft of the article in the target language.
Peer- edit the
article with three different classmates.
Conference article
with the teacher.
Type final copy of
edited article in the target language.
Create newspaper
by merging team articles.
Broadcast:
Write, direct and
produce a Spanish news program.
Condense
information from the articles for an oral presentation.
Add creative
components to the news broadcast to make it authentic.
Collect and use
props and costumes.
Rehearse news
broadcast several times in order to perfect pronunciation.
Present news
broadcast in target language.
Watch filmed news
broadcast to write critiques of the presentations.
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World Language:
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Write, review, and edit
own writing with teacher guidance.
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Prepare
and present brief reports on thematic topics (e.g., weather report,
commercial, etc.) using a variety of formats (e.g., brochures, dioramas,
puppets, travel posters, etc.).
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Use primary bilingual
dictionary, picture dictionary or glossary to access information.
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Students will
understand and interpret spoken and written language on a variety of
topics.
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Students
will acquire and use information from a variety of sources only
available in the world language, using technology, print, audiovisual,
media, data and human resources.
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Students will reinforce
and expand their knowledge of other areas of study through the world
language.
Language Arts:
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Create graphic
organizer to organize ideas prior to the writing process.
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Interpret text by
using prior knowledge and experiences.
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Use a variety of
monitoring and self-correcting methods (skimming, scanning, reading
ahead, re-reading, using resources, summarizing, re-telling,
re-adjusting speed).
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Interact with others in
creating, interpreting and evaluating written, oral and visual texts.
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Engage in a process of
generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing or
presenting.
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Proofread and edit for
grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization.
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Speak and write
using conventional patterns of syntax and diction
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Use Inspiration, as a
graphic organizer, to create a tool for organizing information prior to
the writing process.
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Use
Internet to research specific news topics.
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Use
Internet search engines to obtain pertinent graphics for each article.
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Insert
graphics, using the copy and paste technique.
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Critically
evaluate the websites for relevancy.
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Use
Microsoft Word Language Tools to write a target-language
essay.
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Use
Microsoft Word Language Tools to review and revise essays.
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Use Microsoft Publisher
to create an authentic newspaper.
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