Unit+Final+Project

 This is an excellent idea! I think 15 minutes might be too long. . . That's quite a bit of script and a lot of filming time, especially if you want high quality videos. (Some experts say that 3 minutes is about the limit for an online video that will get much attention.) I wonder if you want to consider offering suggestions for scenarios to help the students create their scripts. What will you do if you have a large group of students who don't have access to a video camera or a computer to edit it? user:Anny1
 * Ir de Compras en Ecuador**

For this final project, students will be working in groups of three. Together, they will write and videotape a skit. In this skit, students will be pretending to be shopping in the streets of Ecuador. Two of the students will be shoppers while the other will be the store clerk. In this unit, students have studied the language skills necessary for asking for help in a store, talking about how clothes look and fit, bargaining in a market, and giving/asking for directions. The students have also learned about important historical and cultural attractions in the city of Ecuador. Along with these topics, the students must incorporate the grammar and vocabulary that they have studied in a meaningful and creative way.
 * OVERVIEW:**


 * WHO:** Groups of 3 students. You may pick your own partners because this project will involve a lot of out-of-class time. You can expect to spend about 3 hours total researching, drafting, and writing the script. I will reserve 3 classes throughout the semester for you to work in groups on your projects. The filming of the video, which will be done outside of class, may take about 1-2 hours, depending on changing scenes, outtakes, etc.

**WHAT:** An 8-10 minute skit (each student will speak for approximately 3 minutes), videotaped AND in written form. Students may need to consult the internet to learn more about the attractions that they choose to include in their video. Students may also need to consult dictionaries in order to ensure that the vocabulary and grammar that they use in their skit is correct. If desired, students may schedule to meet with me for extra help with any questions.


 * WHEN:** The written form of the skit must be turned in 1 week before the last day of class. The videotape must be brought in on the second to last day of class. We will be watching all of the videotapes on those last two days.


 * WHERE:** Wherever you want! Be creatve!

**NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE:** For the final project you will be required to know and be able to use all of the vocabulary that we have learned over the course of the unit. This includes vocabulary for giving and receiving directions, for asking for help in a store, and for bargaining in a market. You will also need to know how to use singular formal commands, and plural commands which we covered in this unit. You will also need to know how to bargain in a polite and culturally appropriate way. You will be recording your skits, so you will need to have access to a video camera, and also be able to operate it. See me if you need to arrange to use my video camera. You will also need to edit your video, and if you need any help I am available for that as well. Have fun with this! Be creative! These skills are very important and will definitely come in handy for you in any Spanish-speaking country!
 * WHY:** To promote communicative language proficiency! The most useful foreign language skills that anyone can learn are those that help one to travel in a foreign country. The skills learned in this unit include vocabulary and grammar that pertain to communicating with store clerks and asking for directions to help one navigate the city. This skit will help students to contextualize what they have learned by creating environments in which they can use their language skills in an authentic way.



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