SM+Project+Assignment

**Spanish 1 Meets the Fine Arts**

 * Who:** You and a partner of your choice.


 * What:** You will be researching an artist from a Spanish-speaking culture and presenting your findings to the class. First, with your partner, choose one of the following artists to focus on:

Pablo Neruda Frida Kahlo Rigoberta Menchú Diego Rivera García Lorca Diego Velázquez Isabela Allende Octavio Paz El Greco Rubén Darío Francisco de Goya José Martí Guillermo del Toro Salvador Dalí Elena Poniatowska Pablo Picasso Jorge Luis Borges No two groups will be allowed to research the same artist, so you will want to have your two or three top choices ready. You will need to confirm your choice with the teacher. Next, you will research the artist. Your presentation will need to include some biographical information as well as the names and brief information (and pictures, if appropriate) of at least three major works. The rest of the presentation should be focused on one of these works. Remember to use the past tense when talking about the life of the artist, and incorporate at least 4 vocabulary words from this unit. Your presentation should take 7-10 minutes, and you should also have a power point, poster, or digital story (using [|VoiceThread]) as a visual aid. It should be in Spanish, and each partner should speak for about the same amount of time. You should also turn in a Works Cited page with your resources listed. You should have at least three, with at least one of those in Spanish.

Along with your presentation, you will need to turn in an **individual** paper, in Spanish, about what you’ve learned from your research. This should be 1-2 pages long, double-spaced, with 12-point font. The focus will be on //content//, not length – you need to show what you’ve learned!

You will be given class time for research and creation of your visual aid and paper. Anything not finished in class is expected to be done as homework because you must be prepared to present on Friday.


 * When & Where:** Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21, 2008 in the Spanish 1 classroom. Groups can volunteer when they’d like to go, and if no groups volunteer, a group will be chosen randomly.


 * Why:** One of the goals of this class is to expose you to the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Art of all different kinds is a very important part of these cultures, and by presenting the information to the class, you actually learn it better yourself. Also, this is a great opportunity for you to practice speaking and listening to Spanish. In addition, this will reinforce your learning of the vocabulary words from this unit.


 * How:** Here is a breakdown of how your presentation should be structured:

3-4 minutes: biographical information 1-2 minutes: major works 3-4 minutes: information on one major work

We will have class time on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (April 15-17) to work on the project. Here is a suggested timeline to help your project progress on time:


 * Tuesday:** There will be a short lesson on how to search the web and how to evaluate websites. The rest of the hour is yours to work on your project. By the end of class, you should have just about finished your research on the artist’s biography and will have a list prepared (which you will turn in at the end of the hour) of at least three major works.
 * Wednesday:** You will have the entire hour to work on your project. By the end of class, you should have f inished up researching the artist and his or her works, and will have begun working on your power point, poster, or digital story. Poster board will be provided if you choose to use it.
 * Thursday:** Again, you will have the entire hour to work on the project. By the end of class, you should be finished with your visual aid and have been working on your paper. Again, anything not done by the end of class Thursday needs to be finished for homework so you can present on Friday. Don’t forget to practice and time your presentation!