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A project for Spanish II or III

by Mark P. Coleman
Spanish Teacher, Zeeland High School, Zeeland, MI 49464
mcoleman@zeeland.k12.mi.us

marzo, 1998

  1. Metas/Goals top
    1. Use Internet and CD-ROM as resources to discover the impact of Spain in the present day Mexico and the SouthWestern United States
    2. Determine the relationship of other contemporary world events to the Spanish colonization of the South West.
    3. Experience a typical Spanish Mission via the WWW.
    4. Learn vocabulary for items that are new to the Americas and new to Europe.
    5. Trace the Camino Real to understand the deep connection of Spain to the Western United States
    6. Use Written Spanish to create first hand impressions of the experiences.
  2. Rubric top
    1. Each assignment will be graded on:
      1. clarity, neatness, correct Spanish where appropriate, obvious attention to detail. You may be asked to redo your work if it does not meet expectations.
        1. An "A" packet is complete and follows the guidelines above.
        2. A "B" is a complete packet but is lacking in at least two of the
        3. A "C" does not meet the criteria above and will be redone.
      2. criteria.
        1. You will turn in a packet of the following materials:
        2. Exploradores
          1. Facts about Explorers:
            1. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
            2. Juan de OÒate
            3. Sebastian Vizcaino
            4. Hernando de AlarcÛn
        3. Visit to a Spanish Mission
          1. Carta
          2. Most Famous Mission Facts - San Juan Capistrano
        4. Camino Real
          1. Diario
          2. Dibujo - Mapa
        5. Timeline of Events
        6. Vocabulario
  3. Proyectos top
    1. Los Exploradores
      1. For each of the following explorers find this information:
        1. What approximate years did this explorer live?
        2. What major roles, titles or other important information do we know about each one?
        3. What did each one explore?
        4. What general area did this cover?
        5. Rank the success of each person's work.
    2. Visita a una MisiÛn EspaÒola top
      1. Visita una MisiÛn EspaÒola en California
        1. Haz una visita a esta MisiÛn EspaÒola tÌpica. Estudia todas las fotos. Lee toda la lectura importante. Despu*s, contesta las 3 preguntas abajo con respuestas originales y completas.
        2. 1. Escribe una carta original que describe la misi*n. Debes describir con muchos detalles todo lo que miras.
          1. øCÛmo es la apariencia fÌsica de la misiÛn? (Describe la arquitectura tÌpica de una misiÛn. Haz un mapa.)
          2. øQuiÈn las construye (construct)?
        3. øCÛmo son tres personas diferentes que viven o trabajan all*? (*QuÈ hacen, etc.? Reacciona (react) a su vida actual.)
        4. El padre Jun*pero Serra es famoso por fundar muchas de las misiones por el Camino Real. Contesta las siguientes preguntas con una respuesta correcta. (clave San Juan Capistrano )
          1. øCu·l es la misiÛn mas famosa de las 21?
    3. El Camino Real top
      1. El Camino Real - Ruta entre Nuevo EspaÒa y Santa FÈ
        1. 1. Visita los siguiente enlaces.
          1. Camino Real 1 comentario
          2. Camino Real 2 photos
        2. Lee bien y escribe una p*gina en tu diario que describe lo queves, y los problemas que tienes.
        3. Haz un dibujo en una hoja de papel blanco que tiene lo siguiente:
          1. Las Ciudades importantes
          2. El Camino Real
          3. Aspectos FÌsicos importantes
          4. Una Escala
          5. Las paradas de cada dÌa (recuerdas que est·s caminando o en caballo).
    4. El Impacto - Vocabulario top
      Use this checklist to keep track of your work
      or       print out the one on this page.

       

  4. Checklist for Explorers Project top
    1. Four Spanish Explorers of the Southwest
      1. Create a chart for the 4 Explorers
        1. What years did each live?
        2. What roles, titles or other important information do we know?
        3. What area did each explore?
        4. Rank the success of each.
      2. Vocabulary list - English/Spanish of Impact on New and Old Worlds
        1. List 9 things (in Spanish and English) from New World back to Spain
        2. List 9 things (in Spanish and English) from Old World to the Americas
      3. Create a timeline of at least 10 events from 1439 - 1610.
        1. Show at least 10 events in the world that were important by historical standards.
    2. Spanish Mission - http://tqd.advanced.org/ 3615/index.shtml top
      1. Write a letter in Spanish to your "Patron" in Spain describing the mission.
        1. Give details of what you see,
        2. Describe the physical appearance - architecture
        3. Who build it?
        4. Describe the lives of 3 people that work there - what they do, react to this.
      2. Sketch a simple diagram of the mission layout. http://www.sanjuancap istrano.com/MissionSJC
    3. Camino Real top
      1. Write in Spanish a typical diary entry describing a day on the trail.
        1. What you see.
        2. What problems you might have.
      2. Sketch a diagram of the trail with scale.
        1. List any important Cities
        2. Show the Camino Real Trail
        3. Show any important geography
        4. Give the scale
        5. Show any stops along the trail

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