Mini ABC Book Project

Introduction

¡Hola y bienvenidos a mi sitio de webquest! 

We are going to begin working on our first part of our longer, second semester summative project for Spanish 2. Next semester you will be working in a small group of 4 students to create an ABC Book for elementary students. In this first part, you will utilize a webquest as a tool to help you begin exploring topics of interest to you. You will choose one Spanish speaking country from a list of 20 (you cannot use Mexico - let's think outside of the box!) 

Task

You have been offered a contract to write a children's ABC book by a major publisher in Mexico. In order to get the contract and book advance, the publisher has requested that you submit a mini version of the ABC book. Your goal is to select one Spanish speaking country (except for Mexico) and pick 3 letters of your choice to write the mini version of the ABC book. The publisher has stated that their goal is to introduce culture, information, history, and such from different Spanish speaking countries to Mexico. This book will be distributed widely throughout elementary schools. 

Your task is to write a paragraph for each letter about something that represents the culture and also interests you. This can be an artistic, musician, food, drink (non-alcoholic), dress, history, presidents, flowers, animals, etc. This entire assingment is to be written in Spanish. Remember, you are writing for elementary students who are just beginning to read, so its important to remain in the present and past verb tenses. 

The Mexican publisher has also asked you to prepare a presentation to give to its board to persuade them to select your ABC book for mass distribution in Mexico.

Process

1. Select one (1) Spanish speaking country from the following list found on this link.
2. Choose three (3) letters from the alphabet.
3. Research the country and select three areas that interest you.

Use the following resources online to begin your research:

Potentional topics you can include:

    • Street Art
    • Food
    • Presidents
    • Natural disasters (earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc.)
    • Indigenous groups (Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, etc.)
    • Ruins (Machu Picchu, etc.)
    • Artists (Frida Kahlo, 
    • Authors (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargos Llosa, Pablo Neruda, etc.)
    • Musicans
    • Museums
    • Another area that interests you

4. Write a five (5) sentence paragraph in Spanish for each letter. In the end, you should have written three (3) paragraphs in Spanish.
5. Create a visual book to present your ideas to the board of the Mexican publisher. This can be a PowerPoint, Google Slides, a poster, etc. 
6. Prepare to speak in Spanish for two (2) minutes to state why they should pick your ABC book ideas.

Evaluation

 

4

3

2

1

Content

Text is engaging, informative, and a great read for elementary students.

Text is somewhat interesting and is somewhat engaging for elementary stuents.

Text is mundane and would not be exciting for elementary students.

There is no text, only images.

Presentation

Presentation is 2.5-3 minutes long.

Presentation is 2-2.5 minutes long.

Presentation is 1 minute long.

Presentation is under a minute or none was given.

Length

All three three letters were included.

Only 2 letters were included.

Only 1 letter was included.

No project was submitted.
Conclusion

After completing this assignment, you will be able to conduct research on a topic that is of your interest and present information to peers. You will know how to question whether or not a source is reliable and credible. This project will support you in beginning to think about the bigger second semester project with your small group.