Unidad:  "Viajes a Paises  de Habla Hispana"
ACTIVIDAD: Tasks in the Real World
Profesora: Adriana Rentería  

	TASKS IN THE REAL WORLD

TASK # 1	INTRODUCTION	"RESEARCH OF A HISPANIC COUNTRY"
QUESTIONS	Learning Scenario	You have secured a job position with "CROPOLA.Co" a Hispanic World Tour Company as Tour Guide.
	You will be expected to:	1.1 Become familiar with Hispanic countries by completing the student generated country questions
		1.2 Create an outline of what, where, how you are going to gather this country information.
		1.3 Create a Data Base of commonly used Spanish words in the target country.
		1.4 Work cooperatively as a group on a planning of how to start a trip.

TASK # 2	INTERPRETATION	"RESEARCH OF A HISPANIC COUNTRY"
VISUAL TOUR	Learning Scenario	Your eccentric client wants you to represent the most impressive aspects of each category with interpretable pictures from the target country.
	You will be expected to:	2.1 Advocate locations for the client based on pictures you have seen from that country.
		2.2 Create a list of important documentation needed prior to the trip, as well the documentation needed for your client to carry while traveling.
		2.3 Present to your client the "Visual Interpretation" of the tour.

TASK # 3	PERSUATION	"RESEARCH OF A HISPANIC COUNTRY"
POWER POINT	Learning Scenario	Your eccentric client wants you to present the target country's information to a large group from his Company. .
	You will be expected to:	2.1 Advocate the country based on research done on that country. Utilize Microsoft Power Point to create a complete presentation for your client's executive staff.
		2.3 Present to your client the "Visual " part of the tour.

 

The Process

1. Divide into groups of three: one tour guide, one marketing employee, and Cultural advisor.
2. Complete all the tasks. You may work alone or together.
3. Go to the resources and explore. Keep all your country answers, notes, and Spanish words in your Electronic Portfolio (under a word doc).
4. Bookmark all your favorite findings for the presentation.
5. Meet as a team, share your findings. Prepare a your power point presentation.

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   Resources

See the following country questions generated as a resource to help you complete your research. Remember to answer the questions in your country's "Word's doc" travel journal.

Hispanic Country Questions

 

Argentina	Dominican Rep.	Panama
Bolivia	Ecuador	Paraguay
Chile	El Salvador	Peru
Colombia	Guatemala	Puerto Rico
Costa Rica	Honduras	Spain
Cuba	Mexico	Uruguay
	Nicaragua	Venezuela

Use as many resources as you can to do your cultural research. Remember to keep your notes and reviews in your Electronic Portfolio- (Word doc.)

1. Each student will design a brochure of their research country. Be sure to include in your power point presentation the information requested in the "power point Instructions".

2. Each team will make a class presentation. You will need to use your country brochure as a part of your presentation. Each tour agent will be responsible for the following information in the class presentation:

• Tour Guide: Display country information.
• Be prepared to talk about each item.
• Make a data base of most frequently used Spanish words in that country. Provide examples and give definitions.Pronounce each word correctly. Lead the group to the pronounciation.
• Prepare to talk in detail about the important person's life you had choosen.
• Literary Critic: Be prepared to give a personal reaction of the poem you selected, and the Anthem of the country .

3. Your Word.doc with your research findings, your power point presentation, the trip's brochure, and your web page are required in order to achieve a grade. You will need to turn this on the due date.

After completing this webquest you will have a better idea about Hispanic Culture. You will also have created a cyber travel experience and brochure poster, worked as part of a team, increased your technology skills, and given an oral presentation using power point. As you depart from your "Cybertour", remember that all people are not that different.