complete touch stone 2 and touchstone 3.2
TOUCHSTONE 2
DIRECTIONS: Create a slideshow highlighting a cultural aspect of a Spanish-speaking country (Mexico).
Be sure that you select something from a Spanish-speaking country.
Here are some examples of categories from which you may choose: art, dance, cuisine, music, sites of historic or cultural significance, and film.
Find images that represent the cultural aspect you have chosen. Put those images into al slideshow (Powerpoint or Google Slides). Be sure to include your name on the first slide.
You may also wish to include an image of the country from which the cultural aspect originates.
Include at least 6 images along with a weblink that shows where you obtained each image.
Include a caption in Spanish for each image that states what the image is. You can put the captions directly in your slide or in the speaker notes section below the slide, as long as they are visible. The purpose of the slideshow is to offer visuals that will support your oral presentation.
TOUCHSTONE 3.2
DIRECTIONS FOR PART ONE: Write a summary of a news article (at least 150 words) in Spanish. Follow the step-by-step instructions below.
Find a news article in Spanish. Use any of the media links provided in the lesson La cultura:
News Sources in the Spanish-Speaking World. Look for the links under the heading Peridicos principales. Be sure to use one of these authentic online newspapers that are published in Spanish-speaking countries. There are multiple choices in that lesson per country. You will need to cite your source at the end of your summary.
Select an article carefully. Locate one that you find interesting, and look to see if it contains familiar vocabulary and grammar structures that you have learned. Take your time to browse different sources. If you are planning to travel to a Spanish-speaking country (or already have), you may wish to select a source from that country.
Read your selected article carefully several times. If you do find unfamiliar words, you can use Word Reference as a resource.
You will play the role of a reporter. Your job is to summarize in Spanish, in your own words, the article that you have read. As you will use your own words for your summary, strive to use as much vocabulary as you already know (with the exception being vocabulary necessary to the story found in the original article), and use only grammar structures that you have learned.
This will be a written summary of at least 150 words. At the end of your summary, include your name as the reporter (periodista). You are giving a written account for this Touchstone, so you are the periodista.
Cite your original source below your name. Include the title of the original article and the URL web link to the article. Simply copy/paste the link from your browser’s URL address bar.
DIRECTIONS FOR PART TWO: Include this in the same document as your summary. Simply label it “Part Two” and complete the following steps.
Introduce yourself in a sentence by stating your name. You are still the reportero / reportera, but now you are asking questions about the story. Say the name of the newspaper that employs you. This will be the same newspaper that you selected when you chose your article in Part One).
Imagine that you are interviewing either an eyewitness to the event that you summarized, a business owner / community representative / event organizer for some ongoing event in the community, or anyone else that you think would be a logical source of information for the story. Before you write the questions, let your audience know who you will be interviewing.
For example, “I am interviewing Ana Lpez, who is a local community organizer,” would be Estoy entrevistando a Ana Lpez, quien es organizadora comunitaria local. You could also simply say, Estoy aqu con
-, which means “I’m here with
” and state the name of
your interviewee. Create questions in Spanish (in writing) for that person related to the story. It is fine for you to ask questions that were answered in the story, as you are simply gathering information.
You may also ask questions that came to you as you were reading the story that were not answered in the story.
Ask at least six questions (each in a complete sentence).
