Friday, April 24, 2009

Ms. Meg Prochilo-----Spanish-----Proyecto

Library Resources
Virtual Reference Collection
ABC CLIO World History/Modern ERA
Proquest Historical New York Times (from 1851)
Gale Cengage Learning Databases
Student Resource Center
Online Catalog

Temas para el Proyecto

1. The Spanish-American War- La Guerra Española-Americana
a. causes
b. parties involved
c. outcomes

2. The Spanish Civil War- La Guerra Civil
a. two principal political parties involved in the struggle
b. foreign alliances of both parties
c. principal causes and outcomes

3. El Franquismo: the era of Francisco Franco
a. his role in the Spanish Civil War
b. Life under the dictatorship
c. Post-WWII relations with US

4. The Modern Spanish Monarchy (20th -21st centuries) La Monarquía Moderna
a. Roles during Franco years
b. Roles Post-Franco
c. Members of the Royal Family

5. Present-Day Spanish Political Parties (post-Franco)- Los Partidos Políticos
a. The President and other key political figures
b. Key Parties which emerged post- Franco
c. The 1981 Coup-de-etat

Proyecto: España en los Siglos 20 y 21

1. Your group will be assigned a topic.

2. Each member of the group will be responsible to do individual research and taking notes while in the library. You must use Spanish and English sources.

3. Once back in the classroom, groups will have an opportunity to discuss and organize information.

4. Group members will each take on a different portion of the presentation,

a. writing the information in Spanish
b. creating a vocabulary list to share with the class
c. finding images to illustrate your portion of the project
d. creating 5 questions for the class about your portion of the project

5. Your group will present your topic to the class, and hand-out questions and vocabulary to students to use while they listen to your project.