CURRENT EVENTS PRESENTATIONS
Because we know that we cannot learn a language without learning something of the culture (and vice versa!) we are going to spend some time doing presentations about events that are affecting the Spanish-speaking world.
Your presentation will be a brief summary of a current event story that appears in at least one of the websites listed below. This project is worth 5% of your term mark.
You are required to:
You might want to bring in visuals, although this is not mandatory.
Here is how you will be evaluated:
CURRENT EVENTS PROJECT – ASSESSMENT /12
SUMMARY OF THE EVENT (4)
-You describe the event but have limited background knowledge to answer questions. (2)
-You provide a summary of the event and have some background knowledge to answer questions (3)
-You provide a clear and concise summary of the event, you have background knowledge of the event to answer some questions (4)
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO US? (2)
-You make limited connections between this event and our lives in Canada (1)
-You make thoughtful connections between this event and our lives here in Canada (2)
PRESENTATION (3)
-More effort is required to keep the class interested! (1)
-Your presentation is somewhat engaging (2)
-Your presentation is engaging for the class (visuals, voice, etc.) (3)
MAP (1)
-You show us where the event takes place and the capital city of that country (1 mark)
SOURCES (2)
-You identify your two sources to the class and also hand them in to me. Please include a headline for the current event, your name, and the date. (2 marks)
If you are having troubles choosing a news item, please come and see Profe Bensted!
You must use at least one of the sources from the following list:
http://en.mercopress.com/
This is a news agency that was created to specifically focus on the countries of South America over against other news agencies that focus principally on the countries of the north.
http://english.aljazeera.net/
Al Jazeera English is the world's first English-language news channel headquartered in the Middle East. Its aim is to provide a global perspective to a potential world audience of over one billion English speakers who don't have an Anglo-American worldview
http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/
This is a local, independent Vancouver news source that draws on writers from many different places and has some very good in-depth reports.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/americas/roundup
The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper whose website is one of the highest-traffic English-language news websites. It has the second largest online readership of any English-language newspaper in the world, after the New York Times.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world/latin_america
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a public service broadcaster and is the largest broadcaster in the world. The site provides up to date news from Latin America and the Caribbean.
http://www.narconews.com/
Narco News is an online newspaper dedicated to covering the "War on Drugs” and social movements throughout the Americas. Its articles are available in English and Spanish.
http://www.lapress.org/index.asp
This paper wants to produce an analysis about Latin America and the Caribbean with an emphasis on the problems and situations that affect the human rights of vulnerable and marginalized sectors of the population.
http://www.hnonline.us
The goal of this magazine and its online site is to offer more news, resources and entertainment options that are relevant to Latinos (particularly those in the United States) than any other site.
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/
This is a website that has news in English specifically from Spain:
Because we know that we cannot learn a language without learning something of the culture (and vice versa!) we are going to spend some time doing presentations about events that are affecting the Spanish-speaking world.
Your presentation will be a brief summary of a current event story that appears in at least one of the websites listed below. This project is worth 5% of your term mark.
You are required to:
- Prepare and deliver a short presentation on a current event of your choice.
- Tell us where the current event takes place on a map, and the capital city of this country
- Give us a summary of the news story, and be prepared to answer some questions
- Tell us why this particular event is important and how it is connected to our lives here in Canada
- Identify your sources (minimum 2) and provide me with a copy.
You might want to bring in visuals, although this is not mandatory.
Here is how you will be evaluated:
CURRENT EVENTS PROJECT – ASSESSMENT /12
SUMMARY OF THE EVENT (4)
-You describe the event but have limited background knowledge to answer questions. (2)
-You provide a summary of the event and have some background knowledge to answer questions (3)
-You provide a clear and concise summary of the event, you have background knowledge of the event to answer some questions (4)
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO US? (2)
-You make limited connections between this event and our lives in Canada (1)
-You make thoughtful connections between this event and our lives here in Canada (2)
PRESENTATION (3)
-More effort is required to keep the class interested! (1)
-Your presentation is somewhat engaging (2)
-Your presentation is engaging for the class (visuals, voice, etc.) (3)
MAP (1)
-You show us where the event takes place and the capital city of that country (1 mark)
SOURCES (2)
-You identify your two sources to the class and also hand them in to me. Please include a headline for the current event, your name, and the date. (2 marks)
If you are having troubles choosing a news item, please come and see Profe Bensted!
You must use at least one of the sources from the following list:
http://en.mercopress.com/
This is a news agency that was created to specifically focus on the countries of South America over against other news agencies that focus principally on the countries of the north.
http://english.aljazeera.net/
Al Jazeera English is the world's first English-language news channel headquartered in the Middle East. Its aim is to provide a global perspective to a potential world audience of over one billion English speakers who don't have an Anglo-American worldview
http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/
This is a local, independent Vancouver news source that draws on writers from many different places and has some very good in-depth reports.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/americas/roundup
The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper whose website is one of the highest-traffic English-language news websites. It has the second largest online readership of any English-language newspaper in the world, after the New York Times.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world/latin_america
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a public service broadcaster and is the largest broadcaster in the world. The site provides up to date news from Latin America and the Caribbean.
http://www.narconews.com/
Narco News is an online newspaper dedicated to covering the "War on Drugs” and social movements throughout the Americas. Its articles are available in English and Spanish.
http://www.lapress.org/index.asp
This paper wants to produce an analysis about Latin America and the Caribbean with an emphasis on the problems and situations that affect the human rights of vulnerable and marginalized sectors of the population.
http://www.hnonline.us
The goal of this magazine and its online site is to offer more news, resources and entertainment options that are relevant to Latinos (particularly those in the United States) than any other site.
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/
This is a website that has news in English specifically from Spain: