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**Spanish I - The Hispanic World - Places, Faces, and Culture**
by Jill Hamilton, Media Specialist and Alicia Archuleta, Spanish Teacher Kenwood High School

Note: Lesson is designed to be a collaboration between classroom teacher and media specialist.

1.1 In the target language, engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. 2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
 * Language Standards - Spanish**

Standard 1.0 Students will understand basic operations and concepts of  technology Standard 2.0 Students will understand the importance of social, ethical, and human issues associated with technology. Standard 3.0 Students will use technology productivity tools. Standard 5.0 Students will select and use appropriate technology research tools.
 * CMCSS/TN Technology Standards**

1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
 * ISTE NETS and Performance Standards**

2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results.

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

3003.2.5 Understand strategies for expressing ideas clearly and effectively in a variety of oral contexts. 3003.2.6 Deliver effective oral presentations. 3003.2.7 Participate in work teams and group discussions. 3003.4.1 Select the research topic with the highest degree of focus. 3003.4.16 Use graphics and illustrative material effectively to support and enhance research ideas. 3003.4.6 Select correctly-formatted bibliographic citations. 3003.7.3 Determine the impact of production elements (e.g., font, color, layout, graphics, light, camera angle) on a message. 3003.7.5 Choose the intended audience for a visual medium.
 * SPI’s in Content Area:**

Country overview: Research history, geography, government and current events** Introduction /Review library media center resources: Student Product: PowerPoint presentation with Timeline- Review Rubistar graphic presentations rubric, Microsoft Learning Essentials tutorial Works cited- Review MLA formatting for resource citations Student produced Group Quiz based on presentation
 * Collaborative Lesson: The Hispanic World: Places, Faces and Culture**
 * Phase 1 ( First 9 weeks)
 * Student Server- Sign on process and appropriate use
 * KHS Library Home Page- Navigational tools, databases v. internet, Alexandria library catalog online
 * Databases: Tennessee Electronic Library: Gale Discovering Collection, Grolier Online, Electric Library
 * Web Resources: http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
 * Book Resources: (Alexandria bibliography from KHS library media center is to be compiled for class reserve cart)
 * Social Bookmarking resources- Google, Delicious, Zotero, Diigo

Religious and Cultural celebrations, Festivals and Holidays (Pre-Columbian to modern day)** Databases: Tennessee Electronic Library, Grolier, Electric Library Web Resources: Student Products: Voice Thread http://www.voicethread.com - describe images of the celebrations their group researched Physical art (piñata, skeleton art, paper flowers, candy skulls, other holiday related art)
 * Phase 2 (Second 9 weeks)
 * Internet Public Library.com,
 * Google Images: "Day of the Dead" Día de los Muertos,
 * Arizona Republic archived resources: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/

Arts and Humanities: Theater, artists, writers, musicians, dancers** Web Resources: http://www.glogster.com Student Products: Create a Glog of the most famous works from 5 areas above Performance piece- small portion of a play, dramatic reading, emulate a famous artist's work, sing a song or perform a dance
 * Phase 3 (Third 9 weeks)

Group Travelogues- including itinerary, budget, required personal documentation, packing list and necessities, currency exchange and access to money, air and land travel guidelines and restrictions.** Review Web Resources: http://knol.google.com/k/ehowknol/tips-for-international-travel/3hdcs9emki5b/113# http://www.lonelyplanet.com http://www.fodors.com http://www.frommers.com http://images.google.com http://www.flickr.com
 * Phase 4 (Fourth 9 weeks)

Microsoft Learning Essentials- Excel tutorial for planning trip budget