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 Introduction
Many American
students and adults have little awareness of the names and location of
the Mexican states. This lesson was created to
help students get a general knowledge about many Mexican states and their
attractions. The students will pick a state to research and
present their findings in a brief PowerPoint presentation they create and
narrate. If you prefer to substitute creating a travel brochure
for the PowerPoint show, that option is addressed.
Besides doing
this quick research, the students will take a pre and post test, chart
and write a paragraph on the items to pack to travel there, and discuss
their state's attributes with a partner or small group.
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Subject: Spanish I, II
Topic: Mexican states
Grade Level: Eighth-Twelfth
Student Lesson name and URL: Cha cha
in Chihuahua - travel
the Mexican states ctap295.ctaponline.org/~gans/student/
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Standards Addressed
Communication in target language
1.1: Students provide and obtain information, and exchange
opinions.
1.3: Students present information to an audience
Connections
3.2 Students acquire information available through the foreign language
and its cultures
Instructional
Objectives
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Students will take
a pre-test on the Mexican states.
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Students will obtain information
by investigating a Mexican state. Students will be able to exchange opinions
about their state's attributes.
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Students will be able to compose
and mail a web card in Spanish.
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After considering information,
students will chart the equipment and clothing appropriate to the
activities they plan.
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Students will compose a short
paragraph about items necessary to pack.
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After collecting information.
students will be able to present their findings in a PowerPoint presentation.
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After viewing the lesson Cha
cha en Chihuahua, students will be able to pass a multiple-choice
quiz on the states with a score of at least 75% .
Student Activities
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Introductory
Activity
# Students take pre-test. Pre-test
# Discussion: Many Americans' lack of knowledge of other countries
and of the Mexican states. Talk about how the Mexican-Americans working
in California might feel very strongly and lovingly about where they come
from in Mexico. Why do so many Americans vacation in Mexico?
We have a chance to visit and get to know our great southern neightbor
via many media, including the web.
# View video about Mexico Adelante, module 6, in Spanish and
again in English . (This is a Spanish for Mastery video, but there
are many others to choose from.)
Enabling
Activities
# Students will choose a Mexican state to travel to. Estados
Unidos Mexicanos
# Students investigate their state. They will select
four places to visit in that state.
# Students will chart the weather and places to visit, with
appropriate items to pack for each. Then they write a paragraph
in Spanish about what they will pack. Rubric
for paragraph
# Students will compose and mail a greeting card in Spanish telling
of their vacation in Mexico.
# Students will practice talking in Spanish about the advantages
of their state with a partner or small group.
# Students will create a PowerPoint presentation in Spanish, with
a title slide, four slides about four activities to do or places
to visit, and a final slide of a photo of themselves "in" Mexico.
Sample
PowerPoint slide
Sample
script for PowerPoint presentation
Rubric
for PowerPoint presentation
Culminating
Activity
# Students will be able to present to the class their PowerPoint
show of six slides. During the presentation the student will
in Spanish say the script and give an additional idea
beyond the text of the slide.
Students will pass a test
on Mexican states and the Mexican terrain.
Post-
test
Results
These results are hypothetical.
After implementing my lesson, I will insert a valid chart of my pre-test,
post-test, and culminating assessment data. 
More data: Charts
Web Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory Activity
Video on Mexico, such as
"Adelante", module 6, Spanish for Mastery
Pre test
Enabling Activity
SUHSD
Acceptable Use Policy
Mapa
de México
Lista
de estados mexicanos
http://www.eojeda.com/m_go_est.htm
http://www.clubplaneta.com/buscador/estados.htm
http://tourbymexico.netgate.net/infogral.htm
http://www.mexonline.com/states.htm
http://www.mexconnect.com
http://www.mapasdemexico.net
http://members.spree.com/platypus/escudosm.html
http://www.travel-mexico-guide.com
http://askjeeves.htm
http://altavista.htm
http://www.queretaro.org/mexico/index.html
http://members.nbci.com/sarolilia/Espanol/mapesp.htm
Rubric
for paragraph
PowerPoint
Sample
script
Sample
Powerpoint slide
Culminating Activity
Rubric
for presentation
Post
test
Clip art
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/FLClipart/
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Final Slideshow
Final
Presentation
Enterprise
High School, ehs@suhsd.net
Redding,
CA 60002
Cherie
Gans, npolarisa@hotmail.com |
¡Cha cha en Chihuahua! Travel the Mexican states