Hispanic Heritage Month 2013 Español 3

After completing this unit I will be able to… 1.Explain the history of Hispanic Heritage Month. 2.Explain the importance of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. 3.Understand cultural perspectives of individual Hispanic-Americans with regard to their Hispanic heritage. 4.Teach the class about a specific influential individual from the Hispanic culture.

Assessment: For your assessment, you will relay your research findings to the class in a 3-5 minute presentation in Spanish. Your presentation will include a visual that you will create. The visual will be created on paper (poster), but you may use digital resources to present your information. Due date for this project is:

Paso Uno: Los Preliminares

La celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana se estableció en 1968, cuando el Presidente Lyndon B. Johnson declaró una semana en septiembre como la Semana Nacional de la Herencia Hispana. Esta celebración se extendió en 1988 a un mes entero, del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre, para honrar la herencia hispana de este país.

Durante este mes, Estados Unidos celebra la cultura y las tradiciones de aquellos residentes que tienen sus raíces en España, México y los países hispanos de América Central, Sudamérica y el Caribe.

Se eligió el 15 de septiembre para iniciar la celebración porque es la fecha en la que se celebra la independencia de cinco países latinoamericanos: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua. Además, México celebra su independencia el 16 de septiembre y Chile el 18 de septiembre.

El Mes de la Herencia Hispana es una oportunidad para dirigir la atención nacional a las contribuciones de la comunidad hispana a la sociedad estadounidense.

Mini-Proyecto para celebrar El Mes de la Herencia Hispana

Paso 1: Los Latinos de la historia (in English) one You will research 3 Hispanic individuals. You may use the link below, or another research option of your choice. Choose one person from each time period on your handout, and complete the biography information for each. Choose one of these individuals to present to the class. Validate your decision based on your research.

Paso 2: Descripciones You will describe this person’s physical characteristics, profession, childhood, and contributions to the Hispanic culture, using the imperfect tense as appropriate. Record all information gained through your research on the handout for Paso 2. Please remember to cite all sources and make sure they are credible.

Paso 3: Los eventos de su vida You will highlight some of the important events (minimum 3) from this person’s life, using the Preterit tense as appropriate. Record all information gained through your research on the handout for Paso 3. Please remember to indicate all sources and make sure they are credible.

Paso 4: Hispanoamericanos de Influencia (in Spanish) You will present your person to the class, using your poster and including all requirements according to the specifications on your Presentation Rubric.

La Rubrica: Exceeds Expectations 5 Meets Expectations 4 Does Not Meet Expectations 3 Do we understand you? (Comprehensibility) Students can consistently understand what I am trying to communicate. Unit vocabulary and idioms are consistently used correctly. Teacher can understand most of what I am trying to communicate. Unit vocabulary and idioms are mostly used correctly. Teacher/students can understand less than half of what I am trying to communicate. Essay is lacking unit vocabulary or it is spelled/used incorrectly. Direct translations of English idioms that do not make sense in Spanish. How well do I use the language? (Language Control & Vocabulary Use) I am consistently correct when producing simple sentences, but make a few errors when creating with the language. My presentation is rich in appropriate vocabulary. Content is well organized. Topic is discussed thoroughly. I am mostly correct with memorized language but have not attempted to go beyond the memorization level. My presentation includes basic vocabulary from the unit. Content is presented logically in my essay. Most information on the topic is included. I am correct only at the word level. My vocabulary is limited and/or repetitive. Presentation is somewhat illogical and confusing in places. Information on topic lacking. Content and Presentational Effort : __ Descriptive adjectives (appearance) __ Descriptive adjectives (personality) __ Use of imperfect to describe childhood __ Use of preterit to describe life events I have completed all requirements of the assignment. Care and effort are evident throughout my presentation. I have addressed all of the requirements of the assignment. I am lacking some of the requirements of the assignment. C REATIVE EFFORT / U SE OF TIME My project reflects outstanding effort for the time that I was given. I have made a significant effort to present a visually stimulating and engaging presentation. My project reflects an appropriate amount of creativity and effort considering the time that I was given. I have obviously not put much effort into this project, considering the time that I was given and the end result that I presented. My project is lacking visual elements and/or did not engage my audience.