The following is a sample student presentation. The students will be presenting in groups of five and each student will have contributed 3 or 4 slides on their individual topic. So what I have prepared is a group presentation but I have only included one student sample from the group. Normally a complete presentation would have 5 topics on the country assigned. If I were doing this presentation for an actual Spanish class it would all be in Spanish. For the purpose of this class, I have added duplicate slides in English where necessary so that all have access to the content of the presentation. INTRODUCTION

México By Group 7

México La Quinceañera Alison Gómez Ballet Folklorico Kimberly Brown Mexican Food Pete Jones Mariachi Music Candy Smith Religion Fred Roberts

Vocabulario La Quinceañera- This term refers to a birthday party for a fifteen year old girl. The fifteen year old girl can also be referred to as the Quinceañera. La corte- The girls court, which includes damas, chambelanes and the chambelán de honor. La dama- is just like a bridesmaid. El chambelán- are the damas dates. El chambelán de honor- is the date for the birthday girl. Los padrinos- are the godparents. La madrina- is the godmother.

La Quinceañera Por Alison Gómez La Quinceañera es una celebración del quince años de una muchacha. Celebra que la muchacha ya no es una niña y es una mujercita. Tradicionalmente hay una misa, donde la quinceañera dedica su vida a Cristo. Padrinos tienen un papel muy importante en la misa. Son tan importantes como los padres de la muchacha. Normalmente regalos religiosos de los padrinos son bendecidos durante la ceremonia por el cura y presentados a la Quinceañera. Luego hay una recepción donde se celebran la misa y el cumpleaños. La quinceañera es escoltada por un chambelán de honor y su corte. La quinceañera bailará con el chambelán de honor y la corte. Bailará un vals tradicional con el padre y el chambelán de honor. La recepción normalmente incluye comida, pastel y baile.

La Quinceañera By Alison Gómez A Quinceañera celebrates a girl’s fifteenth birthday. It is a coming of age celebration and is symbolic of a girl’s passage from childhood to womanhood. Traditionally a mass is held where the quinceañera (the birthday girl is also referred to as the quinceañera) dedicates her life to Christ. Padrinos play an important role in the ceremony. They are as important as the parents of the girl. Religious gifts from the padrinos are often blessed by the priest during the ceremony and presented to the Quinceañera. Later in the day a reception is held to celebrate the mass and the birthday. The Quinceañera is escorted by a chambelan and her damas. The Quinceañera will dance with the court and will dance a traditional waltz with her Father and her chambelan de honor. The reception usually includes food, cake and dancing.

La QuinceañeraLa Quinceañera y sus abuelos La Quinceañera y su familia

La Quinceañera y su corte El pastel

Una comparación de una tradición mexicana y una tradición americana A Comparison of a Mexican Tradition and an American Tradition QuinceañeraSweet Sixteen  Misa  Celebración formal  Bailes tradicionales  Regalos religiosos  Padrinos  Se celebra al cumplir quince años  La corte  Una fiesta grande  Baile  Pastel  Regalos  No tiene significado religioso  Puede ser una celebración formal o informal  No tiene ritos tradicionales  Se celebra al cumplir diez y seis años

Una comparación de una tradición mexicana y una tradición americana A Comparison of a Mexican Tradition and an American Tradition QuinceañeraSweet Sixteen  Mass  Formal Celebration  Traditional dances  Religious gifts  Padrinos  Celebrated when a girl turns fifteen  The court  A big party  Dancing  Cake  Gifts  No religious meaning  Can be a formal or informal celebration  Does not have traditional rituals  For a girl’s sixteenth birthday.

Bibliografía B1erahttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincea%C3% B1era Entrevistas personales (personal interviews) palfrey/dpquince.htmlhttp:// palfrey/dpquince.html 08/mexwoman.html