We have just completed lesson five
in Ven Conmigo, Level 3. As a culminating project for your overall
study of Spanish this year , you will create a multimedia presentation
using PowerPoint about "vacations past and vacations to come."
You will write a text with two paragraphs, reflecting your experiences
during previous vacations and the plans you may have for vacations
in the future. You essay should include some imperfect, some preterite,
some future and at least one subjunctive phrase. You may discuss
any vacation(s) you choose as long as you meet the grammar criteria
mentioned above. If your vacation(s) include(s) a Spanish-speaking
place, you should insert pertinent cultural information about
that place. You will need to scan and import photographs which
illustrate your presentation. You may bring several pictures of
one or some of your past vacation(s) or even of places you would
like to visit some day. You may choose to import graphics as well.
You will hand in your text, which will be graded as a composition.
You will also do an oral presentation facilitated by you multimedia
slide show. That oral presentation will serve as the oral component
of your final examination in this course. Your actual multimedia
slide show will count as a major project during second term. As
you write your text, you need to check your work for grammar (watch
out for para and por and object pronouns), spelling,
and accurate use of all tenses.
- E-mail your teacher one sentence
about summer ("Para mí, las vacaciones son...")
to be included on the quotes page of the project.
- Bring in one photograph to be included
on the class collage
- Write your text --two paragraphs
about vacations (150-200 words). One paragraph will deal with
vacations past, the other with vacations to come. They need to
be word-processed and in your server account prior to the first
class in the CALC room.
- Collect your pictures to complement
your text. Bring them to class in the CALC room where you will
scan them and place them in your icon folder.
- Create a folder in the curricular
account that will hold all your pages and images for this project.
You can find directions for this in Power
Point Step by Step Instructions
- OpenWord and write two paragraphs
on your topic in your own words. Save your work in your folder.
- Using your composition as your background
information, open Power Point to create a slide presentation.
- Select graphics for your page by
going to the Curricular Technology site on the G.A. homepage.
Select "Web
Page Creation, Tutorials, and Design Help."
Scroll down "Icons for Pages" . See what images suit
your topic. Save your images to your icon folder with a file
name of not more then 8 letters. Make sure to keep the extension
of the original file. (eg. fish.gif). You can do this by finding
the picture and then clicking on it and hold down the mouse button.
A menu will appear. Select "Save Image As". Make sure
the file's name is not more then 8 letters and then save it in
the icon folder that you created for this project.
- Scan your photgraphs and save them
to your server folder in the Pict format. Using Claris Works
and the drawing layer convert
the pict files to a gif file. Make
sure your file namultimedia presentation. You can experiment
with various colors for your text . Remember you are being graded
the overall design look. Is your presentation pleasing to the
eye ? Do I want to read it? Also you are being graded on the
accuracy of the information and the compatibility of the graphics
to your topic.
- The final step will be to spin you
presentation into HTML and link your project to the G.A. homepage.
This
project will give you the opportunity to use your written and
oral/aural skills in the target language as your share a personal
aspect of your life with your peers. It will also allow you to
immerse yourself in the use of various technology tools such as
scanning, word proecessing, multimedia prsentation, and graphics
creation and manipulation.
This project was developed by Maryann
Boettjer and Carol Ayers,
with technical support furnished by Carol
Siwinski, Curricular
Technology Specialist for the Spanish students of Germantown
Academy. Your comments are welcome.
May, 2000
