Español A

El sr. Casa H

To locate web sites of newspapers and magazines from the Spanish-speaking world.

To understand a newspaper or magazine article written in Spanish using context clues, including cognates.

To recognize unfamiliar words in Spanish using English cognates.

Day before project begins

Your teacher will explain the goals of the project and the procedure

Day 1

Mrs. Siwinski will explain the technology aspects of the project, the conversion of the article to ClarisWorks (multitasking) in particular.
She will present her list of appropriate web sites; you will be assigned two or three sites.
You will browse the assigned web sites and look for articles of interest.
Days 2 & 3 + homework in between.
You will review the most promising web site and select an article.
You will convert the article to ClarisWorks and print it.
You will read the article; using available context clues such as photographs, graphics, names, dates, and cognates, you will develop an overall understanding of the article.
You will write a summary - not a translation - in your own words in English.
Re-write your summary.
List the words in your article Spanish on the left, English on the right whose meaning you were able to determine by your knowledge of cognates.

Requirements

Homepage de EL COLOMBIANO: Daily news fromColumbia
Intervoz: News from Cordoba, Argentina
La Jornada en Internet: A newspaper supported by the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
//www.elmundo.com/: News from Medellin, Colombia
El Nacional OnLine: Venezuelan news online.
Spanish Language Resources
La Nación Digital: Today's news from San Jose, Costa Rica.
EL PAIS DIGITAL: News from the most widely distributed papers in Spain.
El Periodico on line
La Prensa Web: News from Panama City.
Prensa Libre: Noticias Ver. 1.52: From Guatemala, one of Central America's largest daily newspapers.
Bienvenido a EL TIEMPO: News from Bogotá.
La Nacion On Line: Daily news from northwest Argentina.
Revista CARETAS: Peruvian magazine covering political and cultural issues.
Newspapers/Magazines: This is a listing of most of the Hispanic Newspapers on the web.

Three class periods

Homework

This project developed by Richard House for the Germantown Academy Middle School with technical assistance from Carol Siwinski, Currcicular Technology Specialist.

Last updated April 30, 1998