8th Grade Spanish Project
Project Assigned – Thursday, September 8, 2011
Project Due – Monday, September 19, 2011
Students will be given three class periods in the computer lab to research and work on their projects
(Monday, 9/12, Tuesday, 9/13, and Thursday, 9/15). All students should bring a flash drive to class on
these three days. Failure to bring a flash drive to save work will result in a homework notice. The
students are also encouraged to do additional work on their projects at home. The project will be
presented in class the week of Monday, September 19 and will be worth a test grade.
Each student will be assigned two countries where Spanish is the official language. They will complete a
PowerPoint presentation with key information about each country, followed by noting at least three
similarities and three differences of these countries. Key information may include, but is not limited to:
location, important cities (including the capital), geography, political structure, monetary system, culture
(food, clothing, music, art, etc.), educational system, etc.
The PowerPoint presentation should be brought to school on the student’s flash drive on Monday,
September 19, and will be transferred to my computer so I may review them for a grade. Any
presentation not turned in on this date will be considered late, and the student will lose 10 points per
day until it is turned in.
Grades for the presentation will be based 75% on the PowerPoint itself, and 25% on the class
presentation. Students should be careful not to plagiarize, and should cite all sources used in MLA
format on the last slide(s) of the presentation.
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This project covers the following 8 Grade Diocesan Spanish Curriculum Objectives:
505: Locate on a map and pronounce the names of countries and cities in which the target language is spoken.
507: Distinguish between cultural similarities and differences.
815: Review Spain and Latin America locations and general information.
816: Compare and contrast individual Latin American country cultures.