Spanish+Culture+and+Cooking+Journal+Requirements

**Señorita DeWitt ** **Spring 2011 Revised ** **Entries **
 * Spanish Culture and Cooking Class Journals **

One journal entry per week will be an **“On the Road Again” journal**. Your journal will address such topics as:

· What cultural differences do you see in the show? · What do you notice about the houses, the city, the food, etc. ? · What do you notice about the way people greet each other? The way they interact? · What questions do you have from what we are watching? What is confusing to you? · What have you learned from the language that you hear? · Do you see something in the show that doesn't seem real to you? · What do notice about the cities? · Summarize what you saw. · Be sure to note where there are traveling and what the “typical” dishes of the area are. · You may also come up with your own topics to discuss.

One journal entry per week will be an **investigative journal**. On your own you will investigate and address such topics as:

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">NOTE: You may only do the same journal type one time.

· <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Music - Pick a type of music, listen to it and tell about it (it has to be a song that we haven’t studied in <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> class together as a group). Who listens to it? Did you like it? Why or why not? Who are some popular <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> artists of the genre of music? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Food - Learn about some different types of food. What is it? What region is it from? How is it made? <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Do you think you would like it? Have you ever tried it? Is it similar to something we eat in the US? <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Would it be popular here? Why or why not? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Clothing - Pick a region of Spain and learn about the clothing. What does the //traditional// clothing look <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">like (generally speaking this is tied to festivals, etc. people do not wear these clothes the majority of <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">the time)? What does the modern clothing look like? Is it similar to what we wear here? What are the <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">popular/common clothing brands? Can you buy this clothing here in the United States? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Customs - There are a LOT of websites that talk about customs. Pick a region of Spain and tell about <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">some of its customs. What would a traveler to want to know before they go? Are there any taboos that <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a traveler would want to know before they go? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Holidays - Pick a holiday and talk about what they do in Spain. How do they celebrate it? What do they <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> do? Do they eat any special foods? Wear any special clothing? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Religion – What role does religion play in Spain? What type of religious celebrations do they have? <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">What role do Saints play? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pick a region in Spain and tell me about it. If you were to go there, where would you go? What would <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">you want to see? What would you want to do? Where would you say? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pick a city - Pick a city in Spain and tell me about it. If you were to go there, where would you go? <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> What would you want to see? What would you want to do? Where would you say? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Daily life - What do people do as part of their daily life? What do teenagers do for fun? What is the <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">nightlife like? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Schools - Find a school in Spain. What does their class schedules look like compared to schools here? <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> How many classes do they take? What type of classes are they? How are their schools divided up? Is it <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">like ours (elementary, middle, high school)? What grades are in each school? What are the most <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">popular or biggest universities? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Movies - Go to a website at a movie theater in Spain and see what is playing. What types of movies <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">are they? Compare them to the movies that you can currently see here. A good website to go to is []<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> or []. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in;">Do movies seem to be very popular? Are the movies in Spanish? Are they dubbed? Are they with <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in;">subtitles? What does it cost to go to the movies? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Markets - Find a "mercado" on line. Describe what you see? What can you buy there? What tips can <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">you find for shopping in a "mercado"? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Television - Go to a television website such as []<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (this is a web site <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">where you can actually watch live TV from Spain). What type of shows seem popular? Compare that to <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> what we watch here? Are there any shows that you would like to watch? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sports - Pick a sport and talk about it. How popular is soccer in Spain? What other sports do they play? <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Talk about Bullfights. Describe a bullfight. · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tourist destinations - Where would you want to go? Describe the perfect vacation. · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">UNESCO world heritage sites - []<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> What are UNESCO world heritage sites? <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pick one or two to talk about in Spain. · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Look into studying abroad. What do you need to do? Find a school you would like to go to? Why did <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">you pick that school? Where is it? What do you like about it? · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pick a topic that interests you and write about it.

**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Format **

· <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Each journal must have a title (tell me what you are writing about). · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It must have the date. · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The **"** **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On the Road Again ****<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">" journal **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> must be approximately ½ to one page in length hand written. · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The **investigative journal** must be approximately __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">two pages __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> in length hand written. · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You MUST include photos, maps, or something that proves you actually “investigated” the topic with <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> your investigative journal. Paste it to the page (but you still must have the minimum written page <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">length). · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You must also include the __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SOURCE __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> of your information (website, magazine, tv show, etc.) for the <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">investigative journal.

**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grading **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - see attached below. The journals count as a **__quiz__** grade.

**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Due Dates **

· <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Friday, April 1, 2011– 2 On the Road Again Journals and 2 “investigative journals” · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Friday, April 29, 2011- 2 On the Road Again Journals and 2 “investigative journals” · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Friday, May 13, 2011- 2 On the Road Again Journals and 2 “investigative journals” · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thursday, May 26, 2011- 2 On the Road Again Journals and 2 “investigative journals” · <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Friday, June 3, 2011- 2 On the Road Again Journals and 2 “investigative journals”


 * Journal Rubric**

**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Length and number of journals (12 points- 3 points each) **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">12 The journals are the appropriate length. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">9 At least three of the journals are of the appropriate length. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">6 At least two of the journals are of the appropriate length. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">3 None of the journals are of the appropriate length. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">0 There are no journals. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">10 The journals follow the rules of standard English. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">7 There are a few errors in the journals such as, b/cuz or want 2 or punctuation errors. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">5 There are many errors in the journal writing. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">3 Little effort was used to write the journals according to the standard rules of English. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">0 There are no journals. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">20 It is obvious that the student demonstrated an effort to learn about the topic in the journal writing. It is apparent that the student learned something cultural from the journals. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">17 The student did a good job of demonstrating effort on most of the journals. At least one journal was lacking in effort. The student could have covered the topic a little more thoroughly. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">14 The student put forth minimal effort on most of the journals. Little effort was shown in the students willingness to learn more about the culture through the investigative topics or On the Road Again. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">11 The student did the bare minimum to receive a passing grade for this section. The journals were written but there is no evidence that the student learned very much about the topics. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">8 The student will receive a failing grade for this section because not even a minimum effort was shown. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">0 There are no journals. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">6 3 0 The student included at least one source for each investigative journal (2 sources total).
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Grammar (10 points) **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Effort (20 points- 5 points each) **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Sources (4 points) **

**<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Total ___/ 48 **

<span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">DO NOT PLAGIARIZE YOUR JOURNALS. DO NOT “COPY AND PASTE” FROM A WEBSITE. WRITE THE JOURNALS IN YOUR OWN WORDS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FOR ALL JOURNALS!!