This document summarizes a webquest for high school Spanish students. The task involves having students research 3 Spanish-speaking countries by visiting provided websites and selecting a favorite travel experience. Students will then write an essay in Spanish demonstrating their new cultural knowledge. The process outlines having students research the countries' history, culture, and other topics. An evaluation rubric assesses organization, quality and amount of information, and mechanics. Standards addressed include understanding written Spanish and presenting concepts to an audience.

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Study Abroad…the Web!
Title
A WebQuest for High School: Spanish 1
Introduction
Designed by
Task Elizabeth Gates
Process eag35@zips.uakron.edu
Evaluation
Conclusion
http://jimenapulse.blogspot.com/2011/10/today-is-bank-holiday-okay-fiesta.html
Credits Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

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Title Introduction
Introduction
Task Get ready for an opportunity of a life time:
Process Studying Abroad…the Web! You have been
Evaluation granted the opportunity to discover another
Conclusion
country, expenses paid for! You will “study abroad”
to Spanish speaking countries’ websites and select
your favorite travel experience. Afterwards, write
an essay in Spanish demonstrating your knowledge
of the culture, history, and any other information
you find to be important.
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Title
The Task
Introduction
Task
General knowledge of Spanish speaking
Process
Evaluation
countries obtained
Conclusion
Use of Spanish language ability
A development of cultural understanding
Understanding contents of a valid web
source
Writing an essay in Spanish
You will be using Microsoft Office Word as well as
the Internet.
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The Process
Title
1. Before your traveling abroad experience, you will need to do some research on the
Introduction following countries by visiting all of the links provided below-
Task Mexico:
Process http://www.visitmexico.com/
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html
Evaluation http://www.fodors.com/world/mexico-and-central-america/mexico/
Conclusion
Spain:
http://www.spain.info/
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-08-11-3054814279_x.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/991960.stm
Puerto Rico:
http://www.meetpuertorico.com/
http://www.topuertorico.org/history.shtml
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/bras.html
2. “Travel abroad” by collecting important information about each country including
history, culture, dialect, customs, traditions, food, and other factors you find to be
important.
3. After selecting your travel destination and traveling to that location, you will write an
essay in Spanish about your “discoveries and experiences,” or rather the information
you collect on the internet.
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Evaluation
Scor
Title CATEGORY 4-Excellent 3-Good 2-Fair 1-Poor e
Organization Information is Information is Information is The information
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very organized organized with organized, but appears to be
Task with well- well-constructed paragraphs are not disorganized. 8)
constructed paragraphs. well-constructed.
Process paragraphs and
Evaluation subheadings.
Quality of Information Information Information Information has
Conclusion Information clearly relates to clearly relates to clearly relates to little or nothing to
the main topic. It the main topic. It the main topic. do with the main
includes several provides 1-2 No details and/or topic.
supporting details supporting details examples are
and/or examples. and/or examples. given.
Amount of All topics are All topics are All topics are One or more
Information addressed and all addressed and addressed, and topics were not
questions most questions most questions addressed.
answered with at answered with at answered with 1
least 2 sentences least 2 sentences sentence about
about each. about each. each.
Mechanics No grammatical, Almost no A few Many
spelling or grammatical, grammatical grammatical,
punctuation spelling or spelling, or spelling, or
errors. punctuation errors punctuation punctuation
errors. errors.
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Title Conclusion
Introduction
Task Welcome Home! After your study abroad
Process experience, not only should you have
Evaluation
learned a great amount of cultural
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information, but also gained language
ability! This WebQuest has hopefully
stimulated ideas to study abroad and see the
beautiful lands of the world.
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Title
References
Introduction
The links given for the students’ use are:
Task
http://www.visitmexico.com/
Process http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html
Evaluation http://www.fodors.com/world/mexico-and-central-america/mexico/
Conclusion
http://www.spain.info/
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-08-11-3054814279_x.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/991960.stm
http://www.meetpuertorico.com/
http://www.topuertorico.org/history.shtml
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/bras.html
Spanish Standard Information was taken from:
http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3392
I received the template for this WebQuest from the following links:
The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group
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Teacher Page Curriculum Standards (Teacher)
Title Spanish Standards Addressed
Introduction •Students understand and interpret written and
Learners spoken language on a variety of topics
Standards • Students present information, concepts, and
Process
ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a
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variety of topics.
Evaluation
Teacher Script
•Students demonstrate an understanding of the
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relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the culture studied
Not only will students be thinking creatively while
conducting this product, but they will also be
encouraged to think critically while writing their
essays in Spanish.
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