Spanish speaking Country

Research Project
Due: Tuesday, November 11
th


You are assigned a Spanish speaking country.
1. Take detailed notes in your OWN WORDS as you research. Go on line
and or use the Library resources to find the information about your
country.
2. Your research should include the following Information and any
possible illustrations:

Required Information
1. Flag
2. Geographical Features and Climate: Major rivers, mountains,
seasons and weather.
3. Languages spoken
4. Greetings and gestures
5. Currency
6. Population
7. Education (literacy rate/compulsory education/language)
8. Type of government
9. Tourist sites
10. Popular food

*** Extra Credit Information (you should include all required information
so that the following researched items count for extra credit)
1. Religion(s)
2. A description of a famous person or historical event.
3. Leisure Activities (games/play/sports)
4. Fashion: (traditional and Current)

As you research, make sure you site the resource from which you borrow
information. You are expected to create a bibliography
When your research is complete you will start displaying your information
in a form of a brochure, a report, a poster, or powerpoint (must
turn in hardcopy too).
Work on your project at home in order to meet the deadline.

Mxico Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica
Panam Cuba Repblica Dominicana Puerto Rico Colombia
Ecuador Per Venezuela Bolivia Chile Paraguay Argentina
Uruguay Espaa Guinea Ecuatorial Estados Unidos
Spanish speaking Country Research Rubric

Nombre ________________ Nota ________________

4 3 2 1
Visual


Polished
visual!
Colorful and
attractive to the
eye
Extremely
neat/organized
Student pushed
own ability
TYPED/or
NEATLY
HAND-
WRITTEN-
MUST BE
LEGIBLE
Product meets
expectations
Variety of colors
Neat
Project is done
according to
students ability
Space is filled
with interesting
pictures and
Spanish text
TYPED/or
NEATLY
HAND-
WRITTEN-
MUST BE
LEGIBLE
Project
reflects lack
of planning
Some
mistakes
Sloppy or
messy work
Lack of color
and/or
organization
Does not fill
space

Many
mistakes
Sloppy or
messy work
Lack of color
and/or
organization

Written
Information


Writing is
organized,
detailed, and
well thought out
Minimal to no
grammar or
spelling errors
that do not
interfere with
understanding
Some
grammar
and or
spelling
errors may
interfere
with
meaning
Many errors
Completeness
Accuracy



Student
challenged
himself/herself
to include extra,
rich information
Accurate
information
One day early
or on time
Included all
information
All information
accurate
On time
Missing
some
information
And/or some
information
inaccurate.
One day late
Significant
information
missing
2+ days late

Here are some Spanish-speaking country resources you can use:

http://www.worldatlas.com/

http://www.veintemundos.com/en/spanish/

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/