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SPANISH I and III projects. guidelines and ideas. Machu Picchu, Los Inca, el Perú. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Ciudad de México. Salvador Dalí. Segovia, España. Acueducto Segovia. Project guidelines 1.
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SPANISH I and III projects guidelines and ideas Machu Picchu, Los Inca, el Perú Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Ciudad de México Salvador Dalí
Acueducto Segovia
Project guidelines 1 • Purpose: toresearch and teachthe rest of the classabout an importantevent, person, place, etc. relevantto Spanish (or Spanish-speaking) culture. • Medium: varied---mayincluderesearchpaper; Powerpointpresentation; poster; etc. • Topics: mayinclude: music; dance; biography of historical figure; analysis of a major work of art; major city or geographicalarea; historicalevent
Project guidelines 2 • Rules/ “the wayitworks” : • Mustbeappropriatefor“allviewingaudiences” (includespictures, lyrics, theme, etc.) • Mustsubmit a writtenproposition/project plan and… • …gainteacherapproval in earlystages of investigation(nextweek!) • Mustprovide a written script or outlineforteachertofollowwhileyoupresent
Project guidelines 3 • (Rules / “the wayitworks” continued…) • Mustincludesometype of visual component: i.e., poster, artwork, display, Powerpoint, etc. • Mustinclude a thesisstatement • NO REPEATS of topic, thesisstatement, etc. samplethesisstatement #1: *”I believePicasso’sGuernica(one of hismostwell-known and controversial paintings )is the mostimportant of its time because…(hereyouinsertyoureducated, well-thought-outopinion!).” (seenextslide)
Guernica Pablo Picasso (18 81 – 1973) from the Blue Period
Project guidelines 4 thesisstatementsamples: ? ? ? or: samplethesisstatement #2: *”Thoughitwasdevastating and awful in manyways, the conquista (conquest) of México broughtabout more positive thannegativeconsequences...” ?(samples of thesisstatements) What do YOUthink??
Aaaahhhhhhh!!! : Thisis a nonthesis!!! • “I chose the topic of Enrique Iglesias’ I Like It (or Selena Gómez, Penélope Cruz, etc., etc…) becauseitissuch a cool song / he or she’s so cute, etc….!” No ! That isn’t even ¡¡español!! ??? Aren’t they all??
Sometopicsuggestions… • BBBBIOGRAPHIES: • Writers • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz • Bartolomé de las Casas (on Cortés’ expedition) • Santa Teresa de Ávila • Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer • Octavio Paz ° Carlos V, Emperor of • Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quijote) Holy Roman Empire • Explorers, Conquerors, Leaders, etc. • Simón Bolívar (S. América) ° Juan Ponce de León • Hernán Cortés ° (Alvar Núñez) Cabeza de Vaca • “La” Malinche (Cortés’ female interpreter) ° Fernando Magallanes (Magellan) • Los Reyes Católicos: Rey Fernando y la Reina Isabel (Isabella) de Castilla • Juana “La Loca” (their “insane” daughter) ° King (Rey) Pelayo (fought vs. Moors, in Spain)
HISTORICAL : • the Aztec sundial • the Aztec or Mayan calendar • the Mayan number system • exchange of goods/foods after Spanish conquest • Conquista de México • the Conquest, OR the Independence from Spain of any Latin • American country • a feature of architecture: from Spain; Colonial Spain (New Spain); • indigenous (native peoples) ruins, etc. • Basque people or “Basque Country” (northern Spain: País Vasco) • a feature of (related) economy/ economics • a city from anywhere in Spanish-speaking world • “El Camino de Santiago” (Spain) • La Revolución Mexicana (1910-1921) • the Spanish Civil War (La Guerra Civil---España---1930’s)l)
religious themes / focus: • Cristero War (in México---persecution of religious) • la Inquisición (Spanish Inquisition) • Nuestra Señora de (Our Lady of) Guadalupe • Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Zaragoza, España) • Nuestra Señora de Begoña (Bilbao, España) • Nuestra Señora de Covadonga (Asturias, España) • One of the many Spanish or Latin American saints: • i.e., Miguel Agustín Pro; Juan Diego; Santa Teresa de Ávila; • San Juan de la Cruz (Avila); San Santiago (James the Greater), patron of • Spain • ART: • an analysis of any major work of art (painting, song, poetry, etc.) • a painter or muralist: i.e., Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José David Siqueiros; • José Orozco (México); • Diego Velázquez; Bartolomé Murillo; Salvador Dalí; • Pablo Picasso; Francisco de Goya; “El Greco” etc. (España)