Welcome to Oxford Middle School! As a foreign exchange student visiting the states, you are an ambassador for your country. You will be asked to present information about your country and what it is like to live there.
Culturegrams- This is the best source to start with!!
The password to access the passwords is our school mascot, plural and lowercase.
1. Login to Noodle Tools
2. Title- Last name, First Name-Country
3. Share with Spanish teacher
4. Cite sources before taking notes
a) Database--use the quick cite copy and paste button and copy the citation given on the database page
b) Website--manually pull and plug in the information
5. At Least 4 Notecards Titled Appropriately
--check Sources and Notecard Tab
At least 1 Source cited correctly in NT
(4 Notecards)
1. Geography:
_____ what region is your country located
_____ identify the capital city
_____ picture of map with all country's regions and city identified
2. Flag:
_____ describe the meaning behind the flag design (colors, symbols, etc.)
_____ picture of the flag
3. Preferred Activities:
_____ 1st activity you enjoy from country
_____ picture of 1st activity
_____ 2nd activity you enjoy from country
_____ picture of 2nd activity
_____ 3rd activity you enjoy from country
_____ picture of 3rd activity
4. Dislike Activities:
_____ 1st activity you dislike from country
_____ picture of 1st activity
_____ 2nd activity you dislike from country
_____ picture of 2nd activity
_____ 3rd activity you dislike from country
_____ picture of 3rd activity
Works Cited & 4 English Note Cards Due: End of Class Tuesday, May 16th
You are expected to have authentic photos from your country.
Use tourist websites to grab authentic photos in addition to photos from the databases. -Cite these sources if you haven't already done so for your notes.
Photos for Class is the best source for finding generic images for your presentation.
Download all of your images to a Spanish folders in your Google Drive. You will have access to to your images anywhere.
Cite all images
a) Decide if the photo is on a website or database
b) Select-Photo or Image (born digital)-Include:
Name of website (ex. National Geographic)
URL (ex. www.nationalgeographic.com)
Date-if you can-Copyright date works
Title of photo/image
Insert Citations from NT Video