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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. 

Project Timeline

Day 1: Intro Criteria, Research

Day 2: Research 

Day 3: Research DUE & Presentation Criteria

Day 4: Presentation Prep

Research due in Noodle Tools 11:59 PM Monday, October 6th

Slides Due to Canvas 11:59 PM Tuesday, October 7th

Start Your Research Here :-)

World Almanac • Kids OMS This link opens in a new window

culturegrams

CultureGrams OMS This link opens in a new window

To Access Databases OUTSIDE of School:

The password to access the passwords is our school mascot, plural and lowercase.

Sources:

At least 2 Sources cited correctly in NT

Notecards: (4 Notecards)

1. Geography:

What REGION is your country located?

Picture of the Country's Flag

Pictures of the Country on a Map

2. 1st Cultural Dish: 

Name of dish popular to your country 
Type of meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner/dessert/drink/snack)
3-4 main ingredients
Picture of the dish

3. 2nd Cultural Dish

Name of dish popular to your country 
Type of meal (Needs to be different from other dishes)
3-4 main ingredients
Picture of the dish

4. 3rd Cultural Dish:

Name of dish popular to your country 
Type of meal (Needs to be different from other dishes)
3-4 main ingredients
Picture of the dish

Works Cited & 4 English Note Cards Due: Monday, October 6 @ 11:59 PM

Popular Foods in Spanish Speaking Countries

Mexico Colombia España Argentina Perú Venezuela Chile      Ecuador Guatemala Cuba

  tamales

 las arepas la tortilla 
española  		  el matambre arrollado el ceviche el pan de 
jamón  		 la cazuela locro de papa rellenitos de 
plátano		 la ropa vieja
chilaquiles los buñuelos las croquetas el locro lomo saltado el pabellón criollo el pastell de choclo bolon de verde pepián frita cubana
los sopes el arroz con leche el gazpacho el choripán el chupe de camarones las hallacas el chacarero chileno llapingachos chile relleno pan con lechon
el pozole la bandeja paisa el pulpo a la gallega los alfajores el aji de gallina la sopa de mondongo la chorrillana encocado hilachas un sándwich cubano
los chiles en nogada el sancocho las albondigas la milanesa las papas a la huancaína la pisca andina las humitas ceviche de chochos fiambre picadillo
La República Dominicana Honduras El Salvador Paraguay Nicaragua Costa Rica Puerto Rico Panamá Uruguay Bolivia
los pastelitos las empanadas las pupusas sopa paraguaya quesillo el gallo pinto el mofongo sancocho de gallina chivito pique macho
la bandera dominicana sopa de caracol atole de elote vori vori nacatamales chorreadas costarricense arroz con gandules hojaldres bizchochos silpancho
el mangú con los tres golpes catrachas sopa de pata bife koygua indio viejo crème caramel tripleta bistec picado  revuelto gramajo salteñas
morir soñando plato típico elote loco dulce de mamón rondón casado bacalaitos guacho los churros sandwich de chola
las habichuelas con dulce anafre de frijoles casamiento guiso popó caldo de queso chifrijo maduros mondongo a la culona puchero uruguayo sajta de pollo

 

1. Login to Noodle Tools

Use your CLASSLINK credentials -- this is different from last year 

2. Title- Last name, First Name-Country

3. Share with Spanish teacher

4. Cite 2 Sources 

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

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