1. Question Your family wants to go to Spain on vacation

and tour the country. Since you are learning about Spain in class this year, they are depending on you to help them plan the trip. You have a limited amount of time for your trip, you so you must choose a route either through northern Spain or through southern Spain.

Click on the map to watch a video about Spain. As you watch, consider the following: How has the history of Spain influenced the

landmarks and monuments? Which places of interest are you going to visit

and why? Which peoples influenced La Alhambra? Why would you go to Barcelona?

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How are the history and culture of Spain reflected in tourist attractions?

A tour of Spain

Image Source: CultureGramsVideo Source: National Geographic

2. Information Sources

You will begin in Madrid. If you choose a northern route, you will end in Barcelona. If you choose a southern route, you will end in Málaga. You must have a total of 5 cities.

Use the following resources to help you plan your route.

Scribble Maps (tutorial) CultureGrams (password required outside of

school- see your School Library Media Specialist) Lonely Planet- Spain Todo Sobre España Library of Congress country studies- Spain

As you research, take notes using a graphic organizer found on the next page. Don’t forget to cite your sources!

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ToledoImage Source: CultureGrams

Silver= I can do this on my own

Gold= Challenge me!

3. Student Activity

You will use the resources from the previous slide to take notes about the five cities that you have chosen for your tour of Spain.

Use this graphic organizer to take your notes. Be sure to complete all of the categories including places of interest/ why you would visit them, historical notes, URLs where you found the information, and MLA citations of your sources.

Please see the rubric for more details about how you will be graded.

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La Rambla, BarcelonaImage Source: CultureGrams

4. Assessment Activity

Now use your notes from your graphic organizer to create an interactive online presentation (such as Prezi) in Spanish about your tour.

You should include a map of your route from an interactive map (such as Scribble Maps) to show what cities you will visit and in what order. You should also include all of the information from your notes.

Use images in your brochure that are copyright-free or from sources licensed by BCPS.

You will share your presentation out loud with the class. Be prepared to speak on the date that your teacher assigns.

Be sure to review the rubric to make sure that you have met all of the requirements for your presentation.

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La Alhambra, GranadaImage Source: CultureGrams

5. Enrichment Activities

Your family is interested in going to the beach while you are in Spain. Find a beach that is relevant to your chosen route (northern or southern) and create a digital postcard for your beach. Use the resources listed below. For an example and further directions, click here.

Postcard creator Todo Sobre España- costas Lonely Planet- Spain’s best beaches

Incorporate your postcard and a picture of your beach into your interactive online presentation.

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La playa en BarcelonaImage Source: CultureGrams

6. Teacher Support Materials

Grade Level and Content AreaMaryland State Curriculum1.2 Understand and interpret the target language in its spoken and written form on a variety of topics.1.3 Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics in the target language.3.1 Reinforce and further knowledge of other disciplines through a language other than English.5.1 Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.Common Core State Standards Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.Standards for the 21st Century Learner 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.

ISTE NETS - National Educational Technology Standards for Students3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and

use information.b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Time Frame: Two 90 minute class periods. An additional class period may be required for oral presentations.

Differentiation strategies for this lesson: Direct students to use learning tools included in our

BCPS-licensed databases, such as: audio read-aloud, labeled reading levels/Lexiles, and embedded dictionaries.

Learning Styles addressed in this lesson: Visual, auditory, tactile, reflective, global understanding

Notes to the teacher:Collaborate with your school library media specialist to implement this lesson.This Slam Dunk lesson is designed for a level 1 Spanish class.You may want to use part of the class period before you take your students to the library media center to introduce the Slam Dunk and to show/model what students will be creating. You may also want to demo the tutorial for Scribble Maps with them.You may wish to use a website such as Edmodo to distribute and collect student assignments electronically.You may want to add point values to the rubrics.

Last updated: July 2014 Created by Amber Bickhart, School Library Media Intern

BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2014, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module.

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