What’s the Weather Like in Your Country?

Submitted by: Patrick Wininger
School: Short Pump Middle School

Summary

After the introduction of Spanish weather vocabulary found in the Realidades 1 textbook, students will research the weather forecasts for the capital cities of their countries in order to collaboratively communicate them by creating a weather forecast video. They will film their own video material and use the Adobe Premiere video editing software application to edit the video. As part of the assessment process, students will assess themselves and their teammates on different aspects of collaboration, using rubrics supplied to them.

TIPC Ratings

Research and Information Fluency: Teacher provides initial research source and process, then acts as facilitator for other sources. Students gather primary content data from initial site and then identify own sources as needed for script/storyboard/graphic elements for video.

Approaching: Teacher creates structure for team communication for project and provides project format and structure. Teacher also explains and models communication techniques. Students use techniques to work in their teams to create the assigned project.

Approaching: Teacher provides initial task and objectives, and then acts as facilitator/encourager to students to identify options for solutions to problems. Students use the available technology and work individually to create contributions to project. Students identify level of achievement they want to attain and align efforts with that objective.

Creative and Innovation: Teacher establishes parameters for project which include emphasis on research, collaboration and creativity. Rubrics clearly communicate options available to students and what to expect in project assessment. Students use this as a foundation for the work they create and contribute to the team. effort, and utilize teacher as a sounding board/consultant as needed.

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Contents:

  • Collaboration Rubic
  • El tiempo proyecto worksheet
  • How to make a movie
  • Script checklist
  • Storyboard template
  • Weather Oral Spanish rubric
  • Weather project rubric
  • Weather video product rubric

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