IIIAB/B - Capstone Project: Complete The Project

Capstone Project: Complete the Project

A Capstone Project is an Inquiry-Based Student Interest, multi-step Project-Based Learning, or Real-World Solution Project. This course will have one Capstone project, with several checkpoints. The final product will be due at least two weeks before the end of the course and is a graded assignment. This is not an optional assignment.

Capstone Project Reminder - What's The Goal?

You get an all-expenses-paid trip to a Spanish speaking country of your choice. Your only job is to speak en español, follow the instructions provided for each day and create a social media post with your daily experiences.

The first step is for you to choose the country. Which one would you choose? Why would you choose this country and what are the places – cities you would choose to visit while you are there?

This project will be written entirely in Spanish. The purpose of this capstone project is for you to practice the vocabulary and grammar you are learning in this course. The use of outside resources such as AI and any online translators to complete this assignment is not allowed (see GAVS Academic Honesty Statement)

Here are the things you will write about your visit:

• Share two online resources (websites) you used for your research to learn about this country and places you will visit. You must use one website in English and one in Spanish only.
• Based on your research, describe the country. Write a few things this country offers such as mountains, beaches, historical places. (Keep in mind GAVS Academic Honesty Statement: You cannot copy-paste your sentences from a site. You must write your own sentences and use vocabulary and grammar learned in this course)
• Describe the city you arrived in and where you are staying.
• Describe the current weather in the place you are staying and tomorrow’s weather.
• Write a dialogue asking the hotel receptionist for directions.
• Write about the second city (place) you will visit in this country, how you get there and things you do during the visit.
• Write about a few fun activities you choose to do in the cities you visit.

Project Completion: Instructions

Prepare your assignment at least 48 hours prior to submission date so you have plenty of time to reach out to your teacher and ask any questions you may have.

Open your Capstone project PowerPoint. If you have not yet, you can finish building your presentation now. You should have a total of 10 slides containing content.

You will need to record your presentation. You must read slides 1 – 10 and record yourself. The purpose of this recording is to help you practice pronunciation. It is okay to struggle (a little) with the sounds of the words. You are still learning and getting better each day. You are doing ¡un trabajo fantástico!

Submission Options

At this point, you have the ability to make a few decisions on how you would like to create your final submission. To properly complete this project, you must include both a spoken component and your completed PowerPoint presentation. There are various ways to achieve this goal:

• Create a video using a screencast tool. With screencasting, you can capture both your presentation and narration in a single video. There are several free tools for creating a screencast, and Canvas even has a built in tool through Canvas Studio.
• Other video presentations:
  • Documentary style - video of images with narration
  • Newscast style - provide a detailed description of the selected topic with visuals
• An audio presentation:
  • Create a podcast (or other audio presentation) about your selected topic.
  • Visuals will need to be submitted separately.

Submission Guidelines

The following are guidelines for what you will submit, in terms of formatting:

• Presentation - Mandatory!
  • Upload your project in a single PowerPoint file (.pptx).
• Video Project
  • Upload a video file (.mp4 or .mov).
  • Submit a written copy of your Spanish script (.docx or .pdf).
    • If you are creating a video, you need to write a script! Just be sure to submit it when you upload your video.
• Audio Project
  • Upload an audio file (.mp3, .wav, or .ogg).
    • Alternatively, you can record audio directly by selecting Record/Upload Media feature
  • Submit a written copy of your Spanish script (.docx or .pdf).
    • If you are creating audio, you need to write a script! Just be sure to submit it when you upload your audio.

Do NOT submit your assignment as a web link. If you do, your instructor will request that you resubmit in one of the above formats - you must upload an actual file to complete this assignment.

Reminder:

Your final submission will contain two parts, at a minimum:

• Completed PowerPoint Presentation
• Audio/Visual Presentation based on your PowerPoint

¡Felicitaciones! Has terminado tu Capstone Project de español lll.