Homework Choices – Community
Local
GROUP MEETING – Attend a Spanish group or worship service. Record a 1-3 minute video of you discussing the topic of the meeting or service with someone else who attended.
RESTAURANT CONVERSATION – Go to a Latino restaurant and get a staff member’s permission to record a conversation: introduce him or her and discuss the meal, food, and/or decorations in Spanish.
TUTORING – Tutor a lower-level Spanish student for 20 minutes. Record a 1-3 minute video discussing in Spanish what he/she has learned.
SHOPPING – Go shopping at a Latin marketand record yourself completing your purchase in Spanish, then give 1-3 minute video tour of the store in Spanish.
BUSINESS CONVERSATION – Go to a Latino business (store, restaurant, salon, etc.) and introduce yourself to at least 3 different people who are fluent in Spanish and ask their permission to record. Find out their names, where they’re from, and what they do for a living.
DIRECTIONS – Call a local Latino business and get directions for how to get there from the school.
Online
CHAT – Talk or chat (via Skype, Facebook, etc.) in Spanish with someone for 30 minutes. Submit screenshots of the conversation or a 1-3 minute audio/video excerpt.
TRIVIA CRACK – Play one Trivia Crack game in Spanish and interact with your opponent in Spanish, introducing yourself and responding each time you make a play (at least 4 plays).
COUNTRY/CITY TWEETS – Read and respond in Spanish to the last 20 Spanish-language tweets using a Twitter hashtag (#) for a Latin-American country or city (try twubs.com, twitterfall.com). (Submit screenshots or a Storify story.)
CELEBRITY TWEETS – Read and respond in Spanish to the last 20 Spanish-language tweets by 1 or more Spanish-speaking artists, athletes, or politicians on Twitter. (Submit screenshots or a Storify story.)
BLOG COMMENTING – Find a Spanish-language blogger to follow and read the 3 most recent posts, commenting on one demonstrating you understood the main idea of the post and giving your opinion on the topic.
PASSION EMAIL – Find a school, business, or organization that relates to your Passion and write them an email asking them multiple questions to help you understand your topic better. HINT: Do not forget appropriate greetings and closings!
EDMODO AMIGOWEB – Exchange messages with a student from another school on AmigoWeb on Edmodo (lyjh2l) at least 3 times