Spain

Welcome to Thompson Publishing!

You have just been hired by a famous children's book publisher! Your first job (so you'll want to impress your boss) is to work with a team to collaboratively (together) design a picture book which teaches about Spain. You have some flexibility in the design of the book: though your country of study will be assigned to you, you may choose which cities & sights to showcase in your book. You will use as a template the children's pull-the-flap book, Around the World, PiggyWiggy by Diane Fox. It is available to review in Sra. Thompson's room.

Task

PART ONE: RESEARCH Before you design your book, do some research in order to narrow your focus. Use the websites below, as well as other non-Web sources, like books, magazines, travel agent interviews, videos, etc. to find out your information.

PART TWO: PLAN As you put together an artistic & informative picture book, there is much to prepare prior to presenting (aaah, alliteration, those p's!). In fact, as a group, we will decide as a group what preparation needs to be done before you put marks in your board books.

Process

Remember to click on links within these sites too- there is a lot of valuable information tied to each of these pages. General informational sites have been provided- it is up to you to choose and research major topics within the country you’ve chosen. Use the tips provided and don’t forget to check the VALIDITY of the sites you view! Also, don't forget that you'll need non-Web sources as well, so don't forget a trip to the library- maybe through the Columbus Metropolitan Library's website: http://www.cml.lib.oh.us/ !

Also- these lists are not all inclusive. You will need to search on your own AFTER you've checked out these sites thoroughly.

*Don’t forget to use www.unitedstreaming.com as a resource for videos!

Spain links

http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Spain/spain.htm a travel site by travelers, so it may need fact-checked, but there is a lot of information about different cities

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/main/0,28375,1534234,00.html From Time for Kids, a very trustworthy site, lots of links for quality information

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/Spain Again, National Geographic contains high quality facts for kids

http://www.trails.com/facts_13327_information-spain-kids.html More travel information

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook/country/sp--Spain Fast facts

http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/festivals.htm good links, though you’d have to search for more information to add to these brief glimpses of festivals

http://picturesofspain.info/ I like the pictures on this site a lot, but there is one problem- I can’t tell who publishes the site, and isn’t that what I warn you about all the time?

http://www.streetplay.com/playfulworld/spain.shtml Games played by kids in Spain, from a PE teacher in Spain.

http://www.slideshare.net/mrswight/clues-to-madrid-virtual-fieldtrip a teacher-created virtual field trip of Spanish cities.

Evaluation

Your group will be evaluated on the following criteria relevant to your picture book.

CATEGORY

Knowledge Gained	All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the picture book.	All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the picture book.	Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the picture book.	Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the facts presented in the picture book.
Content - Accuracy	All facts in the book are accurate. At least three per page, focused on each place to visit.	99-90% of the facts in the book are accurate. Three per page, may not all be on topic.	89-80% of the facts in the book are accurate. May not include three per page, or may be off topic.	Fewer than 80% of the facts in the book are accurate. Lacking three topical facts per page.
Graphics/Pictures	Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. At least two fold-out or 3-D items are included, designed to teach.	Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. Two fold outs are included, but lack function.	Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the book seems "text-heavy". May be missing one of two fold outs.	Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. Fold outs are non functional if included.
Format- Picture book	Follows class example: a picture book designed to create interest in a particular country, goes with main character to 'visit' places.	Though picture book in format, may not create interest in the places focused on.	May not follow format- ie, not about a character visiting places in the country.	Does not tell a picture book story, seems disjointed.