18 Proyecto 2

El anuncio infográfico

For this project you will create a printed infographic and written narrative advertising your hometown and your house, apartment or room.

Goals of this project:

• Talk about a place
• Use the verb tener and the verb hay to describe a room or a house.

STEP 1. Identify a current or past location.

1. Identify a place that you consider your hometown. This place can be a current location or a past place where you lived. Find and save at least 5 pictures on your computer. You can use pictures you have taken yourself or use the Internet.

Name: _________________________

2. Determine your residence (i.e. house, apartment, or dorm room).

Es…

☐ una casa      ☐ un apartamento       ☐ una residencia universitaria           ☐ una habitación

STEP 2. Describe places around your hometown.

Task 2.1: Select five places. Identify at least five notable places in your hometown (e.g., parks, restaurants, schools, landmarks). Use vocabulary words from 02CD Vocabulary List.

Task 2.2: Describe each place. For each place, write a sentence in Spanish using at least two adjectives from your vocabulary list. Make sure that each adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun they describe.

Modelo: El centro comercial es grande y moderno.

1. Lugar 1  _____________________________________________________
2. Lugar 2 _____________________________________________________
3. Lugar 3 _____________________________________________________
4. Lugar 4 _____________________________________________________
5. Lugar 5 _____________________________________________________

Task 2.3: Review grammar and vocabulary. Pair with a classmate and double-check each other’s sentences for grammar and vocabulary usage.

STEP 3. Describe your house/room using prepositions of place (encima de, cerca de, etc.) and adjectives from the vocabulary list.  Be sure to describe at least 3 furniture items and talk about where they are located in relation to other items in the house/room.

1. Mi casa/Mi apartamento/Mi dormitorio tiene/es…_____________________________________________________
2. En mi habitación hay…_____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________

STEP 4. Prepare your infographic.

Task 4.1: Plan your layout.

 Determine what you will be creating

☐ brochure     ☐ poster          ☐ digital infographic      ☐ color drawing

Task 4.2: Gather visual elements.

Ideas: You may include a Google map of your city and location of your house/room, pictures, or drawings.

Task 4.3: Design the infographic.

STEP 5. Write the narrative.

Task 5.1: Draft your narrative.

• Write a written narrative in Spanish between 100 to 150 words using the sentences you wrote in Step 2 and Step 3.
• Describe your hometown and living arrangements in a cohesive paragraph.

Task 5.2: Improve flow and edit for clarity and length.

• Use connectors like y, pero, también, porque to enhance flow.
• Review your text for grammatical errors (pay special attention to the grammar topics covered in Unidad 2)
• Make sure your narrative is typed and within the length limit.

STEP 6. Submit your final project.

Upload your infographic AND typed narrative.