Project Resources: Creative Ideas for Presenting Research (Spanish / Hispanic)

Posted by Barbara Kruger on Monday, April 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Project Resources: Creative Ideas for Presenting Research (Spanish / Hispanic)

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IF YOU WANT TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN HISPANIC CULTURE:

Get a Spanish-speaking pen-pal (e-pal, FaceBook, etc.) and ask them about their culture!
Check out livemocha.com to find Hispanic people, and interview them about their culture!
Help out in a bilingual class or daycare center.
Visit the “Casa Hispana” at Nazareth College (get the events listing online).
Attend a church service in Spanish and report back.
Host a Spanish-speaking exchange student.
Attend a quinceañera, boda, cumpleaños, or other celebration and report back.
Watch a movie or a TV show in Spanish and report on cultural observations.
Watch a TV special that relates to a Spanish-speaking culture and report back.

IF YOU LIKE ART OR ARCHITECTURE:

Visit a museum that features art from a Hispanic culture, and report on it. (Virtual visits are acceptable.)
Reproduce a famous painting or other piece of artwork.
Create your own comic strip using culturally relevant elements.

IF YOU LIKE MUSIC:

Learn a dance and perform it.
Learn a dance and teach it to the class.
Memorize a song and sing it or lip-sync it.
Attend a concert or performance of music in the target language and discuss it.
Learn to play a piece of music from a Spanish-speaking country on an instrument.
Learn to play/perform the national anthem of a Spanish-speaking country.
Write original music to accompany a Spanish-language poem.
Listen to a Spanish-language radio show and discuss what you heard.

IF YOU LIKE TO READ OR WRITE:

Create a children’s book that contains culturally relevant elements.
Write a poem or piece of prose in the style of a specific well-known Hispanic writer.
Create a newspaper or magazine of current events in a specific Spanish speaking country.

IF YOU LIKE HISTORY OR GEOGRAPHY:

IF YOU LIKE DANCE OR SPORTS:

Learn to dance flamenco, salsa, sardana, son, tango, cumbia, or another style of dance.
Attend Latin dance lessons, and report back.
Watch a Hispanic soccer game and report back.
Watch a Hispanic jai-alai match and report back.

IF YOU LIKE FOOD:

Prepare a dish or meal from a Spanish-speaking country/region for your family or the class. (Make sure your recipe is truly authentic!)
Prepare a typical breakfast, lunch, or dinner from a Spanish-speaking country/region. (Make sure your recipes are truly authentic!)
Learn to make tortillas, tamales, pupusas, etc.
Create and illustrate a recipe book.
Eat in an AUTHENTIC Hispanic restaurant and report back.
Get a copy of an AUTHENTIC Hispanic restaurant’s menu and explain the dishes listed.

IF YOU LIKE TV OR MOVIES:

IF YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL:

Watch a travel video about a Spanish-speaking country.
Plan a trip to a Spanish-speaking country.
Take a virtual trip to a Spanish-speaking country and make a scrapbook or travel log.
Create a travel brochure for a target country.
Take a guided tour of a museum, exhibition, etc. and report back.
Write to a tourist office for information about a specific Spanish-speaking city/region/country.
Write to an embassy for information about a Spanish-speaking country or region.
Research Spanish links to your area/hometown.

IF YOU LIKE SHOPPING:

Visit a Hispanic business and report on the cultural and product differences.
Talk with Hispanic business owners about running a Hispanic business in the USA.
Visit the Spanish/Hispanic aisle of a supermarket and report on the products.
Visit a Hispanic-owned supermarket or grocery store and report on what you see and experience.

IF YOU HAVE NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS IN YOUR FAMILY / OR CLOSE FRIENDS:

Give a presentation about your family’s native country.
Present family artifacts, clothing, etc.
Host your Spanish-speaking family member / friend to speak to the class, and introduce discussion topics.

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