Brian Rodebush
Practicing Spanish Accentuation Online
Introduction --- Task --- Process --- Resources --- Learning Advice --- Conclusion
Introduction: In class we have been studying Spanish accentuation. For this assignment you will have to navigate through a website on Spanish accentuation. After reviewing the material all of you will have to do the review assignment at the bottom of the website and then use the information you have learned to complete the activity on this Webquest page.
Task: You will be assigned a partner and both of you will work together to read aloud the material on the website about Spanish accentuation and complete the activities.
Process: (First Activity) First go to the website http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/Accents.htm and read the information about Spanish accentuation . Then at the bottom of the page each student will write on their own paper the answers to the activity on the three types of Spanish accentuation. Then click on the link Click here for correct responses and write how many answers you got right on your paper.
(Second Activity) For each of the following pictures about the word in CAPS, you and your partner will each write on a separate paper:
1) Whether the word is aguda, grave, or esdrújula
2) Whether the word is accented or unaccented
3) The brief definition in Spanish of the word according to the real academia española using the website http://www.rae.es/ First click on the link that says Diccionario de la lengua española, then on the next page type the word next to the box that says Escriba la palabra que desea consultar, then click the button consultar
4) A sentence in Spanish using the word correctly
BARCO
SILLA
CABALLO
DISCIPULOS
CABRA
MUJER
Resources: http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/Default.htm
http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/MoraModules/Default.htm
http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/Accents.htm
http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/Accents2.htm
Learning Advice: If you click on a wrong link or get lost in either of the websites, don't worry. Just hit the back button to until you get to the main web page, ask a neighbor or raise your hand and I will help you. This will be a fun activity and you can use your partner to help you. Just remember you both need to turn in your own work.
Conclusion: This activity should be different than just looking at a text book to further understand a grammar rule or concept. I hope you enjoy looking up words in a Spanish dictionary instead of just using a Spanish-English dictionary that just translates the word. Please write any good or bad feedback about the assignment the on the bottom of the paper.