Taquina+Abrams+-+WebQuests


 * **The WebQuest Page**
 * [|http://webquest.sdsu.edu]
 * Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University developed the concept of WebQuests and uses The WebQuest Page as his main information dissemination vehicle.


 * **A Journalist’s View of Spain**
 * http://zonorus.marlboro.edu/~jmcconn/capstone/title.html
 * Students pretend they are journalists who are being sent to Spain to write an article for the travel section of their newspaper. In groups of three or four, students must research food, culture, sports, and architecture in three cities in Spain. They will present what they have learned about the culture in Spain by “publishing” their newspaper using Microsoft Publisher. [All levels.]


 * **Chasing Carlos and Cristina Cruz**
 * http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/spanish/
 * “The Hope Diamond is missing!...The famous duo Carlos and Cristina Cruz are responsible for the crime, but their exact whereabouts are unknown.” Students begin this web quest by reading a letter from the Cruz couple to their daughter. The D.C. police have already narrowed down their location to one of three cities: Madrid, Spain; Mexico City, Mexico; or Buenos Aires, Argentina. In order for them to capture these thieves, students must research the three cities and decode clues within the letter. The final project is a written warrant for the Cruzes arrest, typed in Spanish. [Spanish 2 and above.]


 * **Latin America** **Travel Brochure WebQuest**
 * http://www.ufrsd.net/staffwww/MitcheL/Latin.htm
 * Students pretend they work for the Bureau of Latin American Tourism. They must research an assigned Latin American country and design an up-to-date travel brochure.
 * **El premio gordo**
 * http://www.cusd97.fulton.k12.il.us/web/administration/mrshavera/Mexico_Web_Quest.html
 * Students (in groups of 4) are informed they have just won the Mexican lottery (el premio gordo) and will travel Mexico for six days, spending their winnings. Each will assume a role (travel agent, culinary expert, activity coordinator, trip manager) and carry out the tasks set before them. The final assessment is a power point presentation in Spanish to the Mexican government to help promote future tourism. [Spanish 2 and above.]


 * ** Eva Duarte de Peron…Worthy to Celebrate? **
 * http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/argentina/
 * “Eva Peron [former first lady of Argentina] has been called one of the most controversial women of the 20th Century.” Students in groups of four will take on the task of deciding whether to make the anniversary of her death a national holiday. Each group member represents a part of society (high class, military, low class workers, and women), must commit to his/her own viewpoint on the topic, and must also reach a consensus about the holiday as a group. The group’s decision about the national holiday is presented to the class in the form of a debate, general presentation, talk show, skit, etc; the students choose the format of the presentation.