Le regioni d’Italia

Scrivi un tema

• Include the following information– location– population– geographical features– history– points of interest

DON’T BE BORING!!Make us want to visit your region!

• Do your research in Italian• Take your notes in English• Write your paper in Italian

– Use words you know!– Use language you know!

– do NOT, under ANY circumstances, use an online translator. (Use garzantilinguistica.it)

• 400 words– 1-inch margins– 12 point Times New Roman

• For your presentation you need:– A powerpoint presentation

• no more than 5 (five) words per slide

– No more than 5 notecards • no more than 15 words per card

• You will also make a travel video on voicethread.com, and be required to comment on at least three other videos.

• During the presentations, TAKE NOTES.

• You will have a quiz based on the information presented by your classmates.

• You will receive six grades for this project.– A 20 point writing assignment grade (based on the

quality of writing of both drafts of your paper)– A 20 point reading assignment grade (based on the

information in your paper)– A 20 point oral assessment grade– A Listening grade (points TBA) based on the quiz– a 20 point homework grade (for powerpoint)– a 20 point homework grade (for voicethread)

Le regioni!

1. Abruzzo e Marche2. Basilicata e Calabria3. Campania4. Emilia-Romagna5. Trentino-Alto Adige e Valle

d’Aosta6. Lazio7. Liguria8. Lombardia

9. Molise e Puglia10. Piemonte11. Sardegna e Sicilia12. Toscana13. Umbria14. Veneto e Friuli-Venezia Giulia15. Vaticano e San Marino

Timeline:

22, 24 novembre, 3 dicembre: research in computer lab

3 gennaio: 1st draft due at the beginning of class; begin to make presentations

4-5 gennaio: make corrections to 1st draft

6 gennaio: 2nd draft due

6-7 gennaio: make corrections to 2nd draft; continue to make presentations

10-12 gennaio: in-class presentations; make comments on others’ videos

13 gennaio: review

14 gennaio: quiz