The Spain Cultural Literacy Project

 

Purpose:  Students will have an overview of important elements of Spain.

 

This project will be due on Thursday, April 5, 2007.  Of course, you may turn it in early in order to avoid possible computer and printer problems.

 

You will answer each item briefly and completely (two or three sentences).  Who? What?

When? Why? Where? Answer these questions and you will be complete.

 

All answers will be in English, in numerical order, and written neatly in blue or black ink, or you may type.  Computer problems are not acceptable excuses.


 

 

Cities of Spain

 

1.      Madrid

2.      Barcelona

3.      Sevilla

4.      Valencia

5.      La Coruna

6.      Salamanca

7.      Granada

8.      Malaga

9.      Segovia

10.  Toledo

11.  Bilbao

12.   Cordoba

 

People / Rulers

 

1.      Pelayo (king)

2.      Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (El Cid)

3.      Fernando y Isabel (Ferdinand + Isabella)

4.      Carlos I,V (Charles)

5.      Felipe II (Philip)

6.      Francisco Franco

7.      Juan Carlos de Borbon (Bourbon)

8.      Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

 

Literature, Art, Science, Music

 

1.      Miguel de Cervantes

2.      Lope de Vega

3.      Calderon de la Barca

4.      Benito Perez Galdos

5.      Blasco Ibanez

6.      Jacinto Benevente

7.      Juan Ramon Jimenez

8.      Santiago Ramon y Cajal

9.      Juan de la Cierva

10.  Severo Ochoa

11.  El Greco

12.  Diego Velazquez

13.  Francisco de Goya

14.  Pablo Picasso

15.  Manuel de Falla

16.  Andres Segovia

17.  Pablo Casals

 

History (Spain)

 

1.      Iberians / Celts

2.      Romans

3.      Visigoths

4.      Moors / Arabs

5.      The Reconquest

6.      War of Independence

7.      Spanish – American War

8.      Civil War

9.      Present day government

 

Other

 

1.      Pedro Almodovar

2.      Soccer / Futbol

3.      Flamenco dance

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SPAIN CULTURAL LITERACY PROJECT

 

LIBRARY PATHFINDER

 

A.  Book Resources:

 

      1.  Reference Books:

 

a.      Use general  encyclopedias ( Encyclopedia Britannica, Americana, etc.)

 

b.      McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art – R 703 M147

 

c.       The New International Illustrated Encyclopedia of Art – R 703 N532e

 

d.      Oxford Companion to Art – R 703 O81o

 

e.      History of Art – R 709 JAN

 

f.        The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians – R 780.3 NE

 

g.      The Oxford Companion to the Theatre – R 790.03 H33o (2 copies)

 

h.      The Reader’s Encyclopedia of World Drama – R 808.203 G253r (2 copies)

 

i.        Who’s Who in Science – R 920 D

 

j.        Encyclopedia of World Biography – R 920 ENC

 

k.       European Authors 1000 – 1900 – R 920 K92e

 

l.        Masterplots Cyclopedia of World Authors - R 920 M145c

 

m.    McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography - R 920 M147m

 

n.      The Penguin Companion to European  Literature - R 920 P398

 

o.      Chambers Biographical Dictionary - R 920 T511c

 

p.      Webster’s Biographical Dictionary – R 920 W 382b

                

      2. WEB Catalog:

 

          a.  To access the VHS web catalog, do the following:

 

          b.  Type:  www.vermilionschools.org/vhs/library ( library homepage)

 

          c.  Select Library Sites and click on Vermilion High School.

 

          d.  Begin searching by typing in your search term.  You may want to use terms                

               like:  literature, Spanish; “names” of  people; Painters – Spain –

               Biography;  Painting, Spanish; Artists, Spanish – Biography; Art, Spanish

 

 

B.  Computer Resources:

 

1.      On-Line Encyclopedia:

 

a.      Go to:  www.vermilionschools.org/vhs/library

 

b.      Click on Electronic Resources for Students

 

c.       Select Encyclopedias & Reference (blue button)

 

d.      Select  Encyclopedia Britannica and then enter your search term

     

         

2.      Databases:

 

a.  Gale Power Search

 

     1.  Go to:  www.vermilionschools.org/vhs/library

 

     2.  Select General Resources and then Gale Power Search

 

     3.  Try a subject guide search using “Spain”

 

b.  Ebsco

 

     1.  Go to:  www.vermilionschools.org/vhs/library

 

     2.  Select Electronic Resources for Students and then

 

          Magazines and Newspapers.

 

    3.  Type in a subject

 

 

          

3.      Internet Sites:

 

a.      http://www.spain-info.com/history_index.htm

 

b.      http://www.travelinginspain.com/culture.html

 

c.       https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

 

d.      http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Spain

 

e.      http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2878.htm

 

f.        http://www.teacheroz.com/toc.htm

 

 

5.      Clevenet Databases: Note:  You must use your Public Library Card to access the databases.

 

      a.  To get to these databases, go to www.ritter.lib.oh.us

 

b.  Click on the Clevenet Databases button on the left side of page.

 

      c.  Scroll down the page until you get to a search box for databases.

 

      d.  Try searching some of the following databases: Biographies Plus

           Illustrated, Biography Resource Center, Culture Grams, Discovering

           Collection, Encyclopedia of World Biography.