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Spanish Speaking Country Wiki Project 
Objective: You will be responsible for creating a wiki page about your Spanish-speaking country. This is the same country that you study for current events. The goal of this wiki page is to share research and knowledge about the country with your classmates to help make connections to your current events and to better understand the Spanish-speaking world. Your audience is the general public (whoever wants to learn about your country) and the Spanish classes here at HST. You will give a short presentation of 4-6 minutes, sharing the most important information with the class. 
 
The wiki should include the following information: 
General information 
Capital city, population, demographics, religion, official language(s), major exports/industries 
Geography (include map) 
What is the land like? How does its geography affect its economy? 
Weather and climate 
Brief History 
Indigenous groups, colonization, independence 
Government/Current political situation 
What type of government does the country have? Who is the current leader? 
What is the political climate like in the country? 
Culture 
Where applicable: food, clothing, sports, holidays/celebrations, music, art, etc 
Tourism (include photos where possible) 
If someone were to visit the country, where are places that he/she should visit? 
Current Events 
What’s going on in the country at this time? Choose one article to briefly summarize. Address the significance. If possible, connect it back to the general information, brief history, or government/current political situation. 
Exceeds Expectations: 
What does it mean to exceed expectations? This means that you have gone above and beyond the requirements of the assignment to demonstrate a true and extensive knowledge of the topic. (Think back to UNC’s grading policy that we discussed in class!) 
Sources: 
At least 4 sources 
It is important that your sources are credible! You must include them at the bottom of the wiki as references in MLA format. 
Grading: 
The wiki is worth one test grade. 
The current events section is worth one quiz grade. 
10 points will be deducted each day it is late. 
Use the rubric to ensure that you have completed all parts of the assignment for maximum points. Business attire is not required but will help earn maximum credit. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rubric: Spanish-Speaking Country Wiki (One Test Grade)

<table class="wiki_table">
 <tr>
 <td>Category 
</td>
 <td>Points Possible 
</td>
 <td>Points Awarded 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Organization 
Content is well organized and related material is grouped in a logical manner. 
</td>
 <td>9 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>General Information 
Capital City, Population, demographics, religion, official language(s), major exports/industries 
List format acceptable. 
</td>
 <td>8 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Geography 
What is the land like? How does its geography affect its economy? 
Weather and climate 
Map included. 
</td>
 <td>8 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Brief History 
Includes information on indigenous groups, colonization, and independence. Why is this significant? How does it relate to the current political climate? 
A minimum of 2 paragraphs. 
</td>
 <td>20 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Government/Current Political Situation 
What type of government does the country have? Who is the current leader? What is the political climate like in the country? 
</td>
 <td>10 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Culture 
Where applicable: food, clothing, sports, holidays/celebrations, music, art, etc. 
A minimum of 3 different types of culture included. 
</td>
 <td>10 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Tourism 
If someone were to visit the country, where are places that he/she should visit? 
At least 3 places included with photos for each one. 
</td>
 <td>10 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Sources 
Source information for at least 5 sources (1 print, 4 online) is collected for all content included in the wiki and is documented at the bottom of the wiki as references. 
</td>
 <td>5 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Presentation 
Presentation is easy to hear and understand, holds the audience’s attention, and does not exceed 6 minutes. 
</td>
 <td>10 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>*Exceeding Requirements 
Student demonstrates achievement above and beyond the minimum requirements and wears business attire to present. 
</td>
 <td>10 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
</table>

Total Points Possible: 100 
Total Points Awarded: ___ 
 
 
Rubric: Spanish-Speaking Country Wiki Current Events (One Quiz Grade)

<table class="wiki_table">
 <tr>
 <td>Category 
</td>
 <td>Points Possible 
</td>
 <td>Points Awarded 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>One Current Event selected that is no more than 3 days old from the due date of the assignment. The current event is summarized and the significance is addressed. 
</td>
 <td>90 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Source Information Collected (URL link) 
</td>
 <td>10 
</td>
 <td> 
</td>
 </tr>
</table>

Total Points Possible: 100 
Total Points Awarded: ___