-Xtranormal+Spanish+Project

Spanish:
Learning Expectations: 1.1 In the target language, engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Performance Indicators: The student is able to • use verbal and written exchanges to share personal data, information, and preferences • exchange information about general events • plan events and activities with others using authentic schedules; • use appropriate vocabulary to acquire goods and services Starting Thursday, December 1st, will be making an animated movie that allows us to learn a new technology application during class time. You will get Thursday, Friday, and the weekend to finish the project. They will be due before class on Monday so that we can watch them in class.
 * The Assignment:**
 * Spanish 1: Please prepare IN SPANISH a conversation using terminology related to food and meals (although please also feel free to use vocabulary from any of the chapters we've looked at this year). The conversation should be between 2 people and contain a minimum of 10 lines of dialogue per character. The dialogue should contain correctly conjugated present tense verbs as well as a couple examples of infinitive phrases.
 * Spanish 2: Please prepare IN SPANISH a converation using terminology related to traveling (from Chapters 1, 2, and 3). The conversation should be between 2 people and contain a minimum of 10 lines of dialogue per character. The dialogue needs to include the correct usage of verbs in the present tense, the present reflexive tense, the present progressive tense, and the preterite tense.

Procedure:
1. Go to xtranormal.com (Directions to create an account). Use your personal email account. 2. Click on Make Movies at the top left of the window. 3. Type the script for your conversation and follow the simple instructions on the website to create the movie adding animations, expressions, etc. Look below the script on the left side to add/change sound track or change actors. Remember to choose the look and the voice of the actors and click APPLY to cast actors. 4. Hint #1: Make sure to type the accents marks and use correct punctuation. If you don't, the characters won't be able to pronounce the dialog correctly. To type the Windows Alt Codes, hold down the alt key on your keyboard as you type the number code on the number keypad to the right of the letters. 5. Hint #2: When choosing the voice of your characters, it works best to click on one of the Spanish-accent options. 6. After you finish making your video. Click Action to save your changes. It may take a few moments to "shoot your movie." You can then preview your movie by click in the arrow just beneath the screen. If you need to make changes, work on the left to do so. When you have changed your movie, you will need to click Action again to save your changes. 7. When you are happy with your movie, click on It's a Wrap....and WAIT....this takes a few minutes. You will be prompted to give your movie a title, description, tags (the words a person might enter into a search to find your movie), and a Rating of G, then click Publish.....and WAIT....this takes several minutes. DON'T DO THIS FIVE MINUTES BEFORE CLASS IS OVER. 8. While your movie is being rendered, you will see the url (web address) for it on the right. **Copy this address and email it to me.** jsliger@rps.k12.ar.us The embed code is also on the right. You can use this code to embed your movie into a webpage, wiki, etc. You can also upload your video to youtube for the whole world to see!
 * á || 160 ||  || ¿ || 168 ||
 * é || 130 ||  || ¡ || 173 ||
 * í || 161 ||  || ª || 166 ||
 * ó || 162 ||  || º || 167 ||
 * ú || 163 ||  || ñ || 164 ||
 * É || 144 ||  || Ñ || 165 ||

Project Example: [|Spanish Xtranormal video]

Project idea by Beth Goodrich and Donna Baker