A webquest for Spanish students in Bachillerato with English as a foreign language
Designed by Javier Martín Álvarez, mareivaj@hotmail.com
INTRODUCTION | TASK | PROCESS | RESOURCES | EVALUATION | CONCLUSION |
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Are you afraid of spooky stories? Do you believe in ghosts, witches or vampires? Every October 31st, millions of children put on fancy dresses and get sweets by going door-to-door. It is Halloween or the All Hallow's Eve, celebrated in much of the Western World. In Spain, and in other Christian countries, you may find a similar festival on November 1st as the All Saints' Day.
But where did the rituals come from? Why do people carve jack-o-lanterns? Why do children dress in costumes? Why when children approach a stranger's door do they enthusiastically exclaim, "trick or treat?" How did the custom of orange and black as the colours of Halloween get started?
Let us get to know all these facts... don't be frightened!
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You will have to make a collage as a final task.
In that collage you should write at least 60-word captions about each main aspect of Halloween and use a picture that goes with every explanation, e.g. pumpkins.
Each student is responsible for one aspect. So, because you work in groups of four members, you will need four aspects to deal with.
When everyone has finished and has seen all other collages you will all prepare a quiz to see what you know about them.
Special aspects are:
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Select four out of these seven aspects. |
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http://www.theholidayspot.com/halloween/history.htm |
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http.//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/halloween/index.jsp?page=origins |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#Trick-or-treating |
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http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/halloween/jackhistory.html |
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http://www.123christians.com/christians/halloween/symbols/index.html |
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http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/halloween/halloweenrecipes.html |
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http://www.jackolanterns.net/songs.htm |
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http://www.halloweenghoststories.com/ |
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http://www.jackolanterns.net/spanishhalloween.htm |
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Your project will be evaluated in terms of:
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Your final performance will be evaluated by your teacher and the rest of your classmates.
Clik here to see the Evaluation Sheet.
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After completing your task successfully you should have learnt:
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BASIC DIDACTIC GUIDE |
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I WITCH YOU A HAPPY HALLOWEEN
October, 2005