1. Le regioni dItalia

2. Scrivi un tema Include the following information –location –population –geographical features –history –points of interest

3. DONT BE BORING!! Make us want to visit your region!

4. 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

5. 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.

6. During the presentations, TAKE NOTES. You will have a quiz based on the information presented by your classmates.

7. 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)

8. Le regioni! 1.Abruzzo e Marche 2.Basilicata e Calabria 3.Campania 4.Emilia-Romagna 5.Trentino-Alto Adige e Valle dAosta 6.Lazio 7.Liguria 8.Lombardia 9.Molise e Puglia 10.Piemonte 11.Sardegna e Sicilia 12.Toscana 13.Umbria 14.Veneto e Friuli-Venezia Giulia 15.Vaticano e San Marino

9. Timeline: 22, 24 novembre, 3 dicembre: research in computer lab 3 gennaio: 1 st draft due at the beginning of class; begin to make presentations 4-5 gennaio: make corrections to 1 st draft 6 gennaio: 2 nd draft due 6-7 gennaio: make corrections to 2 nd draft; continue to make presentations

10. 10-12 gennaio: in-class presentations; make comments on others videos 13 gennaio: review 14 gennaio: quiz