Spanish 11 Children's Book Project (Ms. Shannon)
For this project you will be creating a children's book written in Spanish. Please read through some of the examples that Ms. Roblin and Mrs. Sutherland have provided for you.
Next, you need to pick who your main character is going to be and the setting for your book. Your main character can be anyone (or anything) you wish and your setting should take place in one of the following Spanish speaking countries:
Your Plot should be based on a "Big Event" in the life of your main character. To accomplish this, you need to research the life and culture of your target country and portray a special day in pictures as well as words.
Some examples of festivities or big events that may happen or are celebrated in many Spanish speaking countries are:
A good database to start with your research is World Book Encyclopedia
Next, you need to pick who your main character is going to be and the setting for your book. Your main character can be anyone (or anything) you wish and your setting should take place in one of the following Spanish speaking countries:
- Spain
- Mexico
- Chile
- Argentina
- Peru
- Venezuela
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Uruguay
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Honduras
- Guatemala
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Puerto Rico
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (in West Africa)
Your Plot should be based on a "Big Event" in the life of your main character. To accomplish this, you need to research the life and culture of your target country and portray a special day in pictures as well as words.
Some examples of festivities or big events that may happen or are celebrated in many Spanish speaking countries are:
- Quinceañera
- La Navidad/ La Nochebuena
- El primer dia de escuela
- El dia do los mortos
- La Semana Santa
- Cinco de Mayo
- Perrito nuevo
A good database to start with your research is World Book Encyclopedia
The length of your book should be at least 10 pages long and have a minimum of 3 sentences per page. The criteria for this project is in the following rubric:
When you are designing the layout of your children's book, you can either work on paper or choose to create a digital book.
If you choose to create a digital book, there are a limited number of ipads available for use in class. You can try using the free app called Book Creator.
If you choose to create a digital book, there are a limited number of ipads available for use in class. You can try using the free app called Book Creator.
If you are NOT using the ipads, we recommend you use StoryJumper to create your digital book. Please see the librarian for your login information!
When writing your book, it is helpful to know how to use the Spanish keyboard accents. The following two websites will be very helpful:
Spanish.typeit.org
Spanishdict.com
Here are a few links to English-Spanish Online Dictionaries:
Google Translate
SpanishDict.com
When you are illustrating your book, you may choose to use any medium you wish (drawing, painting, collage etc) OR you may choose to use digital images.
If you choose to use digital images you may wish to take your own photos OR find images on the internet. If you are using digital images from the internet, please keep in mind that these are considered intellectual property and we encourage you to find copyright free images using the following websites:
Creative Commons
Flickr- Search for copyright friendly images licensed under Creative Commons
morgueFile -Search the "free images" database to find thousands of photos. This site also offers a virtual classroom for aspiring
photographers.
Images Canada - Provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian
cultural institutions Check the Copyright page for information on use of images
Spanish.typeit.org
Spanishdict.com
Here are a few links to English-Spanish Online Dictionaries:
Google Translate
SpanishDict.com
When you are illustrating your book, you may choose to use any medium you wish (drawing, painting, collage etc) OR you may choose to use digital images.
If you choose to use digital images you may wish to take your own photos OR find images on the internet. If you are using digital images from the internet, please keep in mind that these are considered intellectual property and we encourage you to find copyright free images using the following websites:
Creative Commons
Flickr- Search for copyright friendly images licensed under Creative Commons
morgueFile -Search the "free images" database to find thousands of photos. This site also offers a virtual classroom for aspiring
photographers.
Images Canada - Provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian
cultural institutions Check the Copyright page for information on use of images
If you would like to read more children's books written in Spanish, try reading some Tumble books from the Squamish Public Library