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Research a Cultural Question with Evidence

Learners carry out a small, honest research project in Spanish on a cultural question. Using a model inquiry — how and why the Día de Muertos celebration in Mexico has changed in recent decades — they write a focused question and sub-questions, search with Spanish keywords, evaluate sources (including community voices and interviews), take notes that separate quotation, paraphrase and summary, cite consistently, and write a report that answers the question, compares perspectives and states its limitations.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 145 minutes
  • Research process check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Formulate a researchable cultural question with a comparative or causal focus, and plan sub-questions, Spanish search keywords and source types.
  • Evaluate sources in Spanish for authority, purpose, currency, evidence and perspective, including primary sources such as interviews, and corroborate claims.
  • Take structured notes, distinguish quotation, paraphrase and summary, and cite sources consistently to avoid plagiarism.
  • Write a research report that answers the question with evidence, compares perspectives respectfully and acknowledges its limitations.

Lessons

  1. Plan the inquiry 6 steps4 practiceabout 36 min
  2. Evaluate and corroborate 6 steps4 practiceabout 36 min
  3. Notes, paraphrase and citation 5 steps3 practiceabout 36 min
  4. Write the research report 5 steps3 practiceabout 37 min
  5. Research process check 10 questions at the end

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