The Italian Times  

How does our Italian Heritage Influence what we are today?

Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Standards

Introduction:

People just don't understand the importance of the Italian heritage.  The authors of "The Italian Times" have asked your class to take part in the research and exposure of how Italians of the past have influenced our life today.  Our goal: to make others aware of how much our Italian ancestors have done for us.

Task:

You will create a newspaper as a class including articles and pictures of how Italians have influenced our view of literature, poetry, science, art and music by compiling information on all the fields and becoming an expert on a particular person. Each group will take on a section of the newspaper:

bulletThe literary times:  Writers and Poets
bulletScience Journal: Scientists and Inventors
bulletThe Art Expo: Artists and Sculptors
bulletMusic Appreciation: Composers and Performers

Your final product will be shared with all the other Italian classes in the school.

 

Process:

  1. You will work in groups of 4 on a chosen section of the newspaper.
  2. Each group member will explore the resources for your section and choose one person in your field to write about.
  3. You will gather information and pictures of the person and what they have done to influence our current lifestyle and write a 100 word article about the person.
  4. You will work with your group members to edit each others papers and create a layout using Microsoft Publisher to make your page of the newspaper.
  5. The entire class will submit their sections of the paper and we will offer copies to the other Italian classes in the school.

 

Resources:

bulletLinks and questions for Literary Times Experts
 
bulletLinks and questions for Science Journal Writers
 
bulletLinks and questions for Art Expo Creators
 
bulletLinks and questions for Music Legends and Composers

 

Evaluation:

bulletYour Article will be evaluated by the following RUBRIC.
 
bulletYour group work and participation will be graded on the following Check List

 

Conclusion:

bulletAt the conclusion of this quest you should be able to identify various Italians of different time periods that have influenced who we are today.  You should be able to speak about important writers, artists, composers and scientists who have made our life today a little richer and be able to share your knowledge with others. Be proud of your Italian Heritage!

 

Standards:

NY State Standards for Languages Other Than English:

bulletStandard 1: Students will be able to use a language other than English for communication
bulletStandard 2:  Students will develop cross-cultural skills and understandings

 

In bocca al lupo!