Traveling teddy bears, rats with bad luck, and lost penguins are just a few of the topics in the childrens’ stories that students of Robert Snyder’s Spanish IV classes are writing.  The classes were assigned a project to write an original “Cuento Infantil” or, a childrens’ story, in Spanish. 

Students, in groups of two, were required to write an outline for their story along with dialogue and to create a Powerpoint Presentation with pictures.  When it was all finished, the group presented their story to the class.

“I liked the project because it challenged my ability to write in both English and Spanish,” said junior Chase Colvin.

The students started on the project Sept. 9 and presented their stories Sept. 16.  The Powerpoint presentation required a minimum of five slides or more.

“The project strengthened the students’ Spanish skills,” said Mr. Snyder, “and more specifically challenged their usage of the two past tenses.”

Last year, the project included larger groups, but Mr. Snyder changed to smaller groups this year to ensure more participation from each member of the group.  The project was graded on the quality of visual presentation, the outline, the written dialogue, and the individual effort.  This is the second year that Mr. Snyder has assigned the project.

“My favorite part was writing the dialogue,” said Colvin. “Writing about rats with bad luck makes me laugh.”