ATL Research: Communicate information & ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of

• Spaans
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

ATL: Research - Media literacy skills

La tarea

The context: 

You recently went on a trip to a Latin American country with your friends. As part of the Global Citizenship programme, you want to share the following information and experiences:

• location of the country visited (South America, Central America, etc)  
• the capital of the country
  
• population of the country
  
• geographical features
  
• main products 
  
• languages spoken  
  
• activities you did there
  
• other information (typical food, currency, etc...)

La tarea

In order to develop and demonstrate the ATL skill, you will research the aforementioned information on a Spanish-speaking country using a variety of media and present it to the class in a format of your choice according to the target audience. You will complete the task in groups of 3 as follows:  

1. Brainstorm: a) new ideas and inquiries about the country of your interest: what does your audience might want to know? What facts might they ignore about this country?, b)where to find information, target audiences & text types; note down everything on a  word document
2. Research information based on Step 1
3. Put the research together in a format with the audience in mind 
4. Present to class (Part 1 in English, Part 2 in Spanish)
5. Class evaluation using Google Form

Remind students to:

• make a note of who researches what, and also what media they use in their research
• put their research together in a format with audience and purpose in mind
• demonstrate their ATL skill during the presentation to class (so include media used, how it connects to target audience and purpose etc.)
• evaluate their peers' work appropriately 

Step 1.
Brainstorm:
What does your audience might want to know? What facts might they ignore about this country? Note it down in a word document

Examples:

podcasts, blogs, tourist/travel websites, government websites, songs, posters, advertising etc.

Step 1.
Brainstorm:
Where can you find information needed for the task? Note it down in a word document

Examples:

podcasts, blogs, tourist/travel websites, government websites, songs, posters, advertising etc.

Step 1. Who might your target audience be? Think of the task's context & purpose!

Examples:

• all students 
• teachers
• Spanish students 
• Primary students
• Secondary students 

Step 1. Which format do you think would be the most suitable for your target audience and purpose?

Examples: 

• poster
• video
• podcast
• presentation

2. Research and brainstorming

• Now conduct your research in your group, using the various media we identified in the previous task.
• Remember to reference your work, and make a note of who researches what! (you'll need this for the presentation)
• Write in a word document how brainstorming has helped you generate new ideas and inquiries. You will share this with your teacher, only one document per team

3. Put it together and, what have you got?

You're now going to put your research together in a format of your choice for a target audience of your choice...

Remember your purpose and chosen audience will affect your choice of format... Will you share your Global Citizenship experiences via a poster in the classroom, or on the digital screens? Via a vlog, or a presentation?

Remind students of how purpose, target audience and text type are all linked. One affects the others and vice versa. 

Remind them to make is visual!

4&5: Presentation & evaluation

Presenters: You're now going to present your chosen format and target audience to the class:

1) Explain in English your chosen format, target audience, and media used in research

2) Present your research in Spanish 

Listeners: You're going evaluate each group's ATL skill using the Google Form on the following slide...

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