Week 5 Discussion - Elaborate on Your Impressions of La Tomatina Festival

Literature Homework

Discussion 5: Elaborate on Your Impressions of La Tomatina Festival

Discussion Board Guidelines

Instructions

Study  Lesson 2: Spanish Regional Festivals: La Tomatina. Be sure to follow the instructions by reading the materials and viewing the videos.   Then respond to the questions below.

1. What happens in La Tomatina festival?

2. What do you think about the festival? Would you like to experience it someday? Is there another regional Spanish festival that you would prefer to participate in instead?

3. Does this remind you in any way of a festival that you have participated in or know of? Compare/contrast to your personal experience or another regional Spanish festival.

Your initial response and your peer responses will be graded together using the  Culture Discussion Rubric to determine your written discussion score. Your responses should show that you have engaged deeply with the lesson material and your classmates' ideas. Your writing should be in your own words and polished to the best of your ability, and your opinions expressed in a respectful manner. Please do not copy/paste the questions into your response.

Grading

This discussion is worth 3 points. For more specifics on how this will be graded, refer to the rubric below.

Rubrics