Step One: Select your partner(s) for this assignment (no more than 3 students per group).
Step Two: Select a Spanish speaking country.
Selecting a Spanish speaking country:
Go the following links and click on the countries for more information
Veintemundos
Lanic
Step Three: Research the following topics. Take notes using the graphic organizer and record your sources. Find 2 facts or pieces of information for each topic. Find pictures and highlights from that country.
GEOGRAPHY
LANDMARKS
FOOD
CULTURE
ART/MUSIC
CLIMATE
Group Name:_________________________ Your Names: ________________________
Country report (This chart as a document is also located under resources).
Graphic Organizer [The format of this is variable—could be changed into a tree chart or a cloud chart, but this is the key info that should be on it, no matter what it actually ends up looking like….]
Country:_________________________________
Geographic Size/ location: __________________________ square miles
Capital:__________________________________
2 Major Cities: ____________________________________________________
2 Major Landmarks/ tourism:_________________________________________
Climate: _________________________________________________________
Food:____________________________________________________________
Art:_____________________________________________________________
Music:___________________________________________________________
Culture: (traditions, holidays)_______________________________________
Cool Facts: (famous people, sports, etc.)________________________________
Step Four: Once the research about that country is complete, students will go on an imaginary virtual trip to that country visiting tourist places; students will chose a city for their trip, students will be given a budget of $4000 per student. Students will need to research and plan the whole trip managing their budget. This trip is for 7 days.
Keep in mind:
-This trip is for 7 days
-The budget is $3000 per student
-You need to get a plane ticket round trip, hotel, transportation
-You must visit at least 2 historic places
-You must visit 2 cultural places or events
Tickets and hotels:
Expedia.com Travelocity.com
Cheapair.com Tripadvisor.com
-Visit real places if the city that you selected is in this website:
Airpano.com
Historic and tourist areas:
Veintemundos
GoSouthAmerica
Budget:
Answer the following questions: How did you spend the money? How much was the ticket round trip? How much was the hotel? (Keep in mind that the travel days do not count, for example if you get to Bogota Colombia at 11 am you will need to pay taxi, or rent a car, or public transportation (remember that you are traveling as a group, therefore if there are 2 or 3 students you can divide the cost of the taxi) then check-in to the hotel it is usually at 3:00 pm, then that will count for one night, usually check-out is before 11 am the next day.
List by days how did you spend the money and what did you do that day: Make sure to include activities, places, food, hotel, and transportation.
Daily Activity Place Food x 3 Hotel Transportation other expenses
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Totals:
Note: The budget must not exceed $4,000 per student.
Step Five: Once the research is complete, students will create a presentation using Voicethread.com, Prezi, or Animoto showing the important facts and the trip to the selected country.
Creating the presentation:
-Sign in to Voicethread.com, Prezi or Animoto gather the information prior to record the presentation, if you need to review how to use voicethread.com, Prezi, or Animoto go to the Resources page to watch the video.
-The presentation must have no less than 17 slides:
First slide: Your names and the name of the country selected
Slide 2-7 2 facts about each of the following categories with one picture in each slide.
GEOGRAPHY
LANDMARKS
FOOD
CULTURE
ART/MUSIC
CLIMATE
Slide 8-15: A detailed description per day in that foreign country. (Use the budget sheet to help you remember by day. Where did you go? What places did you visit? What did you eat? What kind of transportation did you use that day? In slide 15 place the budget sheet and explain how you managed your money. What is the name of that country’s currency (money) and how much is in U.S dollars?
Slide 16: Reflect in your experience traveling to another country, then write and explain any differences that you may have found in your own city/culture.
Slide 17: Resources or Reference page. List all the references you used to complete the project.
Here is an example of a project using voicethread.com
Example
Step Six: Present your project to the class.
Image courtesy of thesavvyexplorer.com
Google doc:
Our Padlet to upload our final presentation:
http://padlet.com/sandramar0620/yq135scnuoyj
Step Two: Select a Spanish speaking country.
Selecting a Spanish speaking country:
Go the following links and click on the countries for more information
Veintemundos
Lanic
Step Three: Research the following topics. Take notes using the graphic organizer and record your sources. Find 2 facts or pieces of information for each topic. Find pictures and highlights from that country.
GEOGRAPHY
LANDMARKS
FOOD
CULTURE
ART/MUSIC
CLIMATE
Group Name:_________________________ Your Names: ________________________
Country report (This chart as a document is also located under resources).
Graphic Organizer [The format of this is variable—could be changed into a tree chart or a cloud chart, but this is the key info that should be on it, no matter what it actually ends up looking like….]
Country:_________________________________
Geographic Size/ location: __________________________ square miles
Capital:__________________________________
2 Major Cities: ____________________________________________________
2 Major Landmarks/ tourism:_________________________________________
Climate: _________________________________________________________
Food:____________________________________________________________
Art:_____________________________________________________________
Music:___________________________________________________________
Culture: (traditions, holidays)_______________________________________
Cool Facts: (famous people, sports, etc.)________________________________
Step Four: Once the research about that country is complete, students will go on an imaginary virtual trip to that country visiting tourist places; students will chose a city for their trip, students will be given a budget of $4000 per student. Students will need to research and plan the whole trip managing their budget. This trip is for 7 days.
Keep in mind:
-This trip is for 7 days
-The budget is $3000 per student
-You need to get a plane ticket round trip, hotel, transportation
-You must visit at least 2 historic places
-You must visit 2 cultural places or events
Tickets and hotels:
Expedia.com Travelocity.com
Cheapair.com Tripadvisor.com
-Visit real places if the city that you selected is in this website:
Airpano.com
Historic and tourist areas:
Veintemundos
GoSouthAmerica
Budget:
Answer the following questions: How did you spend the money? How much was the ticket round trip? How much was the hotel? (Keep in mind that the travel days do not count, for example if you get to Bogota Colombia at 11 am you will need to pay taxi, or rent a car, or public transportation (remember that you are traveling as a group, therefore if there are 2 or 3 students you can divide the cost of the taxi) then check-in to the hotel it is usually at 3:00 pm, then that will count for one night, usually check-out is before 11 am the next day.
List by days how did you spend the money and what did you do that day: Make sure to include activities, places, food, hotel, and transportation.
Daily Activity Place Food x 3 Hotel Transportation other expenses
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Totals:
Note: The budget must not exceed $4,000 per student.
Step Five: Once the research is complete, students will create a presentation using Voicethread.com, Prezi, or Animoto showing the important facts and the trip to the selected country.
Creating the presentation:
-Sign in to Voicethread.com, Prezi or Animoto gather the information prior to record the presentation, if you need to review how to use voicethread.com, Prezi, or Animoto go to the Resources page to watch the video.
-The presentation must have no less than 17 slides:
First slide: Your names and the name of the country selected
Slide 2-7 2 facts about each of the following categories with one picture in each slide.
GEOGRAPHY
LANDMARKS
FOOD
CULTURE
ART/MUSIC
CLIMATE
Slide 8-15: A detailed description per day in that foreign country. (Use the budget sheet to help you remember by day. Where did you go? What places did you visit? What did you eat? What kind of transportation did you use that day? In slide 15 place the budget sheet and explain how you managed your money. What is the name of that country’s currency (money) and how much is in U.S dollars?
Slide 16: Reflect in your experience traveling to another country, then write and explain any differences that you may have found in your own city/culture.
Slide 17: Resources or Reference page. List all the references you used to complete the project.
Here is an example of a project using voicethread.com
Example
Step Six: Present your project to the class.
Image courtesy of thesavvyexplorer.com
Google doc:
Our Padlet to upload our final presentation:
http://padlet.com/sandramar0620/yq135scnuoyj