100 puntos

Project:  El gran viaje
Due Date:

Requirements

I.  Brochure (60 points)

        A.  Design a travel brochure in Spanish to attract tourists to the Spanish-
              speaking country you have selected.  You must include the following categories:
                        1.  Geographic location w/small map
                        2.  Climate
                        3.  Important tourist spots
                        4.  Hotel accommodations
                        5.  Important restaurants/Foods
                        6.  Culture
                        7.  Unit of Money
                        8.  Kinds of credit cards accepted

            Some other possible categories you could include in addition might be
            transportation, population, vaccinations, electric voltage set-up,
            and "hot" shopping spots/great buys.

        B.  The brochure must be completed on construction paper or white paper.  Line
              notebook paper will not be accepted.  It can be printed by hand in ink or
              marker, or it can be typed as long as it is clear and neat.

II.  Oral Report (40 points)

        A.  Imagine that as a travel agent, you had the opportunity to visit the
              country you are promoting in your brochure.  You have come back from your
              trip and have prepared a presentation for a group of fellow travel agents
              in Spanish.  Here is what you are to include.

                        1.  Discuss 3 cities that you visited.
                                    a.  Where did you go?  (ir)
                                    b.  What did you see?  (ver)
                                    c.  What did you do there?  (go to the beach a restaurant,
                                                                                    a fiesta...)
                        2.  In general, what foods did you eat that were special to that
                                country?  (comer, probar)
                        3.  What unit of money does the country have?
                        4.  What credit cards did you use?
                        5.  What did you like?  What didn't you like about the country?
                                            (No)  me gusto _______.
                                            (No)  me gustaron _____.
                        6.  Include at least one visual aid.  ("fotos" of your trip, etc.)


                                                                                Vocabulario
    Possible headings for brochure:

                Situacion geografica
                El Clima
                Vistas turisticas/Lugares especiales/Que haver y ver
                Hoteles
                Restaurantes/Gastronomia
                Moneda
                Tarjetas de credito
                Poblacion
                Vacunacion
                Electricidad
                De compras

    For culture you could select from many topics:

                Deportes
                Playas
                Fiestas
                Paisaje
                Arte
                Monumentos/Architectura
                Museos
                Musica y Bailes


Grading Rubric

7 Labeled Categories with map (35 pts.)

Accuracy Neatness (25 pts.)

Presentation (20 pts.)

Grammar (20 pts.)

Complete, all categories labeled (35) Professional and meets all requirements (25) Flawless, excellent presentation skills (20) Free of any grammar mistakes, perfect (20)
Almost complete, missing 1 or 2 categories (33) Neat but lacks some detail (23) Almost flawless, good presentation skills (18) Almost perfect, one/two grammar mistakes (18)
Possesses about half of the information required (25) Partial neatness and accuracy (15) Moderately effective presentation skills (15) Grammar mistakes more frequent 3-5 (15)
Possesses minimum information of Spanish region (20) Insufficient, lacks neatness and accuracy (15) Poor presentation skills, need more practice (12) Be careful with your grammar, over 5 mistakes (12)