Vamos a viajar! VAMOS a TOMAR UN VIAJE VIRTUAL DE UN PAIS HISPANICO

You will take the class on a virual “trip” to a Hispanic country of your choice.

Have you ever wanted to travel to Spain? Mexico? Puerto Rico? Brazil? Your final cultural project will be you showing the class a presentation as if you really did spend 2 weeks in a Hispanic country: What you saw, where you went, who you met, what you did, where you stayed….

Escoje un pais hispanico por que tu estas intresado.

1. Choose a hispanic country in which you have interest.

Usa las computadoras hace un presentacion de powerpoint

2. create a power point or prezi (some visual) presentation (this is in order to SHOW us where you went / what you did on your trip

Tu vas a ensenar la clase de el pais, y “viajar” a el pais virtualmente.

3. You will teach/show the class about your country: as if you really did travel there

GIVE US A TOUR OF THE COUNTRY AND DON’T LEAVE ANYTHING OUT!

ü We want to see and hear about all the destinations and things to do and see in your country.

ü You will have to research the country in order to find out what it has to offer, and what it would be like if you really did travel to the destination. Present complete, good, interesting information about the country, and represent that information with pictures and/or videos / graphics.

ü When you tell us about your country, we want to SEE what you are talking about.

· Google “virtual tour of ____” and there are sites out there that have these done for you: example: there is a virtual tour of Madrid, the capital of Spain. Link it to your slide and show us that --- you still need to know about the pics to tell us, though.

4. What information should you include in your virtual trip?

You will tell us what you want/think important about your country, but you will use and follow the following outline. (attached)

5. Presentation: you can have words / notes on the slide, but use the PPT to SHOW class about the country: and then TELL the class about what we see. The information and pictures and creativity of visual ppt. Presentation will be all you!

6. you can make your slide SERIO y DIVERTIDO, but NOT RIDICULO :

TODOS LOS PRESENTACIONES NECESITAN SER APROPIADO

7. use Google earth, photos, website links, virtual tours, fodors.com…

Slide 1: cover slide: “A VIRTUAL TRIP TO ____” or “ A VIRTUAL TOUR of _____”

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

3-4 points: slide is done, few items/pics/information

1-2 points: slide is done poorly, no pics

0 points: not done

Slide 2: An interesting / fascinating fact/information on any aspect of your country. --- show and tell something that you could not BELIEVE it when you did it/ saw it/ heard about it

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

3-4 points: slide is done, few items/pics/information

1-2 points: slide is done poorly, no pics

0 points: not done

Slide 3: a Landmark--- show and tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

3-4 points: slide is done, few items/pics/information

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0 points: not done

Slide 4: The people of the country –show us and tell us about them

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

3-4 points: slide is done, few items/pics/information

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Slide 5: a current event / news item: what’s going on for real right now in your country? / headlines you needed to know about as a traveler to the country

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

3-4 points: slide is done, few items/pics/information

1-2 points: slide is done poorly, no pics

0 points: not done

Slide 6: Choose a city/town to go (not the capital) – show us / take us on a tour of it / tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 7: Choose a different city/town to go (not the capital) -- show us/ take us on a tour of it

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

3-4 points: slide is done, few items/pics/information

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Slide 8: Where would you travel and why? --- show us / tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 9: Where would you NOT travel /go and why? -- show us / tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 10: What a person should know before traveling here…

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Slide 11-12: Highlight the “must sees” in the country – show us some

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 13: What is the best time to travel to the country?

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Slide 14: The capital (city) – show and tell us

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Slide 15: Where would you stay (for real)? Show and tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 16: Where would you eat (for real)? Show and tell us

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Slide 17: Entertainment -- what would you do? Show us / tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 18: Historical site – show us / tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 19: A cultural practice that you “saw” (practice, holiday, tradition, celebration…) – show us / tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

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Slide 20: What sporting event would you go see and where? Show us / tell us

5 points: slide is complete, well represents slide topic with pictures and written or spoken information

3-4 points: slide is done, few items/pics/information

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0 points: not done