Foreign Expedition

Travel Brochure Project

Introduction

Bon Voyage!! How many of you would like to be whisked away on a European vacation? Well get your passport ready and away we go…

Essential Question

What similarities do we have to other people in the world; how are we different?

Standard

SS6G8 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.

a. Explain the diversity of European culture as seen in a comparison of German, Greek, Russian, French, and Italian languages, customs, and traditions.

Task

For this assignment, you and four other teammates will be visiting foreign lands. When you return from your travels, your team will put together a travel brochure and share with your classmates what you have learned. You will also turn in 5 note cards with appropriate information detailing your individual research.

Process

While on this visit, you will be learning about the languages, food, holidays, celebrations, tourist attractions, interesting facts, and people. In your team, take five minutes to agree on which job each person will take. No jobs can be shared.

Languages and foodsHolidays and celebrationsTourist attractions Interesting factsThe people

Process

Step 1

The teacher will assign you to a research team.

Greece

France

Germany

Russia

Italy

Process

Step 2:

As a group, take five minutes to choose one place that you would all like to research.

After five minutes, one person from each team must tell the teacher which place they have chosen. Each place can only be chosen by one team. The teacher will write the places on the board and cross out the ones that have already been chosen.

Process

Step 3:

Research

Research will be done individually. You will perform all your research using websites provided in the resources section. Take notes using index cards with each group member having at least 5 cards.

Process

Step 4:

Using Microsoft Publisher, which can be found on your Citrix account, your group will compile the individual research into a travel brochure full of information and pictures. It will then be presented as a group to the entire class.

Resources

Greece www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?=1&folder=874&article=18831 http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Francewww.franceway.comwww.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107517.htmlhttp://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Resources

Germanywww.justgermany.orgwww.germany.info/relaunch/index.html http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Russiawww.russianembassy.org www.kidsculturecenter.com http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Italy http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbookhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4033.htm http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107658.html

Conclusion

Congratulations!!! You have just traveled to a foreign country and learned about its culture. How exciting was it to find out how people live in other countries?

Rubrics

Click here to view the rubric for the individual part of the assignment

Click here to view the rubric for the group work part of the assignment