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Introduction What is life like in other countries? Are the tourist attractions you see in pictures truly worth visiting? What are they really like? Maybe you have been fortunate enough to travel outside the United States, but for most of us, we can only imagine. Now, the good news: Your travel dreams are coming true! You have been selected as a participant in a new school program, and you have received an all-expenses paid trip to the nation of your choice! You and a partner will be traveling to a country outside the United States to see famous sites and observe the culture. Through your voyage, you will discover exotic travel destinations, what life is like in a foreign country, and learn more about the amazing places the country has to offer. The Task Your task is to record your journey in a scrapbook to share with the rest of the class. First, your team will have to do research on your destination so that you can put all of the following items in your scrapbook: Descriptions of 3 places you visit Pictures of the sites you visited and the country in general, with captionsInformation about the culture (religion, language, food, etc.) Information about the climate and environment;A map of your journeyJournal entries describing everything that you saw. You will both have a role for the journey that will help you complete your scrapbook as a team. Your finished scrapbook should put everything listed above together into short, narrative journal entries with pictures. You will use Google Slides to create your final scrapbook presentation. Be creative! The Process Step 1: You are now ready to begin your journey! Decide as a team which country you will be traveling to. Since you both will have a role in recording what took place, decide now what each person’s role will be. The Travel Guide & NavigatorThe Travel Guide will decide which three hot spots your group is visiting. These might be historical sites, natural wonders, tourist attractions, or anything of interest in a vacation. You can travel to separate cities, or the tourist attractions can be different places in the same city. Research these places first and make the decision for the group of which three you will see. For the scrapbook, you will also be the one to help your group explain why you chose each location, why each is an important place, and what you saw there. The Navigator will do research on the climate and environment of the country. You will also decide for the group when the best time to travel is. This information is important when you travel to a foreign country. Once the three places you are visiting are chosen, you will map out your journey from start to finish (you can screenshot the travel on google maps). For the scrapbook, you will help your group include details about the weather and landscape for your journey, tell what time of year you are traveling and why, and include the map of your journey. The Photographer & Culture Expert The Photographer will find pictures of the places your group is visiting, the people, and the environment. You must find a minimum of three pictures for each site you visit (total of 9 minimum; no max). (Please make them pictures of different places within the site; don’t include three pictures of the front of the same beach, for example!) You must also find pictures of people from that country and pictures of the scenery you might have seen while traveling. For the scrapbook, you will provide the pictures and write captions identifying what each is a picture of. The Culture Expert will research information about the country’s culture: the foods they eat, the clothes they wear, the languages they speak, the religions they practice, and the government they have (all important info for traveling). For the scrapbook, you will help your group include details about each of these things for your journal entries. Step 2: Now that you know what each of you will be doing, visit the links below to find the answers for your research. Take detailed notes to use later as you create your scrapbook. Make sure that you record what web sites and print resources you are using as you go along! 3:Once your research is completed, you will work together to share your information with each other and put together a scrapbook of your voyage on Google Slides. As a team, write out the journal entries using everyone’s researched information. Use the list below to make sure that your completed scrapbook has all of the following parts:One slide introduction for your arrival, with a journal entry of 6-10 sentences explaining what destination you are journeying to and when and what the climate is like when you arrive (You could include information and pictures about your group here!)One slide containing the map of your journey (Use the country’s map [screenshot Google Maps], and make sure your sites and the order you visited them in are clearly marked on the map!)One or more slides about the first place you visited, including at least three pictures with captions and a journal entry of 6-10 sentences; in your journal entry, explain why this place was chosen, tell why it is a tourist attraction, and describe what you saw there.One or more slides about the second place you visited, with all of the information listed in #3One or more slides about the third place you visited, with all of the information listed in #3One slide containing a journal entry of 6-10 sentences with information about the culture of the country (food, religion, language, clothes, government) and at least three pictures with captions; explain how it is different from the culture of the United StatesOne slide listing the web sites you used to find the information and pictures; list these in MLA format ................
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