Introduction

Have you ever heard of the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Berlin Wall? Have you wanted to travel to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Would you like to see a bullfight--for real? Maybe golf in a foreign country? Let's take a trip to the most interesting place in the world!

You are a travel agent for one of the countries above. You will give information to persuade others that they should travel to your country. What is your country like? What should they go see? What kind of money do they need? How can they travel?

You will make a Power Point presentation that will include the following cards: Map, Economy, Tourist Information, Culture, Government, and Misc. There is an example for each card below.

When done, you will present your country to the class.

The Process (remember to bookmark)

Day 1- Get a check list. Surf the countries above and decide the one which interests you the most. You can use the sites below to get your information. Suggestions are on the cards to get you started.

Day 2 - Make a Map card. Include size(sq. miles), weather, and climate.

Day 3 - Make a Economy card. Include currency(money), major industry, imports/exports.

Day 4 - Make a Government card. Include flag, type of government, head of government(premier, king/queen, prime minister).

Day 5 - Make a Tourist card. Include ways to travel(bus, train, car), sites of interest, festivals of holidays.

Day 6 - Make a Culture card. Include food, religion, recreation, major language, clothing

Day 7 - Make Misc. card. Include a brief history. and famous citizen.

Day 8 - Add more information to your cards.

Day 9 - Add pictures(that do not have a copyright) to your cards.

Day 10 - Revise cards. Some presentations-if ready.

Day 11-14 - Presentations by drawings.

Sites for information:

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/s/522760.html Spain-Bibliograhy info at bottom of reference.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/f/208640.html France - Bibliograhy info at bottom of reference.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/u/575740.html United Kingdom - Bibliograhy info at bottom of reference.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/i/283260.html  
Italy -Bibliograhy info at bottom of reference.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/i/281020.html Ireland - Bibliograhy info at bottom of reference.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/g/222500.html Germany - Bibliograhy info at bottom of reference.

http://www.ehi.com/europe.html Day 5

http://www.searchopolis.com/ Day 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

http://www.travel.org/ireland.html

http://www.france.com/index.html

http://www.travel.org/italy.html

http://travel.org/spain.html

http://www.travel.org/germany.html#top

http://www.travel.org/britain.html

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Oral presentation	1.Project voice 2. Little eye contact. 3. Constant movement. 4. Under 10 ah's and uh's.	1. Heard by those in front. 2. Looked up occasionally. 3. Occasional movement. 4. Under 6 ah's and uh's.	1. Heard throughout the room. 2. Some eye contact. 3. Little shifting. 4. Under 3 ah's and uh's.	1.Can be heard throughout the room with no repeats. 2. Stand-- looking at class. 3. No shifting 4. Information given without 'ah's and uh's.
PowerPoint or Hyperstudio Presentation	1. Six cards titled with 10 misc. facts required from check list. 2. Six picture -total -on cards. 3. Correct info on card. 4. Three sources of info.	1. Six cards titled with 12 misc. facts required from check list. 2. 8 pictures -total -on your cards. 3. Correct info on card. 4. Four sources of info.	1. Six cards titled with 14 misc. facts required from check list. 2. 10 pictures-total - on your cards. 3. Correct info on card. 4. Five sources of info.	1. Six cards titled with 16+ misc. facts required from check list. 2. 12 pictures-total - on your cards. 3. Correct info on card. 4. Six or more sources of info.

Now that you have discovered a new country, listen to your classmates and see if you would like to visit their country while you are on your European vacation.

Cook, Rodger. "eiffel1.jpg." Pics4Learning. September 1999. <http://pics.tech4learning.com>. ist

http://www.appropriatesoftwre.com/BerlinWall/images8.html

http://php.searchopolis.com

http://coolarchive.com