6th Social Studies Travel Agent Project

6^th Grade Travel Agent

Project

(100 points)

You are going to act as a travel agent. Your job will be to pick any European nation to research and try to “sell” Mr. Perry a vacation to that country. All of the information required will be the same; however, you may present your research in one of three ways. All projects will be presented to the class. This presentation will be graded and factored into your final points total. Due: January 4, 2016

• Digital presentation (i.e. power point, prezzy, keynote)
• Brochure
• Tri-fold poster

Digital Presentation:

• All projects should include:
  • Country’s longitude and latitude
  • Climate type. Some countries may have more than one. Describe all of them.
  • Some of the important land and water forms in the country. E.g. Mount Everest and the Nile River.
  • The country’s economy. What are their imports and exports? Does the country have natural resources that are valuable? What are their largest industries? E.g. the major industry in Jamaica is tourism. Discuss any other information that you feel is important.
  • The country’s unique ethnic groups and cultures. Discuss any cultural customs. E.g. Chinese using chopsticks.
  • The country’s form of government.
  • Any other information that would persuade someone to take a vacation in your country.
• PowerPoint presentation should be at least eight slides long. Although, you may need more. This includes your title slide. Title slide should include: your name, country name, and grade
• Should include pictures of the country and examples of the information. E.g. if you discuss chopsticks, you should have a picture of chopsticks on that slide.
• Each slide should have a title. If information on the same topic uses more than one slide, it should be titled title cont. e.g. the slide title is environment. Environment cont.
• Works cited slide. Three separate sources.

Brochure

• All projects should include:
  • Country’s longitude and latitude
  • Climate type. Some countries may have more than one. Describe all of them.
  • Some of the important land and water forms in the country. E.g. Mount Everest and the Nile River.
  • The country’s economy. What are their imports and exports? Does the country have natural resources that are valuable? What are their largest industries? E.g. the major industry in Jamaica is tourism. Discuss any other information that you feel is important.
  • The country’s unique ethnic groups and cultures. Discuss any cultural customs. E.g. Chinese using chopsticks.
  • The country’s form of government.
  • Any other information that would persuade someone to take a vacation in your country.
• Brochure should include pictures of your country. Your name and grade should be located on either the front or back of the brochure.
• Information should be typed or very neatly handwritten. Spelling and grammar will count.
• Separate works cited page. Three separate sources.

Tri-Fold Poster

• All projects should include:
  • Country’s longitude and latitude
  • Climate type. Some countries may have more than one. Describe all of them.
  • Some of the important land and water forms in the country. E.g. Mount Everest and the Nile River.
  • The country’s economy. What are their imports and exports? Does the country have natural resources that are valuable? What are their largest industries? E.g. the major industry in Jamaica is tourism. Discuss any other information that you feel is important.
  • The country’s unique ethnic groups and cultures. Discuss any cultural customs. E.g. Chinese using chopsticks.
  • The country’s form of government.
  • Any other information that would persuade someone to take a vacation in your country.
• Poster should include pictures of your country. Your name and grade should be located on the back of your poster.
• Information should by typed or very neatly handwritten. Spelling and grammar will count.
• Separate works cited page. Three separate sources.

Digital Presentation Rubric

All required information is present. All information is factual.	Missing some required information. Some incorrect facts.	Several pieces of required information are missing. Information is not factual.
Pictures are colorful and appropriate. Pictures support information displayed.	Few colorful pictures. Some pictures do not support information displayed.	Minimal pictures. Pictures do not support information displayed.
Works cited page is done properly. Three sources included.	Few mistakes on works cited page. Two sources included.	Works cited page missing or done incorrectly. Zero or one source included.
Excellent 25 points (each category = 5pts)	Satisfactory 15 points (each category = 3pts)	Unsatisfactory 10 points (each category = 2pts)

Brochure Rubric

All required information is present. All information is factual.	Missing some required information. Some incorrect facts.	Several pieces of required information are missing. Information is not factual.
Pictures are colorful and appropriate. Pictures support information displayed.	Few colorful pictures. Some pictures do not support information displayed.	Minimal pictures. Pictures do not support information displayed.
Works cited page is done properly. Three sources included.	Few mistakes on works cited page. Two sources included.	Works cited page missing or done incorrectly. Zero or one source included.
Excellent 25 points (each category = 5pts)	Satisfactory 15 points (each category = 3pts)	Unsatisfactory 10 points (each category = 2pts)

Tri-fold Poster Rubric

All required information is present. All information is factual.	Missing some required information. Some incorrect facts.	Several pieces of required information are missing. Information is not factual.
Pictures are colorful and appropriate. Pictures support information displayed.	Few colorful pictures. Some pictures do not support information displayed.	Minimal pictures. Pictures do not support information displayed.
Works cited page is done properly. Three sources included.	Few mistakes on works cited page. Two sources included.	Works cited page missing or done incorrectly. Zero or one source included.
Excellent 25 points (each category = 5pts)	Satisfactory 15 points (each category = 3pts)	Unsatisfactory 10 points (each category = 2pts)

Presentation Rubric

Presents project with clear voice. Keeps eye contact throughout the crowd. Does not read directly from the project	Voice is low and unclear at times. Eye contact is sporadic throughout presentation. Occasionally reads directly from the project	Can’t hear presentation. No eye contact during presentation. Reads directly from the project throughout.
Presents project all project information. Describes process effectively.	Missing some project information. Process not described in detail.	Missing key project information. Missing process description.
Excellent 25 points (Each category = 5pts)	Satisfactory 15 points (Each category = 3pts)	Unsatisfactory 10 points (Each category = 2pts)