Country+Reflections+OJ2

Assignment: You will create a 3-column (3-fold) 2-sided tourism brochure for a Spanish speaking country.
1. Enter the URL of the Bookr product that you created for a Spanish-speaking country. URL: http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/?id=56329
 * Background **

What country did you write about? I wrote about Argentina and the city of Buenos Aires and what is commonly found within the city.


 * 2. Know: ** These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.
 * 1) Argentina is split between modern cities and little rural towns.
 * 2) There is a large amount of the Amazon Rainforest in Argentina.
 * 3) The Western side of Argentina is mountainous and the Eastern side is flat-lands.


 * 3. Need to Learn: ** These are facts that I need to learn to complete the brochure.
 * 1) Famous/Common attractions in Argentina
 * 2) What's popular where
 * 3) Famous landmarks and museums


 * 4. Go to Country Report to research more information about the country. **
 * And go to the CIA World FactBook and also look on the Frommer 's website **
 * Do not copy and paste, but make notes of information about the country here. **


 * The Andes Mountain range is common and one of the best for hiking, trekking and condor viewing.
 * It is most famous for the tango and tango performances in Buenos Aires.
 * The Iguazú Falls are considered one of the most dramatic and beautiful waterfalls in South America.
 * __ [|There is a giant list of possible breathtaking attractions and experiences.] __


 * 5. Decide on a specific focus for the brochure and decide on a target audience. Describe both here. **

The beautiful landscape that is common in many places, including Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Bariloche.


 * 6. What language of persuasion will you use in the brochure. Explain with examples. **

I plan to use intensity in my brochure, by using beautiful landscape photos, scenic photos of certain attractions and experiences.


 * 7. Use Open Office Text to create a 3-column, 2-sided brochure. Make sure the information is accurate. You may use creative commons images for the documents. **


 * Keep in mind the 4 principles of good design: Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, Proximity. **
 * Use //**CONTRAST**// to “pull” the viewer in, create hierarchy, and make it easy to pick out important information
 * Use //**ALIGNMENT**// to unify and organize the page(s) and publication(s), and make text easy to read and understand
 * Use //**REPETITION**// to unite, join, and fuse the pages and publication(s) together, and provide a consistent “look and feel”
 * Use //**PROXIMITY**// to indicate relationships and create visual connections between elements.


 * 8. Export the final document as a jpg and upload it to your wiki page. **





=Thinking about Your Thinking= =9. Your Analysis:= Learned: These are facts that I learned about the country.
 * 1) There is a train ride called Tren a las nubes, where the train tracks are higher than the clouds.
 * 2) For Iguazu Falls, there's more than one level you can tour that range from enormously high to incredibly deep.
 * 3) I learned that the colors of the Argentine flag represent the clear blue skies and the white clouds.

Resources: The most useful resources for images and ideas were:

__//Image URLs//__
 * [|Iguazu Falls]
 * [|Jesuit Ruins]
 * [|El Tren del los nubles]
 * [|Argentine Flag]
 * [|Argentina Map]

[|Frommer's Argentina attractions page.]

Discuss the following:

 * 1) What is the target audience? Explain why this was a good audience for the country you were researching. Why would they be interested in the country? The target audience is for families that plan to visit Argentina with their spouse and/or children to learn more about the country while viewing the stunning sights. The places I showcased have family friendly areas for kids, along with things such as themed restaurants and gyms. They might be interested in the country from either being influenced by their children, they've seen the area/country on some type of media, or someone or something they like was from that country, like a soccer athlete or an actress.
 * 2) What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language, images appeal to a specific audience? Provide specific examples from your work? I put the Argentina flag as the background, and for the pictures on the side, I had it kind of angled towards the middle. And the center was a little larger than the side ones. I made the text a dark blue to attract the eye, and the smaller text had a font with feet, so that the eye can easily travel along the page.
 * 3) What Language of Persuasion did you use? Provide examples of the application to your document. I used the best attractions to showcase Argentina and its tourism. Like for the Train of the Clouds attractions, it gave me a high and mighty shot of the train so that it gives the attraction a "WOW" factor.
 * 4) How might different people understand this message differently? (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? Why or why not?) I think only a certain selected people can be attraction brochures be appealing to, but I think my brochure is a bit more appealing to the eye, and has a larger likelyhood of grabbing attention.
 * 5) What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message? I wanted to showcase the great attractions avaiable in Argentina.
 * 6) Why would this message be distributed? For the tourism in Argentina, and its great attractions

Problems and Solutions: What were the biggest problems that you encountered in completing the assignment. How did you solve the problems? I didn't have many problems, but when I did, it was an easy 30-second fix. Things like font change and such were the only problems.

= Assessment Rubric for ICT =

Based on Science Leadership Academy Rubric

- Does student plan and structure the project thoughtfully and purposefully? ||  ||   ||   ||   || - Does student demonstrate the understanding of ideas through inquiry, research, analysis, or experience? ||  ||   ||   ||   || - Does student use a variety of skills and strategies to apply knowledge to the problem or project? ||  ||   ||   ||   || - Does student take the necessary steps to fully realize the project goals? ||  ||   ||   ||   || - Does student effectively communicate the central ideas of the project? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Exceeds Expectations 4 || Meets Expectations 3 || Approaches Expectations 2 || Does Not Meet Expectations 1 ||
 * ===Design ===
 * ===Design ===
 * ===Knowledge ===
 * ===Application ===
 * ===Process ===
 * ===Presentation ===

**Spanish Class Rubric** ** Travel Brochure Rubric ** Students’ brochures will be graded using the following rubric. |||||||| = Travel Brochure Scoring Rubric:Grade 8 =

** 5 points ** ** Excellent ** || ** Bueno ** ** 4 points ** ** Good ** || ** Necesita Mejorar ** ** 3 points ** ** Below Average ** ||
 * = Criteria = || ** Excelente **
 * = Criteria = || ** Excelente **
 * === Content and Vocabulary Accuracy === || Varied use of vocabulary, few inaccurate travel descriptions, details are very realistic, contains very few errors and accurately reflects the current events and activities || Basic use of vocabulary, some inaccurate travel descriptions, details are realistic, contains some errors, but does reflect current events and activities || Limited use of vocabulary, many inaccurate travel descriptions, details are unrealistic, contains many errors and does not reflect the current events and activities ||
 * === Linguistic Accuracy === || Brochure contains few agreement, conjugation or spelling errors and is easily understood by the reader || Brochure contains some agreement, conjugation, or spelling errors but it does not interfere with the basic understanding of the reader || Brochure contains many adjective agreement errors, conjugation errors, and/or spelling errors that impede the understanding of the reader ||
 * ** Visuals ** || Visuals are from the country described and are colorful and attractive with many descriptive and appropriate words || Visuals are from the country described most of the time and are in color with appropriate descriptive words || Visuals are not from the country described, or are only in black and white; did not use appropriate descriptive words ||
 * ** Internet Resources ** || Used three on-line web sites as resources || Used two on-line web sites as resources || Used a minimum of one on-line web site as a resource (www.countryreports.org) ||
 * ** Total =__ /20 points **

** Mrs. Casanas ** ||