Country+Reflection+KJ


 * Machu Picchu, Montanas de Peru by KJ **

My Bookr report was on the country of Peru with the land mark of Machu Picchu.

These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.
 * 1) Peru's capital is Lima
 * 2) Machu Picchu was a place where the ancient people like in Inca lived.
 * 3) Peru's is located in the western coast of South America

What I want to learn about my country
 * 1) Why is Machu Picchu so famous?
 * 2) How was Machu Picccu built?
 * 3) Who built the temples of Machu Picchu?

What I learned
 * 1) Peru is considered to be the archaeological capital of South America. The Lost City of the Incas, called Machu Picchu, is located in the Andes Mountains. It is called lost because the Incas abandoned it and the city remained unknown to explorers for several centuries. "Country Reports"
 * 2) The Andes have more people living in them than any other mountain range in the world. The highest home in the world is a shepherd's hut in the Andes at 17,000 feet (5,180meters)
 * 3) The world's largest canyon is in Colca Canyon. The depth is 11,00 feet and it is 37.3 miles long.


 * 4. Go to Country Report to research more information about the country. **


 * And go to the CIA World FactBook **


 * Do not copy and paste, but make notes of information about the country here. **

Lima, with its Spanish colonial architecture, and Cusco, with its impressive stoneword of the pre-Inca and Inca civilizations notably at Machu Picchu, are the centers of Peru's tourism industry. The place where South America;s most advanced native american civilization, Peru has a rich and unipue heritage among the nations of the southern continents.


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

InkaNatura Travel There is a trail in which the people of the Inkanatura Trail leads you to the ancient ancient trail to Machu Picchu. They could have followed the valley, but they chose the high route to Machu Picchu, with its gorges and passes and climatic mountain views. The Incas knew and loved countless natural zones that lay within the folds of their vast domain. Their trail to Machu Picchu traverses a startling variety of micro climates. This trail will start in a startling variety of micro climates, beginning with an arid cactus zone on the Urubamba valley floor, rising through native Polyepis forest to bleak high-altitude grassland, and ending in the mossy cloud forest draped with orchids and bromeliads.


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

I will use the language of persuasion as the experts way that the tourists will experience when they go to this tour. This tour will take 5 days/and 4 nights with 3 days of camping.


 * 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) The Inca, a native south american tribe were the ones who have built the Machu Picchu Temple.
 * 2) Machu Picchu is built on a fault line, so it wouldn't be affected by an earthquake.
 * 3) Known as the highest located temple in the world

Resources: The most useful resources for images and ideas were:
 * 1) http://www.inkanatura.com/home
 * 2) http://www.machupicchu.org/machu_picchu_tour.htm

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?


 * I will use the language of persuasion as the experts way that the tourists will experience when they go to this tour. This tour will take 5 days/and 4 nights with 3 days of camping. I think that people will go on this tour because of the ancient knowledge contained in the ruins. People could be interested in this country because of the abundance of knowledge it has in this one country.
 * 1) What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language appeal to a specific audience. Provide specific examples.
 * I used the dark green back ground to express that the colors of the tour will be very tropical and the language also appeals to the audience because of the persuasive way I have written the brochure to appeal to the people who want to be educated in the Incan lifestyle. I have used the persuasion technique of warm of fuzzy by the relaxation of the ancient sites.
 * 1) What Language of Persuasion did you use? Provide examples of the application to your document. (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? why or why not?)
 * People might understand that the purpose of the tour is to inform and comfort the people going on this educational tour. Other people could understand that the other reason of this tour could be relaxation in an educational place and they would relax with the views and sites.
 * 1) What values, images, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
 * The message in the brochure could be that the educational and adventurous points of view that people could experience during this trip in the ancient ruins.
 * 1) Why would this message be distributed?
 * To me, his message would be distributed because of the educational and fun ways that this trip could bring out in the tour.

Problems and Solutions: What were the biggest problems that you encountered in completing the assignment. How did you solve the problems?
 * One of the problems in this brochure was correctly putting the pictures on the actual brochure. I solved these problems by minimizing and fitting the pictures in the slots for about 30 mins. because I couldn't fit the picture in.

= 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 ** ||