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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=56336
 * Background **

__** What country did you write about? **__

The country I wrote about was Spain (España)


 * 2. Know: ** These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.
 * 1) Spain has an island off the coast of Africa called the Gran Canaria Island.
 * 2) Spain has a lot of historic sites including the Alhambra and the Royal Palace of Madrid.
 * 3) Spain is divided into 50 provinces.


 * 3. Need to Learn: ** These are facts that I need to learn to complete the brochure.
 * 1) What is the climate like in the different provinces?
 * 2) How did Spain claim territory over the Gran Canaria Island?
 * 3) Are there more historical sites in the provinces?
 * 4) Why is Spain divided into so many provinces?


 * 4. Go to Country Report to research more information about the country. **
 * Do not copy and paste, but make notes of information about the country here. **
 * Spain is one of the oldest countries in Europe.
 * Spain started to colonize during the fifth century.
 * In the fifth century, Roman Catholicism started to take place and formed the diocese of Hispania.
 * During the sixteenth century, Spain gained the foremost of European power.
 * In the nineteenth century, Spain was setting up their parliamentary government.
 * The Spanish Civil War went on for 3 years. (1936-1939)

The focus for this brochure and my target audience are history teachers, historians and people that want to explore other countries history and cultures.
 * 5. Decide on a specific focus for the brochure and decide on a target audience. Describe both here. **

My language of persuasion is Experts. My brochure has very historical and cultural photos and paragraphs that might intrigue historians and others. They might not be looking for zip lining but a 2,000 old castle that was a fortress for the Spanish government. They might also be looking for a historical site that was used for the crowning of the kings over the centuries.
 * 6. What language of persuasion will you use in the brochure. Explain with examples. **


 * 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) Spain has been divided into 50 provinces.
 * 2) Spain's Empire had been around for 573 years.
 * 3) Spain has had Roman Catechism since the 5th century.

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

 * 1) Creative Commons
 * 2) Country Reports

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?
 * 2) What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language appeal to a specific audience. Provide specific examples.
 * 3) How might different people understand this message differently? (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? why or why not?)
 * 4) What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
 * 5) Why would this message be distributed?

Answers to the Following:

 * 1) My target audience is historians, people who love history, and for people that want to learn about Spain. My audience is good for my country because my country has so much history and historical buildings. The audience will be interested in my country because of all of the history Spain has to offer, for example, the Alhambra.
 * 2) My creative techniques that I had used were a blue back round that would catch the eye, breath-taking pictures of the historical sites I talked about including the Royal Palace of Spain.
 * 3) My brochure is written/typed in Spanish so it will only appeal to Spanish speakers. People who speak English might have a tough time understanding it because of their limited amount of speaking different languages.
 * 4) The point of view represented in this message is that Spain is a country full of historical sites that will invite people to come and visit.
 * 5) My message will be distributed because people might go to Spain, but not know where to look. A historical company or a travel company might post it on the web or give it out as a pamphlet to get people interested.

Problems and Solutions: What were the biggest problems that you encountered in completing the assignment. How did you solve the problems?
The biggest problems I had faced when completing this assignment was trying to find perfect pictures for my brochure. I had solved this problem by being more specific in my searches. It helped a lot more with being specific then just typing a one word search.

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= Assessment Rubric =

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 ||
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