Country+reflections+PB

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: **Playas en Costa Rica by PB **
 * Background **

What country did you write about?

Costa Rica


 * 2. Know: ** These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.
 * 1) There are dense rain forests.
 * 2) It has the Pacific ocean to the West and the Caribbean to the East.
 * 3) It is full of wild life.


 * 3. Need to Learn: ** These are facts that I need to learn to complete the brochure.
 * 1) What are the beaches there like.
 * 2) what is there to do specifically there.

The northwestern Provence has many beaches.
 * 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. **

My focus for the brochure is the beaches of Costa Rica My target audience is families and older people 21 and up I will use the intensity language of persuasion and explicit claims
 * 5. Decide on a specific focus for the brochure and decide on a target audience. Describe both here. **
 * 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) **The northwest corner of Costa Rica is were most of the beautifal beaches are located.**
 * 2) **Costa Rica was optomistically named Rich Coast by the Spanish because they thought that they would find exspensive metals there.**


 * Resources: The most useful resources for images and ideas were: **
 * 1) **Frommers**
 * 2) **Creative Commons - Google images**

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? People who liked the ocean because most of what there was to do at a Costa Rican beach is surf, scuba dive or perhaps fish. I also targeted people who liked the forest because besides the beaches there are the dense rain forests were people zip line and hike.
 * 2) What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language appeal to a specific audience. Provide specific examples. I used a bright back round to draw attention to the broucher itself but I didn't pick colors for a specific group of people because I tried to make Costa Rica appealing to all people.But I suggested many things that would appeal mostly to young people from about 18 to 29.
 * 3) How might different people understand this message differently? (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? why or why not?) I think that the light I put Costa Rica in would appeal to most audiences but I did mention activities that would not appeal to those that have problems with physically spending activities.
 * 4) What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message? Nothing specific. I just made the point that if you like the beach and have a sense of adventure then Costa Rica might be the place for you.
 * 5) Why would this message be distributed? To give people a fun option for a vacation.

= Assessment Rubric =
 * Problems and Solutions: What were the biggest problems that you encountered in completing the assignment. How did you solve the problems? **

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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