Country+Reflection+PT


 * 1. ** ** Background: **

**URL:** Playas en Colombia by PT


 * What country did you write about? ** Colombia


 * 2. Know: ** These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.


 * 1) Colombia is located in South America.
 * 2) Colombia's capital is Bogota.
 * 3) Colombia has a coastline with the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
 * 4) Spanish is one of the main language that is spoken in Colombia.
 * 5) Colombia borders Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, and Peru.


 * 3. Need to Learn: ** These are facts that I need to learn to complete the brochure.


 * 1) Currency
 * 2) Geography
 * 3) Activities
 * 4) Attractions


 * 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. **


 * Climate: Tropical along coast and eastern plains; Cooler in highlands
 * Language: Spanish (main)
 * Terrain: flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, eastern lowland plains, high Andes Mountains
 * Drinking water source: Improved 100% for urban and rural.
 * Agriculture products: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; shrimp; forest products


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


 * I want my brochure to be targeted on tourists. I want it to focus on the things the tourists can do in Colombia.


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


 * Warm & Fuzzy; I want to make my brochure target a whole lot of people of different ages. Family members; adults, children.


 * 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) Colombia uses peso for their currency.
 * 2) The climate along the coast is very tropical
 * 3) Colombia has flat coastal lowlands and central highlands
 * 4) Some beaches in Colombia includes the following: San Andres, Bahia Solano, Malpelo Island, Bocagrande Cartagena, Tayrona

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


 * 1) Country Reports - Information
 * 2) Creative Commons Flickr and Google Images - Pictures

Discuss the following:
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?
 * My target audience are tourists. This is a good audience for Colombia because my brochure is about beaches. People who don't live near beaches can have this opportunity to go to the beach in Colombia. Those who don't usually go to the beach can have this opportunity. People would be interested in Colombia if they enjoy the beach, love doing any water-related activities, or just relax. People would also be interested in this country if they just want to go visit and/or go on vacation here.

What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language, images appeal to a specific audience. Provide specific examples.
 * A specific audience my brochure is targeting would be Spanish-speaking tourists. The language on my brochure is in Spanish. The background and the border of the brochure resembles the colors at the beach. The background of the brochure represents the color of the sand, and the border represents the color of the sun. I used Comic Sans MS to make the title bigger and catch the reader's attention more easily. For the information on the brochure, I used Times New Roman to allow the reader to read the information on the brochure more easily.

What Language of Persuasion did you use? Provide examples of the application to your document.
 * I used warm and fuzzy for my language of persuasion. Examples of this application on my brochure would be the images. The images shows a place where people, adults and children, can go to and do many activities together. The images shown on the brochure aren't limited to people in a certain age group.

How might different people understand this message differently? (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? why or why not?)
 * Different people might understand this message differently. People who don't speak Spanish might not understand the information provided on the brochure. They may understand what the brochure is about by looking at the images, but they may not fully understand the message provided by the brochure.

What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
 * The message shows that the people are having fun and are happy. The point of view in all of the images are in third person.

Why would this message be distributed?
 * This message would be distributed to anyone who likes the beach. It could be distributed to attract more attention on the country. It would also be distributed to those who don't live in Colombia, tourists. This message could attract tourists, travelers, family, and those who like to go to the beach.

Problems and Solutions: What were the biggest problems that you encountered in completing the assignment. How did you solve the problems?
 * The biggest problem I encountered in completing this assignment was how to make the appearance of the brochure relate to my topic. I tried out many background colors and couldn't find a good color to match my topic. Some colors were too bright, and some were too dark. I was able to finally find the color I needed. The background color itself made the brochure looked plain. I decided to add orange rulers at the top and at the bottom of the brochure. The appearance of the brochure resembles the colors at the beach.

=**Brochure:**= == = = = 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? ||  ||   ||   ||   || ** Spanish Class Rubric ** ** Travel Brochure Rubric ** Students’ brochures will be graded using the following rubric. |||||||| = Travel Brochure Scoring Rubric:Grade 8 =
 * || Exceeds Expectations 4 || Meets Expectations 3 || Approaches Expectations 2 || Does Not Meet Expectations 1 ||
 * ===Design ===
 * ===Design ===
 * ===Knowledge ===
 * ===Application ===
 * ===Process ===
 * ===Presentation ===

** 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 ** ||