Country+Reports+SSC

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=56393
 * Background **

What country did you write about? Peru


 * 2. Know: ** These are the facts that I know about the country/country site.
 * 1) Has coast line and mountains
 * 2) Capital is Lima
 * 3) Bordered by Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile


 * 3. Need to Learn: ** These are facts that I need to learn to complete the brochure.
 * 1) Climate
 * 2) Activities done in beach and mountains ( geography)
 * 3) museums
 * 4) Natural disasters


 * 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. **
 * South America so below equator
 * Pacific Ocean
 * summer- December to April
 * many cathedrals
 * tallest mt- Navado Huascaran 6,768
 * Lake Titicaca Largest navigable lake
 * go by plane
 * ski in mt
 * coast line
 * Spanish
 * [|Huaca Huallamarca]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/San_Isidro_Huallamarca_view01.jpg


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

The focus is the geography of the country (beach, mountains). The brochure is also going to have fun activities to get involved in. The target audience is older because cathedrals and museums will be boring for little kids and the kids will annoy the parents. This is for the adults and people looking for a fun break.


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


 * 1) ** Intensity ** : many superlatives (greatest, best, etc)
 * 2) **Plain folks**: A type of testimonial but with "regular person" just like you using the product
 * 3) **Repetition**: words and sound repeated to become more familiar to viewers

I will be using these three languages of persuasion to allow the audience to see the beauty of Peru. By having it written as a regular person the audience will see that you can have fun while looking at historical sites.


 * 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) I learned about Huaca Huallamarca ans where it is located
 * 2) I learned about Peru's weather/climate and the seasons.
 * 3)  I learned about the different landscapes including mountains, lakes, coast line, etc.
 * 4) Also the activities to do in these different landscapes.
 * 5) I also learned the area code for Peru and the address.

Resources: The most useful resources for images and ideas were: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Flag_of_Peru_%281825_-_1950%29.svg
 * 1) I got the most useful information from Frommer and Country Reports. Frommer allowed me to look at the country as a visitor and a real person. I think country reports gives you information as if you are doing a report which was useful but I also like how Frommer gives you the information as a traveler.

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 are adults for business. This was a good audience for my country because I was able to inform them on climate and historic facts they could see during their trip to Peru. By telling them the weather, I am giving them an opportunity to pick outfits that are appropriate for the season they come. I also made the target audience of people coming for vacations. I gave them examples of things to do while they are visiting including skiing and hiking. They can also benefit from knowing the weather. These people would be interested in Peru because there is always something to so in Peru from historic sites to fun activities.**
 * 1) What creative techniques are used to attract attention? How do the text, colors, language appeal to a specific audience. Provide specific examples.
 * **The cover of this brochure is a brighter yellow which will first attract the attention of the reader to looking through the brochure. The colors are the colors of the country's flag. They are more subtle to eye and the pictures are even which helps the readers eye not get lost. The contrast of color of the background and the color of the font is also used in this brochure because I wanted the reader to see the words with no problem but I also wanted to have some color contrast. On the page of the brochure where the red is, I wanted the reader to see the words so I put them in gray. Gray is also used as a background color so it ties together.**
 * 1) How might different people understand this message differently? (Would a different audience find the brochure appealing to them? why or why not?)
 * **I do not think children will find this brochure appealing because it is filled with facts and information they will not care about. This brochure was made for an older audience so I don't think it will appeal to any children.**
 * 1) What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
 * **I told the reader about information on the historic facts but I did not tell them everything because I wanted them to go to the places to see for themselves.**
 * 1) Why would this message be distributed?
 * **It would be distributed to interest the reader and take a trip to Peru.**


 * 1) What Language of Persuasion did you use? Provide examples of the application to your document.
 * **I used "plain folks" because it allows the reader to think of the opinion of an everyday person. When I talk about the climate I am saying what clothing I would where which is an example of "plain folk". Many examples are said throughout the brochure.**

Problems and Solutions: What were the biggest problems that you encountered in completing the assignment. How did you solve the problems?
 * ** My biggest problem was aligning the colors. I waited till the end to finish it. i had tp make sure the words were even and then the colors would be closest then. **

= 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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