Humanities Name: __________________________

Travel Brochure Project Date: Friday, February 28, 2020

Key Concepts: Related Concepts: Global Contexts:
 Communities  Culture  Orientation in space
 Culture  Diversity and time
 Time, place, and
space
SOI: The development of a community’s culture and degree of diversity is defined by its
orientation in space and time.
Objective: Knowledgeable SWBAT create a project that highlights the physical, social, and
cultural features of one of the 50 United States.

Do Now
Circle the continent that you would like to visit. Once you choose the continent, Ms. Graves will
give you a list of countries on that continent.
 Asia
 Africa
 Europe
 Australia
 North America
 South America
 Antarctica

1. What is the name of the country that you chose? _______________________________

2. Draw a picture of your country’s flag.

3. What is the capital city of your country? ______________________________________

4. How far is the capital city of your country from Dallas, TX? ________________________

5. What are the other major cities in your country? _______________________________

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6. Draw a map of your country with a route from the capital city to one (1) of the other

major cities.

7. What is the population of your country? ______________________________________

8. What is the weather like in your country? Draw the five-day forecast for the weather in

the capital city of your country.

9. What is the climate of your country? Make sure to explain whether the country is hot or

cold and whether it is wet or dry for the majority of the year.

10. What type of clothes should you wear when visiting this country?

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11. What are the different landforms in your country? Write the names of any of the

following landforms that can be found in your country. NOT EVERY COUNTRY WILL

HAVE ALL OF THESE!

a. Mountain: _________________________________________________________

b. Rainforest: ________________________________________________________

c. River: ____________________________________________________________

d. Water (example: Lake or pond): _____________________________________

e. Waterfall: _________________________________________________________

12. What wildlife (types of animals) are native to your country? List six (6).

13. What are famous landmarks (well known places) in your country? List three (3). One

must be a bridge.

a. _________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________________

14. What are famous buildings in your country? List three (3).

a. _________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________________

15. Who are famous people / celebrities from your country? List three (3).

a. _________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________

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c. _________________________________________________________________

16. What are famous foods or restaurants in your country? List three (3).

a. _________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________________

17. What are some events you could do if you took a trip to this country? List three (3).

a. _________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________________

18. Who is the current leader of your country? ____________________________________

19. What type of government does your country have? Circle one of the following choices.

a. Monarchy

b. Dictatorship

c. Democracy

d. Other (write it here): ________________________________________________

20. Why do you want to travel to this country?

Vocabulary List
 Building  Bridge
 City  Cold
 Different  Dry
 Landform  Hot
 Map  Land
 Route  Landmark
 Travel  Mountain
 Trip  Rainforest

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 Weather  River
 Wildlife  Water
 Waterfall
 Wet

Based on your research, write a sentence using each of the vocabulary words above. These
sentences MUST be part of your travel brochure!

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Rubric
Mastery (5) Proficient (3) Emerging (1)
Pictures Scholar included a Scholar included either Scholar did not include
combination of hand- all hand-drawn or all pictures.
drawn and printed printed pictures.
pictures.
Map Scholar included a Scholar included a Scholar included a
hand-drawn map of hand-drawn map of picture of the
the country with a the country but does country, but not a
legend that includes not have a legend. map.
symbols for roads, OR
landforms, water Scholar included a
sources, major cities, printed map of the
and the capital. country with or
without legend.
Vocabulary Scholar wrote Scholar wrote Scholar wrote
sentences that sentences that sentences that
included all 22 included 10-18 included less than 10
vocabulary words. vocabulary words. vocabulary words.
Sentences Scholar wrote in Scholar wrote in Scholar wrote one
complete sentences complete sentences word responses or
for all project for at least 50% of labels.
components. components.
Project Components: Scholar included Scholar included at Scholar included less
o Flag 100% of components least 50% - 80% of than 50% of
o Capital City & Major
Cities from research sheet. components from components from
o Map research sheet. research sheet.
o Population
o Type of
Government
o Leader(s) of country
o Famous landmarks
o Famous people
o Famous events
o Famous food
o Landforms
o Water sources
o Weather & Climate
o Clothes
o Wildlife
Presentation Scholar was able to Scholar either read Scholar did not
independently share off components of present.
components of their their project or
project in response shared components
to questions. with TA / teacher
support.