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Travel Guides
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Subject: | Arts & Humanities,
Social Sciences
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Grade: | 6-8, 9-12
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Brief Description
Students design travel guides for countries where Spanish is the official language.
Objectives
Students research information about countries where Spanish is the official language. Students use researched information to create travel guides about Spanish-speaking countries.
Keywords
Spanish, travel guide, brochure, country, language
Materials Needed
samples of travel guides or brochures, student-researched library sources or computers with Internet access, student-selected materials for creating travel guides
Lesson Plan
- Prior to the lesson, contact a local travel agency to get several samples of travel guides or brochures.
- Define the term travel guide for students. Show students samples of travel guides. Discuss the kinds of information included in each sample.
- Have students choose or assign each student one of the following countries where Spanish is the official language: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela.
- Tell students to use library sources or the Internet to research information about their chosen or assigned countries. Tell students their guides must include general background information about the country, places of interest, and activities for visitors.
- After students complete their research, have them design and create the guide using any materials they choose.
Assessment
Evaluate students' completed travel guides.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Lois Lewis
National Standards
Language Arts
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.3
NL-ENG.K-12.6
NL-ENG.K-12.7
NL-ENG.K-12.8
NL-ENG.K-12.9
Fine Arts
NA-VA.5-8.1
NA-VA.9-12.1
Social Sciences
NSS-G.K-12.2
NSS-G.K-12.4
09/25/2000
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