Harmon Spanish 2                                     Un viaje                                                

Due martes, el 11 de abril

1. Choose a Spanish speaking country.  (done in-class)        

2. Create an 8 page/slide photo album of the vacation you took last summer to your country of choice.  (Fold in half and staple two pages of 8 ½ x 11 paper.)

3. Investigate your country of choice: ¿Por qué fuiste?, las necesidades para viajar, la comida, lugares de interés, las ciudades, medios de transporte, actividades culturales, música y baile, ruinas, playas, etc.

4. Include 8 or more pictures that show the items/places you would like to feature.

5.Write 5-7 sentences with 5 words or more on each page describing what you did and where you went.    

Rough Draft due lunes, el 10 de abril

                                A. - No online translations! 

B. Use at least 15 different conjugated verbs throughout the photo album. List them on a separate sheet of paper/slide. Most of the book will be in the preterit tense. 

C.  Topics to be covered are:    

1.  Hacer la maleta – What did you need to pack?

2.  La Comida- traditional meals and restaurants

3.  Lugares de Interés: outdoor activities, museums, historical sites, specifics                  about downtown, etc.

                                Fue construido = It was built…

                                Es conocido por= It is known for…

                                Hay = There is, there are…

                                Fue fundado por= It was founded by…

4. Medios de Transporte: How did you get around to some of your

destinations?

5.  los gastos –list the costs of your trip: the flight, the hotel or hostel, the in-country transportation, activities and food.  No more than 5 items listed in both the foreign currency and dollars.

6. Los Consejos  - (Most verbs in this section are in the Command form). On your last page of the album, give advice to someone who might be interested in travelling to your country of choice. What should they bring or not bring, do or not do?

6. Separate Reference page – At least 3 different valid sources you found information from and hand written/typed notes in ENGLISH taken from that source. 

"Mexico." Mexico Travel Advice - GOV.UK. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2017.

-Drink or use only boiled or bottled water and avoid ice in drinks.

-English is not widely spoken outside the main cities. Basic Spanish phrases are essential.

- get comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling

- advised to travel only during daylight hours throughout Mexico, to avoid isolated roads, and to use toll roads (“cuotas”) whenever possible

- Canyoneering near Monterrey - cooking lessons in the Veracruz - hiking the Oaxaca cloud forests and snorkeling the coral reefs of the Yucatán

Rubric:

Gramática (10)_______         Vocabulario (10)_______        Tema (10)________         8 fotos (8) ____

Apariencia (10) ________     3 referencias (6) _______  Pronunciación (5) ____                       total= (59)