Sixth Grade Foreign Language
Research Project: Travel Poster
Your travel poster is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 9, 2003. Emergency absences will not be accepted/available. Late papers will be accepted with a deduction of 10 points for each day late.
Students will select a topic based upon the country selected in the class lottery / exchange. There can be only one student per class per topic. (Exceptions would be determined by the size of your class.)
Students will prepare a travel poster on the country. The information provided must show evidence of research and expansion of the knowledge base on the selected topic.
A bibliography must be included. The bibliography should be on a separate sheet of 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Copyright laws must be respected. Follow the examples in the Works Cited packet for the correct bibliography entry format. Students must use at least one print reference and one electronic* reference. ASK JEEVES.COM (or similar) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A SOURCE. Search engines cannot be cited as references. It is very important that you write down the actual URL of every page you use. You should also do this type of annotation for all of the print materials you use. Do this as you are doing your research.
The travel poster must contain at least three visuals. Any visuals used in the poster should enhance the information and support the text. Travel poster visuals must include a map of the country with its capitol clearly marked; and, the official flag of the country. The flag should be in color.
You must do your own work. Remember that plagiarism will not accepted. To avoid the plagiarism penalty, remember to put the information in your own words. Using a computer to copy information and paste it into your poster/word processing document without editing it constitutes plagiarism.
The travel poster should be on a 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper. Only one side of the paper may be used. Correct spelling and grammar should be high priorities of the author. Complete sentences should be used throughout the poster. Remember to have a title on your poster.
Other questions to be answered as a result of your research should include: What is the official name of this country? What type of government is practiced in this country? How does this government work? Tell us the official language of the country and make the Spanish language connection. (How did the Spanish language first come to the country you are researching? How did the language evolve in this location?) What kinds of jobs/careers are available for the average person in this country? As a tourist to this country, which landmarks or sites should I consider seeing and why?
Do not attempt to do this project without frequently referring to this page of specifics. I strongly urge you to study the on-line rubric for this project long before you decide you have finished your work. The rubric is online and can be accessed via Mrs. Bunnell’s Spanish Quia page.
Word processed documents must use the Helvetica or Times New Roman font. Do not mix fonts in your document. Only black ink will be accepted.
Hand-written projects must use manuscript printing. Unlined paper must be used. Blue or black ink is acceptable.
Please keep in mind that this is to be a poster. It is not a report in the traditional sense. Remember to put your name on the back of all of the pages you turn in.
*Students without Internet privileges will need three print references.
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