¡Vamos a Puerto Rico!
INTRODUCTION
Señora Goorhouse is sponsoring one group to travel to Puerto Rico for Spring Break!* You must convince her that your group is the one that should be chosen.
With a group of 3-4 students, plan an educational, cost-effective, yet fun trip to Puerto Rico! You will be creating a presentation to show Señora Goorhouse and the class that your planned trip is the best.
Monday: Plan, then research. Start to create your presentation.
Tuesday: Finish researching, then complete your presentation.
Wednesday: Present to the class.
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*Not really. This is for class purposes only. However, you might just convince your family to go with the information you find. :)
Señora Goorhouse is sponsoring one group to travel to Puerto Rico for Spring Break!* You must convince her that your group is the one that should be chosen.
With a group of 3-4 students, plan an educational, cost-effective, yet fun trip to Puerto Rico! You will be creating a presentation to show Señora Goorhouse and the class that your planned trip is the best.
Monday: Plan, then research. Start to create your presentation.
Tuesday: Finish researching, then complete your presentation.
Wednesday: Present to the class.
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*Not really. This is for class purposes only. However, you might just convince your family to go with the information you find. :)
THE TASK
- Weather for that time of year
- Brief history of the country
- Overview of people and culture
- Travel information/recommendations (passport, currency exchange,
immunizations, packing ideas, etc.)
- What will you learn from this experience?
- Any other reasons you think your group should be chosen to go?
3. Create a presentation that will convince Señora Goorhouse that your group should be the one chosen to travel.
HELPFUL RESEARCH LINKS
Please remember to cite all your information and picture sources!
- Plan a trip to Puerto Rico.
- Include the following information:
- Flight information (cost, flight times) --- Spring Break is April 3-14, 2014
- Hotel information (places, costs)
- Dining information (what, where, costs)
- Country background information for planning purposes
- Weather for that time of year
- Brief history of the country
- Overview of people and culture
- Travel information/recommendations (passport, currency exchange,
immunizations, packing ideas, etc.)
- Sight-seeing activities (you must plan a minimum of 3 things to see or do)
- Cultural Highlights
- What will you learn from this experience?
- Any other reasons you think your group should be chosen to go?
3. Create a presentation that will convince Señora Goorhouse that your group should be the one chosen to travel.
HELPFUL RESEARCH LINKS
Please remember to cite all your information and picture sources!
PRESENTATION
Your group will present your findings and arguments to the class on Wednesday of why you should be chosen to go to Puerto Rico.
Some presentational tool ideas include Google Presentations, Prezi, PreZentit, Blendspace, etc.
Please share your presentation with Señora Goorhouse ([email protected]) before you leave class on Tuesday.
Presentation Expectations / Rubric
Your group will present your findings and arguments to the class on Wednesday of why you should be chosen to go to Puerto Rico.
Some presentational tool ideas include Google Presentations, Prezi, PreZentit, Blendspace, etc.
Please share your presentation with Señora Goorhouse ([email protected]) before you leave class on Tuesday.
Presentation Expectations / Rubric