Activity5: Plan a Trip to a Specific Country

• Nature of the activity:

• Students in a group plan a trip to a specific country. They need to consider finances, type of clothing, medications they might need, foods they might encounter, sites to visit, and culture norms. This Web Quest ends with a presentation in both oral and written forms.

• Type of activity: This pair activity allows students to use

higher-order thinking skills ,along with all of their language skills.

• Proficiency level:Intermediate to advanced fluency.

• Time:Approximately 3 hours.

• Skills: Speaking, reading, and writing skills in the target language, with a focus on culture.

What is WebQuest?

A webquest is a tool to focus learner’s attention on particular content and promote their inquiry through the world wide web.

How to create WebQuest ?

- Microsoft PowerPoint.

- Microsoft Word.

- HyperStudio or HTML.

- Templates.

Plan a Trip to Italy

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In this WebQuest students plan a trip to Italy.

IntroductionHave you ever wanted to travel to Italy? Well here's your chance. You and your friends are going to plan a trip through Italy. in the process explore and learn about Italy.

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You are going to be taking a vacation with two of your friends this summer in Italy. During three week, you will be traveling through three cities in Italy. Develop an itinerary of your trip including for each city:

1- The three cities that are being visited.2- finances.3- type of clothing.4- medications you might need.5- foods.6- sites to visit.7- cultural norms. After you have developed you itinerary, create a

PowerPoint presentation of your trip itinerary to aid other students who are thinking of traveling abroad in their vacation planning.

Task

Process

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Step 1: Plan Your Trip. Get into groups of three friends. Decide

with your group on which cities you will visit. You can choose between Florence, Rome and Venice. Find a map of the city you choose and do some research on that city. The itinerary must include the mode of finances, type of clothing, medications you might need, places to eat, sites to visit and cultural norms.

Use the websites provided below to aid in the development of the itinerary.

Map: http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/italy.html

General Information: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy

Cities:

1.Florence:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy/florence

http://www.justitaly.org/italy/florence/

2. Rome:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy/rome

http://www.justitaly.org/italy/rome/

3. Venice:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy/venice

http://www.justitaly.org/italy/venice

process

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Step 2:- Create an itinerary for each city.

Step 3:- 3. Using the group itinerary, create a

PowerPoint of the travel plans to present to the class.

Evaluation

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Beginning1

Developing2

Accomplished

3Exemplary

4score

Delegation of Responsibility

Some group members are unable to explain clearly what information they are responsible for

locating .

Each group member with only minimal help from others can explain clearly what information s/he is responsible for locating

Each student in the group can explain clearly what information s/he is responsible for locating.

Each group member can explain clearly what information is needed by the group, what information s/he is responsible for locating, and when the information is needed.

Plan for Organizing Information

Students have no clear plan for organizing the information AND/OR students in the group cannot explain their organizational plan

Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered. All students can independently explain most of this plan.

Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final research product. All students can independently explain this plan.

Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered and in the final research project. Each student can independently explain the planned organization of the research findings

ItineraryItinerary is not organized in a logical manner for each city

Some-what organized itinerary for each city

Organized itinerary for each city

Well-organized itinerary for three cities

PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint presentation is unorganized and does not incorporate Italy vacation itinerary successfully.

PowerPoint presentation incorporates italy vacation itinerary in somewhat organized manner.

PowerPoint presentation incorporates italy vacation itinerary in an organized manner

PowerPoint presentation incorporates italy vacation itinerary in a well-organized manner.

CONCLUSION

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Ask yourself these questions when you are finished with the project:

1.What did I learn about the other cultures and places that I visited in my trip?

2.How are these cultures different than my own? How are these places different from where I live?

3.What are my feelings about the places that I visited? For example, did they seem fun, colorful, exciting, or interesting?

4.If I were going to go on a real world trip would I want to go the places I visited in the project? Why?

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Thank you

Hanan AL-SaifDeema AL-Duaij

Manahel AL-NasserLamia AL-Hamidi