Introduction
If given the chance, would you like to travel to a very far country with your classmates? An alumnus of our school have donated money to finance this travel and all members of this class can go, including four teachers, if you can create a travel brochure and a PowerPoint presentation about this country that is educational, creative, and informative. The country that you will travel to is called the Philippines.
Each student will play a vital role in putting together these two educational projects about the Philippines. You will present your findings in the form of a travel brochure and a PowerPoint presentation to the donor, your principal, parents, teachers, classmates and to anybody who is interested in knowing what the Philippines is all about.
he success of this project lies in the contribution of each student. Remember that you must work together to make this project a success.
Task
The expected results of your work as a team is to create an educational, informative, effective and creative PowerPoint Presentation and a travel brochure showcasing your research on the Philippines. You are expected to conduct online research and library research. However, your research will not be limited to online and library researches, rather you are encouraged to conduct interviews with people that can provide you with information and other resources to enhance your work. You can use all available publishing tools such as clip art, word art, scanned or digital photos, various fonts and type, while designing a clear and visually appealing layout. As previously mentioned, you will be divided into teams of four or five students. You will find detailed description of the role each team will play in the Process Page of this webquest.
You will work with each other in deciding which materials that you have collected will be included in the PowerPoint and in the travel brochure. You will exercise your judgement in choosing materials that will make your project educational, informative and visually appealing. You will present your finished projects to the donor, your principal, your teachers and your classmates.
You are also expected to collaborate with your teacher in evaluating your PowerPoint Presentation and the finished travel brochure. You and your teacher will decide how your finished project will be graded or evaluated.
Process
he class will be divided into several teams of four or five students. Each team will be assigned different tasks. The tasks would require collaboration between members of a team. They are also expected to use their own judgment in choosing the materials that they have collected and completed based on corresponding researches.
Each member of a team is expected to work hard to ensure success of the assigned task/s. The research work is not limited to online (Internet) research and library research. Any member of a team can conduct an interview to get a firsthand information about certain facts about the Philippines. Each team will then collate all information needed to create and organize an educational, creative, effective and visually appealing PowerPoint Presentation and Travel Brochure.
these are your teams, roles and tasks:
Team 1 - the Historians - Research on the discovery of the Philippines. Compile historical facts and events of interest.
Team 2 - the Event Planners
Find out how Filipinos organize and celebrate at least two events: Wedding and Christmas.
Team 3- the Tour Guides
Your job is to find out points of interests, historical places, tourist attractions that showcase Filipino culture.
Team 4-the Observers
Find and report on some aspects of Filipino culture such as language and traditional dances.
Evaluation
the 4 teams and the teacher will collaborate to create criteria to evaluate the PowerPoint presentation and the travel brochure. A rubric will be created so that students would know how their teams fared in the end-results of the research. To further help you use your class time productively, check the links below for a PowerPoint presentation rubric and a rubric for a Travel Brochure.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have reached the last part of the webquest. Your PowerPoint presentation and your travel brochure are done and you must present them to your audience. Try your best to
convince them that you are knowledgeable about Philippine history and culture and that you are ready to travel to a new place.
Here's a short self-assessment quiz to help you out: Who discovered the Philippines? When did he discover the Philippines? Why did he want to travel to Asia? Who is the national hero of the Philippines? Where did he die? Name 3 places that visitors should not miss in the Philippines? What is the national language of the Philippines? What are the official languages of the Philippines? Name one traditional festivity that attracts tourists/visitors. What is the national flower of the Philippines?
Credits
Online resources: All about the Philippines
www.gov.ph Filipino local color
Ken Ilio & Associates
www.tribungpinoy.org Ferdinand Magellan's search for the Spice Islands
http://www.bisitaguam.com/Episodes/20/body.html
Ferdinand Magellan: A Biography
www.studyworks.com/ferdinand_magellan.html First Circumnavigation of the Globe by Magellan
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/Magellan.CP.html
Magellan's Passage to the Spice Islands
w2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp Biography of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
http://www.joserizal.ph/biography.htm
Filipino culture, songs and dance
http://www.sinfonia.or.jp/~infortec/hotspots/boracay/singkil.htm
Wedding attire
http://barongatsaya.com/s-cart/female.html Wedding traditions in the Philippines
http://www.all-filipina.com/new/wedding-traditions.html Filipino wedding traditions
www.latriquewedding.com/vct.html Rubric template
http://www.northsalem.k12.ny.us/Projects/sicheri/rubric-template.html
Rubric template
http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/wms/asauer/asrubric.htm Jose Rizal: Biography and others
http://www.joserizal.ph/pictures.htm
Banaue Rice Terraces
http://www.hillmanwonders.com/banaue_rice_terraces/banaue_rice_terraces…
Teacher Page
the Best of Islands Philippines THE PHILIPPINES stands at the crossroads of the developed western world and the Orient. It lies in the heart of Southeast Asia, stretching more than 1,840 kilometers. Composed of 7,107 islands, the Philippines is readily accessible to the different capitals of the world. Its three main islands are Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The South China Sea washes its western shores. Taiwan, China and Hong Kong are northern neighbors and further north is Japan. To the west lie Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. An arm of the archipelago reaches out towards Borneo and at its feet stands the chain of Indonesian islands. To the east and south, the waters of the Pacific Ocean sweep its headlands, looking out towards Micronesia and Polynesia. Its unique location has made the Philippines the commercial, cultural and intellectual hub of Asia from the dawn of history. Tourism Highway BEING an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands scattered over 114,000 square kilometers is no obstacle to travel in the Philippines. The country's geographical structure and makeup has, in fact, proven to be an advantage to the traveler, particularly the adventurous, daring and enterprising. Traveling overland the entire length of the Philippines is now possible through the Pan Philippine Highway. Also known as the Maharlika Highway, the road network runs from Manila to Laoag City via Cagayan Valley in northern Luzon and from Manila to Davao in Mindanao via Bicol in southern Luzon and Samar and Leyte in eastern Visayas. Twenty-six areas in Luzon and seven areas in the Bicol region, the Visayas and Mindanao have been designated as Scenic Highways, all with great amenities for the traveller.