Introduction
A customers walks in to your office wanting to visit Puerto Rico. You work for a recognized travel agency and this particular customer is one of your best client. He always ask for you to plan his vacation because he knows how good and fast you work. Unfortunately, your computer caught a virus this morning and your company has no information about Puerto Rico! No data or brochures have been saved.
Task
Your manager and this value client agree, that because you have more knowledge on the Spanish culture you should create a travel package yourself about the island. They even promise to give you a reward or even better a FREE trip to Puerto Rico if you can put this travel pack together.
Process
You most be creative and start your research right away. You will work individually to gather all of the necessary information and create an interesting travel pack that will satisfy your boss and client. The information your client wants is:
1. A map of Puerto Rico
2. The Puerto Rican flag
3. What is El Yunque?
4. What is El Morro and were is it located?
5. Are there any traditional foods or dances that are special to Puerto Rico?
6. What is the capital of Puerto Rico ?
7. What are the languages spoken?
8. What type of money they use?
9. How can you get to Puerto Rico?
10. What is one thing you should do while visiting Puerto Rico?
Links to help your research
https://welcome.topuertorico.org/fastfacts.shtml
https://travel.usnews.com/Puerto_Rico/Things_To_Do/
https://welcome.topuertorico.org/
https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/
Evaluation
Remember, there's a raise and a possible FREE trip to Puerto Rico!!! Check rubric below to find out how your travel package will score.
This is El Yunque
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| # | Excellent (5 points) | Very Good (4 points) | Fair (2-3 points) | Insufficient (0-1 points) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Process | Student works well and uses time wisely when researching. Stays on task and does not distract others from working. | Student works well and uses most of the time given to research. Mostly stays on tasks and does not distract others. | Student uses about half of the time given to research. Accomplishes some work but does not stay on task and might be a little distracting | Student does not utilize given research time well. May choose to play games or check email or do other work. Distracts classmates from working. | up to 5 points |
| Information | All information presented in the travel package is correct and accurate. All 10 points under Task were answered. Provides more than just data; synthesizes information to give an opinion or new outlook on the information. | All information presented in the travel package is correct and accurate. At least 8 points under Task were answered. | Most of the information presented in the travel package is correct and accurate. 6-7 points under Task were answered. | Some or little of the information in the travel package is correct or accurate. 5 or less points under Task were answered. | up to 5 points |
| Travel package Design | The information presented in the travel package that is correctly prepared. The data is displayed creatively. Many graphics and photos/pictures are used to capture interest. | The information presented in the travel package that is correctly prepared. The data is displayed somewhat creatively. Some graphics and photos/pictures are used to capture interest. | The information presented in the travel package that has some errors. The data is displayed a little creatively. Few graphics and photos/pictures are used to capture interest. | The information not presented in the travel package. The data is displayed in a dull manner. No additional graphics and photos/pictures are used to capture interest. | up to 5 points |
| Grammar and Spelling | All words are spelled correctly. There are no grammatical errors. Accent marks and special characters are used accurately. | All words are spelled correctly. There are few grammatical errors. Accent marks and special characters are used mostly accurately. | Most words are spelled correctly. There are few grammatical errors. Accent marks and special characters are used with some issues. | Many words are spelled incorrectly. There are many grammatical errors. Accent marks and special characters are not used. | up to 5 points |
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Total Score: 20 |