Welcome to Argentina

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Welcome to Argentina

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  Argentina Trip

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Contents of Argentina

• Day 1 Flag and Map
• Beginning Information
• Journal
• Day 2 Some Facts
• Journal
• Day 3 Researching Beyond
• Journal
• Day 4 Pick a City
• Journal
• Day 5 Travel Brochure
• Journal

• Day 6 The Downward Hill
• Final Presentation Detail
• Journal
• Day 7 Hard-Hat Area
• Journal
• Day 8 Construction Day
• Journal
• Day 9 Presentation Day 1
• Journal
• Day 10 Presentation Day 2
• Journal

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Introduction

• Welcome to Argentina. While you are on your
  journey, you will be required to research online,
  discuss with your group-mates, and journal. For
  all of these expectations, you will be required
  to keep track of what you have done, through
  notes and logs. The log may be saved in your
  folder keep track of your hours worked in your
  group. The journaling must be done on a word
  processor, saved and E-mailed. Both the log and
  the notebook must be kept in a folder on the
  computer to be printed and turned in at the end.
• You will see symbols at the bottom of each page
  to know whether to continue or not. Observe on
  this page
• Click on either the One Way sign to continue to
  Day 1 or the Stop sign to go back to the contents
  page, where you can end your day.

This will take you to the next page
This will finishyour day
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Day 1 Journey in ArgentinaFlag and Map

• Before you go on any trip, you want to know a
  little about it the next three days, we will
  find out some background information about
  Argentina
• On your web browser, journey to
  http//www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/
  ar.html
• Find the flag and map on the website of Argentina
• With your group, draw and color the flag in the
  Paint program
• With your group, draw and color your group
  representation of the map in the Paint program

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Journal for Day 1 in Argentina

• Answer the following questions in your journal,
  separately from the rest of your group members
  (you will always do your journaling separately).
• What do you know about Argentina?
• What do you want to know about Argentina?
• What have you learned so far about Argentina?
• Journal Template

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Day 2 Journey in ArgentinaSome Facts

• Welcome back!
• Return to the CIA Factbook webpage on Argentina
  http//www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/
  ar.html
• Read through some of the information on the
  webpage. Pay specific detail to the following by
  taking notes on it
• Short background (do not plagiarize)
• Information about the geography of Argentina
• Information about the people of Argentina
• Information about the government of Argentina
• Three interesting facts that you found about
  Argentina outside of the first three sections
  (geography, people, government)
• Discuss in your group what you have learned thus
  far.

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Journal for Day 2 in Argentina

• Summarize some of the facts you learned about
  Argentina in bullets in your journal.
• Write a short story (no more than a half page) of
  what you think it would be like to live in
  Argentinapaying specific attention to climate
  and terrain. Maybe write as though you live in
  one of the cities of Argentina. Give some details
  that you know or that you have listed above!
• Journal Template

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Day 3 Journey in ArgentinaResearching Beyond

• Another day in Argentina
• Research outside of CIA Factbook today.
• To do this, go to www.google.com and type in
  Argentina as the search line.
• Try to find out interesting facts about Argentina
  that you have not already found.
• Look for pictures.
• Find current events.
• Record everything you find on a piece of paper,
  including the web pages you visit, so that you
  can find it later.

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Journal for Day 3 in Argentina

• Discuss something interesting you found out about
  Argentina. Did you locate any current events?
  What were they? Were there any neat facts that
  you learned about Argentina?
• On Paint, draw a picture of what you think
  Argentina might look like today. This could be a
  picture that you saw while researching today.
• Journal Template

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Day 4 Journey in ArgentinaPick a City

• Find a new map of Argentina (www.google.com,
  search map of Argentina)
• Pick out ONE city that you would like to visit.
• Plan your trip to Argentina
• Find a travel company that could take you there
• Figure out how much (approximately) it would cost
  you to visit there
• Decide how long you would go
• Write up what you would take with you
• Discuss in your group all of your plans

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Journal for Day 4 in Argentina

• Where are you going?
• For how long?
• How much is it going to cost?
• What travel company (or companies) did you look
  at to take you there?
• Journal Template

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Day 5 Journey in ArgentinaTravel Brochure

• Its nice here in Argentina!
• Today, you and your group are going to create a
  travel brochure for Argentina. You should do this
  according to the information you learned on Day 4
  from the travel company.
• Use Microsoft Publisher to create your brochure.
  If you are unsure how to get to Publisher, follow
  these directions.
• Keep this (and all other materials) in your
  folder.

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How to Get to Microsoft Publisher

• Go to Start
• Select Programs/Applications
• Choose MS Office
• Click on Microsoft Publisher
• Create a new project (go to file if it does not
  automatically come up)
• Select to create a brochure
• Pick a tri-fold brochure

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Journal for Day 5 in Argentina

• How did you interact with the other people in
  your group during this project?
• What have you learned about your group members?
• What have you learned about yourself?
• Are you learning anything new about Argentina?
  What did you learn?
• Journal Template

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The Final PresentationArgentina

• You must create a final presentation representing
  what you have learned about Argentina and what
  you think people should know.
• You may do this in any way you decide (but you
  must okay it with your teacher).
• This project is completely a show what you know
  assignment, therefore you must show off what your
  group has learned about Argentina to the rest of
  the class.
• There are certain guidelines.

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Day 6 Journey in ArgentinaThe Downward Hill

• Today, you will begin the final downward hill out
  of Argentina.
• This is also the day that you get your assignment
  for the Final Presentation.
• Be careful to read all directions.
• Since today is the first day, brainstorm in your
  group what ideas you have for presenting to the
  rest of the class about Argentina.
• Decide today and check with your teacher to okay
  your decision.

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Final Presentation Guidelines

• Specifics
• Be creative!
• Tell as much detail as possible (as you know).
• Make sure that each group member is contributing.
• Be prepared to present what you have to the class
  in 15 minutes or less.
• You must also have something to add to your
  binder to prove that you worked on the final
  presentationinclude notes, drafts, etc.

• Some Suggestions (but youre not limited to
  this)
• Create a PowerPoint
• Put on a play or musical
• Write a song and perform it
• Make a bulletin board of your country and explain
  it to the rest of the class
• Write a short story and read it to the class (not
  the same as the one you wrote for your first
  journal entry)
• Suggest one to the teacherbe creative, anything
  goes! ?

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Journal for Day 6 in Argentina

• Today is a limited free write. Write about
  anything that you think of , as long as it has to
  do with your country, group, or presentation.
• Journal Template

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Day 7 Journey in ArgentinaHard-Hat Area

• Begin working on your project.
• Decide who is going to do what.
• Write down who plans to do what in an e-mail and
  send it to your teacher immediately along with
  your topic choice.
• Use the computer if you are making something
  requiring the computer or if you need to do more
  research, other than that get out and do your
  project! ?

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Journal for Day 7 in Argentina

• What is your project?
• Who is doing what?
• What have you learned about Argentina, up to this
  point, that you have not already written a
  journal about?
• Journal Template

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Day 8 Journey in ArgentinaConstruction Going
Strong

• Keep up the hard work on your presentation.
• Write up a summary about what you have done for
  your presentation.
• Today is the last day that you have to work on
  your presentationtomorrow starts the two days of
  presenting.
• E-mail your teacher what day you would like to
  present (day 9 or day 10).
• She will respond with what day you are!

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Journal for Day 8 in Argentina

• Write the name of each group member.
• Tell what they contributed to the group
  presentation.
• Write your own summary of what your group is
  doing for the presentation on Argentina.
• Journal Template

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Day 9 Journey in ArgentinaPresentation Day 1

• Today is presentation day!
• Take notes on the people who are presenting.
• You are all responsible for the knowledge they
  give you!

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Journal for Day 9 in Argentina

• If your group presented
• What did you present well?
• What do you wish you could change?
• On a rate of 1-5 (1 being best), what would you
  rate your presentation?
• If your group DID NOT present
• Write down the countries of the groups that
  presented.
• Rate their group on a 1-5 (1 being best) scale.
• Write comments!!!!
• Journal Template

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Day 10 Journey in ArgentinaPresentation Day 2

• Today is presentation day!
• Take notes on the people who are presenting.
• You are all responsible for the knowledge they
  give you!
• Today is also the last day. Go back and check
  that everything was completed and print off all
  of your work. It will be displayed in a portfolio
  that will be given to your teacher for grading.

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Journal for Day 10 in Argentina

• If your group presented
• What did you present well?
• What do you wish you could change?
• On a rate of 1-5 (1 being best), what would you
  rate your presentation?
• If your group DID NOT present
• Write down the countries of the groups that
  presented.
• Rate their group on a 1-5 (1 being best) scale.
• Write comments!!!!
• Journal Template