Table of Contents Welcome ................................................................................................................................... 3 Task ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Finding the Information ............................................................................................................ 5 The Itinerary .............................................................................................................................. 7 The Spreadsheet ....................................................................................................................... 8 The Presentation ....................................................................................................................... 9 Documentation ....................................................................................................................... 10 Overall Rubric.......................................................................................................................... 11 Credits ..................................................................................................................................... 12
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Welcome Welcome to Travel Adventure Tours! You and a friend have been awarded a $4000 travel adventure scholarship. This adventure scholarship allows you to travel anywhere in the continental United States. The only stipulation is that you must have one historical stop at your destination choice. All other activities will be that of your choosing. Just think, you can go anywhere in the continental United States that you want! Hmm, where to go?
The French Quarter
Los Angeles
Dallas
Phoenix
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Task You will be completing the following for your travel adventure:
Choose a destination Book a flight Rent a Car Find a Hotel
Your final product will be a multimedia display of your trip. The multimedia display is your choice, but must be approved by the instructor. Some examples may include: PowerPoint, PhotoStory, Prezi, a webpage or another medium of your choice.
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Finding the Information You should make a folder titled TRAVEL in which you will store your work. You should decide where in the United States you would like to travel. Remember you only have $4,000 & one stop has to be educational. Print out all the price confirmations that you find. This will help you in the spreadsheet portion of the assignment. You should also save some pictures when you are surfing for the activities in which you are going to do. Keep a running list of the internet sites in which you found the pictures (they have to be documented-a Word document will help with that). This will help you in the presentation portion of the assignment. Find a flight from Peoria, St. Louis, or Chicago to your destination. Use the links below in order to find your flight:
Specific Airlines
Group of Airlines
www.americanairlines.com
www.orbitz.com
www.southwest.com
www.expedia.com www.travelocity.com
Locate a rental car for the length of your stay. It is best to pick the rental car up at the airport. Use the link below to find a rental car. Hertz Rental Cars Avis Rental Cars Budget Rental Cars Finding a Hotel - a little hint: If you arrive on Monday and leave on Saturday you don't need a hotel for Saturday night. While you are at your destination of choice, you need to find activities in which you would like to do. Don't forget to print out price confirmations. You might want to search on the Internet by the city in which you are going. This might provide you with more options for activities and food. The hard part is guestimating how much you will spend on eating. You should locate local restaurants, and find a menu with prices. It is good to over-estimate on expenses in which you are not certain on. You will print out the menu and circle the items you & your guest will be eating. This will aid in the food expenses. Remember, your breakfast may be included with your hotel and you can always go to a local grocery store to pick up items for a light lunch. You will
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need at least 3 restaurants that you will have a nice dinner while on your trip. It is always fun to enjoy the local cuisine! You probably will want to pick up a few souvenirs for yourself and family. Set aside some of your money for the T-shirt you might want to bring back as well as those corny things they have in gift shops that you just can't live without.
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The Itinerary Your Itinerary should be prepared using Word. Make it eye-appealing by changing colors, font sizes, and even attributes. Each day you are on vacation you should have a detailed description on the activities in which you are going to do. You might even include the amount of time you will be spending on the activity.
Itinerary Rubric
Task
Not Accomplished Accomplished 2 0
Font Color other than Black Varying Font Sizes Daily Activities Listed Total Score
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The Spreadsheet It is time to take all the information you gathered and put it into a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet must contain the following:
Your name in the header. A title that has a larger font as well as some color added to it. The chart that you create needs to be a pie chart that is embedded in the spreadsheet. All of the pieces of the pie must have a label with the percent of money that has been spent on your trip. There must be a legend that identifies what each slice of the pie represents. Spreadsheet Rubric
Task
Not Accomplished Accomplished 2 0
Name in Header Title in Larger Font Color Added Embedded Pie Chart Labeled Pie Pieces Legend Total Score
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The Presentation Let’s get creative and show off your trip! Please include the following information:t following:
The name of the place in which you are going. Pictures of the activities in which you are doing. The chart in which you created. The total amount of money in which you spent. A list of credits for all of your pictures. Presentation Rubric
Task
Not Accomplished Accomplished 2 0
Travel Destination Title Pictures of Places you went Chart Amount of Money Spent Credit to your Pictures Total Score
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Documentation Documentation Rubric
Task
Not Accomplished Accomplished 2 0
Airline Ticket Rental Car Hotel Food (3 printouts)
(6 max)
Activities (4 printouts)
(8 max)
Total Score
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Overall Rubric Beginning
Developing
Accomplished
Exemplary
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Score
Itinerary
Description of Description of identifiable Description of identifiable performance identifiable performance characteristics performance characteristics reflecting characteristics reflecting a development reflecting beginning level and movement mastery of of performance. toward mastery performance. of performance.
Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Spreadsheet
Description of Description of identifiable Description of identifiable performance identifiable performance characteristics performance characteristics reflecting characteristics reflecting a development reflecting beginning level and movement mastery of of performance. toward mastery performance. of performance.
Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Presentation
Description of Description of identifiable Description of identifiable performance identifiable performance characteristics performance characteristics reflecting characteristics reflecting a development reflecting beginning level and movement mastery of of performance. toward mastery performance. of performance.
Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Rating your Partner
Description of Description of identifiable Description of identifiable performance identifiable performance characteristics performance characteristics reflecting characteristics reflecting a development reflecting beginning level and movement mastery of of performance. toward mastery performance. of performance.
Description of identifiable performance characteristics N/A reflecting the highest level of performance.
Total Score
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Credits Cover Graphic created by Stephanie Colgan Images Google Images
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