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Paris Monuments

Introduction

You are a successful travel agent with experience traveling in Europe. Your expertise is France with emphasis on Paris. You would like to attract a group of travelers for a trip to Paris. This trip will highlight five Parisian monuments/museums of your choice. In order to generate interest in this trip, you will create a brochure which you can hand-out to prospective travelers.

Task

You will use Microsoft publisher to create a brochure of five Parisian monuments and/or Museums. You will use the links provided to choose the monuments and to find the required information about them. Each monument will be accompanied by a picture and a description. Please note that the information may not be copied and pasted from a site but must be written in your own words.

Process

You will create a tri-fold brochure using Microsoft Publisher.

Brochure format:

Title page with: title, names of the documents featured in the brochure

Back page: Your name, class, date in French plus citation of pictures

Make it visually appealing by using background, dividers, lines etc.

You will choose 5 monuments and/or museums in Paris.

You will write a description for each document.

This description needs to answer:

a.

What is it?

b. Where is it located in Paris? Please give the number of the arrondissement and if it’s on the right or left bank of the Seine.

c. What is the building’s history?

d. Why is it worthwhile to see this monument?

Resources

http://www.paris.org/Monuments/

http://www.monument-paris.com/

http://www.paris-tourism.com/paris/us/patrimoine_loisirs/0/monuments.html

http://www.smartweb.fr/default.html

http://www.parisnet.net/parismap.html

http://www.paris.org/Maps/MM/

http://www.discountcityhotels.com/Paris/Info/Paris-Arrondissement.htm

Evaluation

Learning standard: culture: 4.5; 4.10; connections: 7.1

Standard Criteria

Total points

Organization

Brochure is well planned and easy to follow. It includes all of the required information: title page, back page, five monuments, picture with description for each

Perfect! Well planned!

Brochure includes all of the required content.

Easy to follow.

Printed on 1 piece of paper.

Good - Well planned, but missing one item such as: title/back page information; picture; only 4 monuments; and/or incomplete description.

Easy to follow.

Printed on 1 piece of paper.

Ok - Not well planned.

Missing more than one required element.

Pages not in order.

Not easy to follow.

Printed on 2 pieces of paper.

Depth of Knowledge

All the facts in the brochure are accurate.

Written in correct English by the student.

Perfect! All facts correct.

Written in grammatically correct English.

Good - Some facts are incorrect.

A few mistakes in grammar and spelling.

Ok - Several misinformations.

Many grammar and/or spelling mistakes.

No credit if not student’s original work!

Creativity

Brochure is visually appealing. Graphics go with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. Fonts are easy to read. Background enhances the whole presentation.

Perfect! A piece of Art!

Graphics are pleasing and strategically placed.

Background, color, dividers, and font enhance the brochure.

Good. Attractive brochure.

Graphics go well with the text but there are so many they distract from the text.

Fond is easy to read.

Ok. Fonts are hard to read.

Graphics do not go with accompanying text or appear randomly chosen.

Grading range

A+ 15 pts, A 14-13 pts

B+ 12 pts, B 11-10pts

C+ 9pts C 8-7 pts

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Conclusion

The majority of the work in your brochure is done in the computer lab. If you need more time, it is your responsibility to finish your brochure on your own time. The final product is due the day after the last day in the computer lab. Your final product will be a visually appealing and well organized tri-fold brochure.

Your brochure will include 5 Parisian monuments with descriptions and pictures depicting each of the monuments.

Please respond to the following questions on a separate piece of paper that you will hand in with your brochure.

· What are some of the architectural styles found in Paris?

· What have you learned about the history of Paris?

Credits

Pictures