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CANADIAN STUDIES
WEBQUEST

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CANADIAN PROVINCIAL TOURS
A WORLD CLASS TRAVEL COMPANY

Introduction
As employees of a reputable travel firm you have been asked to create travel brochures for each of Canada’s provinces. Your team must create an effective, informative, creative and original travel brochure. Each team member will take on a special role and focus on different items about your chosen province. Persuade tourists that your province is THE BEST place to visit. Your classmates and parent visitors will be asked to select a destination package to the province that has the most appeal for them. Be sure your brochure ensures that your province will be the most popular choice.

Task
Each group must gather information, and after discussion with other team members, choose to feature only those facts that will appeal to potential visitors. Use plenty of persuasive and descriptive language. Using all available publishing tools, add clip art, word art, scanned or digital photos, and various fonts and type, while designing a clear and visually appealing layout. Each member of the group will take one of the following roles: Historian, Tour Guide, Recreation/Cultural Events Planner, Weather Consultant, or Road Guide. The brochure must contain these items for each role:

Item One: Historian

Name of province, flag, seal and bird/flower/animal
Historical facts and events of interest

Item Two: Tour Guide

Tourist attractions
Points of interest
Places not to miss

ItemThree: Recreation/Cultural
Events Planner

Recreation
Cultural events
Sports
Parks
Unique qualities and trivia

Item Four: Weather Consultant

Climate by month
Best time to travel
How to dress for the weather

Item Five: Road Guide

Using a road map give directions from your city to the province’s capital and special landmarks
Two or more ways to travel there

Item Six: Geographer

Outline the shape of the province – mark capital city and major landmarks
Show what other provinces or bodies of water borders your province
Make a key for the capital, major cities, lakes, rivers, mountains, or other points of interest

Process
Visit the following websites to locate facts, figures, maps, and images for your brochure. Be sure and choose only the most remarkable features that will intrigue and entice visitors to visit. Not every fact will be appropriate. Design your brochure so that it is clear, attractive and very persuasive.

Websites: Places to find information - Search Widely, Then Be Selective

Canadian Digital Collections – Find images and information.

Arriving and Traveling in Canada Excellent travel and tourist infomation by province

Yahoo Provinces Links to much basic information on provinces

Complete list of Provincial and Territorial Governments Facts galore

Canada and its provinces – source of geographical place names and links to other information

Mapquest -Maps and directions

Canada Weather – current conditions and links to provinces

Essential Travel Facts by province

History links by province

Discovery’s School A-Z Geography – click on first letter of your province name

Canadian Clip Art – Provincial flags and more

Britannica.com online encyclopedia

Evaluation
The following rubric will be used to evaluate your completed brochure:

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Points Received
Item and Points	0 point	1 points	2 points
Overall layout of Brochure: Is it attractive, appealing and persuasive to potential visitors?	The layout offers little appeal to potential visitors.	The layout offers a convincing and attractive appeal to potential visitors.	The layout is very persuasive, exciting and attractive to potential visitors.
Selected Features of the Brochure: Does included information offer only unique and most interesting provincial facts. Have several internet and print sources been consulted? Are all six items assigned in the task covered?	A few important items are included. Few (3 or less) sources have been used for research. Some of the six items are included.	Many exciting features included. A good (4-8) amount of sources have been used. There is adequate coverage of the six items assigend in the task	All selected features are appropriate and very appealing. Many (9+)sources have been used in research. All six items are addressed in balance.
Language & Machanics of the Brochure: Is language of the brochure accurate, persuasive, descriptive and effective? Are sources documented?	Sources are not documented. Many grammatical and mechanical errors. Language is uninteresting.	Sources are documented. There are few grammatical and mechanical errors. Descriptive and persuasive language is used.	Sources are well documented. There are very few or no grammatical or mechanical errors. Language is very descriptive and persuasive.
Use of Publishing Technology: Does the brochure take advantage of digital photos, clip art, drawing or word art in an attractive and effective manner?	Brochure uses a single font and type with little or no use of images or word art. Images are pasted in out of context.	There is much variation in font and type with use of an adequate number of images. Images clearly relate to the text.	The brochure makes full use of font, type, and images without overdoing it. Images fully support and compliment the written text.
			Total Points:

Conclusion
By now you have learned much about your Canadian province and how to work as a team member. Were you happy with your final product? What would you do differently next time? Which province was the most popular destination of choice by other classmates and parents? Was this due to that group's effective advertising in their brochure? What other factors might have influenced their decisions? Apply what you have learned to your next project.

E-mail your questions or comments to Jane Matthews at Franklin Community School Corporation.
Last updated 7/23/00.

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