Assignment+Details+(Student)

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= =Student Directions:=

1. **Choose your destination:**

 * The first day, students will write down which stop from the region tour they will want to explore further and why. They will write this on the exploration page. From there, they will decide which four other people will be in their group for creating their presentation. Teacher will help facilitate, if there is a problem.

- **Creating a group page**

 * ====Creating a page :To create a page, your group should click on the New Page link at the top of the page. You should name the page, relating it to your chosen stop.====

- **Tour Stop**

 * ====Make your page your own by including pictures, videos, and other information relating to the stop! Use this place to collaborate ideas about your stop, including information from the four areas of social studies: Geography, Politics, Economics, or History.====

==== - **Travel Journal**====
 * Upload your completed travel journal to your wiki page.



==== **-** **Day in the Life**==== To help you get to know your character... - tell where they live - what their occupation is - describe their environment - list characteristics of his or her culture - what is the socioeconomic status of those surrounding them - note religious or cultural beliefs or customs - what current issue in your region concerns you, why?
 * choose a person from your region

- **Voicethread script**

 * ====As a group, you will write a script from the point of view of the character you created in Day in the Life. The script should include what a person would expect if they visited this stop on the region tour. It should include components from at least one area of the four areas of social studies: Geography, Politics, Economics, or History. It should also have pictures that would represent this stop or help tell the story of the visit. After your script is completed, you will bring your script to life with [|Voicethread]. This will then be uploaded to [|Google Earth].====

Your grade will be based on the following rubric:
Your voicethread will also be graded based on this rubric:

Remember that you are working with other students to create a wiki full of information. It is important to be respectful of each students work and input on this project.
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= = Any questions that you have can be asked in the discussion forum of this page! =