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Travel Project

Grade 8 - Ms. Di Liberto

TravelProjectGrade 8 - Ms. Di Liberto
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Assignment

Your job is to create an online travel guide on a city or region in Italy. You must include the following information:


  • Why should I visit this city or region?
  • What is there to see or do? Ex. museums, art, churches, statues, etc.
  • Is there a specialty dish to try from this area?
  • When is it a good time to visit this city or region? Ex. feast days, weather, etc.

You should include pictures and/or maps.


RUBRIC


Please be sure to cite your sources using Noodle Tools (link below).


SEE SAMPLE - You must be signed in with your Discovery account in order to view the sample. See instructions below for creating an account.

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DATABASES

​Britannica Schools

Tips for citing: Where is it? Database What is it? Reference Source​

Click citation icon at the top right and choose the MLA format.


​World Book Online - Select Student edition.

Tips for citing: Where is it? Database What is it? Reference Source​.

Click settings icon at the top right, choose Citation and then select the MLA format.


For Images


You may use images from Discovery Education when you are using Board Builder.


Britannica Image Quest

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BOARD BUILDER - POSTER CREATOR

Discovery Education Board Builder

To create your Discovery Education account, click the link above. Your username is your first initial followed by your 6-digit student ID number.

For example: d305068

Password is: accomp


Once signed in, select Builder Tools and then select Board Builder to begin creating your board.

To share your board, do the following:


  • Log in to Discovery Education
  • Open your project
  • Click the Share button
  • Select a teacher to approve your board for sharing - Choose Donna DeLuca


To get the link to your project:

  • Open the project and click on the 3 dots to the right of the title (see image below)
  • Select Share
  • Copy the link and paste it into the Google form below.
    GOOGLE FORM

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NOODLE TOOLS - CITATION MAKER

Noodle Tools


What Am I Citing? - Are you confused about what type of source you are citing? Check out this handy "cheat sheet" to help you figure it out.

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VIDEO TUTORIALS

Noodle Tools


Board Builder

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