Introduction
Good'ay Mates and thank you for accepting the job of Chief Travel Consultants! We here at theOutback Travel Company have great confidence in you to create our newest travel poster to Australia! Please click on the word Task below to find out about creating a travel poster!
Task
Hello Mates! Your task is to work on a team of travel consultants and search the internet to find useful information to create an informative and exciting travel poster. Your travel poster will excite people and make them want to travel to Australia. How will you do all this, you ask? Click on the word Process below to find out!
Process
Follow these simple steps Mates, and you'll be on your way to creating an awesome travel poster!
1. You will be working on a team of 4 travel consultants, (chosen for you by the Head Travel Consultant). After you have met with your team you each need to chose a specific job:
* Chief Web Searcher - This consultant is in control of using the internet to explore the resources, which will give you the formation you need to create your travel poster. (All consultants on your team will be watching and helping.
* Recorder - This consultant's task is to take notes during the web search of all the useful information that is found.
* Editor - This consultant will help the recorder by making sure the information makes sense. (Complete sentences, punctuation, spelling, and help decide how and where it can be used on the poster.)
* Artist- This consultant will be in charge of the layout and art included on the poster.
** It is very important to remember that you are all a team and should be working together using the life skills of cooperation, flexibility, and friendship!
2. Your Head Travel Consultant will supply you with a check list of important information to search for and include on your poster. If at any time you are unsure of what is o.k. to include, please check with the Head Travel Consultant.
3. After you have chosen your jobs and given a list to your Head Travel Consultant, you are ready to follow the resources below tc check out Australia
Go to www.australia.com
Draw a political map of Australia. A political map includes states and territories. Label all states and territories. Don't forget the islands. Make sure to label the capital city and these 4 major tourist attractions:
1. Great Barrier Reef
2. Red Centre
3. Great Ocean Road
4. Kangaroo Island
Pick one of these to draw a picture and write at least 2 sentences about. Make it interesting so that a tourist will want to see it.
Go to http://matadornetwork.com/change/big-5-animals-continent-seen/
Read about the "Big 5" animals from Australia. Pick one. Write 3 sentences about it to encourage tourists to see that animal while in Australia. Draw a picture of it.
Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Australia and draw the flag on your tavel poster.
4. After you have explored the resources and gathered useful interesting information about Australia, check in with the Head Travel Consultant. Once you are given the o.k., you may begin your travel poster. You may click on the word Evaluation below at any time to see if you are on the right track. This page will tell you how you will be graded.
5. You will be supplied with the materials to create your posters. You can also use any materials that you have. The poster should give the consumer a good feeling about Australia. (Sites they may see, animals they may see, a diagram of Australia and a drawing of the state flag.)
You may click on Conclusion below once everything is done.
Evaluation
The Rubric below will be used to evaluate your team on the process of creating a travel poster to Australia. You may use this chart to make sure you are doing what it takes to create the very best travel poster, while demonstrating your personal best in teamwork!
| Points Criteria |
Needs Work
1 |
Needs Work
2 |
Good 3 |
Excellent 4 |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information obtained from internet. (Checklist)
|
Could not collect any information that relates to Australia. | Collected very little information, some relates to topic. | Collected only the minimum of what was asked. | Collected all necessary information and some extra to excite the Australian traveler. | |
| Travel Poster
|
Sloppy, a lot of grammar mistakes. Only some criteria met. | Some what messy. Some grammar mistakes. Most criteria met. | Neat with only a few smudges or mistakes. All criteria met. | Neat, easy to read with no mistakes. All criteria met with extra information. | |
| Teamwork
|
Did not work well together. Did not fulfill roles. | Needed reminders often to stay on task. | All Consultants tried to do their job and help others with little disagreements. | All consultants did their jobs as well as helped others with no arguing. | |
| Lifeskills
|
Teammates did not show friendship, cooperation, and flexibility at all. | Teammates sometimes remembered to use the suggested Lifeskills. | Teammates used the suggested Lifeskills most of the time. | Teammates always remembered to use the suggested Lifeskills. | |
| Time Management | Did not finish in time allotted. | Needed constant reminders to stay on task. | Finished in the time allotted with little reminders. | Finished an acceptable project, ahead of schedule. |
Conclusion
Conclusion 
Many thanks Mates!
You have successfully completed your Travel Consultant job. Your poster will be displayed for others to learn about and discover the beautiful continent of Australia. The Head Travel Consultant will be evaluating your poster and the process to make the poster using the Rubric on the evaluation page. You will receive your evaluation in a few days!
Give yourselves a pat on the back!