Plan your historic
vacation!
Escape from the
rigors of schoolwork and the stress of everyday life as you journey into the
exciting realm of historic travel!
Your task is to plan a trip
for two to at least one United States historic destination. Assume that you are two adults; in the
travel world weíll assume youíre older than 25 so you can rent a car if you
need it and can travel unaccompanied.
You may work with one partner on this project. You have a budget of $2,000 to spend on your trip. This amount should cover your
transportation costs (car, gas, flight, taxi, subway, light rail), admissions,
lodging. Imagine that you have
additional funds to cover food, incidentals and buying those great treasures along
the way. You do NOT have to purchase food out of your $2,000 budget. You may
choose to do things on your trip that are NOT historic, such as SeaWorld in San
Antonio, for example, but that would be only one piece of your trip, not the
entire trip. The bulk of your trip
should include some history-related activities!
You need to plan your trip
to stay within your budget. Letís
imagine that youíre taking this trip sometime between June 25 and September 5,
2007. Your task is to research
sites and costs. Some great
websites to use:
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Comprehensive site to find
best prices (it searches many sites for you) on hotel, air car, packages |
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Hotels, air, car rentals,
packages |
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Hotels, air, car rentals,
packages (does a good job of comparison shopping for car rentals) |
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Bed and breakfast
accommodations by state/city, gives links to the innís website and rates
(B&Bs are really fun for historic travel ñ especially in the South!) |
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National parks site ñ
battlefields, monuments, etc., are listed hereÖyou can find out whatís in
your destination and what it costs to go |
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Helps you locate lodging
and restaurants in your area and gives reviews written by people whoíve
visited there. |
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Can give you a map of your
trip or help you figure out how much time it might take to go from place to
place. |
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For air only, or check out
great package deals |
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SWA has some great fares.
ìinternet only specials,î and packages |
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For lots of US destinations |
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For lots of US
destinations |
You need to choose a
theme for your trip ñ no just a random ìhistoricî trip
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Your completed trip
should include
Itinerary of daily activities, including mode of
transportation and all costs.
Make sure that your travel plans are reasonable; that is can you
really get to all of those places in one day? Consider distances between sites and possible traffic!- Description of each site giving the historic
reason for the visit and what, exactly, you will see or do there
- Description of accommodations ñ you may camp,
stay in a hotel/motel, youth hostel or a B&B.
- Total cost for your trip, dates of travel and
itemized costs
- A map of your destination. If you are going to a single city,
then your map should be detailed to locations within the city. If your visit is to a region, then
a map showing cities should be fine.
Use your best judgment ñ what do we need to understand where you
are going? This may be a map
that you create or that you find already done.
- You will present this to us using images of your
selected destinations and a description of each ñ a PowerPoint format
would work well for this!
- Your theme that fully illustrates the scope and
purpose of your trip!
Scoring
This is a 100 point
assignment. I will enter this into
the ìTestî category of your grade.
This should help boost your grade as this assignment is worth TWO test
scores. At the same time, if you
do not complete this project or do so poorly, your grade will reflect that.
Point breakdown
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Presentation |
10 |
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Map |
20 |
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Itinerary including theme |
50 |
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Cost breakdown |
20 |
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TOTAL |
100 |
Work days/due dates
June 14, 15, 18, 19
Presentations begin
Wednesday, June 20 and conclude during finals time. Finals schedule:
periods 2, 4, 6 June 21.
Periods 1, 3, 5: Friday,
June 22. Anyone we missed? Monday, June 25.
Bon voyage! Buen viaje! Happy trails!
Have a safe and fun ìvirtualî vacation!
Historic Travel Rubric
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Points Possible |
Below Standard |
Meets Standard |
Exceeds Standard |
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Presentation |
10 |
Excitement
and enthusiasm are lacking.
Presenter(s) might lack knowledge of subject matter and are not
convincing in their excitement for this trip. 0-6
points |
Delivered
with some excitement and enthusiasm.
Presenter(s) exhibit knowledge of subject matter and seem somewhat
interested in taking this trip. 7
points |
Delivered
with excitement and enthusiasm.
Presenter(s) clearly understand subject matter and are convincing in
their excitement to take this trip. 10-8
points |
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Map |
20 |
Map is
missing destinations or is not clear or helpful in understanding the trip. 0-11
points |
Map
mostly illustrates the destinations of this vacation. 12-15
points |
Map
clearly illustrates each destination included in this vacation. 16-20
points |
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Itinerary with a theme |
50 |
Itinerary
has errors and omissions, may have major problems, and strays from the theme. 0-34
points |
Itinerary
may have some errors or omissions, may not be entirely realistic, and mostly
follows the established theme. 35-39
points |
Itinerary
is well planned, realistic, and clearly follows an established theme. 40-50
points |
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Cost breakdown |
20 |
Stays
within the $2,000 budget and does not itemize every expense. May lack totals, estimate when not
necessary, or omit key expenses. 0-11
points |
Stays
within the $2,000 budget and itemizes transportation, lodging and admissions
costs. Might lack totals or have
a few omissions or errors that make it hard to understand. 12-15
points |
Stays
within the $2,000 budget and clearly and accurately itemizes transportation,
lodging and admissions costs. 16-20
points |
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TOTAL |
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