Travelogue Sections
Introduction
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What is your country’s name?
What is your country’s capital?
What are the borders of your country?
How did you get to your country? How far did you travel? How long was your flight?
Include a picture of the map of your country.
Physical Feature
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Choose one major physical feature of your country (mountain, river, waterfall, desert, etc.)
Give five sensory details about the physical feature. What do you see? What do you smell?
What do you hear? What do you taste? What do you feel?
Describe the climate (temperature and precipitation) of your country.
What clothes, supplies, or other things would you need because of the climate?
Include a picture of the physical feature.
Cultural/Human Feature
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Choose one major cultural feature of your country (major city, landmark, etc.)
Give five sensory details about the cultural feature. What do you see? What do you smell?
What do you hear? What do you taste? What do you feel?
Include a picture of the cultural feature.
European Influence
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What country colonized your country?
What language do they speak in your country?
What religion are most people in your country?
Choose two of the following, and describe how Europe’s influence affects your country’s:
o Sports
o Food
o Traditions
o Government
o Art
o Architecture
o Economy
o Social classes
Include a map of the European country that colonized your country
Conclusion
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What are the three most important things you learned about your country on your “trip?”
What did you enjoy the most about your trip?
Latin American Travelogue
Directions: You have chosen a Latin American country to research. After you have researched, you will
write a travelogue about your trip. A travelogue is a narrative story about a trip to a place. Your
travelogue will have five sections:
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Introduction
Physical Feature
Cultural Feature
European Influence
Conclusion
Please see the back for what to include in each section.
Timeline:
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November 10-14: Research
November 17: Write introduction
November 18: Write physical feature section
November 19: Write cultural feature section
November 20: Write European influence section
November 21: Write conclusion
November 24-25: Revisions
Monday, December 1: Project is due
Rubric:
Introduction: Includes all requirements and effectively grabs the reader’s attention. ______/10 points
Physical Features: Includes all requirements, including 5 sensory details. ________/10 points
Cultural Features: Includes all requirements, including 5 sensory details. _______/10 points
European Influence: Effectively explains how Europe has influenced the country. ________/10 points
Conclusion: Includes all requirements. ________/10 points
Spelling and Grammar: Minus one for every error. _________/10 points
Works Cited: All sources are properly cited. _________/10 points
Overall Writing Quality: The travelogue meets the expectations of a sixth grade writer for style, usage,
vocabulary, etc. (we will talk about this as we write). _________/30 points
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
Country: _____________________________________________________________________________
Introduction
Capital: ______________________________________________________________________________
Borders:
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How would you get there?:
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How far is it?: _________________________________________________________________________
How long would it take?: ________________________________________________________________
Physical Feature
What physical feature are you writing about?:
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What do you see?:
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What do you smell?
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What do you hear?:
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What do you taste?:
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What do you touch/feel?:
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What is the climate of your country? (temperature and precipitation):
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What clothes, supplies, other things would you need in your country?
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Cultural Feature
What cultural feature are you writing about?:
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What do you see?:
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What do you smell?
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What do you hear?:
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What do you taste?:
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What do you touch/feel?:
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European Influence
What country colonized your country?: _____________________________________________________
What is your country’s language?: _________________________________________________________
What is your country’s religion?: __________________________________________________________
Choose two of the topics listed on the other page, and identify ways Europe has influenced your
country.
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2. _______________________:
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