ENGLISH PROJECT YEAR 6UNIT QUESTION: WHAT IS A CITY?

MYP STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

Tourism contributes greatly to the development of cities and countries, as societies organise themselves in clear roles which commit to their cultural growth.

This booklet belongs to _____________________________________________________

from Class 6th Grade ________

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LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OBJECTIVES:

Objective C: Communication

To respond to written and oral texts in a range of familiar situations To use phrases and sentences to communicate ideas, feelings and information in

familiar contexts.

Objective D: Use of Language

To speak and write using a range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and basic conventions; when speaking, their pronunciation and intonation are appropriate.

To organise information and ideas and use a variety of cohesive devices.

GLOBAL CONTEXT: Identities and relationships

PROBLEM SOLVING TASK: A tourist is visiting a city for the first time. He is looking for information about the city in a tourist information centre. Two guides help him by providing information about the different places and activities that can be done in the city.

For this activity, you are going to use your creativity to create a brochure in poster size that will use a combination of facts, images and text. The questions you will be answering are:

What features in the city would attract more tourists?

How is this "city" similar or different to a countryside landscape?

What important rural areas are to be advertised?

What important city landmarks (historical, cultural) are to be advertised?

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Use information from the unit “What is a city” and elsewhere in this Project Organiser to help you.

You should complete this task by following the steps of the design cycle below:

Grouping: 3 students

Roles:

The tourist: He will ask questions about places in the city that he is visiting. He has to show interest in specific landmarks, locations, cultural activities. He will need to ask how to move around the city.

Guide 1 : He will give information about museums, churches, important buildings, festivals, cultural events, typical activities. Use persuasive language to promote tourism in the city.

Guide 2 : He will give information about rural and urban areas, means of transport and

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costs, accommodation. Use persuasive language to promote tourism in the city.

SESSIONS

Friday, 17 April (2 periods): Introduction to Project. Instructions, objectives, sessions and assessment rubrics. Groups and roles distribution. 1st online research session.

Monday, 20 April (2 periods): Online Research and Booklet Completion.

Tuesday, 21 April (1 period): Booklet Completion

Wednesday, 22 April (2 periods): Brochure Design (Draft and Final Version in Poster Size). Students must bring materials.

Friday, 24 April (2 periods): Brochure Design (Draft and Final Version in Poster Size). Students must bring materials. Preparation of Oral Presentation (Role Play on Problem-Solving Task)

Monday, 27 April (2 periods): Preparation of Oral Presentation (Role Play on Problem-Solving Task)

Tuesday, 28 April (1 period): Presentations and Self Assessment

ASSESSMENT: Your final result in this project will be the combination of an individual mark with a team mark.

Rubrics are attached at the end of this booklet.

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OUR PROJECT PLAN

INVESTIGATE

Step 1. Keep the questions on pages 1 and 2 in mind. Look through the information available in this Project Organiser and add research of your own.

Step 2. There is a great amount of available information. Select the most important from here:

Use the following links to select information that will be useful for your project.

1. Venice:

Link 1: http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/EN/IDPagina/1

Link 2: www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice

Link 3: http://www.tripadvisor.cl/Tourism-g187870-Venice_Veneto-Vacations.html

2. Auckland:

Link 1: http://www.aucklandnz.com/int

Link 2: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand/auckland

Link 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g255106-Auckland_North_Island-Vacations.html

3. Calgary:

Link 1: http://www.visitcalgary.com

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Link 2: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/alberta/calgary

Link 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g154913-Calgary_Alberta-Vacations.html

4. Istambul:

Link 1: http://english.istanbul.gov.tr

Link 2: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/istanbul

Link 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g293974-Istanbul-Vacations.html

5. Kuala Lumpur:

Link 1: http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws

Link 2: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/malaysia/kuala-lumpur

Link3:http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g298570-Kuala_Lumpur_Wilayah_Persekutuan-Vacations.html

6. Vienna:

Link 1: http://www.wien.info/en

Link 2: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g190454-Vienna-Vacations.html

Link 3: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/austria/vienna

7. St. Petersburg:

Link 1: http://www.saint-petersburg.com

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Link 2: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/russia/st-petersburg/saint-petersburg

Link 3: : http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g298507-St_Petersburg_Northwestern_District-Vacations.html

8. Cape Town:

Link 1: http://www.capetown.travel

Link 2: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-africa/cape-town

Link 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g1722390-Cape_Town_Western_Cape-Vacations.html

PLAN

Step1. Sketch out your ideas in the Jotter on the following page. If you need more space you can copy and repeat this Jotter as many times as necessary in order to organise your ideas effectively. Each member of the group must complete this jotter.

Step 2. Reference your sources.

Step 3. When your plan is ready, show it to your teacher for approval before you begin the detailed work.

Step 4. BE HONEST

Cheating or academic dishonesty in the MYP includes:

Plagiarism - using the ideas or work of another person as your own, such as copying language from a book or website and not citing where it came from

Collusion - helping someone else cheat, such as allowing your own work to be copied by another

Use References in footnotes as it follows: For example: Vienna. http://www.wien.info/en. Accessed 30 November 2014

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RESEARCH JOTTERStudent´s names:

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City: __________________________________________________________________

Location in our planet (continent, country, region):

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Population: ___________________________________________________________

Size: __________________________________________________________________

Language spoken: _____________________________________________________

Currency: _____________________________________________________________

Cultural activities:

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Landmarks:

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Important buildings (churches, museums, parks, libraries):

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Tourist attractions: (shows, zoo, places to explore):

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Means of transportation:

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Pictures to include:

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Link used:

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Once you gather and organise all the information you need in the jotter, you will create a brochure in poster size, which will be your support for the ROLE-PLAY you will present on Friday, 24 April . You will have to use images (minimum: 3 pictures) and text (minimum: 120 words) in your poster. So as to organise the structure of this brochure, complete the following chart giving details of the pictures you will include:

IMAGE 1

Which photo or image will I use? Describe the effects you will combine with it (colours, graphs, 3D)

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Text to accompany the image:

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Others

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Remember: A piece of work like this will draw on many resources, so you will need to reference both the images and your text using the system explained on previous pages.

Web Link : ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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IMAGE 2

Which photo or image will I use? Describe the effects you will combine with it (colours, graphs, 3D)

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Text to accompany the image:

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Others

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Remember: A piece of work like this will draw on many resources, so you will need to reference both the images and your text using the system explained on previous pages.

Web Link: _______________________________________________________________________________

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IMAGE 3

Which photo or image will I use? Describe the effects you will combine with it (colours, graphs, 3D)

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Text to accompany the image:

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Others

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Remember: A piece of work like this will draw on many resources, so you will need to reference both the images and your text using the system explained on previous pages.

Web Link: _______________________________________________________________________________

CREATE

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Step 1. Make the first version of your brochure. Use the space on the following page to draft it.

Step 2. Present your work to your partners in the group. Discuss which will be the final version of your brochure.

Step 3. Listen to the feedback and make any changes you wish.

Step 4. Create the final version of your brochure in Poster Size. All the members in the group must work together in this. This day, you will have to bring some materials:

- Coloured Cardboard Paper

- Colour Markers

- Pencil and rubber

- Ruler

- Coloured Photos and pictures of the city you were assigned

- Stick-fix bar

- Extra-decorations (stickers, glitter, metallic paper, etc)

Step 4. Hand in the work to your teacher.

Step 5. Create a conversation to interact with each other in the oral presentation (everyone in the group should speak for approximately 3 minutes). Remember the problem-solving task to contextualise this conversation:

A tourist is visiting a city for the first time. He is looking for information about the city in a tourist information centre. Two guides help him by providing information about the different places and activities that can be done in the city.

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Our Brochure: DRAFT

EVALUATE

Step 1. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of your brochure. Did you create the product you wanted?

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Step 2. Consider how your product (brochure) could be improved.

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

INDIVIDUAL

You will be assessed individually in this component. You may or may not have the same result as the other members in your group.

Oral Presentation (Maximum Score: 16 pts)

Criterion C: Communicating in response to spoken and/or written and/or visual text

Achievement

Level

PHASE 1

At the end of phase 1, students should be able to:

i. respond appropriately to simple short phrases ii. interact in simple and rehearsed exchanges, using verbal and non-verbal language

iii. use basic phrases to communicate ideas, feelings and information on a variety of aspects of everyday topics

iv. communicate with a sense of audience.

0The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.

1-2 makes limited attempt to respond to simple short phrases and basic information in spoken and/or written and/or visual text; responses are often inappropriate

i. interacts minimally in simple and rehearsed exchanges, using verbal and non-verbal language

ii. uses minimal basic phrases to communicate ideas, feelings and information on a limited range of aspects of everyday topics

iii. communicates with a limited sense of audience.

3-4 i. responds to simple short phrases and basic informationin spoken and/or written and/or visual text, though some responses may be inappropriate

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ii. interacts to some degree in simple and rehearsed exchanges, using verbal and non-verbal language

iii. uses some basic phrases to communicate ideas, feelings and information on a limited range of aspects of everyday topics

iv. communicates with some sense of audience.

5-6 i. responds appropriately to simple short phrases and basic information in spoken and/or written and/or visual text

ii. interacts considerably in simple and rehearsed exchanges, using verbal and non-verbal language

iii. uses basic phrases to communicate ideas, feelings and information on some aspects of everyday topics

iv. communicates with a considerable sense of audience.

7-8 i. responds in detail and appropriately to simple short phrases and basic information in spoken and/or written and/or visual text

ii. interacts confidently in simple and rehearsed exchanges, using verbal and non-verbal language

iii. uses basic phrases effectively to communicate ideas, feelings and information on a variety of aspects of everyday topics

iv. communicates with an excellent sense of audience.

Criterion D: Using language in spoken and/or written form.

Achievement

Level

PHASE 1

At the end of phase 1, students should be able to:

i. write and/or speak using a basic range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and

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conventions; when speaking, use clear pronunciation and intonation ii. organize basic information and use a range of basic cohesive devices

iii. use language to suit the context.

0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.

1-2 i. has difficulty to write/speak using a basic range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions; when speaking, uses pronunciation and intonation with many errors , making understanding difficult

ii. organizes limited basic information, and basic cohesive devices are not used

iii. makes minimal use of language to suit the context.

3-4 i. writes/speaks using a basic range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions, with some inappropriate choices ; when speaking, uses pronunciation and intonation with some errors , some of which make understanding difficult

ii. organizes some basic information and uses a limited range of basic cohesive devices, not always appropriately

iii. uses language to suit the context to some degree .

5-6 i. writes/speaks making good use of a basic range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions, generally accurately ; when speaking, uses pronunciation and intonation with some errors , though these do not interfere with comprehensibility

ii. organizes basic information and uses a limited range of basic cohesive devices accurately

iii. usually uses language to suit the context.

7-8 i. writes/speaks effectively using a basic range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions accurately ; when speaking, uses clear pronunciation and excellent intonation, making communication easy

ii. organizes basic information clearly and uses a range of basic cohesive devices

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accurately

iii. uses language effectively to suit the context.

Self-Assessment (Maximum Score: 7 pts)

Evaluate yourself while carrying out this project. Be HONEST! Part of your learning process is to accept your mistakes and to keep a positive attitude so you can improve in the future. Each "yes" is awarded 1 point. Circle YES or NO based on your performance.

I was able to ...

Manage my behaviour while I was working (speaking and physical actions).YES NO

Manage my work by focusing and completing it on time. YESNO

Provide all my materials when necessary and put them away as instructed. YESNO

Fulfil my role responsibly and complete all tasks assigned to me. YESNO

Respect my teacher, group partners, other groups and the environment at all times. YESNO

Cooperate in my group by sharing and taking turns. YESNO

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Resolve conflict by listening to others and being fair. YESNO

Total Score: _____/ 7

TEAM ASSESSMENT (Maximum Score: 32 pts)

All members of the group will have the same result in this component.

CATEGORY 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2Class Work All group members

show excellent behaviour while the project is being carried out. Members follow instructions at all times.

Most group members show excellent behaviour while the project is being carried out. Most members follow instructions at all times.

Some group members show excellent behaviour while the project is being carried out. Some members follow instructions at all times.

Group members do not show good behaviour while the project is being carried out. Members usually do not follow instructions at all times.

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Brochure (Poster Size)

Brochure shows dedication. It is visually attractive. Colours and images are used effectively and information is organised clearly. Handwriting is neat and easily read.

Brochure shows dedication. It is attractive up to a certain point. Colours and images are used effectively and information is usually organised clearly. Handwriting is neat and easily read.

Brochure shows some dedication. It is attractive up to a certain point. Colours and images are used effectively and information is usually organised clearly. Handwriting is usually neat but sometimes difficult to read.

Brochure does not show much dedication. It is not attractive. Colours and images are seldom used effectively and information is not organised clearly. Handwriting is difficult to read.

Requirements Members of the group comply with requiremenst of the project in all its stages.

Members of the group comply with requirements of the project in most of its stages.

Members of the group comply with requirements of the project in some of its stages.

Members of the group comply with requirements of the project in few of its stages.

Booklet Completion

All activities in the booklet have been completed.

Most activities in the booklet have been completed.

Some activities in the booklet have been completed.

Few activities in the booklet have been completed.

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