Oral Language & Media: Travel Presentations

I like to build oral language skills gradually though out the year. Students have had ample practice by now in formally presenting material to peers as pairs and in small groups. Now students will be presenting to the entire class is this new project that incorporates research skills and what I call 'financial literacy' skills.

"HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL? Now's your chance!"

Students, either in pairs or individually, are being asked to research a 3-4 day 'dream vacation' to any destination by plane from Toronto. (No all inclusive packages and no trips to space, please!)

They will present the details as a presentation, which must include two parts:

PART A: TRIP ITINERARY

Using the internet, they are to plan every detail of their trip including:

-What flight will you take to get there?

-Where will you stay?

-What will you do each day? What sites will you see? What places will you visit? Is there a particular restaurant you want to eat in? Etc. 

PART B: BUDGET LISTS

Students will need to make a list of the real world costs. These can easily be found on the internet. NO PRETEND COSTS!

Costs to consider:

-airfare for each

-hotel costs for each (everyone gets their own room)

-daily living costs, if possible (breakfast/lunch/dinner)

-costs for any outings (such as admissions to museums, movies, sporting events, tourist attractions, etc)

-travel within the city or day trips (train fare, bus fare, etc) if applicable

-any other costs! (souvenirs?)

These are to be added up to show a total cost. 

A few points:

-students are not to  give any personal information out for any reason (like name or email)

-flights must leave from and return to Toronto

-if a flight does not leave on a Friday then pick any 3 to 4 day span (or whatever time frame works)

-no ‘all inclusive’ packages!

-no space travel!

We are working on these in class every Day 2 and Day 4. A total of 8 in class sessions are being allotted for this project. Tentative due date is set for end of class on Thursday May 23rd.  Presentations aim to take place the following day. 

CRITERIA (Oral Language)

- demonstrate an understanding of appropriate speaking behaviour by using effective presentation techniques (eye contact, volume and tone, etc)

 -communicate orally in a clear, coherent manner,

-use appropriate words, phrases, and terminology related to their research

-both participants must speak equally during the presentation

-the presentation is max 5 minutes in length

-the presentation has a media component  (such as powerpoint, Prezi)

CRITERIA (Media)

-include a budget list documenting the costs of your pretend weekend/long weekend trip, with a TOTAL COST included

-include photos, videos or sound clips that represent your travel plans

-include an itinerary of events (what you plan to do on your trip)

-spell common words correctly