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Have you ever wanted to travel to exciting, foreign places? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to a different country? Now is your chance to explore the world and keep it at your fingertips! You are going to research a Spanish speaking country and create a web-page on **wikispaces** that entices people to travel to the county you choose.   Lets Get Started!!!
 * The Particulars: **
 * 1) Pick a country. We will have some small books in class to help in your search. Your country needs to be predominately **Spanish** speaking.
 * 2) You need to include the following information about your country:
 * 3) **General Information**
 * 4) name, location, capital, facts about population, etc
 * 5) You need to include **__at least 3 pictures__** of the country
 * 6) **Climate**
 * 7) What is the weather like in your country? Include a brief description of the typical weather.
 * 8) You need to include a link to an external web-page that includes more information about the climate.
 * 9) **Famous attractions to visit**
 * 10) You need to include **__at least 3!__**
 * 11) Pick places that are unique to the country – For example, Chapultepec or El Catedral in Mexico.
 * 12) Include a picture and description for each place.
 * 13) A link to an external website that gives more information about famous attractions
 * 14) **Significant Holidays celebrated in the country** (pick holidays that are different from the United States)
 * 15) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">You need **__at least 3__**
 * 16) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">Include a description and picture for each holiday.
 * 17) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">A link to an external website that gives more information about holidays.
 * 18) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">**Popular music from that country** (Example – Mariachi from Mexico)
 * 19) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">You need to include a description of the music.
 * 20) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">Extra credit will be given to those that include an actual sample of the music on their site.
 * 21) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">A link to an external website that gives more information about the music.
 * 22) <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">You need to cite all of the sources that you use for your project using APA style. Click on the link for help with APA style. [|www.citationmachine.net]

<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">1. Click on “new page” on the top, left corner. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">2. Name your page “__your first name__ + __viajar__” For example: Aaronviajar, Mikeviajar, and so on. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">3. Then get to work! <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msobidifontfamily: 'Comic Sans MS'; msolist: Ignore;">4. Be creative and have fun!