Project Assignment
My topic is a travel log about the renaissance.
My format will be travel diaries.
Purpose
Learners will create a travel journal or log about an imaginary trip they take back in time to a period, region, and culture studied during this course to assess students' ability to describe the significance of cultural achievements of Western Civilizations.
Description
Students will create a travel journal about their travels back to one of the cultures or societies studied in the course and write about the sites and events that they visited. The journal can be presented in a digital format such as a website, blog, social media posting series, or storyboard.
Important: Travel Logs created using Word or PowerPoint will not be accepted for grading. See media options below.
Details
• Students must choose a minimum of 5 sites or events from a single culture or society.
o Examples of site: monuments, temples, churches, castles, famous marketplaces, battlefields, statues, painters' workshops, taverns, etc.
o Example of events: gladiator fights, dinner parties, sermons, receptions, parades, religious festivals or ceremonies, marriage ceremonies, etc.
• Students will use at least 10 sources (5 primary, 5 secondary) to research how the sites were constructed and used by the societies, what events took place at these locations, and the significance of these events and monuments for the culture visited.
o Pay attention to descriptions and images of the monument or site
o Be sure to understand the society that site, or event was relevant to
o Consider who might visit such a site. What types of people might the traveler encounter?
o Imagine what sounds, smells, conversations the traveler might overhear.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.