Process

__**Process** __ //**__Step 1__** // You will be divided into groups of 3-4 students. Each member in your group will choose one of the folowing roles: __**Travel Agent **____:__ researches major tourist attractions  __**Historian **____:__ researches interesting facts  __**Geographer **____:__ studies the lay of the land  __**Cartographer **____:__ involved in mapmaking  //**__Step 2__**//  The United States is divided into 5 major regions. You and your group need to decide which region you will be researching. (West, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, or Northeast) //**__Step 3__**//  Each individual group member will complete their section of the Region Guide, using the Resource Links below and books and maps from the classroom and/or library. Research your region and record your findings.
 * The US 50 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">The US Regions﻿﻿  ||
 * Country Reports || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">[|The Fact Monster - 50 states] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Old Farmers' Almanac || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">USA Regions Study Guide  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">US Regions || Census Data ||

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 170%;">//**__Step 4__**// <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Get back with your group members and share your new found information. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Each group will be given a larger map of their region. You must, as a group fill out this map with as much detail as possible. Use the apps in the geography folder to do this. Use lots of color and make your map appealing. This will be your visual during your presentation. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Click here to view a map of the states and their capitals.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 170%;">//**__Step 5__**// <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Using Google Docs, each group will use the research they completed to write a persuasive speech. (each member is in charge of one paragraph that pertains to what you researched). In your speech you will try to influence the Hong Kong students to visit your region, using all the information you found. Font size should be 14. Be sure to include a picture at the top of your document of your region.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">To log into google docs, click on this here it will ask for your username and password. Username: frcgeography1, and Password: frcpirates. Find the document labeled with your group members names and your region. Open that document and begin working.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Travel Agent **__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;"> -- In one paragraph discuss the main tourist attractions in your area, climate of your region, and states in your region. __**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Historian **__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;"> -- Discuss some of the interesting facts from your region, as well as famous people from your region. __**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Geographer **__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;"> -- Discuss the land and why that makes it a good place to visit. __**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Cartographer **__<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">-- Create a table including each state in your region, its area, its population, and its population density. Click here to see the rubric for your final paper. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 170%;">//**__Step 6__**// <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Present your persuasion to the group visiting from China (your class). Make sure to show off your group map.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Example **
 * = **__Name of State__** ||= __**Population**__ ||= **__Area in square miles__** ||= **__Population Density__** ||

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 170%;">//**__Step 7__**// <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Choose one other region that was presented and complete a venn diagram or t-chart comparing it to the region you researched.