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Spanish 110 - Fall 2017 Explanation and rubric for Cultural E-Explorations
Two times in the semester you will turn in a Cultural E-Exploration. Here is the situation. For this
assignment we will pretend that St. Cloud State has hired you to help plan a special studyabroad version of
Span 110. In this version we travel to and spend a week in a place within the unit being described. So, for
each place you must research the area and put together a report that covers three arcas
1) Transportation and accommodation
Flight costs and options
Public transportation options where you are visiting
What are the lodging options? - Choose a housing option based on proximity to culturally
important spots and lower price
2) Cultural activities
What would be excellent cultural activities for the group to do? (monuments, important places,
arts, music, architecture, sports, nature, tours, etc.) Offer up general options along with specific activities
with some historical cultural background information for the activity and cost involved
3) Food
First of all describe what the food and drink is like in general in the region you're exploring and
then what will be some specific things to try. If there are specific dishes please explain what they consist
of How much should be budgeted for food?
Each section should be a mix of paragraph or longer description in your words and bullet points
Due Dates are as follows:
Cultural Exploration #1 by Thursday, Oct. 5 Feb. 29th
Choose one (1) of the following itineraries:
A. Spain: Madrid for 3 nights then Granada for three (3) nights.
B. Guatemala: Guatemala City City for two nights and then Antigua for three (3) nights.
Cultural Exploration 12 by Tuesday, Nov. 14.
Choose one (1) of the following itineraries:
A. Chile: Santiago for three (3) nights and then Mendoza, Argentina for three (3) nights.
B. Peru:Lima for (2) nights and then Cuzco, for 5 (3) nights and include visit to Macchu Picchu.
I will accept the Cultural Exploration up to one class.period after the suggested due date with no penalty to
your grade Submissions turned in more one class period after the due date will receive a 10% reduction of
your grade
Each report is worth 75 points. The evaluation rubric is as follows: You receive 10 points for turning in the
document in any form. Then the are 20 points given for "Form" and 15 points for "Content" for each of
the three areas of the report
Form: 20 points - Document is very well written, very well organized, easy to follow and with very few
if any spelling, grammar or punctuation errors. Vocabulary is very rich, specific, appropriate and
descriptive
18 points - Document is generally well written and well-organized but has a few spelling.
grammar or punctuation errors. Vocabulary is generally good and generally appropriate and
descriptive
16 points - Document is generally fairly well written and organized but has more than a few
spelling, grammar or punctuation errors. Vocabulary is generally adequate and generally
appropriate and somewhat descriptive
14 points - Document is generally not well written and organized and it has more than a few
spelling, grammar or punctuation errors. Vocabulary is more general and repetitive and less
descriptive
12 points- Document is not well written and is poorly organized and has repeated systemic
spelling. grammar or punctuation errors. Vocabulary is very general and repetitive and not very
descriptive
5 points - Document is poorly written and poorly organized but has numerous spelling. grammar
or punctuation errors. Vocabulary is general, inadequate and not descriptive or appropriate
Content (for each paragraph/section):
15 points - Information is very cohesive, specific, thorough.complete, appropriate, interesting and
well explained. Analysis is very well thought-out and has depth and very clear explanation.
13.5 points - Information is cohesive specific, thorough, complete, appropriate, interesting and
well explained. Analysis is well thought out, and has some depth and good explanation
12 points - Information is generally cohesive. It is as general as specific, somewhat thorough.
complete, appropriate, interesting and well explained. Analysis is somewhat well thought out, and
has some depth and adequate explanation.
10.5 points - Information is somewhat cohesive. It is more general than specific, somewhat
superficial, not thorough, incomplete, inappropriate at times, not very interesting and not well
explained. Analysis is generally not well thought out, and is generally superficial and has only
some explanation.
9 point - Information is generally not cohesive. It is mostly general, not thorough.
incomplete, inappropriate and poorly explained. Analysis is not at all well thought out, and is
superficial and it has inadequate explanation
8 points - Information is not cohesive. It is very general, incomplete, inappropriate and very
poorly-explained. Analysis is very weak and superficial and it has almost no explanation
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