FSO120 – TRAVEL ITINERARY
ASSIGNMENT TWO
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
WHAT TO INCLUDE
In this GuideSpeak, students will create an itinerary based on any region in the USA. The itinerary will cover a seven day period and must include the below information.
Students are required to include the following information in their poster:
| Include the major | Include at least 5 | Include | Include a general |
| airport that you will | ‘things to do, which | accommodation | budget of your |
| fly into and out of as | must include ONE | options for each | itinerary including |
| well as what form of | national park | night of your trip. | transport, |
| transportation you | accommodation | ||
| will need (train, | and entrance fees | ||
| rental car etc.) | etc. |
EXPECTATION
Students should utilize a minimum size of 8.5×11, larger formats are permitted. Please see attached rubric for details on grading.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Students must submit a hardcopy or digital copy of their TRAVEL ITINERARY by the due date indicated by your professor. Please see your specific professor for guidance on HOW to make submissions.
AESTHETIC APPEAL/ CREATIVITY
CONTENT
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR
FORMAT
| A+-A | B+-B | C+-C | D+-D |
| Student exceeds | Student meets | Student falls below | Student fails to |
| expectations by | expectations by | expectations by | meet expectations |
| presenting a | presenting a | presenting a | by presenting a |
| unique submission | submission which | submission which | submission which |
| which draws in the | adequately draws | struggles to draw | does not have |
| observer through | in the observer | in the observer | artistic, creative or |
| colour, | through the use of | through the limited | aesthetic appeal |
| photographs/ | some colour, | use of colour, | and does not sue |
| artwork and | photographs/ | photographs/ | artistic elements |
| design. Document | artwork and | artwork and | such as |
| is appealing and | design. Document | design. Document | photographs, |
| polished. | meets purpose of | does no | artwork and other |
| travel promotion. | adequately | design features to | |
| promote tourism. | capture observer. | ||
| Student exceeds | Student meets | Student falls below | Student fails to |
| content | content | content | meet content |
| expectations by | expectations by | expectations by | expectations by |
| including all | including most | including only | omitting most |
| necessary | necessary | some of the | necessary |
| elements and | elements required | necessary | elements required |
| augmenting | by the assignment | elements required | by the assignment |
| information with | guide. | by the assignment | guide. |
| other pertinent | guide. | ||
| details. | |||
| Students exceeds | Students meets | Students falls | Students fails to |
| expectations by | expectations by | below expectations | meet expectations |
| making no, or very | making few minor | by making several | by making several |
| minor, spelling and | spelling and | spelling and | major spelling and |
| grammar errors | grammar errors | grammar errors | grammar errors |
| with little to no | not negatively | making it | making it difficult to |
| impact on | impacting | somewhat | understand. |
| comprehension. | comprehension. | challenging to | |
| understand. | |||
| Poster is laid out in | Poster is laid out in | Poster can seem | Poster is chaotic |
| a thoughtful format | a methodical | disorganized and | with missing |
| which helps guide | format which helps | content is hard to | content and an |
| the reader, | guide the reader | follow. Aesthetic | organization which |
| organize content | with only minor | appeal is | make it difficult or |
| and maintain | organizational | sacrificed. | impossible to |
| visual appeal. | issues or aesthetic | follow. | |
| oversights. | |||