1. Le regioni d’Italia

2. Parte prima Scrivi un tema –Include the following information location population geographical features history points of interest

3. Do your research in Italian –(at least 3 sources) Take your notes in English Write your paper in Italian –Use words you know! –Use language you know! –do NOT, under ANY circumstances, use an online translator. (Use garzantilinguistica.it) 400 words –1-inch margins –12 point Times New Roman

4. You will receive three grades for this project. –A 20 point writing assignment grade (based on the quality of writing of both drafts of your paper) –A 20 point reading assignment grade (based on the information in your paper) –A 40 point assessment grade (based on your travel itinerary)

5. Parte seconda! Working in groups of 3 or 4, plan a 10 day trip to Italy! You have $3000 each You must: –get yourselves to Italy from Cleveland –visit all of the regions represented by your group members –spend a minimum of 2 days in each region –find a place to stay in each city –plan a minimum of 3 activities per day

6. Requirements Flight details: –airline –flight number(s) –dates –price Hotel details –name –address –phone number / email address –price per night

7. Daily activities –3 culturally relevant and important activities per day –Location (address) –Price –Details – what is it? why are you going there? why is it important? (YES! In Italiano!) DON’T GO OVER BUDGET!!

8. Turn in: A neatly organized itinerary for your group. Flight, hotel, and tourist information. All costs (food not included) INCLUDE PICTURES! MAKE ME WANT TO GO ON YOUR TRIP!

9. Timeline: 23-25 gennaio: research for your paper 26-27, 30 gennaio: write paper. 1 st draft due at the END of class 30 gennaio 31 gennaio: begin to work in groups 1 febbraio: make corrections to 1 st draft 2 febbraio: 2 nd draft due at END of class. Continue to work in groups. 3, 6-8 febbraio: work in groups. Final itinerary due at END of class.

10. We will be in the Foreign Language Computer Lab 113 every day EXCEPT –January 30 and February 8, when we will be in the Library Lab.

11. I temi 1.Valle d’Aosta – Alex 2.Piemonte – Cody 3.Lombardia – Lexi 4.Trentino Alto-Adige – Ashley F. 5.Veneto – Katie V. 6.Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Katie O. 7.Emilia Romagna – Nick 8.Toscana – Brook 9.Liguria – Chris 10.Le Marche – Josh 11.Umbria – Brian 12.Lazio – Ashley M. 13.Molise – Mitsuki 14.Abruzzo – David 15.Campania – Dominic 16.Puglia – Dana 17.Basilicata – Kayleigh 18.Calabria – Mallory 19.Sicilia – Gabriela 20.Sardegna – Cristina 21.Vaticano / San Marino – Laura 22.I fiumi – Steve 23.I laghi – Rachel 24.I volcani – Pete

12. I temi 1.Valle d’Aosta – Vince 2.Piemonte – Kelly 3.Lombardia – Sam V. 4.Trentino Alto-Adige – Nicky 5.Veneto – Molly 6.Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Owen 7.Emilia Romagna – Waed 8.Toscana – Emily A. 9.Liguria – Anna 10.Le Marche – Joe B. 11.Umbria – Izzat 12.Lazio – Lisa 13.Molise – Vittorio 14.Abruzzo – Alexa 15.Campania – Gabby 16.Puglia – Rachel 17.Basilicata – Taylor 18.Calabria – Theresa 19.Sicilia – Emily L. 20.Sardegna – Jenna 21.Vaticano – Sophia 22.San Marino – Danny 23.I fiumi – Jessie 24.I laghi – Samantha B. 25.I vulcani – Joe D.

13. I gruppi 1.Alex, Cody, Lexi, Rachel 2.Ashley F., Katie V., Katie O., Stefano 3.Nick, Brook, Josh 4.Chris, Brian, Ashley M., Laura 5.Mitsuki, David, Dominic 6.Dana, Kayleigh, Mallory 7.Gabriela, Cristina, Pete

14. I gruppi 1.Vince, Kelly, Sam V., Sam B. 2.Nicky, Molly, Owen, Jessie 3.Waed, Emily A., Joe B., Danny 4.Anna, Izzat, Lisa, Sophia 5.Vittorio, Alexa, Gabby 6.Rachel, Taylor, Theresa 7.Emily L., Jenna, Joe D.

15. Useful websites: it.wikipedia.org google.it www.comuni-italiani.it www.mediasoft.it/italy/ regioni.it

16. Travel sites travelocity.com expedia.com kayak.com cheaptickets.com orbitz.com