Geitz Assignments

Helpful resources for travel poster research:
Your class book cart includes books on individual countries as well as an up-to-date geography encyclopedia. These are just samples of what you can find by searching Athena. The library scanner is available for scanning images from print sources.

Visit www.fodors.com
Search by city, country - choose destination guide link.
See links on the side to "FEATURES," such as "when to go."

Visit www.frommers.com/

Visit www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
Choose a region; choose a country; choose links on the left side of the page to narrow down information.

Use http://school.nettrekker.com/subject/ to save time and find the best websites on your country. First, click on Geography (under Social Studies) and then enter the name of your country.

Use www.picsearch.com to search for images.
(It's almost as good as Google!) Remember - you must cite your sources for images as well as for text.

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GEITZ ASSIGNMENTS/RESOURCES:
Etiquette around the Spanish Speaking World
Take advantage of these excellent database sources: CultureGrams Country Reports (UN: conard PW: library) Britannica Online Use NetTrekker to save time and find the best websites on your country. First, click on Geography (under Social Studies) and then enter the name of your country.	Websites U.S. Dept. of State - Background Notes Executive Planet Kwintessential www.infoplease.com/countries.html Country Insights from www.intercultures.ca http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blindex.htm
Books: Many of the travel guides in the library contain a chapter or section on social or business customs. Search Athena using such terms as: Mexico and Guidebook

Travel Destination Posters
Helpful resources for travel poster research: Your class book cart includes books on individual countries as well as an up-to-date geography encyclopedia. These are just samples of what you can find by searching Athena. The library scanner is available for scanning images from print sources. Visit www.fodors.com Search by city, country - choose destination guide link. See links on the side to "FEATURES," such as "when to go." Visit www.frommers.com/ Visit www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/ Choose a region; choose a country; choose links on the left side of the page to narrow down information. Use http://school.nettrekker.com/subject/ to save time and find the best websites on your country. First, click on Geography (under Social Studies) and then enter the name of your country. Use www.picsearch.com to search for images. (It's almost as good as Google!) Remember - you must cite your sources for images as well as for text.
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