Lesson Plans   Make a travel brochure of your country. You must include the following.   Inside 1. Capital and Population 2. Geography-major landformation, rivers and border countries. 3. Ethnic groups and religions. 4.Three examples of Art, Literature, or Culture. 5. Biomes-climate, rainfall and agriculture. 6. Animal life,-at least 5 examples, including any Endangered Species that might live in your habitat. 7. Anything that is unique to your country that would make a visitor interested in traveling here!	Outside Outside will be a picture/postcard that includes important sights that would attract a potential tourist. You could use: Landmarks, major cities and rivers, pictures of children/people, stamps or coins as images. Include mountains, plateau or other geography. Make it colorful, and have fun! Use markers, colored pencils, clip-art or your own ideas     .
Suggestions: What do the children here do everyday? What games do you think they might play? What do families do for meals?	References: PLEASE Cite all your work whether web, printed or other material on the back page. Each project should have at least 3 print and 3 web citations, according to standard publishing rules. You can always use more!
Writing Piece Write a poem using at least ten of the vocabulary words provided, or use your own, and the Wordle website link. www.wordle.net Attach it to the back page.	Vocabulary words:   Sherpa, trekking, Lama, Himalayas, China, yak, zomo, montagne, Nepal, Bhutan, India, glacier, pilgrammage, monk, monastery, Mt. Everest, Silk Road, caravan, llama, Lhasa, Kathmandu.

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References

Websites

www.asiasociety.org

www.kids.nationalgeographic.org

www.thesilkroadproject.org

www.infoplease.org

www.wordle.net

Books

Naomi Bishop, Himalayan Herders. (NY:Harcourt Brace,c1998).

Jan Reynolds, Himalaya Vanishing Cultures (Jan Reynolds,c1998).

Manjsuhree Thapa, The Country Is Yours: Contemporary Nepali Literature,

translated by Manjushree Thapa (Manjushree Thapa,c2009).

David Zurick, et. al, Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya.

(Univ of Kentucky Press, c2006).

Children's Books

Barbara Berger, All the Way to Lhasa: A Tale From Tibet (Philomel Books,c2002).

Dedie King, I See the Sun In Nepal.

Jackie Morris, The Snow Leopard (c2007).

Karna Sakya and Linda Griffith, Folktales From the Himalayan Kingdom

Of Nepal (Mandala Publisher, c2005).

Many thanks to the NEH

for funding this program which allows us

to learn and in turn pass on the knowledge we have received

to our students, friends and colleagues.

The broad spectrum and depth of understanding

of Southeast Aisa was truly remarkable.

Special thanks to the Directors of this Institute,

and the staff at Holy Cross College

for the many hours of labor

they facilitated

to make our websites possible.

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These lessons are aimed at 3rd-4th graders,

and would include cooperative group research,

and writing to synthesize learning.

Country Research

Follow the link to your country and and develop:

A Travel Brochure.

If you were a tourist and visiting this country,

you would need the following important information.

Inside

1. Name of country, including Capital, Population and Geographical features,

including border countries.

2. Ethnic groups and Culture, Languages spoken and Religous beliefs.

3. Three separate examples of Art, Literature or Music.

4. Tourist Attractions-what would make you want to go there? What is unique

about this area?

5. Flora or Fauna (Animals or Plant Life unique to the area.

Outside

Design a colorful postcard

to illustrate the region

using recognizable landmarks

that would attract a tourist

Use Markers,

colored pencils

and clipart.

Back Cover

Write a poem using Wordle

link, combining at least 10

new vocabulary words we learned

in this