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A holiday roundtrip on a specific island in the Philippines

Introduction

bulletA travel agency  wants to be advised in organizing holiday roundtrips of  3 days to one of the islands in the Philippines. The start of the trip is in Manila, the capital of the country. The agency asks ideas for activities during the trip. There must be at least one activity on every day. The agency  asks the students to help them in making a good program.
What is the task?
bulletEach group of students composes a  program for a holiday roundtrip of three days to one of the islands
bulletMark the trip on a map
bulletThe program is written down in a folder (or brochure) 
bulletThe group will present the product to all students in the class. 
Process (the steps)
bulletIf you have questions about the task, don't hesitate to ask the teacher for advice!
bulletChoose one of the islands Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan or another island. If you choose another island than the six mentioned, be sure that you can collect enough information. If not, choose one of these six islands! 
bulletAsk the teacher for the chart (or form) to put the interesting information on.
bulletSearch on the internet to find the resources to find interesting information. Write down the information which could be useful.
bulletMake a decision about the activity each day. Decide which pictures you want to add to the folder. Save them in a file or print them out.
bulletGet a map (ask the teacher) to fill in the trip and to locate the places to stay.
bulletGet the papers  (ask the teacher) to make the folder. Ask the teacher for the 'special requirements' and the 'points of evaluation' / evaluation rubrics.
bulletWhen the folder is finished, plan the presentation. Before you start with constructing the presentation, ask the teacher for the 'special requirements'  concerning the presentation.
Information sources
List of WebPages:
bulletwww.philippines.hvu.nl (Offers  a lot of information on six islands)
bullethttp://www.asiatour.com/philippines/content1.htm
bullethttp://www.bohol.ph/  
bulletwww.cebu-city.ph/about.htm
bullethttp://www.ananyana.com/
bullethttp://www.pinoyfirst.com/palawan/
bullethttp://globaled.ausaid.gov.au/secondary/resource/philippines.html
bullethttp://www.hejoly.demon.nl/countries/philippines.html
bullethttp://www.mindanao.com/
bullethttp://home.online.no/~erfalch/panay.htm
bullethttp://www.Tubbataha.com
bullethttp://www.dock.net/rogers/tips.html
bullethttp://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cove/2636/travel/philip/5819.htm
bullethttp://thunder.prohosting.com/~leytesam/
bullethttp://www.coralcay.org/