Rubrics of NYC Traveler Guide

Cindy Chien NYC Tour Guide Project, Chinese Level 2

Rubrics of NYC Traveler Guide

As we approach the end of this school year, you will design your own NYC traveler guide, which should include the units you have learned: weather, clothing, transportation, etc. In this project, you will have design your own NYC traveler booklet. You need a cover pages, pages for weathers in NYC, clothes need to be prepared for different seasons, 5 famous sightseeing spots, 3 restaurants, and tips for travelling in NYC.

This project is an individual work. You may work with your classmate but each person has to turn in his/her own traveler guide and each person will present your booklet individually. You can write or type and the accuracy of characters worth 10% of this project. Make sure you write or choose correct ones.

As for presentation, choose 2 out of 5 famous sightseeing places you recommend and present them in class with power point slideshow on May 11th. Your power point slideshow will be graded as well.

The deadline of the first draft of this booklet is May 8th (Friday).

The final draft has to be submitted on May 11th (Monday). The presentation will also take place of May 11th (Monday).

Deadlines / Progress Check / Notes
五月四号
（星期一） / - Brainstorm ideas ( 5 spots and 3 restaurants)
- Write down weathers for 4 seasons and clothes needed for each seasons.
五月五号
（星期二） / - Edit on content of 5 famous sightseeing spots and 3 restaurants.
- Make sure you use each grammar pattern at least once.
五月六号
（星期三） / - Working on author’s recommendation.
- Double check with all characters you type or write.
- Design cover, layout, and make sure the booklet is colorful and creative.
五月八号
（星期五） / - First Draft of booklet and Power Point Slide are due.
- Class time will be used to do final editing.
五月十一号
（星期一） / - Final draft of project due.
- Presentation (3 minutes)

纽约有名的景点

(jĭngdiăn: spot)

时代广场 / shídàn guăngchăng / Time Square
联合广场 / liánhé guăngchăng / Union Square
中央车站 / zhōngyāng chēzhàn / Grand Central
中央公园 / zhōngyāng gōngyuán / Central Park
博物馆 / bówùguăn / Museum
美国自然历史博物馆 / méiguŏ zìrán lìshĭ
bówùguăn / American Museum of Natural History
大都会博物馆 / dàdūhuì bówùguăn / Metropolitan Museum of Art
古根汉博物馆 / gŭgēnhàn bówùguăn / Guggenheim museum
MoMA博物馆 / MoMA bówùguăn / Museum of Modern Art
洋基球场 / yángjī qiúchăng / Yankees Stadium
大都会球场 / dàdūhuì qiúchăng / Mets Ball Field = Citi Field
哈林 / hālín / Harlem
苏活 / sūhuó / SoHo
东村 / dōng cūn / East Village
西村 / xī cūn / Greenwich Village
= West Village
中国城 / zhōngguó chéng / Chinatown
小意大利 / xiăo yìdàlì / Little Italy
自由女神 / zìyóu nǚshén / Statue of Liberty
世贸中心 / shìmào zhōngxīn / World Trade Center
华盛顿公园 / huāshèngdùn gōngyuán / Washington Square Park
布鲁克林大桥 / bùlŭkèlín dàqiáo / Brooklyn Bridge

Useful Words

饭馆 / fan4guan3 / restaurant
餐厅 / can1ting1 / restaurant
菜 / cai4 / cuisine
景点 / jing3dian3 / sightseeing spots
观光 / guan1guang1 / travel in/to…
e.g.去中国观光
有名 / you3ming2 / famous
目录 / mu4lu4 / content of table
凉鞋 / liang2xie2 / sandals / flip flops
毛袜 / mao2wa4 / furry socks / warm socks
带 / dai4 / to bring

Grading Rubrics

A. Traveler Guide / Booklet (70 %)

Possible Points / Score
Visual Design
(art work, photos, layouts, colors, etc) / 10
Grammar:
Use each pattern at least once.
除了…以外, 一边….一边…
…的时候，先…然后…
还是…吧! , 比….更…
不但….而且…, 虽然…可是…
V O V 得, …以前/以后…. / 20
* each grammar pattern worth 2%
Context:
- Weathers in NYC
(weathers in four seasons)
- Clothes
(What kind of clothes do the tourists need to bring for different seasons?)
- Five Famous Sightseeing Spots
(Why do you recommend this place? What’s famous there? Open hours, etc)
- Three delicious Restaurants
( location, price range)
- Transportation
(How to get to the places and restaurants you recommend)
- Author’s Recommendation
(Any kinds of recommendations/ tips from local New Yorker) / 30
* each sub-category worth 5%
Accuracy of Characters / 10
Total / 70

B. Presentation (30%)

Possible Points / Score
Pronunciation / 10
Fluency / 10
Power Point Slideshow / 10
Total / 30