Teacher: Atkins    
Class: Spanish 2

Texas

Assignment:  Create a travel brochure for a tour of Texas that recommends activities and landmarks to visit, as well as discussing the climate and weather.

 

Suggested Topics or Suggested Subject Headings and/or Key Words:

Texas Texas AND landmarks Texas AND recreation

Online Encyclopedias on the Library Home Page:

Choose Encyclopedias and Dictionaries. Select either Grolier or  World Book. Includes lots of pictures and maps.

 

Websites:

Official Texas Page:  http://www.state.tx.us/  See the links under "Travel and Recreation"

Recreation:  http://www.wildtexas.com/
                        http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/index.phtml
                        http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/calendar/
                        http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/tx/tx.htm
                        http://www.state.tx.us/category.jsp?language=eng&categoryId=1
Climate Sites: http://web2.iadfw.net/danb1/climate.htm
                           http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/TXclimat.htm
                           http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Lone Star Junction http://www.lsjunction.com/
Texas Almanac http://www.texasalmanac.com/
Texas Maps http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/texas.html#state
State Facts http://www.50states.com/texas.htm

 

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