Photojournalist+Portfolio+Project

You are an amazingly famous photojournalist who loves the thrill of adventure and travels to every corner of the world discovering interesting stories in foreign lands. You not only have a talent for capturing the essence of a society through photographs, but you also have a gift for writing wonderfully descriptive stories that tell your readers all about your latest adventure. The best part? Not only is transportation not a problem for you but time travel is also possible! You travel through time to get your amazing stories!

To create your photojournalist portfolio you are going to create three journal entries (one from Africa, one from China, and one from Northeast Asia). Before writing a journal entry you must complete the online lessons and will also need to do extra background research on your topic. For each city that you choose you must answer these six questions and show them to Mrs. Hals to earn credit.

Each journal entry must:
 * Include a map that points to the location that you visited (this can be a modern map)
 * Have at least three "photos" (images) that represent the city and civilization you are visiting and go along with your story. How did you get there and how did you travel around once you are there? Be creative - you want your story to be as historically accurate as possible. (So a picture of a modern day city with cars and electricity will not work)
 * Include the official year you are posting from
 * Has a story that includes a key historical figure and references events, practices, and details about that time period.
 * Include a list of the sources you consulted to create your entry.
 * Needs to use proper spelling and grammar.
 * Be creative!

3. Northeast Asia
Rubric for Journal Entry # 1:
 * **Photojournalism Portfolio: West African Trading Kingdoms Journal Entry #1** ||
 * || 0 || 1 || 5 ||  ||
 * **Map** || Does not include map || Map is included, but is not relevant || Includes relevant map that identifies the location correctly ||  ||
 * || 0-4 || 5-8 || 9-10 ||  ||
 * **Images** || Includes one or less images || Includes 2-3 images, but the images may not relate to the story or the topic, or may be overly modern || Includes 3 images that relate to the story, fit the time period, and are relevant ||  ||
 * **Story** || Story is difficult to read or understand, and is less than 2 paragraphs || Story contains some grammatical errors, but is fairly organized, and is 2-3 paragraphs || Story is well-written, creative, organized, and at least three paragraphs ||  ||
 * **Content** || Story includes zero to few concrete details about W African Trading Kingdoms || Story incorporates a few concrete details about West African Trading Kingdoms, but is lacking depth || Story is robust with concrete details about West African Trading Kingdoms ||  ||
 * || 0 || 3 || 5 ||  ||
 * **References** || Does not list sources || Includes a few sources, but does not list seems incomplete || Includes full list of sources ||  ||
 * **Total** ||  ||

Some recommendations:
 * Skitch is an app that allows you to take a picture and add captions, arrows, bubbles, etc to the photograph.
 * Postpad Lite is an app that allows you to take a photograph and write a "postcard" from a destination
 * Fotobabble is an app that requires a quick account but allows you to add a voice-over to a photo
 * Paper is an app that allows you to draw pretty neat looking illustrations that could serve as your images
 * Coolibah is an app that allows you to make a digital scrapbook page and could be a neat way to put your images together or to create one "photo"