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Washington, D.C. //(pronounced [|/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/])//, formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the [|United States] founded on July 16, 1790. The [|U.S. Constitution] allows for the creation of a special district to serve as the permanent national capital. The District is therefore not a part of any [|U.S. state] and is instead directly overseen by the [|federal government]. Within the District, a new capital city was founded in 1791 and named in honor of [|George Washington]. The City of Washington, along with [|Georgetown] and [|outlying areas] within the federal district, were placed under a single, unified government following an [|act of Congress in 1871]. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city shares its name with the U.S. state of [|Washington] located on the country's Pacific coast. The District is located on the north bank of the [|Potomac River] and is bordered by the states of [|Virginia] to the southwest and [|Maryland] to the other sides. The city has a resident population of 601,723; because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The [|Washington Metropolitan Area], of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.4 million, the [|eighth-largest] [|metropolitan area] in the country.

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People from all over the United States and the World visit Washington D.C. each year. Your group's (3 students per group) task is to design a tour publication of Washington D.C. Your group will be assigned a "guest" who has never been to Washington D.C. It is your job to give them a tour publication of the city showing them places that they would be interested in visiting. This publication can be in the form of a brochure, booklet, or even a presentation. You must include a map with your publication showing where to find the sites that your group has chosen. Your group will also be given a list of "places of interest", a short description of each place and it's web site. Choose only from the list of web sites given.

The software you may use for this assignment may be any of the Microsoft Office products, or you can use Google Docs (you or your parents will need a gmail account to access Google Docs, please talk to me for more information).

Here is the link to Google Docs: Google Docs.

More information on this assignment can be found under the "Task" link in the navigation pane.

Please read this important internet safety statement (which we will go over in class as well). You will be required to sign it along with obtaining a parent's signature:

Internet Safety and Acceptable Use

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