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Travel Brochures: Highlighting the Setting of a Story
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Five 50-minute sessions |
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Urbana, Illinois |
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- An assortment of travel brochures
- Various reference materials, print and online
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist students in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.
PRINTOUTS
- Things to Include in a Travel Brochure
- Travel Brochure Rubric
- Recording the Setting Bookmark
- Example Brochure Bookmark
- Example Research Notes
- Example Setting Brochure
- Persuasion Map Planning Sheet
WEBSITES
- Notes From the Road
- Travel & Cultures
Note that the National Geographic Website does have ads.
PREPARATION
- Collect travel brochures from travel agents, your local chamber of commerce or convention and visitors bureau, and other sources.
- Make appropriate copies of the handouts for students: Things to Include in a Travel Brochure handout, Example Research Notes, Travel Brochure Rubric, Recording the Setting Bookmark.
- Have a copy of the Example Bookmark, Example Research Notes, and Example Setting Brochure to share with the students.
- Test the ReadWriteThink Printing Press on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.