Travel Brochure Non-Fiction Book Report

You are to make a travel brochure to persuade others to “travel” through the 2-3 non-fiction books that you choose to read. You may choose any non-fiction subject, event, place, or person.

You will need:  2-3 Non-fiction books about the same subject, event, place, or person  This project sheet for the requirements  Computer to access technology ( in the classroom, at the library at lunch time, or after school by appointment.)

You will create a brochure, using Microsoft Publisher, about your books. You must have access to your Reading Spiral with the non-fiction text features/definitions. When given time in class, please stay on task and work through your project. Use your time wisely.

REQUIREMENTS for Brochure:

______Subject, event, place, or person’s name on front of brochure ______Your name/date on brochure ______Use of graphics that help the reader understand your books ______Title/author of books read ______Use of the following text features: ______boxed information ______italics ______bold print ______colored print/lettering ______titles, headings, subheadings ______graphics with captions ______Short summary of your subject, event, place, or person IN YOUR OWN WORDS ______Personal Reflection: Why is this subject, event, place, or person significant, important, and how do you relate/connect to it or him/her? Achievement 4 3 2 1 Category Exceeds the Standard Meets the Standard Approaches the Standard Falls Far Below the Standard

Required Elements: The brochure includes all required elements in All required elements are included in summary Most of the required elements Several required elements are missing Short summary of subject, event, summary format, as well as additional format on the brochure. Information is clear are included on the brochure. on the brochure.. Information is not in place, or person information that explain the chosen person. and complete. Some information is in summary summary format and is unclear and Information is clear, complete, and is easily format. Information is somewhat does not make sense. understood. clear and may be incomplete.

Use of text features listed on The brochure includes all required text The brochure includes some required text The brochure includes very few The brochure is missing the required project sheet features, used correctly, as well as additional features, used correctly. required text features. text features or there are none present. text features that help the reader understand the subject/person.

Grammar & Spelling There are no grammatical/mechanical or There are few grammatical/mechanical or There are several The grammatical/ mechanical or spelling spelling mistakes on the brochure spelling mistakes on the brochure. grammatical/mechanical or mistakes make the brochure difficult to spelling mistakes on the understand. brochure.

Personal Reflection Answer to the personal reflection includes why Answer to the personal reflection includes why Answer to the personal Little or no personal the subject/person is significant and a the subject/person is significant and a reflection includes why the reflection/connection is evident. connection is expressed, as well as additional connection is expressed. subject/person is significant or a reflection about subject/person. connection is expressed.

Non-Achievement 4 3 2 1 Category Outstanding Proficient Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Name, Title of book, Author’s name All work is large enough to be read and Most work is large enough to be read Some work is large enough to be read Work is missing on the brochure. present on brochure and present on the brochure on the brochure. Some work may be missing.

Graphics – Relevance to theme of All graphics are related to the topic and All graphics are related to the topic and All graphics relate to the topic. If Graphics do not relate to the topic and brochure. make it easier to understand. If most make it easier to understand. If borrowed from the internet, some are not cited. borrowed from the internet, source is borrowed from the internet, some sources are cited. cited. sources are cited.

Total Achievement Score: ______=______% Total Non-Achievement Score: ______= ______%