Name: _________________________ Literacy Period: _______ State:___________________
Parent Signature: ______________________
STATE TRAVEL BROCHURE
Due: Thursday, February 11th
As part of your 5th grade state project, you will be creating a travel brochure for your specific
state. Your objective is to persuade your visitors at Taste of America to one day visit your assigned state.
This brochure will be displayed on your table at Taste of America. You will have time in your social
studies class to research and find the information required for the brochure. You will be working on the
persuasive paragraph in your literacy class. You will be responsible for printing out your colored pictures
for the brochure, and assembling/decorating it at home. Literacy teachers will specify where each
requirement will go on the brochure.
REQUIREMENTS: The brochure must be created on a manila file folder (provided by literacy teacher)
and meet rubric requirements. (see rubric) Students must also include 5-8 photos (colored print-outs)
to support your information. Students are welcome to decorate with stickers, etc. to enhance their
brochure. Information to be included is:

Cover (front of folder): state name; nickname; original state slogan/motto; photo of state flag;
MLA student heading in bottom left hand side of cover

State Information: capital; major cities; bordering states

Landforms/Landmarks: landmarks (man-made: Hoover Dam, Erie Canal, etc.); landforms (Grand
Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, etc.); bodies of water (Great Lake, rivers, oceans, etc.); topography
(Rocky Mountains, plains, Everglades)

Climate/Overall Weather Conditions: best time to visit state; average temperature for each
season (winter, spring, summer, and fall); name of region (tropical, desert, plains, tundra, etc.);
annual precipitation (rainfall/snowfall); severe weather zone? (hurricanes, tornado,
thunderstorms, blizzards)

Economy of state: products of state (farming, manufacturing); natural resources (coal, fishing,
oil, etc.)

Interesting Sites and Attractions to Visit: famous people (Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Walt
Disney, etc.); famous places (NASA, Cape Canaveral, etc.); monuments (Custard’s last stand,
Mount Rushmore, etc.); amusement parks, national parks, museums, beaches, or lakes

Persuasive Paragraph: indenting, topic sentence and a concluding sentence, 2-3 reasons why
people should visit state, persuasive voice WITHOUT using first person (I, me, you), good
transitions
(please turn to back of page to view rubric)
STATE TRAVEL BROCHURE RUBRIC
Comments:
Completion of key requirements
30
/30
5-8 Colored Photos
10
/10
Spelling/grammar/punctuation
5
/5
Neatness/creativity
5
/5
Turned in on time
5
/5
Persuasive essay
15
/15
Final Score
70
/70