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Volcano Travel Brochure
Assignment Summary: You are a member of a high-adventure travel agency. Your
agency has been receiving many requests from its clients to visit active volcano sites,
preferably ones that are likely to erupt at any moment! Your job is to make a prototype of
an advertising brochure. You choose the destination and create an eye-catching,
informative three-fold brochure highlighting what the area has to offer the adventure
traveler.
Purpose: Your purpose is both persuasive and informative. Your job is to attract the
reader to the location.
Writer’s Role: You are a member of the advertising team for an adventure travel agency.
Audience: You will be writing for scientifically-minded adventurous people who are
potential clients of the travel agency
Form: Your brochure should be neat and laid out in three-fold format using both the
front and the back of each page. The back of the brochure should have a bibliography
(3-5 sources). The brochure should be colorful and visually appealing and include
photos and graphics. You must include the following information in your brochure
either in a narrative format or using bullet points:
Content: All information presented is accurate, complete, and current. (60 points)
a. Name of the volcano
b. Its location (country, latitude and longitude)
c. Volcano type (shield, cinder, composite)
d. Type of magma/lava produced
e. Eruption violence (high, moderate, low)
f. Eruption products (lava, ash, cinders, gas)
g. Associated structures (caldera, vent, crater, etc.)
h. Its current life stage (active, dormant or extinct)
i. Its history (last eruptions, damage done, lives lost, etc.)
j. Any unusual history or facts about it:
Mechanics: Brochure is edited for spelling, punctuation, and grammar. (10 points)
Typed OR Hand Written You will lose 2 points for each error.
Form: Brochure is neat and follows the format (including bibliography) described
above. (30 points)
Procedure:
1. The class will visit the computer lab to begin research on the volcanoes.
YOU MUST GET APPROVAL FROM ME PRIOR TO STARTING RESEARCH.
2. Continue researching your volcano in the library or at home.
3. Develop your brochure.
4. Read it out loud. Then have someone proofread it for you.
5. Make any corrections that are necessary.
6. Review the brochure-rubric to make sure you have everything needed.
7. Brochure project is due on _______________________.
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Volcano Travel Brochure
Some Helpful Research Sources:
A starting point!
 Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html
 Click on Volcanoes to find a list of volcano names. Click on the
name of your volcano to find more information. Click on
Description to find information related to questions.
 Global Volcanism Program http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/
 Good site for determining the location of your volcano.
 Google
http://www.google.com Useful for general volcano information
Famous Volcanoes- select one of these or find another!
Mount Kilauea – Hawaii
Mount Shasta – California
Mount St. Helens – Washington
Lassen Peak – California
Mauna Loa – Hawaii
Crater Lake – Oregon
Mount Pinatubo – Philippines
Mount Baker – Washington
Montserrat – Caribbean
Mount Rainier – Washington
Three Sisters (South Sister) – OR
Mount Hood – Oregon
Mount Fuji – Japan
Three Sisters (North Sister) Oregon
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Brochure Rubric
_____ / 60 Content: All information presented is accurate, complete, and
current. (6 pts. each)
a. Name of the volcano _____ / 6
b. Its location (country, latitude and longitude) _____ / 6
c. Volcano type (shield, cinder, composite , dome) _____ / 6
d. Type of magma produced _____ / 6
e. Eruption violence (high, moderate, low) _____ / 6
f. Eruption products (lava, ash, cinders, gas) _____ / 6
g. Associated structures (caldera, vent, crater, etc.) _____ / 6
h. Its current life stage (active, dormant or extinct) _____ / 6
i. Its history (last eruptions, damage done, lives lost, etc.) _____ / 6
j. Any unusual history or facts about it _____ / 6
_____ / 10 Mechanics: Brochure is edited for spelling, punctuation, and
grammar.
You will lose 2 points for each error.
_____ / 30 Form: Brochure follows the format described. (including bibliography)
_____ / 100 Total
_____________________________________________________________
Comments:
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I Lava Volcano!
Volcano Travel Brochure
Brochure Rubric
_____ / 60 Content: All information presented is accurate, complete, and
current. (6 pts. each)
a. Name of the volcano _____ / 6
b. Its location (country, latitude and longitude) _____ / 6
c. Volcano type (shield, cinder, composite, dome) _____ / 6
d. Type of magma produced _____ / 6
e. Eruption violence (high, moderate, low) _____ / 6
f. Eruption products (lava, ash, cinders, gas) _____ / 6
g. Associated structures (caldera, vent, crater, etc.) _____ / 6
h. Its current life stage (active, dormant or extinct) _____ / 6
i. Its history (last eruptions, damage done, lives lost, etc.) _____ / 6
j. Any unusual history or facts about it _____ / 6
_____ / 10 Mechanics: Brochure is edited for spelling, punctuation, and
grammar.
You will lose 2 points for each error.
_____ / 30 Form: Brochure follows the format described (including bibliography).
_____ / 100 Total
_____________________________________________________________
Comments:
I Lava Volcano!
Brochure Rubric
_____ / 60 Content: All information presented is accurate, complete, and
current. (6 pts. each)
a. Name of the volcano _____ / 6
b. Its location (country, latitude and longitude) _____ / 6
c. Volcano type (shield, cinder, composite, dome) _____ / 6
d. Type of magma produced _____ / 6
e. Eruption violence (high, moderate, low) _____ / 6
f. Eruption products (lava, ash, cinders, gas) _____ / 6
g. Associated structures (caldera, vent, crater, etc.) _____ / 6
h. Its current life stage (active, dormant or extinct) _____ / 6
i. Its history (last eruptions, damage done, lives lost, etc.) _____ / 6
j. Any unusual history or facts about it _____ / 6
_____ / 10 Mechanics: Brochure is edited for spelling, punctuation, and
grammar.
You will lose 2 points for each error.
_____ / 30 Form: Brochure follows the format described (including bibliography).
_____ / 100 Total
_____________________________________________________________
Comments: