Florida Travel Brochure Project – 4th Grade
Date Assigned: _September 21, 2015______________
Date Due: _October 8, 2015____________
Student’s Name_______________________
Instructions:
YOU have been chosen to develop a travel brochure to attract visitors to one of
Florida’s state or national parks, cities, regions, barrier islands, or historical
destinations. Your information and ideas will come from your textbook, personal
visits, travel agencies, libraries, or internet research.
You will create your brochure by following the Brochure Template attached to this
sheet. You may use Microsoft Publisher or create your own brochure by cutting
and pasting information onto an 8 ½ by 11” sheet of paper. I have attached easy
directions for you, if you want to use Microsoft Publisher.
Make sure you read the Travel Brochure Rubric so that you know exactly what you
are expected to include in your brochure and how to earn the best grade possible
for this project.
I have also attached a sheet listing several websites that may help you with your
internet research.
Parents, please sign below indicating that your child shared this project with you.
Parent Signature ________________________________ Date_____________
Documentation of Sources Handout
You must document where you found your information. You will need to list at least
three sources on your brochure. Use this handout to list the websites that you use
to create your brochure. Do NOT list Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. Those are search
engines!!
Search Engine Used: __________________________________________
Topic Searched: _______________________________________________
Topic Searched: _______________________________________________
Topic Searched: _______________________________________________
Website Title: __________________________________________________
Website address: ________________________________________________
Website Title: __________________________________________________
Website address: ________________________________________________
Website Title: __________________________________________________
Website address: ________________________________________________
Website Title: __________________________________________________
Website address: ________________________________________________
Website Title: __________________________________________________
Website address: ________________________________________________
Activities
Things to do around your
destination
Don’t just list activities,
describe them; why are
they important or
entertaining
Picture of at least two
different activities that
you advertised above
Brochure Template:
Map of Florida showing
major cities, capital, and
your destination
Handout #3
Florida
Picture of a
destination in
Florida
List 5 important reasons a
visitor would choose your
trip
Web addresses of your sources (at least 3)
Name
Date
(Something inviting
to your reader)
Headline that
creates curiosity,
states a major
benefit, or
entices the
reader to visit
Picture
Design a three day itinerary
for the trip.
Be sure to include at least 3
graphics or illustrations for
each day of the trip to show
visitors what they can expect
to experience.
Day 1 Itinerary
Information
Day 3 Itinerary
Day 2 Itinerary
Information
Information
Picture
Picture
Directions for Creating a Brochure Using Microsoft Publisher
1. Open Microsoft Publisher
2. Select “Publications for Print.”
3. Select “Brochure.”
4. Click on whichever brochure appeals to you.
5. Wait for the template to load.
6. Cancel the menu for Personal Information that will pop up as soon as the
template loads.
7. Select “three panel.” This will give you six panels to fill – notice the numbers
1 and 2 at the bottom of the page. They represent the page numbers.
8. As you click in to each area of the brochure, it will be highlighted in some
way. You are then able to fill in with the information you have found
regarding your topic.
NOTE: You can delete the given boxes and create new text boxes and
interest pictures. If you need help, please ask!
9. Follow the brochure template that is attached, so you include all necessary
information.
10. You may use any colors or fonts, so long as your information is clear and
readable.
11. Save your document to your documents and to your flash drive, before
closing publisher. If you need help saving, PLEASE ask!!!
Florida Brochure Reflection Questionnaire
1. What are three things that you learned about creating a travel brochure?
_________________________________________________________
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2. What was the hardest part of making a travel brochure? Why?
_________________________________________________________
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3. What was the most interesting and/or fun thing about making a travel
brochure?
_________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________
4. For the next project, what would you do differently? (For example: pick a
topic I like more, complete the steps as assigned, keep my work somewhere
safe, etc.)
_________________________________________________________
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5. What did you learn? What helped you learned that?
_________________________________________________________
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Travel Brochure Rubric
CATEGORY
Content Accuracy
10
8
All required content is One required content
present within the
piece is missing.
brochure.
6
3
Two required content
pieces are missing.
Three or more
required content
pieces are missing.
Attractiveness & The brochure has
Organization
exceptionally
attractive formatting
and well-organized
information.
The brochure has
attractive formatting
and well-organized
information.
The brochure has well- The brochure's
organized information. formatting and
organization of
material are confusing
to the reader.
Graphics/Pictures All required pictures
are present.
One required picture
is missing.
Two required pictures Three or more
are missing.
required pictures are
missing.
Writing Grammar
There are no
grammatical mistakes
in the brochure.
There are 1-3
grammatical mistakes
in the brochure.
There are 4-6
grammatical mistakes
in the brochure.
Spelling &
Proofreading
No spelling errors
remain after one
person other than the
typist reads and
corrects the brochure.
No more than 1
spelling error remains
after one person other
than the typist reads
and corrects the
brochure.
No more than 3
Several spelling errors
spelling errors remain in the brochure.
after one person other
than the typist reads
and corrects the
brochure.
Sources
Careful and accurate
records are kept to
document the sources
and at least three are
listed.
Careful and accurate
records are kept to
document the sources,
but only two are listed.
Careful and accurate
Sources are not
records are kept to
documented
document the sources, accurately.
but only one is listed.
Overall Brochure Brochure is complete, Brochure is almost
and brochure template complete, but one area
was followed.
from the template is
missing or out of place.
Brochure is somewhat
incomplete, because
two areas from the
template are missing
or out of place.
There are more than 7
grammatical mistakes
in the brochure.
Brochure is
incomplete; several
areas from the
template are missing
out of place.
Total: __________/70
Helpful Research Links
Here are some sites that may help you in your research
http://www-lpa.stjohns.k12.fl.us/media/Links_For_Learning
http://www.floridastateparks.org/
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/
http://www.nps.gov/state/fl/
http://www.visitflorida.com/
http://www.floridasmart.com/attractions/museums_hist.htm
http://www.florida-everglades.com/
http://www.nps.gov/ever
http://goflorida.about.com/cs/tampawestcoast/a/coast_sun.htm
http://www.floridaoceanographic.org/environ/bar_isl.htm
http://www.nsis.org/wildlife/
http://myfwc.com/
http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=105
http://www.wildlifeflorida.org/
http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Mammals/Florida-Panther.aspx
http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/
http://www.fldoe.org/BII/Curriculum/Environmental_ED
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/watman/