The children will be getting a copy of this tomorrow to take home as well.
COUNTRY
RESEARCH REPORT
TRAVEL
BROCHURE
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In
Social Studies we are studying communities around the world. For this project, you will choose a country,
from the list below, to research and create a travel brochure. Attached is a template that you will use to
record your research and then create your own travel brochure.
Any Community in…
Africa,
Asia, South America, The Caribbean, Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia,
Oceania or Australia
Follow these directions:
- Choose a country to research and circle it in the above
list.
- Read each element of the template carefully.
- Go to the library and borrow a book and/or find
information off the internet from a reliable source. These resources will
be recorded in your brochure.
- As you research, take notes in your Social Studies
notebook.
- After looking over your notes and making sure you have
all the required information, record it on the template.
- The template is a graphic organizer for you to gather
your information.
- You will then create your own travel brochure on a large
construction paper, folded with all the appropriate parts from the graphic
organizer. Use your creativity and
create it the way you’d like.
- You will also create a postcard, imagining that you’d been
to this specific place, and you are telling the reader about your
experience.
- You may decorate the brochure with magazine cut-outs or
printed pictures of things that are related to your researched country.
(examples: food, people, clothing, instruments, etc.)
- Look over your travel brochure and make sure everything
is complete, accurate, and written in your own words. Make it presentable so that someone
would want to travel to your community! Make sure you share your
experience on your postcard!
- Attach the rubric to your report.
Steps to Success:
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Follow
the directions carefully.
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Use
the rubric to guide you.
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Ask an
adult to help you.
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Double-check
your work.
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Hand in
your project on time.
CATEGORY
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TOTAL POINTS EARNED IN EACH CATEGORY
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Accuracy and Completeness
of Elements
*Each element will receive full value if it is complete, accurate and written in your own words.
70 points
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ELEMENTS POINT
Value Points Earned
Name of Country/Region 2 ________
Flag (Colored) 2 ________
Very Important Citizen 5 ________
Location on World Map 2 ________
Illustration or photo of Map 5 ________
“Just The Facts” (Each
bullet 2 points) 15 ________
Animal Trading Card 5 ________
Spectacular Sport 4 ________
Fabulous Food 5 ________
Final Fact (something not
already included ) 5 ________
Super Resources 5 ________
Post Card 15 ________
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Neatness
10 points
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Very Neat
10 points
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Neat
8 points
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Unclear
6 points
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Not legible
2 points
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Spelling
10 points
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Age appropriate spelling
10 points
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Two mistakes on sight words
8 points
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Several sight words misspelled
6points
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Unacceptable control of spelling
2points
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Grammar
10 points
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0-1 grammar errors
10 points
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2-3 grammatical errors.
8 points
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4-5 grammatical errors.
6 points
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6 or more grammatical errors.
2 points
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TURNED IN BY DUE DATE
5 points
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5 points
- 1 point per
day
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EXTRA CREDIT for CREATIVITY
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Travel Brochure and Postcard is extraordinary
and creative. 10 points________
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Extra credit
+_______
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TOTAL POINTS EARNED FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
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Name:___________________________________________________________
100-115 = 4
Outstanding! 75-99 =3 Good job! 60-74=2 Needs Work BELOW
60=1 Far Below Expectations Your Grade:_________
Name
of Country/Region
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Flag
(colored)
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Very Important Citizen
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Location on World Map
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Illustration or photo of Map
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“Just The Facts”
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Animal Trading Card
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Spectacular Sport
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Fabulous Food
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Final Fact
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Super Resources
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Post Card
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