Teaching world culture and geography to
students through the lens of travel is one of the most engaging lessons a
teacher can create and implement. Incorporating the hands-on element of
creating an art project further heightens the student engagement level. A
travel brochure is a simple and artistic activity to teach students about
different cultures, different geographical areas of the world and different
people. It also encourages research skills, critical thinking as students
select and analyze information to include, and creative expression as they
design their projects.
1Select a country or city to create a
travel brochure about. This is the place that the student will need to research
and find appropriate images to represent. The place may be selected based on a
particular unit of study, a setting for a story or book that has been read in
class, or can be left to the child's choosing.
2Use a computer and word processor to
create a rubric for the project. The rubric must specify what information the
students must research and include in their project. It may include information
about demographics, geography, topography, attractions, history, cultural
traditions or anything relevant to the unit of study. The rubric must also
include age-appropriate specifications such as using proper grammar and
spelling, or a certain number of images or amount of text. Print the rubric
when completed so copies can be made and distributed to the students.
3Type the instructions for the project.
These instructions may be broken up into three parts: researching the country
or city, creating the travel brochure, and presenting the final presentation.
Each section should specify the required steps for making the brochure. For
example, researching the country may require the student to use two internet
sources and two print sources to gather information. It may also repeat the
required components designated by the rubric, such as a section about cultural
history or popular attractions.
The instructions for creating the lesson
plan should specify how the students make the actual product. A common method
is to take a piece of printer paper and tri-fold it to look like a brochure
found in a travel agency. The instructions should also state whether images may
be all computer-printed, or if some or all should be cut and pasted from
photographs and magazines. The final section, the presentation, should state
whether students are to simply hand in their brochures by a deadline, or if
they will be presenting their brochure and information to the class.
4Create an example brochure. This can be
done using computer paper, magazine images that are cut and glued, or images
printed from the internet. Be sure to follow all guidelines from the rubric so
the students are not confused by a discrepancy between the example and the
instructions. This example can be paired with examples of actual travel
brochures from a travel agency to give students inspiration for creativity in
their projects.
5Put all relevant materials--rubric,
instructions, example brochures--in a folder to be kept together with any
related materials, such as a unit about a region of the world or a novel set in
another country. Use this folder to make photocopies of the rubric and
instructions for the student and to keep examples of excellent student work to
show future classes.
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