This document outlines a webquest where students will work in groups to research a vacation location and create a brochure about it. The webquest guides students through researching locations, dividing tasks to design different sections of the brochure, creating the brochure, and presenting it to the class. It provides evaluation criteria for the brochures and lists online resources for students to use in their research and design.

1. Student Page
[Teacher Page]
Title For Students
Introduction Designed by
Task Rachel Huddle
Process reh48@zips.uakron.edu
Evaluation
Conclusion
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2. Student Page
[Teacher Page]
It’s almost that Time of Year Again! Time to Plan your Christmas
Title Vacation! There’s nothing like a great vacation with your family to
Introduction celebrate the Holiday! But how do you decide where to go? There
are so many choices! Pull out some brochures and take your pick!
Task
Process What is a Brochure?
Evaluation
A brochure is an advertising tool for businesses and other
Conclusion organizations. It gives business owners a chance to sum up
everything customers need to know in an easy-to-read, eye-catching
piece of paper, pamphlet or leaflet.
Brochures:
○ engage readers on a product or location
○ provide quick information
○ allow business owners to advertise in many locations
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3. Student Page
[Teacher Page]
Title  You will be researching different locations , vacation
Introduction spots, museums, or any place you might want to visit by
Task
using search engines, books, or newspapers!
Process  Then, you will decide the best elements of this location
Evaluation and what will help to entice your classmates to visit this
Conclusion location also!
 Last, you will create a colorful brochure of the place you
have chosen to visit and share it with the class!
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4. Student Page
[Teacher Page]
1. Your group will research many locations you might want to promote and
Title decide upon 1 location to show off in a brochure.
Introduction 2. Your group will divide up the efforts of this brochure by deciding who will
Task be in charge of which tasks. Visit the websites below for more
information on your tasks.
Process a. Design: Pictures are a good way to get your readers’ attention!
Evaluation b. Describe: Tell what your location has to offer!
c. Price: Affordable Packages!
Conclusion d. Contact: How can your potential customers contact you?
http://www.brochureprintingandmore.com/top-3-elements-travel-brochures-conta
http://www.offtherack.com.au/effective-brochure-tips.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4457472_make-effective-brochure.html
3. As a group, you will design your brochure explaining your location by
putting together all of the elements that each group member
contributed. After Planning:
a. Visit your teacher when you are ready for materials to create your
brochure.
b. Your teacher will provide samples of many travel brochures for you to
base your brochure off of.
4. Be prepared to showcase your brochure to the class.
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Title Beginning
1
Developing
2
Accomplished
3
Exemplary
4
Score
Introduction Writing - Less than half of Most sections of Almost all Each section in
Organization
the sections of the brochure sections of the the brochure
Task the brochure have a clear brochure have a has a clear
have a clear beginning, clear beginning, beginning,
Process beginning, middle and end. middle and end. middle, and
middle and end end.
Evaluation Spelling & Several spelling No more than 3 No more than 1 No spelling
Proofreading
errors in the spelling errors spelling error errors remain
Conclusion brochure. remain after one remains after after one
person other one person other person other
than the typist than the typist than the typist
reads and reads and reads and
corrects the corrects the corrects the
brochure brochure. brochure.
Content - Fewer than 80% Atleast 80% of Atleast 90% of All facts in the
Accuracy
of the facts in the facts in the the facts in the brochure are
the brochure are brochure are brochure are accurate.
accurate. accurate accurate
Graphics/Pic Graphics do not Graphics go well Graphics go well Graphics go
tures
go with the with the text, with the text, well with the
accompanying but there are too but there are so text and there
text or appear to few and the many that they is a good mix of
be randomly brochure seems distract from the text and
chosen. text-heavy. text graphics.
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6. Student Page
[Teacher Page]
Title
Introduction
Task Congratulations on completing this Webquest!
You have :
Process
 Learned the components of a brochure!
Evaluation  Examined the qualities of an effective brochure!
Conclusion  Worked cooperatively with a group of classmates!
 Made your very own brochure!
 Presented your brochure to the class!
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[Teacher Page]
Title
http://www.brochureprintingandmore.com/top-3-elements-t
Introduction
Task http://www.ehow.com/facts_5003363_what-brochure.html?r
Process
Evaluation  http://www.offtherack.com.au/effective-brochure-
tips.html
Conclusion
 http://www.ehow.com/how_4457472_make-effective-
brochure.html
http://www.google.com/search?
q=brochure&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isc
h&sa=X&ei=K_J5UNOULPLF0AHa54HICw&ved=0CAcQ_A
UoAQ&biw=1366&bih=587
http://questgarden.com/72/16/0/081106092511/evalua
tion.htm
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