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Grade 8: U.S. History
Jessica McLaughlin
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U. S. History I

This week: 5/14 - 5/31

  • Washington D. C.

Project due May 31st (last one) FinalReview 5/29 - 6/04

Making A Brochure : Washington D.C.

Teacher Name: Eighth Grade Project


Student Name:     ________________________________________

 

CATEGORY

10-9

8-7

6-5

4

Writing - Organization

Each section of your brochure has all the sections present and to the specifications of each section.

 

Almost all sections of your brochure have all the sections present and to the specifications of each section.

Most sections of your brochure have meet to the specifications of each section.

Less than half of the sections of your brochure have the meet the specifications of each section.

Spelling &

Grammar

Proofreading

No spelling or grammar errors remain after one person other than you reads and corrects the brochure.

No more than 1 spelling or grammar error remains after one person other than you reads and corrects the brochure.

No more than 3 spelling or grammar errors remain after one person other than you reads and corrects the brochure.

Several spelling or grammar errors in the brochure.

Content - Accuracy

All facts in your brochure are accurate.

99-90% of the facts in your brochure are accurate.

89-80% of the facts in your brochure are accurate.

Fewer than 80% of the facts in your brochure are accurate.

Attractiveness & Organization

The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The brochure has well-organized information.

The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each Sections Specification:

 

Cover: This is the first thing that people see, so make it attractive. Remember this is an advertisement; you want people to go there. It must have a picture, title, quote or some sort of saying.  Your name, and class should be on the back of the brochure, as the creator.

 

One Section:   Will contain a price breakdown for a trip to Washington D.C. This breakdown will include,  hotel accommodations and meals. (be creative, where would you like to stay or go to eat)

 

One Section:  This section of your brochure must contain a scientific explanation of a point of interest in any location in Washington D.C. Examples of such points of interest would be one of the Eternal Flames, any of the displays at any of the Smithsonian Institutes such as the replica of the Viking Lander in the Aeronautics Museum or any other point of interest that you may be interested in. Information that must be in the section of the brochure should include What the point of interest is and where it can be found in D.C.? What is its historical significance? Who was responsible for creating it? How does/did it work, what is the science behind it?

 

One Section:  Write a brief history of Washington, D. C.. Make sure to answer all of these questions: How did D.C. get its name? Why is it located where it is locate? Why is it not part of any state? What is important about our nation’s capital? Describe and name a place in our nation’s capital that is important, and you think that every American should see?

 

One Section: A point of interest with details, that you may want to see, or have seen, a Museum or memorial. (can advertise more than one location or point of interest)




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