Friday, February 4, 2011

State Brochure Update!

So, due to technical difficulties, the students did not receive the "example/instruction page" for their brochure. Both my printer and the internet went out at separate and needed times. I believe someone up there is testing me!  Please accept my apologies and find the needed information below, for those of you who want to get a jump on the project this weekend.

Brochure Requirements: 
  • Your Name 
  • Date 
  • (State Name) 
  • A paragraph or two describing an interesting place to visit in your state.
  • Another paragraph describing something else that might persuade someone to visit your state (recreational opportunities, national parks, museums, etc.)
  • Make the cover page interesting  – you want to encourage people to travel to your state 
  • 2 Graphics 
    • 1 related to one or both of your paragraphs
    • 1 State flag, map, interesting landmark, or state seal, etc.
General Facts 
  1. Capital: 
  2. Population (year): 
  3. Population Ranking: 
  4. Size (sq. feet): 
  5. Nickname: 
  6. Motto: 
  7. Date of Admission: 
  8. State Flower: 
  9. State Bird: 
  10. State Tree: 
  11. Bordering States: 
  12. Highest Elevation: 
  13. Lowest Elevation: 
  14. High/Low temperature: 
  15. Main Products: (list 3) 
    • **All of these facts must be included, however, if you have extra room you may include more facts. 
Did You Know? 
Here you include interesting facts about your state. You may want to include information about famous people from your state, facts about the state quarter, or information you find in your research.
• Use bullet format.