Once a school project is completed, it's important that all the work that went into the endeavor does not go unappreciated. The preparation of a brochure publicizing student work---whether it's an investigative science project or a collaborative mural--can serve as an additional learning tool for students, involving a variety of cross-curricular skills. Putting the brochure together can serve as the intermediate stage of the project--after its completion and before its display--giving students the opportunity to express pride in all the hard work they have done.
Instructions
1. Arrange students in small groups. Explain that although everyone will be following the same guidelines, each group will be free to come up with a brochure that they feel best reflects the work they have accomplished.
2. Show students make a trifold brochure by folding an 8½-by-11 inch piece of paper in thirds. Explain that they will need to work on the brochure in this form from the beginning, rather than just folding it afterward.
3. Brainstorm with the class all the information that will need to be included in the brochure: the name or title of the project, its purpose, when it was created, by whom it was created (for example: "Ms. Smith's sixth grade science class"), and any important facts about the project. All this information and any illustrations or photos the students wish to include will go on the inside of the brochure where they will be free to include the full 8 ½-by-11 inch size of the paper.
4. Explain that the cover of the brochure will serve only as a place to put the title of the project and a small graphic (such as a drawing or a photo or even clip art--see Resources section below), and that the foldover on the right side--which will appear just under the cover--will serve as an invitation to the display of the project; the invitation will tell when and where the project will be on display.
5. Tell students to use the back of the brochure to give themselves credit for designing the brochure. They might want to list their names alphabetically and include their signatures.
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