From Jacci Howard Bear,
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The brochure might describe a person, a place, or a thing. There are countless ways that students can use brochures in the classroom. In this series of desktop publishing lesson plans students must choose the most appropriate brochure format for their topic, condense information into "brochure-size bites," include the most appropriate elements of a brochure, and select suitable graphics or photos, if any.

For example, students might write and design a brochure aimed to make the reader want to visit China, Portugal, or their own hometown or one that explains the steps necessary to build a simple computer. [blockquote shade=yes]The brochure can inform, educate, persuade, explain, or instruct.[/blockquote

Two Desktop Publishing Brochure Lesson Plans
Lesson 1 has a team of students writing and designing a brochure describing a specific place or organization. This may be a contemporary, historical, or fictional time and place.

In Lesson 2 the students must create a brochure describing a specific process or project (assigned by the teacher or of their own choosing) such as "How to Dissect a Frog" or "Description and Assembly of a Basket of Fruit".

Lessons can be applied to a variety of ages and subject areas including Language Arts, Technical Writing, History, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science. Why use this format? In addition to being fun and different for the student, a brochure is a common type of publication in everyday life and at some point many students will be involved in writing, designing, or using brochures.

• Lesson 1: Create Brochure Describing a Place or Organization
• Lesson 2: Create a Brochure Describing a Project or Process
• Additional: Resources, Checklists

Download these desktop publishing brochure lesson plans in .DOC (Microsoft Word) format.