Colonial Brochure

A tri-fold brochure is created by taking a piece of paper (in this case 11x17) and folding it into thirds.  Your tri-fold will have six sides, and a different topic will be covered on each side.  Every topic or side should minimally have a descriptive paragraph and a visual.  Remember that paragraphs should have historical facts written as convincing reasons to move to your colony.

Side One – Front Cover: This side will be the cover for the brochure and will introduce the colony.  It should contain the name of the colony and a visual.  Instead of a paragraph, this side should display a catchy slogan describing one of your colony’s best features so people will pick up and read your brochure.

Side Two – History (inside left): This side will discuss the history of the colony before the year 1750.  This should include the founder(s), why the colony was founded, and any important events associated with how the colony got started.  These important events should emphasize why your colony’s history makes it a good place to live.

Side Three – Physical Features (inside center): This side of your brochure will discuss the physical features of your colony such as the location, geography, and climate. These features should be described in a way that would draw newcomers to your colony to settle there.

Side Four – Economy (inside right): This side of the brochure will discuss important aspects of your colony’s economy, including what type of jobs are available to the people (prior to 1750).  One either side 3 or 4, you should discuss how the physical features of your colony helped make your economy successful.

Side Five – Government (inside flap): This side of your brochure should tell people how your colony is governed (i.e., who is in charge) and how the local people may be able to be involved in the local government (i.e., who can vote and how democratic is your government).  Do you have a say in what happens in the colony?  Why is your form of government a good thing for the local people?

Side Six – Big Sell (back): This is the side where you will convince others to move to your colony based on all the wonderful reasons to live there.  This is a summary of the great reasons to live here, and not the other colonies.  Make a convincing argument as you need more people to help your colony survive.

Making a Tri-Fold: (Ignore the mailing labels; this was the best picture I could find.)

Grading

Researching a Colony: Student puts forth good effort to research and check validity of information found.

 Brochure: Student compiles results of research according to the detailed requirements.

 Presentation: Student presents results of research in a convincing manner using good presentation skills.

Note to Parents: I welcome your coaching, advice, support, and encouragement during this project. However, allow your child to do their own research and develop their own words, images, and ultimately completed tri-fold. It becomes quite apparent on projects when the child's "voice" gets lost and a parent's voice takes over.

If students are having trouble organizing their details, have them place all of their data into the "Scripted Notes" pages (see attachment below) before working on creating their brochure.

Images:

Colonial Williamsburg: http://thephotogardenbee.com/2009/12/21/todays-featured-post-colonial-williamsburg-christmas

Tri-Fold Example: https://sites.google.com/site/hamlinteaching/keyboarding-11/keyboarding-assignments/keyboarding-assignments-2