Creating a brochure

Research Stage:

We are going to create a brochure describing a specific place or organization. This may be real or made up.  You can be advertising a product, program or simply give information about something cool that you choose. It could even be on something that you are learning about in class. It must be school cool.

Introduction
One way that people learn about places, people, or things that they do not know is by reading about them. But what if they don’t have time to read a whole book or they just want a quick overview of the subject? Businesses often use brochures to inform, educate, or persuade—quickly. They use a brochure to grab the readers attention and get them interested enough to want to know more.

A brochure for a business can have

a map

list of all the locations 

a brief description of the types of food products it sells. 

A travel brochure may:

show beautiful pictures that make you want to visit that city or country

details about the place

cost of the visit

These types of brochures tell enough about a place or an organization to get your interest and make you want to know more.

Task
Create a brochure about ___________________________________ (place/organization) that informs, educates, or persuades. The brochure is not an in depth study of a topic but it should give enough information to grab and keep the readers interest from start to finish.

A brochure may cover a broad topic but it shouldn’t contain so much information that it overwhelms the reader. Choose 2 to 3 key points about place/organization to describe. If there are other important elements, consider listing them in a simple bullet list or chart somewhere in your brochure.

In addition to what your brochure says, you must decide the best format to present your information. Different formats work best for brochures with lots of text, lots of pictures, small blocks of text, lists, charts, or maps. You’ll need to find the format that works best for your information.