- Travel Company Introduction: You are a group of inventors, and you have just created a time machine. Your group has just opened a travel company to take people back in time. One of your featured destinations will be the turn of the century. In order to persuade people to take a trip with your company, you will create a brochure advertising this time in history. Task In your brochure you will want to include the following information. Key people you might see along the way. Key events you might be able to witness. Key places you could visit. Each person will research a different portion of this information to include in your group’s brochure.
- Process 1. The group will divide the information to research. During your research, use the research guide to help you (Research Guide attached).
- Researcher 1: (2 or more researchers needed) Your task is to research information about key people from the turn of the century. Be sure to think about possible questions your travelers might have about the people. Why is this person famous? Why is this person important to the time period? What impact did this person have on American life? The Black Cowboys of Texas, The Wright brothers, George Washington Carver, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt
- Process 1. The group will divide the information to research. During your research, use the research guide to help you (Research Guide attached).
- Researcher 2: (1 researcher needed) Your task is to research important events from the turn of the century. Be sure to think about possible questions your travelers might have about the events: Why is this event important to Americans? Why did this event occur? What occurred? The Great Western Cattle Trail Drives, Spanish-American War, Immigration
- Researcher 3: (1 researcher needed) Your task is to research important places to visit from the turn of the century. Be sure to think about possible questions your travelers might have about the places: Where is this place? (Consider using a map to answer this question.) Why is this place important to history? Why would I want to visit this place? The Chisholm Trail Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Panama Canal
- Process 2: Use the links provided by your teacher and resources from the media center to find information about your key people, events, or places. Be sure to record your research on your Research Guide page.
- Process 3. Once you have collected your information, you are ready to write a rough draft for your brochure. Each section should be written separately to be placed in the brochure.
- Process 4. After you have carefully checked your rough draft for correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, you are ready to complete your final copy and create your brochure. You may use the brochure template attached or use a computer program. Be sure to include a bibliography of the resources you used on the back of your brochure. You should also include color and graphics to enhance your brochure. This may include hand-drawn illustrations, maps, clip art, and/or photographs. Modifications: Assign special needs students to be Researcher 1 along with a peer partner As an alternative to the research guide, provide graphic organizers to assist students with organizing information on each topic question (see link) http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/clusterweb2.pdf
- Complete a draft brochure as a plan before creating the final brochure
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