Making A Brochure : Persuading Others of a Favorite Holiday

Teacher Name: Ms. Stadelmaier

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CATEGORY

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to the topic of the brochure.

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of the brochure.

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with the text.

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Graphics do not go with the accompanying text.

Graphics/Pictures Graphics are related Graphics fit the topic Graphics go well
There is a good mix There is a good mix of text and graphics. of text and graphics. Graphics assist in The graphics allow creating a more for the reader to be persuasive easily persuaded. argument.

There are either too few or too many There are not any pictures of graphics. graphics or pictures and leave the They take away brochure looking from the text rather very plain. than help with persuading the reader. The brochure has very little or no organization. The text is hard to follow, and does not flow. Instead it is confusing. It is clear the writer did not carefully plan the layout of the text.

Attractiveness & Organization

The brochure is very The brochure is well The brochure has well organized. organized. some organization. It is clear that the writer planned the writing and laid out the text carefully, creating text that flows. It is clear that the writer took time to lay out the information in a specific way. It is not clear whether the writer laid out the text in a specific way.

The text is a little The layout and hard to follow, and The organization organization makes does not seem to helps attract and the brochure easy to flow. interest the reader in read and follow, and the brochure. flows nicely.

Content Accuracy

All facts in the brochure are accurate.

99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. There are more than seven punctuation and capitalization errors.

Writing

Correct punctuation and capitalization are used. There are not any errors in spelling.

All but 1 or 2 instances of punctuation and capitalization are used correctly. They are 1-2 spelling errors. Errors do not take away from the text.

Punctuation and capitalization are mostly correct. There are 3-7 mistakes.

There are seven or Most spellings is more spelling errors. correct. There are 37 errors. The mistakes take away from the text Some of the and make it very mistakes take away hard to understand. from the text and cause confusion.

Slogan

A slogan is included. A slogan is included. A slogan is included. There is no slogan included. It is related to the It is related to the It is unrelated to the topic of the topic of the topic, or the reader The slogan is brochure. brochure. finds it hard to make completely unrelated a connection to the topic of the It is clear that the It is clear that there between the slogan brochure. writer was thinking was time taken to and the brochure creatively while think about and topic. The slogan was creating it. create it. obviously not It does not appear thought out at all. that time was taken to carefully think about it. Name of the chosen National holiday is included. 3-4 opinions about the holiday are included and expanded on or explained. 1-2 opinions about the holiday are included and explained. Name of the chosen national holiday is not included.

Name of the Chosen National Holiday Opinions

1-2 opinions about No opinions about the holiday are the holiday are included, but are not included. explained. The lack of personal These opinions These opinions offer opinion takes away These opinions assist in persuading very little assistance from persuading the create a compelling the reader in in persuading the reader. argument for adopting the holiday reader adopt the adopting the holiday as a personal holiday as a as a personal favorite. personal favorite. favorite. Websites used are provided as either references, or are offered as way of learning more. Websites used are not included as references or offered as a way of learning more.

Websites used