Make a Seven Wonders of the World Brochure

Independent Project

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are fascinating, mainly because six of them no longer exist—so we can only speculate about their magnificent grandeur. Since only the Pyramid Complex at Giza still

remains, this social studies project includes a lot of pretend. Challenge yourself by making a brochure for a travel company or cruise line that tours the Seven Wonders! Have fun coming up with some catchy slogans, as you dive into the ancient past.

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What You Need:

Paper (plain white and lined)

Computer with Internet access

Printer or colored pencils and markers

Scissors

Glue stick

What You Do:

•  Research the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

•  Write down a few facts about each of the Wonders, such as when it was built, what it was constructed out of, where it was located, and who made it.

•  Pretend that you are starting a new travel company or cruise. Think of a

•  “catchy” name for your company, such as Seven Wonders Wanderers. You will be creating a brochure for the travelers.

•  Begin making your brochure. You can either design this on the computer or by hand. Describe each Wonder in at least three sentences, making sure to mention the importance of the site and its history. Add a picture that's either hand-drawn, or printed from the computer, for each destination.

•  Vote on which tour or cruise you’d like to take if it were offered! In response to the public’s interest in the Seven Wonders, there has been a renewed effort to identify additional wonders in the past few years. The New Seven Wonders of the World were identified in 2008 and the Seven Wonders of the Natural World are currently being identified. Take this activity a step further by creating a powerpoint/Imovie for these attractions!

Making A Brochure : The Seven Wonders of the World
Teacher Name: Mrs. Bayes
Student Name: ______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Writing - Organization / Each section in the brochure has a clear beginning, middle, and end. / Almost all sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. / Most sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. / Less than half of the sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end.
Knowledge Gained / All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. / All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. / Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. / Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the brochure.
Spelling & Proofreading / No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. / No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. / No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. / Several spelling errors in the brochure.
Attractiveness & Organization / The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. / The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information. / The brochure has well-organized information. / The brochure\\\'s formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.
Graphics/Pictures / Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. / Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. / Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems"text-heavy" / Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.
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Multimedia Project : The Seven Wonders of the Natural World
Teacher Name: Mrs. Bayes
Student Name: ______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Presentation / Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. / Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. / Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. / Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.
Attractiveness / Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. / Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. / Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. / Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.
Content / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.
Requirements / All requirements are met and exceeded. / All requirements are met. / One requirement was not completely met. / More than one requirement was not completely met.
Oral Presentation / Interesting, well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. / Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention. / Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience attention most of the time. / Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost.
Originality / Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. / Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. / Uses other people\'s ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. / Uses other people\'s ideas, but does not give them credit.
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