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Campus: **Middle School** || State Standards http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/standards/ |||| Subject Specific: **A.8.1 Use a variety of geographic representations, such as political, physical, and topographic maps, a globe, aerial photographs, and satellite images, to gather and compare information about a place** // Technology Specific //// : //  [|http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/itlstfst.html  <span] ** A.8.5 Use media and technology to create and present **** information ** || ||||   **  1.   Students will use the internet to find information on selected city. ** **  2.   Students will use Microsoft publisher to create a travel brochure. ** **  3.   Students will use digital camera to include their picture in the brochure. ** ||  ||||    **  1.   Students will pick a city in the U.S. to research (one they have been to, one they want to go to, or one they want to learn more about). ** **  2.   Students will have one day to research the city, gathering facts, fun things to do, unique information, and pictures. ** **  3.   Students will have 1-2 days to create a brochure in Microsoft publisher following the guidelines of what to include based on rubric. ** **  4.   Students will share brochures in small groups before turning them in. ** ||  ||||     **Rubric to evaluate research notes, information included, layout of brochure, and presentation of information in brochure.**  || ||||  ||  **One copy of “US Travel Brochure” worksheet per student** **One copy of brochure guidelines per student** **One copy of “US Travel Brochure” rubric per student** || **__ Other Resources __**** : ** **atlas, geography book, maps** ||
 * Title of Lesson: **US Travel Brochure** ||  Date: Timeframe of Lesson: **3-4 class periods**  ||
 * Author(s): **Sarah Johnston** ||  School District : **Marinette**
 * Subject Area(s): **Geography** ||  Grade Level(s)/Course: **7th grade Geography**  ||
 * F.8.1 Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings. **
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 * |||| __ **Technology Resources** __ **:** **internet, Microsoft publisher, digital camera**