Holes Brochure

Name______date project is due______

Imagine Camp Green Lake is a typical camp. The people who run the camp would probably want to advertise in some way. Keeping in mind what Camp Green Lake is really like, your task is to design a brochure to advertise the camp.

We know after reading the novel Holes that Camp Green Lake was not a fun place to be. Stanley only chose the camp because it sounded better than jail and he had never been to camp. Your brochure could be humorous by making the activities at camp green lake sound like a great time. Most real camp brochures include information about location, organized activities, skills that campers will learn, sleeping/eating/bathing facilities, and any special features. For example, at Camp Green Lake the campers experience the excitement of digging for buried treasure and how to defend your-self against yellow spotted lizards. A good brochure should be very informative and colorful. Be creative and have fun with this project!

Camp Green Lake Brochure Rubric

CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Cover / Brochure’s front advertises CGL with an address and contact information. Information is easy to read. / Brochure’s front advertises CGL with contact information but could be a little neater and easier to read. / Brochure’s front advertises CGL with contact information but a part of the contact information is missing (address, phone, or contact person.)The brochure is neat and easy to read. / Brochure’s front advertises CGL but does not contain contact information for the camp.
Content / The brochure explains who would go to CGL, what they would do there, when they can go, where it is located, and why people want to visit CGL. / The brochure only answers 4 of the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and why). / The brochure only answers 3 of the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and why). / The brochure answers less than 3 of the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and why).
Quotations from past campers / The brochure contains at least two quotations (correct format) from past campers that advertise something about the camp. / The brochure contains two quotations from past campers that advertise the camp, but they are not correctly formatted. / The brochure contains only one quotation from a camper that advertises the camp and it is formatted correctly. / The brochure contains only one quotation from a camper, however it is not formatted correctly or does not advertise the camp.
Information / All of the information in the brochure pertains to Camp Green Lake. The author was creative in advertising the camp. / All of the information in the brochure pertains to Camp Green Lake. The author did not come up with very creative ways to advertise the camp. / The brochure contains some information that does not apply to Camp Green Lake. / The brochure’s information does not pertain to Camp Green Lake.
Layout / The brochure is set up properly in a tri-fold. Writing is neat and brochure is organized. It is colored and easy to read. / The brochure is set up properly in a tri-fold. Brochure is organized and colored but some parts are difficult to read. / The brochure is set up properly in a tri-fold. The brochure is organized but it is not colored and some parts are difficult to read. / The brochure is not set up in a trifold and isn’t completely colored, but it is organized and can be read. Looks unfinished.
Extras / The brochure contains two or more attractive “extra piece” that pertain to the story. (this could be as simple as a picture of campers having a good time) Goes above and beyond. / The brochure includes at least one “extra piece”. / The brochure contains at least one “extra piece” but it is not written or explained well. / The brochure contains at least one “extra piece” but it doesn’t pertain to the story.
Grammar and Spelling / Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. / Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. / Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content / Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content.
Oral Presentation / Excellent prep; clear speech; good volume; enthusiasm for the project; good posture and eye contact; good vocabulary / Good prep; clear speech, volume; some enthusiasm posture and eye contact ok; good vocabulary / Fair prep; clear speech, volume; fair enthusiasm; posture and eye contact; fair vocabulary; some prompting needed. / Poorly prepared; fairly clear speech; low volume; some eye contact; little enthusiasm; restricted vocabulary; much prompting needed
Project due date / Used all of the class time given and project met deadline. / Used most of the class time given wisely. Project met deadline. / Used class time but didn’t meet deadline given. / Didn’t use class time wisely, but met deadline.