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The Last Resort
Subjects
Educational Technology
Grade
Brief Description
Rescue Desert Mountain by designing a travel brochure that will bring in lovers of winter weather and sports.
Objectives
Students will
Keywords
winter, writing, advertising, sports
Lesson Plan
This activity gives students a fun opportunity to exercise their writing and artistic skills. To begin, share the following story of Desert Mountain Resort:
Desert Mountain Resort, a ski lodge, has had a terrible run of bad luck. During its first season, little natural snow fell and the weather was too warm to generate man-made snow. Guests were so disappointed that they dubbed Desert Mountain "The Last Resort for Winter Fun"! Now this resort has just one more chance for survival -- a new travel brochure that will emphasize the many great winter sports that visitors can enjoy during the winter season.
Explain that your students have been hired as members of Desert Mountain's public relations team. Their job is to investigate winter sports and activities and design a travel brochure for the resort. The brochure should include the resort's name, an original slogan, facts about at least three winter activities enjoyed at the resort, images (drawings), a map, and any other information that visitors would find useful and enticing. The pamphlet should fit on one page and can be folded. (Students may work in pairs or small groups with permission.)
As the first step of their work, have students brainstorm about winter activities and sports. Students may use then Internet or library resources to locate information about these topics. Wikipedia Winter Sports can give them a good start, but all surfing -- particularly with a general search engine or directory -- should be closely supervised. Students should gather three facts about three chosen winter activities and incorporate them into the finished brochure. Once students have identified the information needed through research, they may begin the writing process and development of the brochure.
Assessment
Collect travel brochures. A satisfactory submission will contain the resort's name, an original slogan, three facts about at least three winter activities enjoyed at the resort, images (drawings), a map, and any other pertinent information.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Cara Bafile
National Standards
FINE ARTS: Visual Arts
GRADES K - 4
NA-VA.K-4.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.K-4.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
GRADES 5 - 8
NA-VA.5-8.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.5-8.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
GRADES 9 - 12
NA-VA.9-12.1 Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.9-12.6 Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.4 Communication Skills
NL-ENG.K-12.5 Communication Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.6 Applying Knowledge
NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills
TECHNOLOGY
GRADES K - 12
NT.K-12.5 Technology Research tools
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