W.2-E & SL.5-D (4.

0) - Informative Brochure 
English 9 Honors 

Important themes of the ​Odyssey​ include the ideas of temptation, ego/pride,

perseverance/resilience, anger/revenge, death/ grief, and coming of age.

Your final project is to create an informative

brochure on ​one​ of these themes. Your target
audience is adolescents aged 13-14.
The brochure must include explanations of the
topic, how it is a problem or an issue for teens,
a list of at least 5 best practices (specific
behaviors/actions) teens can practice to help with
the problem, and information on an actual local
organization that helps address the issue.

You will have 2 class periods to work on the school computers in the library,
otherwise be sure to work on your brochure outside of class time (i.e., during
lunch or at home). The final brochure must be printed, which can be done at the
school library (ask your teacher if you do not have spare change) or at home
(if you have a personal printer).

Brochure Requirements: 
❏ Printed (1 hard copy submission ONLY)
❏ All sections on given template must be completed
❏ At least 5 credible & relevant informational resources (NO “.com” sites)
❏ At least 2 credible & relevant local organization
(include the name of organization, a short description of how it is relevant
& helpful, and real contact information)
❏ At least 5 clear & relevant images
❏ Legible font style, size, and color
❏ Overall design is organized, attractive, and appropriate to TPA (task,
purpose, audience)

PROJECT DUE DATE​: March 15

 BROCHURE RUBRICS 
W.2:
Informative/Explanatory writing
★ 4.0​: topic/theme was clearly
explained in your own words, how
it is a problem/issue was justified,
5 best practices were clearly listed
and relevant, local organization’s
information was complete, 3
credible & relevant informational
resources were used
★ 3.0​: topic/theme was clearly
explained, how it is a
problem/issue was justified, 5 best
practices were clearly listed and
relevant, local organization’s
information was complete, 2
credible & relevant informational
resources were used.
★ 2.0​: topic/theme was explained,
how it is a problem/issue was
explained, 4 best practices were
clearly listed and relevant, local
organization’s information was
complete, 1 credible & relevant
informational resource was used.
★ 1.0​: topic/theme was explained,
how it is a problem/issue was
explained, 3 best practices were
listed and relevant, local
organization’s information was
complete, 0 informational
resources were listed or resources
listed were not credible & relevant.
★ 0.0​: brochure did not fulfill all of
the requirements and was
incomplete, plagiarism was evident.
SL.5:
Strategically use digital media
★ 4.0​: 5 clear and relevant images
were used to enhance information
and add interest, legible font style,
size, and color, and overall
brochure was organized, attractive
and appropriate to task, purpose,
and audience
★ 3.0​: 3-4 clear and relevant images
were used to enhance information
and add interest, legible font style,
size, and color, and overall
brochure was organized, attractive
and appropriate to task, purpose,
and audience
★ 2.0​: 2 clear and relevant images
were used to enhance information
and add interest, legible font style,
size, and color, and overall
brochure was appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience
★ 1.0​: 1 clear and relevant image was
used to enhance information and
add interest, legible font style, size,
and color, and overall brochure was
appropriate to task
★ 0.0​: images were irrelevant and
unclear, did not enhance
information nor add interest, font
was illegible, brochure was not
appropriate to task, purpose, or
audience.