UNIT 4 ACTIVITY For this assignment, you will be creating a travel brochure for a fictional setting from a book that you have re
ad. Settings help to transport the reader to these locations, and creating a travel brochure takes this idea a step further and allows you to really dig into the different aspects of setting and how the author clearly expresses setting in a book. This activity requires you to collect details from the text, as well as write about setting in a meaningful way. Possibilities for you to choose from of made-up realities might include: Narnia, Harry Potter’s world, The Hunger Games world. You are also welcome to use more realistic settings from fictional novels. Your travel brochure may be created in a word processing program, drawn by hand and photographed to submit, or done on a Power Point type program. It is not necessary that it be a traditional tri-fold brochure, as long as it is creative and includes all of the information required. Please use the included handout as a reference to record relevant information and any important page numbers so that you can use actual textual evidence in your brochure. You will need to either recreate the page or copy and paste it. Before creating your actual brochure, it is advised you take notes that cover the bulleted items below; you may do so on your version of the recording sheet that is included. Refer to the example notes to get some ideas. Brochure Must Include: Brief summary of the setting Where is it geographically? What does it look like? Any indication of the time period? Location: Include a map (you may have to create this map if your setting is a made-up world) Geography: Geographically, where is it? Major cities, well known places Important or historic sites and landmarks Recreation and Activities Include actual activities from the novel Entertainment Climate and weather conditions How to dress, this should relate to the time period or genre as well Available transportation Local languages Pictures May be found online or hand drawn Local Foods Quotes from visitors These should be actual quotes from the book (if possible) that reflect information about the setting based on the characters’ dialogue Important page numbers Things to Include in a Travel Brochure: EXAMPLE NOTES Name: (Your name) Authors Name: Gennifer Choldenko Location/Setting: Alcatraz – Al Capone Does My Shirts Brief summary of the setting, with highlights of important places: Known as “The Rock” – a prison and housing for workers Location, including a map: of San Francisco Bay Geography: Close to San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge Island–surrounded by freezing water and strong currents Major cities, well-known places: Found in 1775 when Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala traveled through San Francisco Bay Named it “La Isla de los Alcatraces” which means “Island of the Pelicans” Historic Sites and Landmarks: Alcatraz was a prison for dangerous inmates Includes a cell block Recreation and Outdoor Activities: Parks, sports, water Surrounded by water, but too cold to do anything in Prisoners had to earn recreation rights, but families of the prison workers often had recreation activities that they could participate in–bowling, a social club, soda fountain Entertainment Inmates were encouraged to read, and there was a large collection of books for them to choose from Each prisoner had an earphone that they could use to listen to the radio Climate and weather conditions Summarize CA weather Local clothing is prison jumpsuits Available transportation Can only get to prison by boat Local languages Include examples of prison language and lingo Discuss accents from various prison inmates Pictures Photos of the prison grounds Local Foods Prison food Quotes from visitors Important page numbers: 3, 6, 34, 55, 67, 121 \
