Holy Land Travel Brochure

Assignment: 

Make a travel brochure of the Holy Land which shows Holy sites, places where Jesus walked and spoke, as well as services available for the traveler.  Be sure to include pictures and graphics of the places you are describing.  Make sure all of the written text is your own writing.  NO COPYING AND PASTING.  Use the links at the bottom of the page to help you get started.

Follow the outline below to complete your research.  You must complete part II, plus 2-3 other categories of your choice. 

I.  Transportation

Research questions:

1. How to get there, fly, boat etc.

2. Once there how what are the most convenient methods of transportation for tourists.

3. How much will transportation cost?

II.  Pilgrimage:  Answer the research questions for two of the following locations.

• Jerusalem

• Bethlehem

• Nazareth

• Sea of Galilee

• River Jordan

• Capernaum

Research questions:

1. What did Jesus do there?

2. Give several facts about Jesus' life there.

3. Include a map of the location.

4. Describe any landmarks, churches, or ruins that are still visible, ancient sculptures, temples and buildings.

III. Accommodations

Research questions:

Describe some of the different accommodations available in the Holy Land.

IV. Food and Dining

1. Describe some restaurants where travellers could eat. 

2. What types of food are served?

3. Describe some of the local dining customs.

IV.  Shopping

Research questions:

1. Describe some of the souvenirs you might be able to purchase in the Holy Land.

V. Languages

Research questions:

1. What languages are spoken in the Holy Land?

VI.  Clothing

Research questions:

1. As a traveller what do I need to bring with me? (hats, shoes, coats etc)

VII. Health concerns

Research questions:

1. Describe some of the health concerns a traveller might have on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

VII. Climate

Research questions:

1. What type of weather should the traveller expect in the Holy Land?

2. What is the seasonal temperature?

3. What are the evening and daytime temperatures?

4. How much precipitation?

5. Heat?

VIII.  Traditions

Research questions:

1. What cultural traditions or local customs do travellers need to be aware of?

You will use MS Publisher to produce your brochure.  Follow these instructions to create the brochure in Publisher.  It would be a good idea to resize this page and the Publisher page that way you can follow the instructions and use Publisher at the same time.

Making a brochure in Publisher - General instructions

• Open Publisher, either by clicking on the start menu and selecting from the programs menu.  Or double click the icon on the desktop.

• Click on publications for print from the menu on the left side of your screen.

• Select brochures from the list.

• You will see a number of brochure templates.  Look at some of the titles and select the template you feel will work best for your brochure.  I recommend the arcs informational brochure.  Try a few of the different templates to decide which one works best for you.

• From the menu on the left you have some options for the format of your brochure.  Make sure the 3-panel brochure is selected.

• In the main window you will see the template for your brochure.  You can flip between the first and second page by clicking on the 1 or 2 at the bottom of the page.

• Remove the text from the existing text boxes by highlighting the text, right clicking and cutting.  Replace the text with your own writing or make your own textboxes by clicking insert and then select textbox.

• Type your own writing into the text boxes.  No copying and pasting. 

• Add nice pictures that go with the text.