Tag: Jamestown

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An easy and creative way to let students showcase a large amount of knowledge on a subject is to have them create pamphlets. The most popular design for a pamphlet is the trifold layout.

A tri-fold pamphlet can be tricky for students to design, especially when creating it digitally. It’s hard to visualize which part will be the front. So, I created this free digital template to help your students create a trifold pamphlet! It works as a PowerPoint file, or you can upload it to Google slides and share it with your students. If your students create a hard copy at their desks, display the PowerPoint on your board to help them get started.

Tips

• Make sure you give your students a subject for which lots of information is available. The students have six panels to fill, and you want to make sure they have plenty of information to fill those panels. So, rather than assigning a pamphlet on a single event, like the Boston Massacre, you might assign students a pamphlet on the Continental Army or one on major battles in the American Revolution.
• When you give the assignment, be specific about the details you want students to include. Do you want pictures? How many pictures should students include? Should they be in color? How many facts do you want? Are there certain people, places, or things you want students to mention? Should the pamphlet be typed or hand-written?
• Does your school have a career center? Stop by and see if they have an example of a pamphlet that you can show your students. (Next time you are traveling to a different state, stop by the rest area to get pamphlets to show your students. Bonus: Look for pamphlets about historical sites and experiences if you have time.)

To give you an idea of what this might look like, I’ve included two sample assignments to use with the template. One covers the Continental Army, and the other covers Jamestown.

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