Design an Informative Brochure on Earthquake Safety and Preparedness

Description: Create a brochure about earthquakes, focusing on the advice on how to increase
personal safety.
Your goal is to tell people about earthquakes and how to stay safe when one occurs. The information
should cover what to do in advance to help reduce risk, what to do during an earthquake, and what to
do after one happens.
Include the following information:
1. List the Emergency Supply Items every home should have
2. Describe what a Brief Family Safety Plan is
3. Suggest the safest places to go both indoors and outdoors
4. Describe the ways earthquakes can cause damage
5. 3 things to do before an earthquake
6. 3 things to do during an earthquake
7. 3 things to do after an earthquake

8. Community Efforts: suggestions for how a community can prepare

Category
Attractiveness,
Organization,
Use of Color

Content:
Accuracy

Exceeding (4)
Pamphlet has attractive
formatting, use of color, and
has very well organized
information. 4 or more
pictures relating to topic.

Pamphlet has the required

information and some
additional, in-depth
information. All topic
questions are answered.

Fully Meeting (3)

Sources Cited

Not yet meeting (1)

Pamphlet has adequate

formatting, some color, and is
somewhat organized. 1
picture relating to topic.

Pamphlet has all of the required

information. All topic questions
are answered.

Pamphlet has half the required

information. Not all questions
are answered.

Pamphlet has little of the

required information. Only 1
or 2 questions are answered.

Some of the capitalization,

punctuation and spelling are
correct on the pamphlet.
Many errors throughout.

Most of the capitalization,

punctuation and spelling are
not correct throughout the
pamphlet.

Capitalization, punctuation and Most of the capitalization,

Writing
spelling are correct
punctuation and spelling are
Mechanics:
throughout
the
pamphlet.
correct throughout the
Spelling
pamphlet.
Sentence Form
Grammar
Punctuation
Capitalization

Graphics and
Pictures

Minimally Meeting (2)

Pamphlet has attractive

formatting and use of color and
has organized information. 2 -3
pictures related to topic.

Pamphlets formatting and

organization of material and
information are confusing to
the reader, no use of color,
and no pictures related to
topic.

4 or more graphics are

included and relate to the
topic information. Provide
supportive material.

2 3 graphics are included and

go well with the topic
information.

1 graphic is included that goes

well with the topic
information.

No graphics used, or graphics do

not relate to topic information.

3 or more sources are used

and cited.

2 sources are used cited.

1 source is used and cited.

No sources cited.

(separate page)

/20 points x 3 =
Combined Project Mark: _____ /60 points