✏️ WritingGrade 4Lesson 35
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Design a brochure about the planet

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Combine research writing and persuasion in a brochure format
  • 2Organize information using headings, bullet points, and panels
  • 3Select and present evidence to support a persuasive message
  • 4Explain how layout choices affect how a reader receives information
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Mini Lesson

A brochure is a compact document that combines researched facts with persuasive writing to inform and motivate the reader. Designing a brochure about our planet means selecting the most important environmental facts and presenting them in a way that makes readers want to act.

What Makes a Great Brochure?

  • Clear purpose — decide if you are informing, persuading, or both.
  • Strong opening — a compelling headline or question that hooks the reader immediately.
  • Organized panels — each section (panel) covers one key topic with a short heading.
  • Evidence — facts, statistics, or quotes that support your message.
  • Call to action — end with a clear instruction: "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!" or "Plant a tree today!"

Research Writing for a Brochure

  1. Choose a focus: climate change, endangered species, ocean pollution, deforestation, etc.
  2. Find at least three reliable facts or statistics to include.
  3. Summarize the facts in your own words — do not copy directly.
  4. Organize facts into logical sections with clear headings.

Persuasive Techniques in a Brochure

  • Emotive language — words that appeal to feelings: "Our planet is crying out for help."
  • Rhetorical questions — "Can you imagine a world without clean water?"
  • Facts and statistics — "Over 8 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans each year."
  • Direct address — speaking to the reader as "you" to create a personal connection.
Brochure Panel StructureA three-panel brochure layout: hook, facts, and action.Brochure Panel StructurePanel 1HookCompellingheadline orquestion+ coverimagePanel 2FactsResearchevidenceand statsEmotivelanguagePanel 3ActionCall toactionContactinfoNext stepsHook → Facts → Call to ActionKeep each panel focused on one idea.
A three-panel brochure flows hook to action.
Persuasive TechniquesFive persuasive techniques: emotive language, rhetorical question, facts and statistics, direct address, call to action.Persuasive TechniquesEmotive Language"Our planet is crying out for help."Rhetorical Question"Can you imagine a worldwithout clean water?"Facts and Statistics"8 million tonnes of plasticenter oceans yearly."Direct Address"You can make a difference today."Call to Action"Plant a tree. Reduce.Reuse. Recycle!"Combine techniques for maximum persuasive impact.
Five persuasive moves with quick examples.
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Tip: Keep text in each panel short and punchy. Brochures are read quickly — use bullet points and bold key phrases so readers absorb the message even if they only skim.

Vocabulary
brochure
A small leaflet or booklet that contains information about a topic, often designed to persuade.
panel
A separate section of a brochure, usually one fold of the paper.
call to action
A phrase or instruction that urges the reader to do something specific.
emotive language
Words chosen to provoke an emotional response in the reader.
rhetorical question
A question asked for effect that does not expect a direct answer.
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