Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________ Period: _________ Score: _____/50

“Teen Pregnancy” Brochure Assignment

Directions: We will be going to the library-computer lab, and you will use the information on the links below
and/or notes from class to make an informative brochure about Teenage Pregnancy. ONLY use links provided
below and/or notes from class. You should use Open Office or Google Docs to make the brochure. Follow the
information on the grading rubric below to make sure you have everything needed on the brochure.

You are creating a brochure that will distributed to high school students during 9th grade orientation. The
brochure will help inform teenagers about the factors needed to become parents by discussing ways in which
peers, parents, schools, and the media influence teenagers’ decisions and behaviors regarding sex and
pregnancy prevention.

http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/teen-pregnancy-medical-risks-and-realities
http://www.livestrong.com/article/86972-effects-teenage-pregnancy/
http://www.healthcommunities.com/teen-pregnancy/children/overview-of-teen-pregnancy.shtml (all 5 articles)

To make a Trifold brochure: Insert table 1 X 3 on two separate pages

Teen Pregnancy- Trifold- Brochure Rubric

Page 1 (Cover page): Page 5: Options and Sources of Support

_________ Title (1 point)
_________ Your Name (1 point)
_________Class/Period (1 point)
_________ Appropriate graphic (1 point)
_________/4 possible points
_________ Describe some options for a teen parent
in 5 complete sentences (5 points)
_________ Name 3 sources of support for pregnant
teens. These should be bulleted. (3 points)
_________/8 possible points

Page 2: (Purpose of Brochure) Page 6 (Back page):

_________ Write five sentences explaining the
purpose of the brochure. What is it about? Who is it
for? Why is it important? (5 points)
_________ Appropriate graphic (1 point)
_________/6 possible points
Page 3: (Effects on Teen Parents)
_________ What are the effects on teen parents?
Write 10 bulleted statements about the various
effects—financially, medically, educationally,
emotionally, etc. (5 points)
_________ Appropriate graphic (1 point)
_________/6 possible points
Page 4: (Effects on Others)
_________What are the effects of teen pregnancy on
the child, families, and/or society? Write 10 bulleted
statements about the effects (5 points)
_________Appropriate graphic (1 point)
_________/6 possible points
_________What did you learn while making this
brochure? 5 complete sentences (5 points)
_________/5 possible points
Creativity and Writing Conventions
_________ Capitalization and punctuation are correct
throughout the brochure. Everything is spelled
correctly and grammatically correct. Text is written in
complete sentences where necessary and in bulleted
statements where specified (5 points)
_________ Brochure is laid out nicely and is pleasing
to the eye (5 points)
_________ Class time used wisely (5 points).
_________/15 possible points
TOTAL: _________/50 points