Newspaper
Project #2, Newspaper Example
Purpose:
- To create a school newspaper to share with 7th graders at South Shore.
To do:
- In groups of 2 to 4 people create a newspaper. Each person is in charge of creating one page. The newspaper needs a minimum of 4 pages. The process will involve brainstorming, researching, interviewing, writing, laying out paper, printing final product.
Timeline:
- 7 days.
Requirements:
- As a group:
- Decide on Newspaper name.
- Decide on font for articles in paper.
- Decide what sections to include. Here are some section possibilities:
- Sports news
- Religion - chapel news
- People - interview someone at school
- Entertainment - movie review
- Editorial - persuasive article about something you would change at school.
- Other?
- Decide on who is going to do the different sections.
- Brainstorm some article ideas. Be creative and look for the story under the surface. Not the obvious story. Dig a little. :-)
- As an individual:
- Continue to brainstorm story ideas and narrow list.
- Research and interview for article.
- Write article.
- Layout page for printing.
- Help group with articles.
- Technically:
- Appleworks Word Processing or Drawing
- All Margins = .5 in.
- Single spaced.
- Centered Newspaper name (first page only) or section title (inner pages) in one column at the top.
- At least 2 columns.
- Date, Volume, and Issue line under newspaper name one column (only on first page).
- Date at the top of page on inner pages.
- One “news” story for your section of at least 150 words.
- Total text on page of at least 200 words
- "Insert Footer" with page number.
- At least one graphic illustrating story, text wrapped.
- Survey of students on an interesting question or topic, with a graph illustrating the results. (Spreadsheet) Be sure graph is readable in black and white.
- One of the following - ad, comic, puzzle, jokes, classified, etc.
- Make layout visually appealing and consistent from page to page.
- Optional - One appropriate photo you take with a digital camera, text wrapped.
- Optional - Create additional pages with more articles, surveys, ads, comics, puzzles, pictures, etc. Continue a story onto another page inside the paper using linked frames. No more than 8 pages total.
Evaluation:
- Please do the Newspaper Rubric with a person from another group.
Final Steps:
- Name the document "Newspaper"
- Save a copy in your "Public" folder and save a copy in your "Tech 7" folder.
- Printed on 8.5 x 11 in. paper on the “NSMS Computer lab BW” printer, one copy.
- Then photocopy groups pages onto 11x17. Which then makes it into a newsletter/newspaper.
- Go to the next project.