Objectives: (TSWBAT)

-Exercise skills in basic typing

-Learn to use desktop publishing

-Investigate reports

-Formatting/Editing

-Creativity through writing and designing

Materials:

-Desktop publisher 98 (or some form of publisher

program that will allow newspaper column designing)

-Computer

-Several writings (These can be assigned writings or a collection of previous writings.)

-A Class editor

-Lots of paper to print out newspapers that the student creates so that they may be distributed throughout the rest of your school.

Introduction:

-Have guest speaker come into the class and discuss how reporters work and how papers are put together.

-Have students ask questions so that can gain information for their own paper.

-After guest leaves, tell students:

Transition: Okay students now today we are going to create our very own newspaper.

Sequence of Activities:

-Have students create a name for their news paper

-Research topic ideas

-Have students create stories.

-To do this you may want to have categories already picked out.

-You can also use previous stories that the class has written.

-Split the students up into groups.

-Have the students vote for an editor.

-In some cases you the teacher may want to be the editor.

-Sample groups are: weather, school sports, school activities, etc.

-After stories are gathered give them to the editor.

-After the editor has made corrections send papers back to students so that they can make their corrections.

-Next design a template on desktop publisher.

-Set up a format that will allow you to have a header, and columns.

-Decide on what order you want your stories to appear in your paper.

-Have students enter their stories into the computer.

-Enter pictures using clip art to add special effects.

-Use spell check to correct any misspelled words.

-Have editor to check again for any grammatical errors.

-Print a copy

-Double check for any more errors.

-When paper is error proof make copies for the whole school to read.

Closure:

-Send a copy of your paper to a local newspaper and ask them to evaluate the paper and make any corrections that they might add.

-Discuss with students what they might do differently if they could do it over again.

Evaluation:

-Look at paper and see if there are any mistakes.

-See how well students work together.

-Judge appearance of the paper.

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Mr. Christopher Ryan

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