Day One
- Select
an editor for your newspaper. Although everyone will be responsible
for one page, the editor will oversee the selection of topics for the various
news articles and make sure duplication of article topics are avoided.
- Review and print the Newspaper Rubric.
- Review and print the Teamwork
Rubric.
- Divide the following page assignments between the four
members of your group:
- Front Page News & Weather
- Editorials, Letters to the Editor & Obituaries
- Note: Graphics, photos, drawings, charts, and advertisements
may be included on any page. Be sure to credit sources for any photos.
- As a team, brainstorm article ideas after reviewing
resources and discussing topics and
issues found in the novel, The Call of the Wild. Print and
use organizer
to record ideas.
Days Two & Three
- Individually, research, plan, and write articles using
resources and The Call
of the Wild.
- Use
the following writing links as needed:
Days Four & Five
- Write rough drafts. If you don't
finish rough drafts during class, you should complete for homework.
Be sure to save to
disk or server.
Days Six & Seven
- Revise and edit your articles.
- Using Microsoft Publisher, layout your page.
Be sure to save to disk or server.
Day Eight
- As a group, use the Copy Editing and Proofreading
Checklist to evaluate your newspaper.
- Revise and edit articles and pages as
needed.
- Self-evaluate newspaper, using Newspaper Rubric.
- Self- evaluate group dynamics, using Teamwork Rubric.
- Submit both rubrics and newspaper to the teacher.
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