The Town

Times

Addie Williams

Students create a

newspaper using a

theme of their

choice. A fun &

creative way to

practice expository

writing.

Easily adapted to

different ages &

abilities.

FREE!

Volume 1, Issue 1

Dont Forget

All newspaper articles are written in the third person.

Ex. Bubba Smith lost his

chickens during a storm

last week.

Newspaper articles answer the 5 Ws. Who, what, where, when, why???

Newspaper have editors who look for and correct

grammar and spelling

mistakes check yours!

Title Banner (name of newspaper, date, etc)

Creative, catchy headline for the main story

A main story of at least 150 words.

Photo and caption for main story

Excellent grammar and spelling

Other features (ads, weather, sports...)

A theme that carries through the whole paper

Requirements for

this Issue

Maple Valley The local English class

has been given the

exciting task of

creating the front

page of their very own

newspaper.

Students will

be the editors of their

own newspapers and

will be responsible for

developing a theme

for their newspaper.

For example, the

students could choose

to do a newspaper on

snowboarding, music,

skateboarding, travel,

an animal, or another

topic of interest.

Each student

will be creating just

the front page of their

paper. They must

include a picture to

go with their main

story. Their picture

may be hand-drawn,

from the internet, or a

magazine. They must

not forget to include a

caption.

Besides a main

story (with a picture

and headline)

students must also

include some other

features in their

newspapers. For

example, ads, weath-

er, sports,

a movie review or an

idea of their choice.

Students will also

be sure to spell-check

and edit their work.

Newspaper Assignment

September 16, 2014

Creativity Counts!!

Students must

keep in mind that a

newspaper should be

interesting to read.

Nobody wants to read

a boring article.

Stories can be

funny, silly, true, or

entirely made-up.

However, they must

answer the five Wswho, what, where,

when, why??

Due Date

Katy Smith won a Gold

Medal at the 2010

World Ski

Championships held in

Switzerland over the

weekend.

The Town Times

Addie Williams 2011

When / Where Did it Happen?

Newspaper / Theme Ideas

Create A Newspaper - Brainstorming

What Happened??

Why Did it Happen??

Who Did This Happen To?

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Comments:

Not Quite Yet

2 marks

Good Start

3 marks

You did it!

4 marks

Wow!

5 marks

Main Article

Ideas & information

Not written in 3rd person

Main article is too short / lacking information

May not be written in 3rd person.

Minimal information

Written in 3rd person.

Interesting story

Written in 3rd person

Interesting and captivating story

Newspaper

Presentation & Content

Does not look like a newspaper

Missing many criteria

No evidence of a theme

Pictureno caption

Some attempt to make project look like a newspaper

May be missing one or more criteria

Theme is not carried through all of the paper

Pictureno caption

Well done layout, title banner, date etc.

All criteria are included

Theme is well done

Picture with a caption

Excellent layout, title banner, date etc.

All criteria are included and done very well

Theme is very well done in all aspects of paper

Picture with an engaging caption

Conventions spelling

grammar

Frequent errors in simple writing

Errors in basic language are noticeable

May be some errors in complex language

Occasional errors using complex and complicated writing

Newspaper Marking Rubric Name:________________

Addie Williams 2011

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