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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!
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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.
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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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