Student Handout: Creating a Newspage: Final Assignment Instructions
22/04/2010 02:41
Name:_______________________________ Class_____________________________ 1. The Assignment Design and produce a newspaper section front. Choices include: front page; entertainment; sports; lifestyle; business; fashion, and editorial. There must be at least three stories on the page. Remember to vary the length of the stories according to their importance. At least one story on your page must feature the school community. Include some photographs or illustrations (cartoons, charts, graphs). Before laying out your page, each group must complete an Assignment Sheet. Keep the Assignment Sheet in your folder and hand it in with your final project. 2. Editing Once a story is finished, have all the members of the group peer edit the article. Peer editors are looking for spelling errors, grammar mistakes, incomplete thoughts and run-on sentences. Read all work out loud. When your tongue trips over words or phrases, chances are there’s a mistake that has to be corrected in the writing. Show all articles to the teacher before putting them on the page. 3. Headlines Each student must write a headline. Some stories will require a subhead to break up the print copy. 4. Illustrations & Photographs All photographs and illustrations (clip art, graphs) used on your page require a cutline. 5. Layout & Design Final copy for stories must be on computer. Stories will be placed on a page you create in a computer program. All stories will be written in Times New Roman 12 pt. 6. Marking A rubric is attached to this assignment. Read it over carefully. Make sure you understand what’s required for this project. 7. Timelines and Deadlines The plan for your page is due (A reporter must be assigned to each story.): Interviews and research should be completed by: All copy (stories) must be written by: The final page layout is due:
Cutlines are written in Times New Roman 10 pt.
Photo credits are written in Times New Roman 9 pt.
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