US History Group Newspaper Assignment
Newspaper Writing Assignment You will be working on a group newspaper assignment. Groups of 6-7. Six sections. -Front Page. -National (USA)or Local News (Ca, LA). -World News (outside of the USA). -Business -Sports and Leisure -Arts and Literature
Newspaper Organization Each student is responsible for five rough drafts. -One article for each section (national, world, business, sports, & arts) except the front page story. When typing your articles, follow the format: -Title -One sentence summary -Author’s name (Reporter) -150/200 words -One image
Editing Within your groups decide which articles should go in your newspaper. -Who is doing what articles? (six sections, 12 articles total) Decide on the lay out and name. Extra Credit: Fight to get your articles into the newspaper. -If your article covers a standard you got a NP on you can raise it up to a 2.
Time Periods (One per period) Colonial Period ( ) Chapter 1,2 New Republic ( ) Chapter 3-5 Jacksonian Democracy ( ) Chapter 6-10 Pre Civil War ( ) Chapter 8-10 Civil War ( ) Chapter 11 Reconstruction ( ) Chapter 12 Building of Modern America ( ) Chapter th grade US History (By Decades, ex. 30s, 40s)