1. North and South Newspapers

2. Purpose:
You will be creating a newspaper that would appear during this time period leading up to the Civil War – the division between our country: North vs. South.
You will need to learn about your specific region (north or south) in order to write in its PERSPCTIVE during this time in history!

3. Articles:
There are 5 particular articles you will be required to include:
A feature article on a person or invention
a economic report
a transportation report
a society report
a weather/geography or travel report.

4. Task Line-up (Do in order!!)
1). Read and research about your region
2). Select Article Topics
3). Gather Sources/Note taking
4). Rough Drafts – (editor checks)
5). Final Articles/Layout Design
6). Final Draft / Fillers

5. “A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.”
Final Thought:
“A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.”
Arthur Miller