Creating A Classroom Newspaper Page 9
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35ON ASSIGNMENT…PLANNING THE NEWSPAPER
Level I
Use the index to locate information and to practice number order. Make up a scavenger
hunt using the index – ask other students to locate specific section page number. Find
sections of the newspaper and write down the page numbers in each section in proper
order. Discuss with other students how to find information in a newspaper and how
many pages are in each section. Make an index for your classroom newspaper. (Math,
study skills)
Look at the weather information in your newspaper. Locate where you live on a weather
map and find the temperature for the day in your area. Make a weather map for your
newspaper. (Science, math, study skills, language arts)
Cut out the heading or section name – sports, style, etc. – for each section of your local
newspaper. Name other words that describe what is included in each section. Make
headings for the sections you want in your newspaper. (Newspaper, language arts)
Level II
Collect several headlines from the newspaper. Then add words to the headlines to
change them into narrative sentences. Next, work with one or two other students to
practice writing headlines. Each of you should write three sentences about something
that happened in school. Then, exchange papers and let another student rewrite your
sentences in headline form.
Skim the newspaper for specific information. Create a five-item scavenger hunt for your
classmates using the index of your newspaper. Plan an index for your classroom
newspaper. (Study skills, math)
Survey the newspaper for datelines and list all the places named: Include city and
country. If the country name is not available in the story, look up the information.
Create a chart listing all the datelines and where they are located. Mark them on a map.
Write datelines for stories in your classroom newspaper. (Social studies, study skills)
Level III
Measure the number of column inches of space devoted to international news in your
newspaper (one column inch = one newspaper column wide by one inch). Next, measure
the number of column inches given to national and local news. Determine the percentage
of news of each type based on the total column inches. Then decide the percentage of
space your classroom newspaper should allocate for international, national and local
news. (Math)
Take a survey of your classmates to see what kinds of special interest columns or features
they would like to see in the newspaper – music reviews, television information, movie
reviews, food stories, etc. Ask each student to suggest three feature ideas. Total the
number of votes for each feature. Select the top five for your newspaper. Design a
section heading or logo for each section. (Math, social studies, art)
Estimate the amount of time and material it will take to produce your classroom
newspaper. Calculate the pieces of paper you will use (pages per issue times number of
issues). Calculate the number of student-hours required (determine the number of hours
each student will use: add all the student-hours together). The results of these
calculations could be used as a news story in the classroom newspaper. (Math)
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