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Title: Newspaper Project Do Now

Title: Newspaper Project Do Now. The thing I love most about summer break is…. I am going to do some important things, they are: I will go on a vacation to…. My favorite thing to do with my free time is…. The thing I will miss most about school is….

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Title: Newspaper Project Do Now

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  1. Title: Newspaper ProjectDo Now • The thing I love most about summer break is…. • I am going to do some important things, they are: • I will go on a vacation to…. • My favorite thing to do with my free time is…. • The thing I will miss most about school is…. • Be specific and creative in your writing. You need to make sure that the person who reads it can understand exactly what you mean to say!  PAGE #: 46L/46R

  2. Today’s Agenda! • Clear your desk • Sit quietly and wait for directions • Partner Project: • Create your own Ancient Civilization Newspaper!

  3. Today’s Agenda 2!! • Text Features • Partner Project • Create your own Roman Times Newspaper

  4. Text Features • You have learned about all the different features of a text that draw attention to readers • Different features help the reader understand more about the text • Can anyone remember some of the text features you learned about? • Title, heading, sub-heading, caption, graphics, etc.

  5. Text Features • Can you imagine trying to read a newspaper with no headlines, pictures, captions, or various font size?? • Text aids and features organize details in a text and highlight important information, including the writer’s main ideas. • You already know how to identify these, but I’m going to quickly review each one that you will need today.

  6. Text Features in a Newspaper • Title/Heading: name of article; in large, bold font Newspaper heading Article Title

  7. Text Features in a Newspaper • Sub-Heading: contains information related to the heading, but is a mini-topic related to the main title. Sub-heading

  8. Text Features in a Newspaper • Graphs and Pictures: help us understand a text, breaks up the text, and brings attention to a text Picture Graph

  9. Text Features in a Newspaper • Captions: phrases, sentences, or short paragraphs describing photos or charts. Photo captions are usually placed directly above, below, or to the side of the pictures they describe Caption

  10. Text Features in a Newspaper • Bold and Italicized Font: signal words or lists that we, as readers, should pay attention to. Bold Font Bold Font Bold Font Bold Font

  11. Can You Come Up With Your Own? • Use what you have learned and know about text features in newspapers • With a partner you will have an opportunity to create your own newspaper with articles (yes, you have to write), pictures, captions, headings, sub-headings, various font sizes!

  12. Project Requirements • Choose one section for Rome • Pick the sections you want to include in your newspaper • Design your newspaper with the appropriate headings, pictures • Write your articles as neatly as possible • Use pictures or graphics from online websites from my links to make your newspaper pop! mrdonn.org is a great one!

  13. Project Requirements • You will receive a handout with specific instructions on one side • On the other is a planning sheet to help you figure out the articles you will include in your newspaper • You have the entire period to finish this!

  14. Newspaper Examples • I have some articles for you to look at • You can see how detailed my articles are, the sections I chose and how there is no white space • I have included some “want” ads like most newspapers • Also, notice how I included ALL the various text features that were required! • You can also look at the Los Angeles Times examples I have 

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