Group Newspaper Project
In your group of three, you should now have three "experts" in different aspects of the 1960s. Each of you should have researched your area of expertise using the resources provided, and each of you should have answered the questions accompanying your topic.
In addition to handing in your responses to the questions, you will work together to create a newspaper from the 1960s. Your newspaper should include pieces related to each of the topics. This could be through news stories, editorials, letters to the editor or advice columns. Advertisements should be part of your newspaper but, on their own, are not enough to cover one of the topics. Think carefully about how to best represent your topic -- would an interview with a specific person or reporting a specific event be the best way to "teach" the rest of your group members the most important information?
Your newspaper should include a creative newspaper title, attractive headlines and related images (either found* or created by you). Aesthetic appeal, writing style and historical content will all be a part of the evaluation. Each student will be marked according to the rubric provided on the "Evaluation" page.
Each group member must submit a reflection about the project. They must explain their reasoning for the decisions they made about how best to represent their topic in the newspaper. They must explain their contributions to the newspaper and reflect on the project as a whole. This reflection should be about one page, typed.
Each group will briefly present their newspapers to the class and the newspapers will be displayed around the room for your peers to view.
*Note: When creating your newspapers, please carefully follow copyright laws. Please refer to the school handbook for detailed copyright policy. In general, this means only using an image or text from somebody else with their permission. Remember, you can create your own visual images to avoid any copyright infringement altogether.
In addition to handing in your responses to the questions, you will work together to create a newspaper from the 1960s. Your newspaper should include pieces related to each of the topics. This could be through news stories, editorials, letters to the editor or advice columns. Advertisements should be part of your newspaper but, on their own, are not enough to cover one of the topics. Think carefully about how to best represent your topic -- would an interview with a specific person or reporting a specific event be the best way to "teach" the rest of your group members the most important information?
Your newspaper should include a creative newspaper title, attractive headlines and related images (either found* or created by you). Aesthetic appeal, writing style and historical content will all be a part of the evaluation. Each student will be marked according to the rubric provided on the "Evaluation" page.
Each group member must submit a reflection about the project. They must explain their reasoning for the decisions they made about how best to represent their topic in the newspaper. They must explain their contributions to the newspaper and reflect on the project as a whole. This reflection should be about one page, typed.
Each group will briefly present their newspapers to the class and the newspapers will be displayed around the room for your peers to view.
*Note: When creating your newspapers, please carefully follow copyright laws. Please refer to the school handbook for detailed copyright policy. In general, this means only using an image or text from somebody else with their permission. Remember, you can create your own visual images to avoid any copyright infringement altogether.