In the News
4-5:30PM

5) “What’s In the News? Making a Newspaper”
Grades 2,3,4
3-4 sessions
Publishing a newspaper
The group chooses an area for the newspaper to cover, such as the neighborhood or school, and go through the step-by-step process of writing, designing, editing and taking photographs for their very own local newspaper.

Skills:

• Journalistic writing
• Interviewing
• Copyediting
• Layout
• Photojournalism
• Graphic design

Goals: collaboration, carrying out one’s job at the paper, using publishing software, understanding the construction of news, how decisions are made