Definition

Criteria Sheets: Assessment
Front Page	Editorial Page	Entertainment		Sports		Miscellaneous
Evaluation and Grading			Grading Guidelines		Resources
Samples of Student Work			Project Expectations and Interdisciplinary Connections
As we continue our study of ancient Greece, students will be working in small groups to produce an ancient Greek newspaper using various types of media. Each of five groups will create an "authentic" newspaper section of one-two pages from an ancient Greek newspaper. Students will become editors and writers of this newspaper, gathering information for their pages from our textbook, encyclopedias, websites and other materials in the Media Center. The final 5-section newspaper will be printed in color, bound and displayed on the Gr. 6 hallway bulletin board. Each group will choose appropriate events from ancient Greece on which to report, making sure that each topic is HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. Articles will be written using MS Publisher, and every page must have headlines, bylines (writers’ names) and captions under all pictures. Groups will present their polished pages to the rest of the class using the SMART board, so it is crucial that all work is saved on the computer under Student Work for access by all group members in case of absences. Any printed materials or notes must remain in the group’s labeled classroom folder. The group’s WORKS CITED PAGE must include a minimum of three resources, with at least one website and one book. The choices of newspaper sections are listed below. After we analyze current-day newspapers, each student will be asked to write down his/her top two page choices and will then be grouped accordingly. Grading/criteria sheets will be given to each group member once sections have been assigned. Good luck and enjoy writing about ancient Greece! FRONT PAGE This group chooses the name of the newspaper and the year it is published, the main headline and a minimum of two news events of that time. An interview with a witness or concerned party to the lead story must be included, as well as pictures of the events reported. EDITORIAL PAGE This group chooses a controversial topic and writes two different points of view (pro and con) on that story. One point of view is the Editorial (editor’s viewpoint) and the other will be a Letter to the Editor from a Greek citizen with a differing opinion. Additional letters to the editor, and a political cartoon or picture must also be included (can be hand drawn and scanned, or imported from another source.) *ENTERTAINMENT SECTION* This section must contain an announcement, with detailed information, of an upcoming event (religious festival, play, celebration with dancers, acrobats, musicians, etc.) as well as an entertainment review of a comedy, tragedy, a religious festival or symposia (dinner parties with entertainment.) Pictures of actors, musicians, special celebrations, etc. must also be included. *SPORTS SECTION* This group must describe, in detail, at least two different sporting events, including names of athletes, scores and statistics. Choices could be the Olympic Games, local sporting events or a review of a new gymnasium. This section must also include an interview with an athlete from ancient Greece, as well as pictures with captions. "MISCELLANEOUS" PAGE There are several different types of articles from which to choose for this section. Since articles on these pages are usually brief, this group must produce at least four articles from the following categories: help wanted ads, weather report, "Dear Athena" advice column, "Gossip Around Greece", "Ask the Oracle" column, a comic strip/cartoon, a death notice or a lost and found ad. This section must also include several pictures with captions. *REMEMBER, ALL PAGES MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:* Name of Newspaper and same date across the tops of all pages Name of Your Section centered at top of the page Article Titles that are bolder and in larger print than the text of the articles Bylines (the names of the people who wrote the article, in smaller print than the article titles) Pictures with captions relating to the articles Neatly formatted, colorful and visually appealing page layout Correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization Historically accurate information NEWSPAPER PAGE______________________________________ PERIOD______ Group Members:_________________________________________________________ Listed below is helpful information for your group to use in researching and producing your Greek Newspaper page. Please read each item carefully and try to accomplish it in your group before seeking help from the teacher. 1. MS PUBLISHER: Open Office Tools and click on Publisher Open Newsletter window and choose style of newspaper page Cancel "personal information" box Select either one- or two-sided printing and click YES to continue Format as Letter size 2. SAVING YOUR WORK: Click FILE – SAVE AS – STUDENT WORK – 2007-8 - GREECE Name your student work folder using your PAGE, PERIOD and INITIALS (ex: SPORTS- 3- TM) 3. ADD/CHANGE TEXT or PICTURES: Click in textboxes for adding/changing text To replace a picture, click on the image and press delete To insert a new textbox, click on the icon with the "A" and lines. Place the cursor on the line to create a textbox. 4. INSERTING PICTURES FROM CLIP ART: Click INSERT – CLIP ART – SEARCH TEXT- SEARCH WORDS – SELECT PICTURE Move picture by dragging it Resize picture by clicking on a corner of it to reduce or enlarge To move picture on your page, select picture and look for the bus icon 5. INSERTING PICTURES FROM THE INTERNET: Follow links from HKMS website to choose picture Right click on the image Save picture in your Page Folder under Student Work (see above) Name your image and make sure to save it as a .jpeg Click on INSERT- PICTURE – FILE - then locate the picture you saved in Student Work folder 6. PRINTING YOUR PAGE: Complete CHECKLIST on back and bring to Mrs. Henry for approval You must print your section twice: one in BLACK & WHITE for grading, and the other using the COLOR PRINTER in the Media Center GROUP PAGE_________________________________ PERIOD______________ GREEK NEWSPAPER CHECKLIST The following items must be completed before your group will be allowed to publish their pages. When all steps have been accomplished and checked, bring this sheet to Mrs. Henry for approval. ______ Name and Date of Newspaper are on the top of your page ______ The Page Name is in larger font than other text ______ You re-checked original project packet to make sure your page meets all the criteria given ______ Each article on your page has a headline and byline ______ Each group member wrote at least one article and has a byline ______ There are pictures on your page with captions ______ All information is historically accurate ______ Works Cited Page has been completed with at least 3 entries ______ Works Cited Page includes at least one book and one website ______ Entire page has been READ AND EDITED by each member of the group to check for accuracy and any errors in mechanics ______ Your page is polished, and ready for printing and presentation to the class SIGNATURES OF GROUP MEMBERS: _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ *REMEMBER, ALL* PAGES MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:** Name of Newspaper and same date across the tops of all pages Name of Section centered at top of the page Article Titles that are bolder and in larger print than the articles Bylines (the names of the people who wrote the article, in smaller print than the article title) Pictures with captions relating to the event covered Neatly formatted, visually appealing page layout – use color! Correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization!