Elements of the FrontPage:

Nameplate: The name of the newspaper

Ears: Information on the right and left side of the “nameplate”

            For example:

1.      Weather for the day

2.      Date (am or pm publication?)

Teasers: Mini headlines that tease the reader into stories inside the paper.

Teasers draw the reader in!

Skyline: Information above the nameplate is called a skyline and these are often the “teasers”

Insiders: Horizontal area across the bottom of the page that tease the reader into even more

stories. Can include graphics/photos

Index: What page number the story is on.

Job Positions:

Editor in Chief: Mediator/Negotiator in the group. Lead group in brainstorming different story ideas and the name of the newspaper. Must assist all group members in their different jobs.

Layout Editor: Responsible for how each page in the newspaper looks. Decides where the stories and pictures will be placed on a page.

Staff Writers: (Two person position) Responsible for writing headlines, captions, and stories.

Art Editor: Responsible for collecting and creating any photos/graphics/drawings

  Keys to Creating a Successful Newspaper:

1.      Every page should have a dominant photo image (it should be larger than any other pictures on the page)

2.      Every photo should have a Caption, which explains to the reader what is happening in the picture. Captions are written in the present tense.

3.      Every photo needs a photo credit: in smaller print give credit to the photographer or artist.

4.      Include a Dateline which is at the beginning of every story. This tells the reader who the author is and where the story is from (city or different newspaper):

5.      Headlines need to be strong! Catchy! Grab the readers attention.

  Further Requirements: (Newspaper will have six sections)

1.      Front Page

2.      Editorial Page:

·        An editorial is an article that expresses the opinion of the editor about a big issue

·        This page MUST include an editorial cartoon that depicts the big issue chosen.

·        You can include on this page letters to the editor from ordinary people about the specific issue

3.      Want-Ads Section: Include items for sale (must be items that were around back then)

4.      Obituaries/Deaths: Include at least three historical figures that died within the time period of 1790-1855.

Also, create your own recently deceased, include:

·        Name

·        Age

·        How they died (Research diseases or viruses that people often died from back then)

·        List any existing family

·        Burial site

5.      Puzzle Page: Crossword Puzzle, games, horoscopes (optional), or comics.

6.      Ad-Page: Include some of the products of the day (soap, drinks, clothes, etc.)

Responsibilities of Group Members:

·        All group members must participate in choosing topics, stories, inventions, etc.

·        Each group member must write an editorial

Time Period: (1790-1855)

In the Newspaper the group must include information from Section 3.3 on the Industrial Revolution (pages 96-102).

For example:

·        Exciting New Inventions

·        Featured People: Nat Turner, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Eli Whitney, Charles Finney, etc.

·        Movements: Seneca Falls Convention, Transportation Revolution, Second Great Awakening, etc.

However, the group will have to do further research (on internet) over this time period and pick from a variety of fun inventions, people, and events.

ü      Newspaper must be written in the time period the group chooses, write to the audience and people of that day!!! You are no longer living in 2007, but in the age of the Industrial Revolution J