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NEWSPAPER PROJECT
USING WHAT YOU KNOW, SHARING WHAT YOUVE LEARNED

Feature Articles
Each student must write one but they may write more if they so choose The articles will be written with either a Loyalist or Patriot audience in mind The feature article will be about an event or issue that is relevant to that time and audience

What is this project?

For this project, the students will work in pairs or groups of three to write a newspaper from the time of the colonists. This project will incorporate what the students have been learning about the causes of the Revolutionary War as well as what they have been learning in Writing Workshop. Students will write a newspaper with either a Loyalist or Patriot audience in mind. The idea of this project is to allow student to have fun in creating a historical newspaper that shows an overall understanding of the unit. Students must pull together historical events and opinions to write a newspaper that would be read by either a loyalist or patriot audience in the colonies.

Editorial
Each newspaper will have at least one editorial of an issue that concerns the political party that they are writing to.

Ads/Cartoon
Each newspaper will have at least one advertisement. This ad may be drawn or found on the Internet Each newspaper must also have at least one appropriate political cartoon. This can be drawn or found on the Internet

Objectives:
The students will demonstrate their overall understanding of pre-Revolutionary War events and opinions by writing newspapers The students will use their knowledge of the Loyalist or Patriot views and write editorials about an issue that concerns the political party that they are writing to The students will write feature articles from the perspective of their political party (Loyalist or Patriots)

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Resources you can use

Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Russell Freedman Herbert, Janis. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by Janis Herbert The Declaration of Independence by Stuart A. Kallen and Michael Birawer Declaring Independence by Lesley J. MacDonald American Revolution, 17001800 by Joy Masoff Liberty!: How the Revolutionary War Began by Lucille Recht Penner and David Wenzel

Due Dates/Timeline
Monday, April 28: Groups and political parties chosen Friday, May 2: Ideas for feature articles and editorials

generated
Wednesday May 7: Outlines/graphic organizers done for

feature articles
Monday, May 19: Final draft of feature articles submitted
Friday, Monday 23: Rough drafts of editorials submitted Friday May 30: Final drafts of editorials submitted Friday, June 6: Final copies of newspapers submitted Monday, June 9: Newspapers presented

Did You:
Write a feature article. Is it historically accurate? Is it written to the your groups political party? Include an editorial. Is it relevant to your groups political party? Is it supported with details? Include an advertisement. Is it relevant to your groups political party? Include a political cartoon. Is it relevant to your groups political party? Make sure there are no spelling or grammar errors?

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Rubric

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Project Description The end of the unit project will have the students working in small groups of two (2) or three (3) to create a newspaper. This unit focuses on the build up from the French and Indian War to the American Revolution. The students will also have already been taught about how to write a feature article in writing. This will help them write their feature articles for their newspaper. Each group will decide to be either a loyalist or a patriot group. The loyalist groups will write with a loyalist audience in mind. The patriot groups will write with a patriot audience in mind. Each student will be responsible to write at least one article. As a group or even individually they can write more but each student must have at least one piece of writing. Each newspaper must also contain at least one advertisement. This advertisement can be drawn by a student or found on the internet (if possible). Each group must have at least one time appropriate cartoon. This can be drawn or found on the internet/in a newspaper. The final piece each group must have is a letter either to or from the editor. The idea of this project is to allow student to have fun in creating a historical newspaper that shows an overall understanding of the unit. Students must pull together historical events and opinions to write a newspaper that would be read by either a loyalist or patriot audience in the colonies.

References for Student Use Freedman, Russell. Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence. New York: Holiday House, 2000. Print. Herbert, Janis. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago: Chicago Review, 2002. Print. Kallen, Stuart A., and Michael Birawer. The Declaration of Independence. Edina, MN: Abdo & Daughters, 1994. Print. MacDonald, Lesley J. Declaring Independence. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2006. Print. Masoff, Joy. American Revolution, 1700-1800. New York: Scholastic Reference, 2000. Print. Penner, Lucille Recht., and David Wenzel. Liberty!: How the Revolutionary War Began. New York: Random House, 2002. Print

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