Online Reading Comprehension:
Online reading comprehension is an essential skill for the modern student to possess. More often than not, students appear to have understood what is being said to them, but do not fully comprehend the information that is given. Through this lesson, students will use online texts, images, or videos in order to compile and comprehend enough information about the 1930's to be able to make a small newspaper based off of readings from To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Lesson: Journalism : A take on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
* Note: This project is designed for a 9th grade English class. Overview: This project will be in progress following the completion of reading the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will have to take a stance on the Tom Robinson trial. Students will have prior knowledge on how to write a newspaper article. All materials will be disclosed below. |
Feature Article Model From: (http://stage6.pbworks.com/f/How+To+Write+A+Great+Feature+Article.pdf)
Students will be taught that:
1. Headline: Catches the readers attention, sums up what the story is about
2. Byline: Includes the writers name
3. Lead: Opening section, what the article is investigating
4. Body: Details of the story - true and accurate statements
5. Blocked Quotations: Blocked version of a quote. A quote from a witness or someone who knows about the topic that could add accuracy to the story
1. Headline: Catches the readers attention, sums up what the story is about
2. Byline: Includes the writers name
3. Lead: Opening section, what the article is investigating
4. Body: Details of the story - true and accurate statements
5. Blocked Quotations: Blocked version of a quote. A quote from a witness or someone who knows about the topic that could add accuracy to the story
To Kill a Mockingbird Final Project:
- Students will create a newspaper using http://www.makemynewspaper.com/free-newspaper-templates. They will be required to choose a functional template and format materials to fit the assignment.
Requirements:
The newspaper must include:
1) Feature Article: The result of Tom Robinson’s court case. Feature article must include catchy heading, byline, full article, picture, blocked quote and picture caption.
2) The newspaper must include at least 2 advertisements from the time period of To Kill a Mockingbird. The advertisements can be for movies, concerts, products -- as long as it relates to the time period to To Kill a Mockingbird.
3) The newspaper must have a creative title, correct date to the time period, and be accurate to the novel.
4) Articles must be written in the same format that a newspaper would be written in. There is no use of “I” permitted.
To complete this assignment, students will:
1) Read To Kill a Mockingbird
2) Research the 1930's
-products
-music
-movies
3) Write a Feature article that includes a heading, byline, article, picture, picture caption, and blocked quote.
4) Compile a newspaper using makemynewspaper.com
- Students will create a newspaper using http://www.makemynewspaper.com/free-newspaper-templates. They will be required to choose a functional template and format materials to fit the assignment.
Requirements:
The newspaper must include:
1) Feature Article: The result of Tom Robinson’s court case. Feature article must include catchy heading, byline, full article, picture, blocked quote and picture caption.
2) The newspaper must include at least 2 advertisements from the time period of To Kill a Mockingbird. The advertisements can be for movies, concerts, products -- as long as it relates to the time period to To Kill a Mockingbird.
3) The newspaper must have a creative title, correct date to the time period, and be accurate to the novel.
4) Articles must be written in the same format that a newspaper would be written in. There is no use of “I” permitted.
To complete this assignment, students will:
1) Read To Kill a Mockingbird
2) Research the 1930's
-products
-music
-movies
3) Write a Feature article that includes a heading, byline, article, picture, picture caption, and blocked quote.
4) Compile a newspaper using makemynewspaper.com
Examples of Newspaper Layouts from makemynewspaper.com:
Examples of advertisements from the 1930's that students could re-design to make their own: