Task

Your job is to create a school newspaper. Each reporter must complete a minimum of two articles and two advertisements; the editor will only be responsible for one ad and one article.

You create a newspaper including:

• a clear visual theme
• graphics
• advertisements (including permission it use names of local companies)
• hard news articles
• feature stories
• sports stories
• editorials
• photographs

You may also include:

• lifestyle/feature section
• classifieds
• crossword puzzle
• horoscopes

Look at the page on the timeline and deadlines to see what you should do on a daily basis to complete your project.

Group Composition

• 4-6 people
• including at least
  • one editor-in-chief
• two reporters
• one photographer
• in a larger group you could also have
  • a graphic artist
  • an advertising director
  • proofreader and layout expert

To consider: in a larger group, you may need to change the requirements slightly to ensure an equal work load.
For example: if you have designated a proofreader/layout expert, this person may only be responsible for writing one short article so that she can spend most of her time compiling the newspaper and proofreading

Objectives

• all On Assignment projects have some common objectives
• School newspaper has some specific objectives for just this project
• you must meet the objectives to obtain a good mark on the project