Welcome back from Spring Break! We had a great trip to the Jackson Hole Historical Society on Friday before break. Also, 10 students placed at National History Day regionals in Dubois and have the option to continue on in Laramie at the state competition next week. This week we will be focusing on turning our Westward Expansion research into authentically written historical fiction articles. Instead of an agenda, this week students will get a checklist to help guide them through the various steps. The final newspapers are due on Thursday! Our next unit of study is the Civil War.
Monday:
______ Finish 3 historical fiction articles of at least 3 paragraphs.
______ Complete Photoshop images if needed.
HW for Tuesday: Finish articles and advertisements. Be ready for layout tomorrow.
Tuesday:
_____ Layout: 11x17 MS Publisher document, colored background, margins, time-period appropriate layout. (Class will start with a mini-lesson on how to set up the layout)
______ Peer editing: Have 1-2 students read your articles for simple errors or confusing sentences. Did you include enough research details?
Wednesday:
_______ Continue peer editing if needed. Write peer editor names below:
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______ Inserting, editing and arranging text and images to create authentic 1800s newspaper. (We will use the 19th Century Newspaper Archive to revisit the style of old west periodicals)
Thursday:
________ Finalize your MLA works cited
________ Label images in newspaper with numbers and create a separate images cited list.
________ Print and turn in your work!! (This can take up to 10 minutes due to the dense content and larger paper size)
Friday:
Celebrate our learning! We will have a gallery walk of final newspaper projects.