Newspaper Project: Each Year Eight student created their own newspaper over a 4 month period. In the process, non-fiction writing skills were learnt and put to practise.
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Students first learn, create, and then hand write their sloppy copies. These then get marked with lots of feedback after which students type up and format their neat copy. It is all their own work.
This is a great way to get to know new students to high school and learn important literary skills, terminology and writing discipline all at the same time!
We learnt about syllable structure, rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, metaphors, similes, enjambment, onomatopoeia as well as about different forms of poetry like: Haiku, Cinquain, Tanka, Limericks…
Students first learn, research and then hand write their sloppy copies. These then get marked with lots of feedback after which students type up and format their neat copy. It is all their own work.
This is also a great task for learning word processing/IT skills, practising correct grammar and sentence structure as well as writing clearly to inform while making it interesting.