Mar. 7, 2007: How Newspapers Work

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. On a large piece of paper, design a newspaper front page that shows exciting stories and photos of you and your friends. Share your front page with your friends.

2. Conduct a survey among family members and friends. Ask them to name the newspaper department they would most like to work in. Have them tell you why. Which department was most popular? Which department would you like the best?

3. Divide a piece of paper into three categories:Words/Language, Arts/Design and Electronics/Equipment. Now look at the different newspaper jobs and departments shown in today's Mini Page. List the jobs in the correct categories on your paper.

4. Find a newspaper story or section that would be of interest to (a) an actor, (b) a historian, (c) a basketball player, (d) a teacher and (e) an economist.

5. Write an essay discussing the ways your local newspaper serves your community. Be sure to include newspaper sections such as local news, entertainment, sports, weather, business and modern lifestyles.

This week's standards:

• Students read and understand a variety of texts. (Language Arts: Reading)
• Students use the structure of text to construct meaning. (Language Arts: Reading)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)