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Monday, April 11, 2016

Grade Eight Computers Newspaper Article Assignment



NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT:

       1.  You are to create a newspaper article summarizing the events of your detective diary entries.  2.   Your newspaper article will be published in the local newspaper THE RIVIER REPORTER.
3.    In your newspaper article you need to…
a)    Introduce the topic (What the initial crime was, and when the case was solved, etc.)
b)    Include what details led up to the solving of the crime. What data did you record in your detective diary that was very important in helping you solve your crime? What clues did you find? What evidence can you include?
c)     Include one photograph of either evidence, the criminal, the crime scene, etc.
d)    Your conclusion ends the story with NEW related info:
Ex. Jordan Pettyson will appear in the Supreme Court of France on March 15, 2016. Until then, Pettyson will be under house arrest to monitor activity.



FORMATTING THE ASSIGNMENT:
1.     Make sure paragraph spacing is set at After: 0pt and Single Spacing.
2.     Choose centered text (ctrl + e)
3.     Choose the font style “Old English Text” for your newspaper name, and “Cambria Math” for the remainder of the article.
4.     Choose Font size 14 for name of city @ top of page (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan)
5.     Press “Enter” and choose font size 28. Write the name of the newspaper in “THE RIVIER REPORTER”.
6.     Change font size to 11. Change justification to Left (Ctrl +L) Type in the date. Press tab twice.
7.     Write in the website for the Rivier Reporter (www.rivierreporternews.blogspot.ca). Press tab 4x. Write $1.50 (cost of newspaper) Press Enter Twice.
8.     Press the PAGE LAYOUT tab and click on COLUMNS. Click on “more columns” and choose TWO COLUMNS and choose the “from this point forward” option. Two columns should appear on your screen.
9.     Change font size to 20. Write YOUR TITLE here. Before you click enter to write who the article is by, change font size to 8.
10.  Write “Article by YOUR NAME and WHERE you are writing from”
11.  Change font size to 12. Begin writing your article!
12.  BUT FIRST… be warned that the beginning of each paragraph must be indented. GO TO PAGE LAYOUT and click on PARAGRAPH. Click on SPECIAL and choose FIRST LINE and set the indent at 0.5cm.
13.  REMEMBER you must insert a photo and describe its connection to the case using a text box.
14.  Save work as NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME.
15.  Print off a rough draft for Miss R to edit.
16.  ONLY HAND IN ASSIGNMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROOF-READ PLEASE. 

Below is a sample of the article you will have to write: 

 FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HELP...CHECK OUT THIS LINK: 


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