Newspaper Project
Due: August 26th, 2016
As a refresher to the parts of speech, a concept that students will be exposed to frequently, students will use their knowledge of the eight parts of speech to create a parts of speech newsletter or newspaper.
Assignment Standards:
Students will create a parts of speech newspaper. This newspaper will show students mastery of the standards:
Newspaper Requirements:
-Objective: Create a newspaper with eight articles featuring stories about the parts of speech.
-Requirements: Your eight stories should explain what each part of speech does and provide examples. You should also have at least three pictures in your newspaper. You must use proper punctuation and capitalization.
-Articles: Each of your articles should be at least eight sentences long. I encourage you to be creative. You should write an article for nouns, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, adverbs, and adjectives.
-Pictures: You are required to include three pictures. They can be hand drawn, printed from a computer, or clipped from another source.
-Bonus Features: Consider including some of the following bonus features for extra credit. Please keep your bonus features related to grammar and the parts of speech. Some examples: horoscopes, comics, Dear Abby, letter to the editor, crossword puzzles or word searches, classifieds, and sports sections.
Assignment Standards:
Students will create a parts of speech newspaper. This newspaper will show students mastery of the standards:
- ELAGSE7W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
- ELAGSE7W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
- ELAGSE3L1a: Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
- ELAGSE5L1a: Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
- ELAGSE7L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Newspaper Requirements:
-Objective: Create a newspaper with eight articles featuring stories about the parts of speech.
-Requirements: Your eight stories should explain what each part of speech does and provide examples. You should also have at least three pictures in your newspaper. You must use proper punctuation and capitalization.
-Articles: Each of your articles should be at least eight sentences long. I encourage you to be creative. You should write an article for nouns, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, adverbs, and adjectives.
-Pictures: You are required to include three pictures. They can be hand drawn, printed from a computer, or clipped from another source.
-Bonus Features: Consider including some of the following bonus features for extra credit. Please keep your bonus features related to grammar and the parts of speech. Some examples: horoscopes, comics, Dear Abby, letter to the editor, crossword puzzles or word searches, classifieds, and sports sections.