Objective
This project is designed to create a better understanding of what weather
is and how it affects our daily lives. Every day we get information by
watching television, listening to the the radio and reading a newspaper.
During this project each class will create its own newspaper composed of
several different sections such as the sports, metro, fashion, national
and international news, all of the sections will relate to the weather.
The class will divide into small groups and determine which sections to
include in the newspaper. All members of a group are responsible for doing
their part of the newspaper and will be graded accordingly.
It would be a good idea for students to obtain or bring a book such as Writers, Inc. with them to class on a daily basis. Books such as Writers, Inc. have tips and rules concerning the writing of a newspaper article.
Each group will decide upon the articles to be placed in its own section. Along with these articles should be found advertisements and comics, such as found in any newspaper. All contributions to the newspaper need to be related to weather directly. Students are advised and encouraged to be creative. The inclusion of art is strongly encouraged.
Evaluation
Students will be graded according to accuracy of factual content, effort/participation,
creativity, layout and format of the project. Students should look closely
at the grading rubric provided by their teacher.