Friday, Dec 6- 8th Grade- Finish Publisher Newsletter 3rd Page

Bell Ringer:
1.Open your Publications Characteristics Word document,
you will be typing the  Letterhead Stationary section.
2. Get your GREEN Project Rubric from the crate.
3. Open your NEWSLETTER.
4. Must have at least top article on 2nd page finished

What are we learning? 
Elective Food Drive- Winning Class wins Pizza and Donuts

DP-6	Format Newsletters

Guided Practice:
@Review common newsletter mistakes:
    spelling,
    no citations for pictures,
    too much white space
    poor headlines- needs a noun and an action verb
@Page 2 must be finished by TODAY!
@ TEST on Tuesday on Publisher Publications
@Page 3- Insert building blocks such as ads, accents, and calendars
@ Go to Review tab to click on spelling check.
@ Students will type the "brochure" section of publication characteristics.
 
Independent Exercise:
@ Finish page 2
@ Review Check List:

• 2 articles on the 1st page
• book/movie/video game review and field trip/class project
• 2 articles on the 2nd page
• teacher interview and club/sport/food drive/student council
• pictures and citations for each unless clip art
• picture frames on first page
• picture frames or shape with words on second page
• GOOD headlines (noun and verb)
• drop capital
• hyphenation .85 or .8
• proper white space not too much or too little
• proper CONTRAST
• 3D format
• check spelling and grammar
• check design does it look nice?

Links to help you to format your newsletter
@ Students will increase the hyphenation to .8
@ Students will use a drop capital for their articles.
@ Students will make their headlines larger and more stylish.
@ Students will make sure their headlines are creative.

Exit Activities
1. Students will glue their NSA glog to a piece of construction paper.
2.  Million dollar Game http://www.quia.com/rr/531753.html
    Publisher Ribbon http://www.quia.com/mc/320506.html