Welcome to your new job at Carters Publishing Incorporated! Your job at our company is to create a new magazine to publish.

You and your creative team will pitch a new magazine to the editor-and-chief and the local public to see which magazine will generate the most public interest and eventually the most money and sales! The creative team with the most sales will win a bonus! Step 1: Assemble a creative, trustworthy team of no more than 3 members. Step 2: Decide, by voting, the topic of your magazine. (Dont forget to consider the interest of your viewers.) Step 3: Research magazines. How many parts or sections do most magazines contain? What are the main sections? Step 4: As a group, determine who will be assigned each part. Each member picks a section to complete individually (Sections 2-4). Then, the group works together on sections 1 & 5. Step 5: Create a highly interesting article for your magazine. You may use Microsoft Publisher or the following free website.
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=

Step 6: Assemble your magazine with your team! And, together go to the

following website to create your magazine cover. http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/magazine.php Dont forget a table of contents too! Step 7: When finished, turn your magazine into your editors. We will publish the first edition of your magazine and show it to the public. The magazine the generates the most public excitement and interest will earn a bonus!
Magazine Articles and Advertisement Rubric 1 2 3
Research and New Information Your project involved no research or new info. The magazine articles are incomplete and/or it is apparent that little or no effort went into the development of the topic. You did not participate with your team. There were no original ideas expressed. Your project showed very little new research or info. The magazine articles showed a moderate level of thought and effort. Your project met the requirements for research and new info. The magazine articles demonstrated a great deal of thought and effort.

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Your shared lots of new research and new info. in your articles. The magazine articles were addressed with a high degree of sophistication in thought and effort.

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Magazine Article Construction (See list below) Teamwork Participation

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Originality and Creativity

You had minimal participation with your team and had to be prompted. The ideas expressed by the articles and advertisement demonstrated a

You participated with your team and had to be prompted less than once. The ideas expressed by the articles and advertisement are original/creative.

You whole heartedly participated with __ your team with no prompting. The ideas expressed by the articles and advertisement were very

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Grammar And Mechanics Visual Appearance Typed True to life

You did not proof read. Your articles and advertisement was not professional or was inappropriate.

low degree of originality/ creativity. You had 5-10 mistakes. One of your articles or your advertisement did not look professional.

original/creative. You had 1-5 mistakes. Your articles and advertisement mostly looked professional. Your articles had no grammar or mechanical errors. Your articles and advertisement look profession like a real magazine.

Total Pts:
Section 1 - You will need to create a title for your magazine that is short, catchy, and appropriate for your magazines theme. Your title should not exceed more than 2 or 3 words. Your title page must include the title you have chosen and a picture/illustration that depicts the title and theme. Section 2 - Special Report (narrative writing- short story) Create an event that is so newsworthy and so important to the theme of your magazine that it will not only include a lengthy report, but also a catchy title, photographs/pictures, and possibly charts, graphs, timelines. Remember, this is a fictitious event, but you will be reporting it as FACT. Your report needs to include dialogue, sensory details, figurative language, and a conclusion that logically follows the event. A science magazine might include a special report on an ongoing situation such as global warming, while a music magazine might include a special report on the death of a superstar. Section 3 Profiles and Interviews (informative writing) - Choose to write either a profile or an interview about a specific incident in a persons life that directly relates to your theme. Profiles are third-person accounts that provide personal or professional information about an intriguing person who has a story which directly relates to the theme of your magazine. An interview is written in a question and answer format. Remember, this person and the event is fictitious; you, however, are writing the article as FACT. Be sure you present the incident in an organized fashion with a sequence that unfolds logically.

Section 4 New Products (informative writing) - Your magazine will include 2 advertisements promoting 2 new products which directly relate to the theme of your magazine. Your advertisements will need to sell the new product by grabbing the consumers attention using slogans, logos, etc. to appeal to the consumer. Your ad should include both words and pictures. Shorty catchy phrases are more effective than long, complex sentences. Be sure to inform the buyer but using cause/effect, compare/contrast, concrete details and other important information. Section 5 Adding Some Fun - Your magazine needs to include 2 fun activities: crossword puzzles, riddles, jokes, comics, games, etc. Remember, even the fun activities need to relate to your theme.

Due Date: October 16th . (This date is subject to change.) I, _______________, have chosen a group to collectively work diligently with. However, I know that I will be graded individually on my personal performance and part of the magazine. I understand how I will be graded and will be ready to hand in my articles and advertisement with my creative team on the due date. Also, I know that I will be working in class and at home and will create part of a magazine that I am proud of. If I have questions, I will come to Mrs. Carter early. Student Signature:_____________________ Parent Initials:___________