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There are many different genres of literature! So many, that one may get confused when trying to
learn them all on their own. You will team up with a few of your fellow classmates to explore
the genres of literature and create a newspaper explaining the literature that you found for the
world to see!
You are a reporter and the United States of America needs you! You have been hired by the
president of the United States to help your fellow Americans get the literature that they need!
The country is in chaos! It is up to you and your classmates to team up and create a giant
newspaper. Your newspaper needs to include:
Name
Volume I, Issue I
Page numbers
Byline: Group member's name who chose the literature on each piece of literature
chosen
Your reflection should be no longer than one page and no shorter than one half of a page.
Step 9
Check the writing of your reflection with the proofreading checklist. A link to this checklist is
provided below.
Step 10
Once everyone in your group has completed the first nine tasks, gather your article and reflection,
andraise your hand. I will supply your group with a poster, glue, and scissors to make your
newspaper.
Step 11
While waiting for my assistance, discuss and choose as a group the Name of your Newspaper.
(ex. Miss Green's Class News or Helping Our Nation)
Step 12
It's time to begin putting your newspaper together! Organize your work as so: the work of the
poem specialist will be on the first page, the second page belong to the biography expert, the
third page will belong to the realistic fiction developer and the fourth page will belong to the folk
tale master. Make sure that your page has:
Page number
Dateline
Volume I, Issue I
Developing
Accomplished
Exemplary
Score
Accuracy
Followed few
directions.
Missing parts
of newspaper.
Followed
Everything is
directions. Missing done correctly.
1 part of
newspaper.
The group
The group can
understands distinguish the
the differences differences
between fiction between poems,
and non-fiction. non-fiction and
fiction literature.
/5
The group
/5
understand and
can distinguish
the differences
between poems,
non-fiction and
fiction literature.
Design
Grammar
Checklist not
2 or fewer errors. /5
completed. 3 or 4 Checklist
errors. Checklist completed.
completed.
Total Score:
Congratulations! You have successfully helped your fellow citizens! By following a process and
working together as a team, you identified the different genres of literature, understood and
distinguished poems, non-fiction and fiction literature, and discussed, responded to and reflected
on these genres. You also gained the ability to identify the characteristics of the genres. Your
newly learned skills coupled with your ability to identify, and use the different parts of a
newspaper enabled you to create your own newspaper and assist the US in their time of need.
Now that you have created your newspaper and aided the world, you will have the opportunity to
present your newspaper to the class and you will be able to watch them present theirs as well!