US history w9-12

Newspaper Project Instructions

Description​:

Create a newspaper covering the Spanish-American War by writing

articles and editorials, and finding political cartoons and illustrations

(cited, of course) about the material you have been learning.

You are to express the views of the time period and write like a “yellow

journalist.” A journalist who is trying to highly influence the reader by

using exaggeration and sensationalism. Use your imagination and be

creative!

The first thing you need to do is name your newspaper.

General Requirements​:

1. Name your newspaper, date it (based on the date from that period)

and include your name as editor. ​ Even though the events may all be at different times, still assign a date with the proper

year.

Think of a ​sensational​ headline for your paper. Remember you are a “yellow journalist.”

2. Your newspaper must include all assignments for the newspaper

specified.

3. Your newspaper must be neatly organized.

4. Your newspaper ​may​ also include other parts of a newspaper not assigned, such as a classified section, sports, comics,

advertisements, etc.

5. Each article must have a title. The title should be short and to the

point.

6. The articles should have five or more sentences, and should be

interesting, informative, and based on facts. However, you are also

writing during a time period when “yellow journalism” was

prominent. ​Good news articles answer the questions: “who? what? when? where? why? and how?” Each article MUST be

specific - names, descriptions, details, etc.

Article Requirements​:

1. Article on the sinking of the Maine (5)

2. Political Cartoon on the Spanish-American War (with citation) (5)

3. An article on your interview with Colonel Alfred Thayer Mahan

(5) ​This article should focus on his famous book

4. An article answering the question: Who were the Buffalo Soldiers

during the Spanish-American War? (5)

5. An editorial (the editor's opinion) on Theodore Roosevelt (5)

6. An article describing the Rough Riders and what they did during

the Spanish-American War (5)

7. An article describing the details of the Treaty of Paris' settlement

of the war (remember this Treaty of Paris must relate to the

Spanish-American War since there are many treaties that made

in Paris (5)

8. Letter to the editor from the Philippines stating your opinion on

what you are seeing following the Treaty of Paris - you may be a

U.S. soldier or American non-combatant who is still there, a

Filipino citizen or soldier, or rebel. (5)

9. Inclusion of sources for pictures and article information.

Grading Rubric​:

Total: 55 points

Inclusion and quality of all articles and cartoon (40)

Inclusion of title, date, editor, headline (5)

Organization, writing, minimum grammatical errors (5)

Creativity, use of color, attractive presentation (5)

Sources included!!! - no sources, no grade

Rubric