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Math News
Young writers design and publish a newsletter with articles that demonstrate knowledge of mathematical concepts. They explain mathematical procedures and basic operations in a news article format. Next, they compile several articles to...
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Writing Newsletters!
A reading of Gail Gibbons’ Deadline! leads to a discussion of the differences between newspapers and newsletters. Class members then choose a favorite topic and create the front page for their own newsletter.
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Media in Time
Tenth graders type a newsletter addressing selected historical events. The newsletter is typed in the present tense, as if they are reporting the event or events live. Students are graded on historical content, grammar, focus, and...
Teacherfiles
Monthly Newsletter - September
What's going on in your class? Spread the news with a fairly basic template that includes the month name, clipart for some color, and lines for writing all your class news. See the materials tab for the rest of the months of the year.
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What's Going On?
Sixth graders create their own newsletter. In this newsletter writing lesson, 6th graders write about current events and special events at their school. Students take pictures to add to the newsletter. Students can also put the...
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The Middle Ages Gazette
Seventh graders research and obtain information about topics from the Middle Ages and write news reports that be compiled into a Gazette or newsletter. The reports can be on feudalism, castles, jousts and tournaments and/or the Crusades.
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Novel News
Students, working in groups create a newspaper based on the events that take place in a novel. Groups complete sections of the newsletter based on criteria and publish it using newsletter publishing software.
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Newsmakers
Young scholars create a newsletter that tells others about themselves and their family. They use publishing software to create their newsletters.
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Family
Young scholars use Microsoft Word to create the family newsletter which can be mailed out with the family Christmas cards.
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Searching for Information
Students explore the use of technology to search for information. They search for information using the internet. Students select information to include in a newsletter. They copy and paste the information to a word document.
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Constructing a Newsletter
High schoolers brainstorm names for a class newsletter. They perform the job of journalists by interviewing, writing paragraphs, and editing. Students scan photographs, add appropriate graphics and look for errors in the final copy.
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Ancient History Cyber-Journalists
Students research a major historical event from the ancient world and write a newsletter about the event.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Create a Newsletter With Ms Word [Pdf]
This is a two-page PDF article with instructions to "Create a Newsletter with MS Word" by Marilyn Western. It provides step by step instruction for creating a newsletter using Microsoft Word.
Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: The Townsend Plan Movement
A comprehensive site that includes information about Townsend and the Townsend Plan, links to the different sections of the text of the Social Security Plan, links to issues of the newsletter that was published by Townsend, editorial...
Other
Company Newsletters: Cost Effective Newsletters
This site from CompanyNewsletters.com provides some advice on how to choose the right articles and format to make your newsletter better.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Teacher Guide to Publishing and Book Making
With the proper computer equipment and desktop publishing software students can create professional level newsletters, brochures and advertising documents. This site provides lesson plans and software tutorials for bringing desktop...
University of Minnesota
Minnesota Writing Project: Newsletters and Annual Updates
This resource is an archive of the Minnesota Writing Project Newsletters.
Other
How to Increase Sales With a Customer Newsletter
Newsletters are an important customer communication tool. This site offers excellent guidelines for preparing a good newsletter.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using Google Docs to Write for Audience
Students write and digitally publish a weekly newsletter using Google Docs. The content will be a synthesis of interesting issues from their class as well as some outside news and issues which directly impact students. The target...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Creating a Newletter
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students enrolled in computer applications, computer literacy, or desktop publishing classes learn the basics of creating a newsletter.
Other
Lyme Net Newsletter
This LymeNet newsletter is no longer being published, however,the back issues are still availabe at the bottom of the page. Focus is Lyme Disease.