THE RAM GRAM

The students will begin by holding a staff meeting. An editor will be assigned and writing / photography assignments will be given. Students will work on completing these assignments outside of classtime and must meet their deadline.
When students complete their assignments they will learn how to format a newspaper. Students will have to align photographs with captions and clip art to make visually appealing layouts and use tools to edit their work. Some students will be responsible for the printing and distributing of the newspaper.
Because I work with multiple classes (K-8) a variety of classes could participate with the publication of the ram-gram. A great way to teach the younger students is to have multi-grade level publications that could pair the K-4 students, or 2-6 students. This could help the older students work on their leadership skills while assisting the class.
Along with the language arts/computer aspect of this lesson, some financial aspects could be included by pre-selling the publication to students for a nominal fee. (Could help off-set paper or ink cost.) A treasury committee could be formed to sell subscriptions to the newspaper and advertisers could be sought to add to the experience.