1. Jamestown Newspaper Project
Pretend you are a journalist in the early 1600s. The Virginia Company has sent you and a group of 104 other men to travel to Virginia and help build the English colony of Jamestown. Your job is to write a newspaper for the colony and tell people back in England what is happening in Jamestown.
Using what you know and facts about Jamestown, you will need to create stories and images for the newspaper which explore the following topics:

2. Story Topics: Splitting the Work
There will be 6 stories and 5 images on your newspaper.
Story Titles:
Reasons for Colonization
Location
Life in Jamestown
Famous People
Starving Times
Significance of Jamestown

3. Jamestown Newspaper Rubric
Directions: Your news story should be as long as the example to follow (10 sentences minimum).
For full credit, each story must:
7 Points - Answer all questions in detail and include an interview
3 Points - Follow the writing style example
3 Points – Effort/Creativity
_____________________________
13 Points per story x 6 stories = 78 Points Possible
Each drawing/printed image must:
2 Points - Historically relevant and be representative of your story
2 Points – Effort/Creativity
_____________________________
4 Points per drawing x 5 drawings = 20 Points Possible

4. Example News Story
Students Caught in Mystifying Case by ___________________ Readalot, Pencilvania – According to numerous eyewitness reports, a major and shocking occurrence has happened in the community of Readalot, Pencilvania. The first reports indicate that on March 17, 2004, two unidentified students were caught holding and reading various textbooks and novels. An official investigation was launched yesterday to determine the truth about this matter. Since the investigation was announced, several witnesses have come forward to give testimony. One parent’s comment was, “It couldn’t have been my child! My son is an underachiever, and only watches TV or plays video games. Someone must have forced those poor kids. I’m sure it wasn’t their fault.” Statistics show that only twenty-two percent of American adolescents read voluntarily. The community is in disbelief that local children would independently do such a thing. The names of the suspects have not been released, and they have not been interviewed. Their parents, however, have been contacted. The adolescents, both students at a local middle school, were not in class at the time. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of this strange and unexplained event. Next week, a town meeting will be held to discuss the likelihood of future reoccurrences. Contact the local Reading Renegade Association for further information. Although the case remains unsolved, the community is keeping close watch on the students to determine the cause of this learning experience.

5. Newspaper Name Examples
The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
USA Today
Los Angeles Times
Daily News (New York)
New York Post
The Washington Post
Chicago Sun-Times
The Denver Post
Chicago Tribune
The Dallas Morning News
Newsday (New York)
Houston Chronicle
The Orange County Register
Newark Star-Ledger
Tampa Bay Times
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
The Philadelphia Inquirer/ Philadelphia Daily News
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
The Arizona Republic
Honolulu Star Advertiser
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Boston Globe
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

6. Where can I get information?
Jamestown Class Notes
U.S. History Textbook Pg
Jamestown Questions and Answers Class Set Handouts

7. Today’s Goal (Wednesday)
5 Minutes to….
Come up with a Newspaper Name
Split up the work (2 Stories Each)
30 minutes to….
Write your 1st story (10 sentences minimum)
Start on your 2nd story (if time permits)
Homework:
Complete your 1st News Story Due Tomorrow Thurs.
Optional Homework:
Start your 2nd story and bring printed images

8. Today’s Goal (Thursday)
20 Minutes to….
Peer edit partners’ stories using the Peer Editing Checklist
26 minutes to….
Complete your 2nd story and start final drafts of your news stories and images on your newspaper material.
***Newspaper Project is DUE TOMORROW at the end of class***

9. Today’s Goal (Friday)
Complete and Turn In Jamestown Newspaper Project By The End of Class!!!
-Peer Edit Partners’ Second Story
-Place or Create all 5 Images on Newspaper
-Place or Write Final Drafts of News Stories