1. Lesson Objectives
To understand the features of different types of newspapers
To understand what DTP is
To identify various tools in publisher

2. Task 1: What do you already know?
Find the Publisher Features excel sheet and test what you already know about publisher

3. DTP
What does DTP stand for?
What software will we use?

4. Newspapers
In this unit you are going to be making a Selby High newspaper in groups.
How many different news papers can you think of?
What makes each newspaper different?

5. What are the key features of this newspaper front page?
Who do you think its aimed at?

6. What are the key features of this newspaper?
How do they differ?

7. WHICH ONE WILL YOU CHOSE FOR YOUR NEWSPAPER?
Broadsheets
Tabloids
Lots of text
Lots of large pictures
Complex writing
Simple text
More complex fonts
Free things
Smaller images
Simple font
Serious issues
Light hearted issues
WHICH ONE WILL YOU CHOSE FOR YOUR NEWSPAPER?

8. Task 2: Planning your newspapers
You will be making a newspaper in groups of 4 or 5.
The newspaper will be for Selby High School students
Each person needs to make 1 double sided page
Use the sheet to plan your group newspapers

9. Extension
Use the internet to begin research on potential news stories.
You may want to try
Selby times
York Evening Press
Newsround
Copy and paste any interesting information onto a word document to use next lesson