TC Newspaper Assignment

We are still following the syllabus, but I have changed the writing assignment due this Thursday (10/30).

TC's Mastering Media Class is consolidating a newspaper for TC. This is a FIRST for our Co-op and I was anxious for our class to be a part of it! Therefore, instead of following the assignments on the syllabus, your child should write an article for the newspaper.

Some suggestions are:
1.) Favorite things about Thursday Connection
2.) Field Trips Everyone Should Take (make a list)
3.) Favorite Classes at Thursday Connection
4.) A Review of a movie or book
5.) Ways Politics Affect Every Home Schooler
6.) Write about a contest or competition in which you have competed
7.) Funny things that have happened at TC (your child can conduct interviews)
8.) Calling for Help (write about ways TCers can help/have helped our community - persuasive topic)
9.) Write to Teach (teach about something you are interested in)
10.) Write from Emotion/Passion (write about something you are passionate about!)
11.) If you have experienced both - Compare and contrast homeschooling to public/private schooling and/or Thursday Connection Co-op to other Homeschool Co-ops
12.) Etc....

One child is writing about his father being deployed to Iraq in a few weeks. Your children can write about ANYTHING they would like. However, encourage them to choose something that others would have an interest in reading.

I will NOT be proof-reading or editing these. Take time with your child working on the final draft. I will post all of the articles on our class blog and the Mastering Media class will choose the ones to print in the newspaper.

If possible, please send these to me in a Microsoft Word/document file. I will then e-mail them to the Mastering Media class. If these are already typed it will be much easier to insert them into the newspaper format. BE SURE your child's name and grade level are included on the file. Also, if your child can bring in a hard copy to class when we return, he/she will be able to read it and share their article with the class. These are due the Thursday we return from Fall Break.

Finally, as with any newspaper, these article submissions may be edited by the "newspaper editor." Therefore, do not be surprised if there are a few minor changes to your child's work. :-) If published, your child's name will still be on the byline! Yeah!

Help your child create a nice piece for this FIRST Thursday Connection newspaper!

Thank you for your help!