Reading Response Project - Any Book! - Creating a Newspaper

This CCSS-aligned Reading Response Project enables students to creatively respond to their reading. Over the course of the project, students will create a two-page newspaper complete with a main event lead news story, character profile, editorial book review, setting highlight, and even a comic, obituary or advice column. For each element of the newspaper, students complete guided pre-writes. Then, they write rough drafts for each piece of the newspaper. Finally, after editing and revising their work, students create final copy articles and illustrations for their paper. The final product is a two page newspaper that’s an outstanding representation of their comprehension and a great addition to any writing portfolio.

This project is easily adaptable for use as a response to a class-wide novel study, independent reading project, or summer reading project.

Common Core Aligned Project:
- RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.6, RL.10
- W.3, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.10
- L.1, L.2, L.3, L.5, L.6

Skills developed in this project:
- Developing understanding of a variety of genres
- Comprehension and analytic skills
- Plot, setting, and character analysis
- Critical thinking
- Editing and revising written responses to improve content and organization as well as spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Incorporating voice in writing

This detailed project includes:
- Project Overview
- Student Packet
- Project example and instructions
- Newspaper planning resources
- Newspaper rough draft materials
- Final copy instructions and resources
- Detailed evaluation rubric

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