Schenectady City
  School District


108 Education Drive
Schenectady, NY  12303
518.370.8100

 

T h e    P h i l a d e l p h i a   M u s e u m

Lesson Index Intro & Pre Conference Video-
conference
Post Conference Assessment
Post-Conference Lesson

Objectives
Students will research actual newspaper articles and accompanying art from the 1960's.

Students will create a finished newspaper related to events of the sixties.

Learning Standards
English Language Arts 1,2,3,4
Technology 5
Arts 1,2,3,4

Language Arts
Students will create newspaper articles based on assigned topics and photos from the Photography class.  Students will need to research their facts, edit and write in newspaper style.

Photography Students
Students will create photographs related to events of the sixties.  They will work with the student journalists to choose the best photo for the articles.

Commercial Design Students  Students will create the entire design of the newspaper, including mast head, column width, cont style along with the layout and printed final copy.

Field Trip
Students will take a field trip to a local newspaper for a day to see all phases and departments from conception to final printed piece.