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The Scoop Through Desktop Publication

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Drafting, revising, and editing is all apart of the publishing process. Using a series of documents as inspiration, young journalists compose a class Newspaper. They work independently and in groups to publish their own articles.

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desktop publishing, journalism

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desktop publishing, journalism, newspaper, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Technology
Ed Software

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