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Date Last Modified:
10/29/00
Ms. Gonder, Rm. 302
Date Last Modified:
10/29/00
Ms. Gonder, Rm. 302
The Salem Scribe Newspaper
Introduction to the Lesson
In this lesson, students will create a newspaper edition, circa 1692, with the major
events and turning points from the play written as newspaper articles.
Salem Scribe News Report
Assessment Rubric
3
The student presented accurate information about the play.
The student created the newspaper correctly.
The student added an illustration, a cartoon and an advertisement to their edition.
The student wrote an excellent article based on the play.
2
The student presented accurate information about the play.
The student created the newspaper correctly.
The student added an illustration, a cartoon and an advertisement to their edition.
The student wrote a good article based on the play.
1
The student presented accurate information about the play.
The student created the newspaper correctly.
The student added an illustration, a cartoon and an advertisement to their edition.
The student wrote an article based on the play.
Introduction to the Lesson
In this lesson, students will create a newspaper edition, circa 1692, with the major
events and turning points from the play written as newspaper articles.
Salem Scribe News Report
Assessment Rubric
3
The student presented accurate information about the play.
The student created the newspaper correctly.
The student added an illustration, a cartoon and an advertisement to their edition.
The student wrote an excellent article based on the play.
2
The student presented accurate information about the play.
The student created the newspaper correctly.
The student added an illustration, a cartoon and an advertisement to their edition.
The student wrote a good article based on the play.
1
The student presented accurate information about the play.
The student created the newspaper correctly.
The student added an illustration, a cartoon and an advertisement to their edition.
The student wrote an article based on the play.
| INSTRUCTIONS You and your classmates are reporters for the Salem newspaper, THE SALEM SCRIBE. Working together, you will produce an edition of the paper whhich will cover most of the improtant scenes in the play. The suggested headlines below will give you a start. You should also spend some time brainstorming ideas for other parts of the paper such as obituaries, display ads, a classified section -- even cartoons and a crossword puzzle. Suggested Headlines: Strange Activities Reported in Forest Barbados Slave questioned, Others Arrested Voodoo Suspected at Local Farmer's Home Prominent Church Women Arrested Exorcist Quits Court John Proctor Called "Devil's Man" Local Girls Disappear After Theft Corey Pressed to Answer Charge Proctor Refuses to Confess! |
The Salem Scribe Newspaper
Technology Skills: The student incorporates clip art and graphics from
outside sources into a news article project.
CA Reading-Language Arts Standards:
Students will be able to:
Support theses or conclusions with analogies, paraphrases, quotations, opinions from authorities,
comparisons, and similar devices,
Edit written manuscripts to ensure that correct grammar is used,
Use correct punctuation and capitalization,
Use correct spelling conventions
Employ narrative and descriptive strategies,
Exhibit careful reading and insight into their interpretations,
Support judgments through references to the text, other works, other authors, or to personal knowledge,
Present information purposefully and succinctly and meets the needs of the intended audience,
Follow the conventional format for the type of document,
Use formatting techniques to aid comprehension,
Evaluate the structural elements of the plot development and how and whether conflicts are addressed and
resolved,
Content Skills: text analysis, summarization, critical thinking, sequencing, grammar, capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling, following directions
Technology Skills: The student incorporates clip art and graphics from
outside sources into a news article project.
CA Reading-Language Arts Standards:
Students will be able to:
Support theses or conclusions with analogies, paraphrases, quotations, opinions from authorities,
comparisons, and similar devices,
Edit written manuscripts to ensure that correct grammar is used,
Use correct punctuation and capitalization,
Use correct spelling conventions
Employ narrative and descriptive strategies,
Exhibit careful reading and insight into their interpretations,
Support judgments through references to the text, other works, other authors, or to personal knowledge,
Present information purposefully and succinctly and meets the needs of the intended audience,
Follow the conventional format for the type of document,
Use formatting techniques to aid comprehension,
Evaluate the structural elements of the plot development and how and whether conflicts are addressed and
resolved,
Content Skills: text analysis, summarization, critical thinking, sequencing, grammar, capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling, following directions
