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What is a newspaper day?
This
activity is aimed at providing a rich
cross-curricular activity for students, either in
their native language or in the foreign language
which they are studying. A news agency, manned by
sixth form college students, will sift out
appropriate news which will be sent to all
participating schools by E-Mail or fax. Each
school will then produce a newspaper based on local, national and sports
news, as well as the
feature materials supplied by the organisers. In
addition there is a survey of students opinions,
where the survey responses converted into data
which schools can use on their database or
spreadsheet software to analyse the results, and
use them as the basis of a feature article.
Aims of this event
To give an opportunity for
students to write for a real audience.
To create an opportunity for school
children to work collaboratively to real deadlines.
To develop a newsgathering tradition
across the curriculum.
To offer an appropriate environment
for developing IT skills.
To take part in a challenging and
enjoyable activity.
from: An
invitation to take part in The International
Newspaper Day Challenge (Brian Robinson,
autumn 1997)
The aim of a Newsday
is for students to produce a newspaper or news website to real
deadlines, i.e. within one day, using 'live' news and writing for a
real audience. 'Live' news will be provided via electronic mail/fax
and can also be gathered from the World Wide Web.
Judging...
A team of teachers read all entries and their responses are sent
to the school along with a presentation certificate. There are the
following categories in the judging:
Years
1-3
4-6
7-9
any 9 and above.
The judges will take into account the age of the students within
these categories, and whether they have written in a non native
language, in order to award Credit, Merit, Commended, Highly
Commended and Distinction Certificates.
A blank copy of the award certificate will be sent for in-school
presentations.
The papers / websites will be judged on their:
Design
Interest to readers
Use of the feature materials
Use of conventional newspaper techniques.
Schools from across the United Kingdom, Europe and as far as Sri
Lanka, The Falkland Islands, UAE, Kuwait and Chile take part.
If you would like to
know more or take part in any of these events, please contact:
Newsday Events (Brian Robinson)
RaCIT
Redcar Education Centre
Corporation Road
REDCAR
TS10 1HA
or email: brian@racit.org.uk
from: http://www.newsday.co.uk/allabout.html
The
winner is...
Verlockend ist die
Gewinnchance: Drei Exemplare der fertigen
Zeitung müssen noch am Herstellungstag nach England
geschickt werden, wenn sie am Wettbewerb teilnehmen
sollen.
Prämiert wird in den Bereichen:
- Primary Schools
- Secondary Schools and Colleges
- International Schools
Kriterien: "Design, interest to
readers, language accuracy, use of feature materials".
Die Jury ist durch Zeitungsprofis
hochkarätig besetzt und prämiert mit Urkunden in
den Kategorien Credit, Merit, Commended, Highly
Commended
und Distinction.
Die
Zeitungen, die Distinction Level erreichen, werden zur
Preisverleihung nach London (in den letzten
Jahren im House of Commons) eingeladen, müssen
allerdings die Kosten selber tragen. Da die Zeitungen
durch Anzeigen finanziert werden (sollten), kann bei
der Beschaffung von Anzeigenaufträgen bereits auf
die Teilnahme an der Preisverleihung hingearbeitet
werden...
Abhängig
vom Sponsor des jeweiligen Newspaper Day erhalten die
Gewinnschulen Software, Computer etc.
more: http://www.newsday.co.uk
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