Download Rome Project Ideas

Mrs. Svetik
World History 8
Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________ :
Roman Newspaper Project
DUE MONDAY – MAY 13th
Your Task:
For our unit on Ancient Rome, you will be creating a newspaper front page as a culminating activity.
This newspaper will be comprised of a number of articles related to topics that we will be learning
about during the unit. For the next few weeks, you will have a newspaper article or newspaper
feature due each Wednesday. At the end of the unit, you will place all of your articles and newspaper
features together to create a newspaper published during Ancient Rome. Each article you write must
be historically accurate and properly cited.
Project Requirements
1. Newspaper Name (Something relating to the unit like The Roman Tribune)
2. Three Articles
3. Three Feature Elements (editorial, political cartoon, comic strip, advertisement, obituary)
4. Assembled to look like a newspaper. (You may use a newspaper template and print on
larger paper or a poster board)
5. WORK CITED PAGE (Separate from project, Proper MLA Format)
Newspaper Article Requirements:
Each article needs to follow the requirements listed below:
1. Title – interesting and catchy (Be creative…you want to grab the readers attention)
2. Typed , Times New Roman or Arial, 12-Point Font
3. Proper Essay Form
 Introductory paragraph
 Body paragraphs
 Conclusion paragraph
4. 1 ½ to 2 pages (300 to 500 words)
Newspaper Feature Requirements:
A newspaper not only consists of articles, but also advertisements, cartoons and other features. In
addition to your three articles, you will create three of the following newspaper features.
*You must choose three different types of newspaper features.*
Choose Three of the Following Features to Include in Your Newspaper:
1. Editorial
An article expressing an opinion on a particular historical issue of the times
 Include a title that grabs the reader’s attention
2. A Comic
A series of drawings that depict an event from Roman history in a humorous way
 Include a title for your comic
 If you choose a comic, you must use color!
Mrs. Svetik
World History 8
Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________ :
Ancient Rome Project Grading Rubric
Each assignment will be graded based on historical accuracy, and whether or not the student
followed the requirements noted above.
Individual Assignments
Article #1 (Due Date April 24th)
________/15 points
Article #2 (Due Date May 3rd)
________/15 points
Article #3 (Due Date May 8th)
________/15 points
Final Product
Title of Newspaper
________/ 5 points
Assembly
________/ 10 points
Three assigned articles (Total from above)
________/ 45 points
Three newspaper feature choices
________/ 15 points
Work Cited
________/ 10 points
Rubric
________/ 5 points
Final Grade
________/90 total
April/May
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday Thursday
24
25
28
29
NJASK
30
NJASK
May 1
NJASK
5
6
7
12
13
14
Project
Due
26
Saturday
27
2
NJASK
3
4
8
9
10
11
15
16
17
18
Article 1
due
Article 3
Due
Friday
Article 2
due