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While working in small groups, you will be creating a replica of a 1920s newspaper
highlighting key events from the book The Great Gatsby. Working collaboratively, your
group will brainstorm ideas that can be transformed into either a news article, feature article,
editorial, or any other article you may find in a newspaper. The topics for your articles
should capture the key components of the book. Each of you will then draft, edit, and
publish your article in your newspaper. Once published, each group will make a brief
presentation to the class.
Attached is the rubric that will be used in grading your project. Please pay careful
attention to the requirements of the assignment. Be sure to include photos and images from
the 1920s to help create an air of authenticity to your project.
CATEGORY
Articles Supporting
Details
Who, What,
When, Where &
How
Graphics
Spelling and
Proofreading
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All articles
adequately address
the 5 W\'s (who,
what, when, where
and how).
90-99% of the
articles adequately
address the 5 W\'s
(who, what, when,
where and how).
75-89% of the
articles adequately
address the 5 W\'s
(who, what, when,
where and how).
Graphics are in
focus, are wellcropped and are
clearly related to the
articles they
accompany.
80-90% of the
graphics are clearly
related to the articles
they accompany.
No spelling or
grammar errors
remain after one or
more people (in
addition to the typist)
read and correct the
newspaper.
No more than a
couple of spelling or
grammar errors
remain after one or
more people (in
addition to the typist)
read and correct the
newspaper.
No more than 3
spelling or grammar
errors remain after
one or more people
(in addition to the
typist) read and
correct the
newspaper.
Several spelling or
grammar errors
remain in the final
copy of the
newspaper.
Name:____________________________
Date:______________
3-2-1 Worksheet
Directions- While reviewing the F. Scott Fitzgerald Glogster and brief biography,
please complete this 3-2-1 worksheet by filling in 3 facts that you have learned, 2
questions that you still have, and 1 personal connection that you can make to the
information provided. Please ask if you have any questions or are unclear on what
to do.
3 Facts you learned
Fitzgeralds Life
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Symbolism
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
busy as a bee
clean as a whistle
brave as a lion
stand out like a sore thumb
as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
as dry as a bone
as funny as a barrel of monkeys
they fought like cats and dogs
like watching grass grow
Metaphor
When you use a metaphor, you make a statement that doesnt make sense literally,
like time is a thief. It only makes sense when the similarities between the two
things become apparent or someone understands the connection.
Examples include:
Personification
Personification gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas.
This can really affect the way the reader imagines things. This is used in childrens
books, poetry, and fictional literature. Examples include:
Symbolism
Symbolism occurs when a word which has meaning in itself but is used to
represent something entirely different. Examples are:
Using an image of the American flag to represent patriotism and a love for
ones country.
Using an apple pie to represent an American lifestyle.
Using an apple to represent education.
Alliteration
Alliteration is the easiest of the examples of figurative language to spot. It is a
repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words. Some good examples are:
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to
make the bitter butter better.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound like their meaning, or mimic sounds.
They add a level of fun and reality to writing. Here are some examples:
The words: beep, whirr, click, whoosh, swish, zap, zing, ping, clang, bong,
hum, boom, munch, gobble, crunch, pow, smash, wham, quack, meow, oink,
and tweet.
Idiom
An idiom is an expression that has a meaning that is only known to a particular
group of people. For example:
Whistling Dixie