The Start Of The School Year Offers An Ideal Time To Introduce Students To Project-Based Learning

Monthly Magazine Project

Group size: 3-4

Each person is responsible for 2 articles-300 word Minimum-Cover story—500 Word Minimum—each article must have at least 2 sources—each story must include at least 3 pictures

Each magazine is required to have: A cover with a design and a cover story, a back cover, a table of contents, a minimum of 8 advertisements (1 page each—original design) Minimum number of pages==20—total pages must be a multiple of 4 (20,24,28…) Some suggestions: Food, Fitness, Cars/Automotive, Fashion, Video Games, Sports, Current Events, Photography, Hobby, Gardening, Art, Movies, Outdoors, Backpacking, Animals, Colleges

You will receive an individual grade and an overall grade for the whole magazine. You will be graded on: Your articles/advertisements you created—40 points for each article-20 points for your ads. Articles should be grammatically correct, backed up by 2 sources, original (no copy/paste), have the required number of words and pictures. Advertisements must be 1 page each, original and clean.

The overall magazine must have a Front and back cover, Table of contents, stories, 8 advertisements, and must be a minimum of 20 pages—if longer, in multiples of 4.