Two Mills Times Newspaper and Video Project

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Last updated: 12/5/03

 

You have just been hired to work for the Two Mills Times Newspaper. Two Mills is the setting for the book, Maniac Magee. You will be responsible for writing a news article, an advice column, a classified ad, an obituary, an editorial, a sports article, or another type of activity.

Your office will be composed of four writers with whom you must work cooperatively. You will decide which type of article/articles you would like to write. You will fill out an application for employment. It will be up to the assigned co-editor in each group to make the final decisions in the group. There is no room for argument because the co-editor has the power to fire you with the publisher's approval.

JOB DESCRIPTIONS :

Managing editor/publisher - Ms. Richiski and Mrs. Begin

Co-editor:

Newswriter: will write articles about the book's main events or create features about the characters in the book.

Sportswriter: will write about the sporting events or create a feature about a sports figure in the story.

Advice columnist and obituary writer: will give advice in response to letters written in to the paper and create the obituaries.

Activity page writer: will create an activity or fun page. The fun page can include many things such as puzzles, jokes, mazes, amazing facts, the weather, or horoscopes.

 

Please complete an application by clicking on the link: successlink
(You will have to print out the application.)

 

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