Newspaper Project

In this project we will create newspapers reflecting events in ancient Greece events roughly between 600 B.C. to 399 B.C. (from the rise of Athens and the beginnings of democracy through the first great thinkers of Greece).

Objectives:

• You will gain an understanding of the key events of the development of democracy in Athens as well as gain an understanding of the culture in which the events occurred.

Create historical newspapers which have these components:

• News event (report of information, including an interview of at least one observer or participant)
• Editorial Section and Letter to the Editor (showing different view points on events)
• Entertainment Section (evaluation of a musical or theatrical presentation or religious festival)
• Sports Section (reporting of events such as an Olympic or other athletic contests)
• Want Ads or Advertisements of ancient Greek objects (giving a picture or description, price, and using persuasion techniques)

I will be using this rubric to grade this project.