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A Newspaper Team can be a whole class, an afterschool club, or a cross-grade group that meets for this special project. Our cross-grade teams often involved three students from each class: a gifted student, an academically average kid (usually with solid social skills), and a student with learning difficulties, usually with an IEP. In addition to your newsteam, you’ll need a place to meet with access to computer(s), printer(s), and possibly digital cameras, scanners, drawing materials, and perhaps a graphics pad. Portable word processors and voice recorders (tape or digital mp3) are helpful for interviewing.

The Anthology is a school-wide (or grade-wide or at least class-wide project). It is critical to get the buy-in of all teachers involved, as you’ll need to collect writing pieces from each. You’ll also need a crew of volunteer typists and editors, and you’ll need a timeline for creating, collecting, editing, illustrating, and assembling the pieces for the printer. Basic tools include a word processor and printer, though numerous writing tools, such as templates, talking word processors, word prediction software and the like can strengthen students' writing.

More How To's:

• Learn how to leverage your students' diverse skills and abilities through publishing projects
• Consider some possible funding opportunities
• Download Publish! Publish! Publish! (pdf) for more details on getting started, staffing, volunteers, timelines, and more
• Read or print the handout Inclusive School News for more details about creating a school newspaper
• Check out the anthology instructions we used to help guide our Anthology process
• See the anthology timelines we used at Twin Oaks and Edison