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Grade 8 ‘Of Mice and Men’ Newspaper Project

The task sheet is viewable below. Read it carefully.

The key skill here is knowing what the different sections of the newspaper are for and changing your language style or register to suit that style. Your opinion column will be very different from your front page news article.

Here are some links that might help you.

For layout and the Wall St. crash in 1929

For style of writing at that time for lifestyle pieces

Please add more links that you find that are useful in the comments section of this blog.

Of Mice and Men – Newspaper Assessment (Version 2)

Grade 8 ‘Of Mice and Men’ Newspaper Project

The task sheet is viewable below. Read it carefully.

The key skill here is knowing what the different sections of the newspaper are for and changing your language style or register to suit that style. Your opinion column will be very different from your front page news article.

Here are some links that might help you.

For layout and the Wall St. crash in 1929

For style of writing at that time for lifestyle pieces

Please add more links that you find that are useful in the comments section of this blog.

Of Mice and Men – Newspaper Assessment (Version 2)