Creative Newspaper
An Alternative Pedagogy



National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar
Saddleback College
Summer 1997

This material was presented and discussed by Susan Ruyle of Saddleback College during one of the seminar's curriculum workshops.



Creative Newspaper

The assignment for students is to create a newspaper to be "delivered" to classmates for review. The assignment can be modified for time periods and geographic areas. Establish deadlines for (i) articles and the rough draft; (ii) edited, typed articles; (iii) decorated finished papers; (iv) oral presentations.

Students should:
  1. divide into groups.
  2. choose a time period.
  3. decide on a creative format.
  4. divide work on articles.
  5. edit, proofread, assemble the newspaper.
  6. "deliver" to class for review
Types of articles:
  • "news" from that time period
  • editorials
  • book reviews
  • "gossip" on the authors
  • letters to authors, philosophers, psychologists, with answers
  • other articles with literary emphasis
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