Learn Writing the Fun Way—Create your own Newspaper!

Explore the newspaper world and learn to write like a reporter while you read your way through American history classics in Americana Newspaper Reporting, a Middle School English Course.

Start with the Anatomy of a Newspaper—become familiar with the different sections of a newspaper.

Writing

Learn to be a good reporter, uncovering Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

You will write several articles as you travel through time in American history.

Learn to write headlines, bylines, photo captions, news articles, features articles, advice columns, classified ads, editorials, and more.

Try your hand at cartoons, including editorial cartoons, ads, and photography.

Next, it’s time to put together your own family, neighborhood, local church, or homeschool co-op newspaper. You will layout and publish your own newspaper with articles, classifieds, ads, editorials, photos, and advice column.

Reading
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You will read two books per month. Classic literature, of course. 

If you can't find all the books on the list or would rather read something else, there is a list of substitutes in the back. This list also includes suggestions for growing readers (a little behind grade level) and advanced readers. 

Grammar & Spelling
This course does include learning to use the editing marks that copy editors use, but it does NOT teach grammar or spelling. You will need to purchase an additional grammar and spelling book to supplement this course.

Write

You will complete the following writing assignments:

Leads

Headlines

Captions

Bylines & Datelines

Proofread Articles Using Editor Symbols

News Stories

Interviews

Letter to the Editor

Editorial

Feature Article

Ads

Newspaper Art

Sports Article

Food Article

Comic Strip

Movie or Book Review




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Read

You will read the following books: 

Under Drake’s Flag by G.A. Henty

The Secret Mission: A Huguenot’s Dangerous Adventure in the Land of Persecution by A. Van Der Jagt

Carry On Mr. Bowditch by Jean Latham

The White Seneca by William W. Canfield

John Treegate’s Musket by Leonard Wibberly

Rebel’s Keep by Douglas Bond

The Journeyman by Elizabeth Yates

The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

With Lee in Virginia by G.A. Henty

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Ragged Dick by Horatio Algiers, Jr.

Freckles by Gene Stratten Porter

Julie by Catherine Marshall
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The Incredible Journey by Shella Burnford

Where to Purchase

Purchase the Print Book, Americana Newspaper Reporting, on Amazon.  

​You can purchase the e-book at our new website PowerlineProd or
PayHip or TeachersPayTeachers.

Series: Homeschooling Middle School to the Glory of God
Author: Meredith Curtis 
Publisher: Powerline Productions
Paperback: 251 pages
Age/Grade: Middle School