Grade 6 and 7 Project 3: AIS News (Information Reliability)

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You are working for a fictional newspaper called "AIS News". You are going to design the front page and write the first cover "Bizarre Facts" story about either a celebrity OR sports event.

Activity 1: Use Internet Searching skills to find 5 sources of information to help you write your story. You must complete this Information Sources Table saying where the information comes from and if it is reliable or not.

Higher Level: You don't have to use just the Internet for this! Books, magazines and newspapers etc are also good information sources)

n.b. You can use any type of information in your story; reliable or unreliable, as long as you acknowledge it in your Sources Table!!  

Activity 2: Create an article for AIS News using Microsoft PowerPoint which will display your story. Use one of these templates to get started  

Extension Activity: Use Paint.net to design your own banner of header for the AIS news front page. 
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