Aim: How can we begin to assemble our magazine project?

Aim: How can we begin to assemble our magazine project?

Do Now: In your opinion, what is the job of your magazine’s cover? List 5 things a cover should do. (3 min.)

2.) Mini-lesson: Covers for a magazine

So let’s look at some real life magazine covers and get a feel for what your Group’s should be like.

Teacher will pass around several examples of magazines.

Notice the covers and the tables of contents are both reliant on photos and text. Notice to the extent that the cover is the main selling point. If your cover isn’t attractive, no one will want to buy it. (3-5 min.)

3.) Now click on the link below for other design tips. Spend two minutes reading the article…
http://magazinepublishing.suite101.com/article.cfm/how-to-design-a-magazine
(2 min.)

Now turn and talk to your partner, what do you have to work on for your cover to be effective?

5.) Groups: Now get back into your groups and continue to revise your four articles, make sure every member has had a chance to read your articles OUT LOUD, so that they make sense.

The person who signed up for the responsibility for making the cover should start working on designs.

All articles and adds need to be finished for tomorrow, if there is anything that needs to be done at home, it must be done tonight.
(15-20 min.)


6.) Home Work: Very important! Tomorrow we will start assembling all the articles into an actual product. All articles must be printed and perfect.
We will go over the grading for the project and begin assembling everything together.

7.) Summary: So what is important about the cover?