bursonminimag Mr. Burson
Western Hills High School Computer Applications Teacher
http://www.whhscougars.org
 

Mini Magazine Project

Purpose:
The students will use Microsoft Publisher to learn how to produce a professional looking desktop publishing project in the form of a magazine.

Goal:
The students will produce a mini magazine. Topics may include; A documentary on a current event, or a creative literary magazine.

Methodology:
1. The class will be divided into teams of 3-5 students.
2. The students will use information and graphics from magazines, newspapers and or the internet.
3. Working in teams, the students will layout on Microsoft Publisher their magazine.

Requirements:
1. The magazine will be laid out on 6 sheets of 11X17 paper which is folded to create 12 pages of the magazine.
2. The front and back covers will be included in the 12 pages.
3. A table must be included in the magazine.
4. The magazine must be at least 75% text.

A. The body text will be 12 point Times New Roman except for headings.
B. There will be a maximum of 3 fonts and a minimum of 2 fonts used.
C. Image captions will be 10 point Times New Roman.
D. Margins will be no more than 1 inche.
5. Headings must be used for each article. Headings will be at least 14 points in size but not more than 36 points.
6. The text will be laid out in columns.
7. Page numbers will be included on each page except for the front and back covers.
8. There must be a table of contents.
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