Informational Writing Magazine
Objective: To take your informational writing research and transform it into an interactive, interesting, visually appealing, and accurate digital magazine.
What is this?
The digital magazine you will create an awesome, fun, colorful, visual, and interactive way to share information!
REAL WORLD EXAMPLES
Things to think about:
1. Layout of magazine
2. Images
3. How are these different/what do they offer that a traditional/print magazine doesn't.
1. Layout of magazine
2. Images
3. How are these different/what do they offer that a traditional/print magazine doesn't.
HOW DO I DO THIS?
Step ONE: Written pieces of Organizer to Book Creator
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STEP TWO: Text Features:
You must include at least 3 Text Features in your Digital Magazine.
These include:
To add in these features:
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Technology Resources to create Text Features
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The first few slides of this presentation discuss Text Features and how you can add them into your magazine.
Last steP: Additional Add Ons
Additional Add on Options: ONCE YOU ARE FINISHED WITH REQUIRED FEATURES
- Video/Print: Create a video that relates to your topic and include it in your book. Or use instant Alpha in keynote to create a "real live" shot that relates.
- Infographic: Choose some awesome statistics and/or key facts about your topic and transform them into a visually appealing, infographic using Canva.
- Top 10: Make a visual with some text "TOP 10 Things You Should Know About ____"
- Print Advertisements: Create advertisements (about your topic) that will appear in your magazine.
- Example---Topic: Sharks Advertisement: Shark Diving Excursion
subject/ a person who relates to your topic.
SUBMITTING YOUR DIGITAL MAGAZINE
Follow the directions directed by your teacher.
SUBMITTING TO SCHOOLOGY DISCUSSION
1. In Book Creator give your magazine a title and author (you)
2. Choose the EXPORT button
2. Choose the EXPORT button
3. Select "Export as EPUB"
4. Send to Schoology & Select "Add to my Resources".
5. Choose "HOME" and then "UPLOAD HERE".
6. Then go to the Schoology Discussion (just like you would with any other discussion). Choose "ATTACH RESOURCE"
7. Select "My Resources" and "HOME"
8. Then find your book and select it-you should see a blue check mark!
9. Choose the back arrow ONCE, HIt the Green Check Mark, and write the title of your magazine! Then you can choose the Green check mark again to submit!
9. Choose the back arrow ONCE, HIt the Green Check Mark, and write the title of your magazine! Then you can choose the Green check mark again to submit!