CREATE YOUR OWN MAGAZINE

After analyzing various business, sports and entertainment magazines, you are now going to create your own magazine. Your magazine should include ALL of the following.

1. An original name and cover, include information on the cover that will be in this issue.

2. A "Contents Page" to include page numbers and a list of advertisers.

3. You must have an "editorial or from the editor" section. This means you can write an opinion article or you can create two (2) letters to the editor with responses.

4. Include a least six- (6) advertisements that you design yourself.  Remember the headlines, copy, signature, illustration. You may only have two (2) ads containing similar merchandise or services. (for example: 2 equipment ads, 2 event ads, and 2 clothing ads)

5. AT LEAST FIVE (5) ARTICLES! ALL DIFFERENT. Ideas include:

* Sports business
* Entertainment business
* Players/coaches profiles
* Special events
* Movie reviews
* Entertainer profiles
* Top movies/music list
* Travel ideas
* Celebrity interviews
* A "quiz"
* New product review

Two of these articles MUST be written pieces (length should be at least 1 typed page and normal margins) Do not copy articles from magazines, take ideas and rewrite the articles. Make this your own work. Be sure to include captions with any pictures.

The other articles can be pictorial in nature. If you do pictorial articles, you must have some written explanation on each picture as well as a good introduction. Pictorial articles must have minimum of 4 pictures each.

Remember to include headlines and bylines for all your articles.

Mike Foley
Osbourn Park High School
Manassas Virginia