Newspaper Reflection

Newspaper Reflection

 

Overall I think that our newspaper came out to be pretty good. I think that we could have added a lot more pictures and change the main picture considering other groups had the same one, but I thought it was organized and not too in depth. Something I was proud of that I contributed to the newspaper was my article itself because I thought it was short and easy to comprehend but short enough where it’s still informational. I liked how in my article there is two different questions and how one is even pulled out of the paragraph and made into a more bold font so it stands out.  Even though our newspaper came out to be really good, I thought that our group could have talked and shared each other’s thoughts more. Every once and while we would check up on one another but there could have been a lot more communication between us. Another thing that I felt lacked a lot of was even though we had confirmed some things with one another, some of the group was not that happy with some changes that were made, or changes that we wanted to be made. It was almost like our input was not taken into consideration. I think that each person in the group did a good job at doing their part of the project, we could have just maybe gone over each others articles and critique them so there could have been room for improvement. I think that this project was a really good way to get a good understanding of the Lincoln Douglas Debates because it really goes into depth when having to create an actual article and newspaper. Not only does this project help us understand the debates, but also when it came to the different newspaper being hung up around the classroom, it really helps give the room a more professional feel and look. Something I wish I could have improved on in my part of the project was extending my article because compared to the others it was much shorter. As I mentioned before it was the right amount so the reader can still get a good understanding, but It didn’t look like much work was put into it. The main reason my article was short was because the “group leader” had given me the assignment to write a shorter article that you see in original newspapers that just draws the readers attention so they want to read more. So my main goal was to catch the reader’s eye, which I think I had accomplished very well with the help of the group leader. In the end I was very satisfied with our newspaper and I think this was one of the most creative projects throughout this year so far.