Historical Newspaper Maker
Note: As of Tuesday, February 5, 2008, this is still under development, but usable. More features will be added in the next few days.
You will need to have your newspaper article prepared in a certain way, then type it into the box on the form (or copy it from your word processor and paste it in the box). Here is what to do.
- Do not use centering of text, nor tabs, nor any kind of special spacing.
- There is no need to use large font sizes.
- First, you will need the Headline. This should be something that grabs the reader's attention. All words should be capitalized except for articles (a, the, an) and prepositions (of, from, by). Click here for examples. (coming soon)
- Next is the Byline. This will be the word “by” followed by the name of the reporter (you). For example: by John Cell.
- Next is the Dateline. As a reporter, you need to use a time machine to go to a specific date in history, and a specific place, so that you can write the article as if you were there and then. For example, if you are writing about a person that did something very significant in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, then your dateline could be Selma, Alabama, March 8, 1965.
- Next is the Article. Each paragraph of your article should be entered in a special way, using HTML “paragraph tags”, like this: <p>This is a paragraph.</p>
- If you need to enclose something in quotation marks, you will need to use special HTML codes: “ is used to begin the quoted passage, and ” is used to end the quoted passage, like this: “This is a quote.”
- If you need to use an apostrophe (for a contraction or to show possession), you will need to use a special HTML code: ´, like this: don´t forget Jack´s birthday.
- Lastly, you'll need a picture. You'll need to know the filename of the picture, and you'll need to know where on your computer the picture is. Ideally, the picture will be 220 pixels wide; That´s about 2 inches.
Click here to see an example of how to fill in the form.
Click here to use the Historical Newspaper Maker.
